SmallTech Extended Team Profile
Dolf van der Heide, Ph.D.
Dr. Dolf van der Heide has a broad experience in
computational modeling of fundamental multiphysics problems that
span traditional MEMS design of inertial sensors and magnetometers for e-compass applications, biological tissue
modeling, medical device development, electronics packaging.
Recently, Dolf focuses on the design of energy systems such as lithium-ion battery packs to drive
electro-motors and thermal batteries for climate control of
electrical vehicles.
Dolf has a strong software development background in generation
of commercial-grade non linear finite element analysis programs
including MARC Analysis Research Corporation, ANSYS and COMSOL. He holds
several patents, in the fields of inertial sensors, e-compass
and human energy harvesting.
Dolf received a Ph.D. from Stanford in the computational mechanics division and earned a M.S. degree in applied mechanics from the University of Technology, Eindhoven in the Netherlands.
SPECIALTIES:
Simulation based design
Solving Multi-physics problems
Due diligence for venture capital firms
WORK EXPERIENCE:
SINOEV: develops and manufactures electric vehicle drive trains
mCube: MEMS start-up
Autonomic Technologies: Medical Device start-up
Cooligy: Electronic cooling
COMSOL: Multiphysics Finite Element Program
EDUCATION