Lena Stoecker is a doctoral candidate in the Biomaterial Engineering & Biofabrication (BEB) group of the department of Orthopeadic Biomechanics (OPB) under supervision of Prof. Dr. Keita Ito, Dr. Sandra Hofmann, and Dr. Miguel Castilho. Within her research, she is systematically investigating the influence of geometry on osteogenesis by employing a volumetric additive manufacturing process based on photopolymerization. The aim of the project is to create scaffolds that guide the bone remodeling process. The interdisciplinary projects employs strategies from cell biology, material science, and mechanical engineering.

Lena Stoecker studied Business Administration and Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University where she received her Bachelor’s degree in 2018. At the same university, she obtained her Master’s degree with an emphasis on polymer processing, innovation, and entrepreneurship in 2020. As part of the International Study and Training Partnerships (ISAP) Scholarship, issued by the German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD), she completed a double degree program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and graduated with a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2019. She worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at the Polymer Engineering Center (PEC) in Madison and the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) in Aachen, focusing on polymer-based additive manufacturing technologies. She joined Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in order to continue her research interests in additive manufacturing with a focus on biomedical and health applications in July 2022.