Maxime van Der Heijden

Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor van Der Heijden, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Neutron imaging to study the influence of flow fields and porous electrodes on concentration distributions in redox flow cells." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Design of Field-Deployable Electrolyzer Platforms for Decentralized Hypochlorous Acid Production for Wound Care and Humanitarian Applications" (2026), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]