Research team "Grip on Ice" complete
PhD student Loes Heemskerk and promotor Daniel Bonn help ice arena Thialf get grip on ice
3 May 2024
In the research programme "Grip on Ice", ice arena Thialf, centre of excellence for sustainable water technology Wetsus, the University of Amsterdam and University College London together are investigating innovative solutions that will lead to skating ice that is both faster and more sustainable. With the recent addition of PhD student Loes Heemskerk to the team, supervised by UvA-IoP physicist Daniel Bonn, the research team is now complete.
The research group of Daniel Bonn has large experience with investigating ice, and why it is slippery - see for example
The physics of ice skating
Why can we skate on ice?
Self-healing ice
The group now joins forces with Thialf, Wetsus and University College London. To get a better grip on the quality of ice, the research team will investigate methods to measure and change the grip and sliding properties of ice. The team consists of:
- PhD student: Loes Heemskerk, Wetsus
- Promotor: Prof. Dr. Daniel Bonn , University of Amsterdam, Institute of Physics
- Co-Promotor: Prof. Dr. Christoph Salzmann, University College London, Physical and Materials Chemistry
- Wetsus supervisors: Dr. Elmar C. Fuchs and Dr. Doekle Yntema
- Scientific advisor Wetsus: Dr. Michel Saakes
- Thialf Innovation Lab: Dr. Inge Stoter
For more about the "Grip on Ice" programme, see the links below: