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In addition to the course, various opportunities are offered for extra challenge, to network or to develop yourself further during your studies. Or maybe instead of an additional challenge, you just need some extra guidance during your course. Double bachelor's degree Why choose a double bachelor's degree? With the double bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics you will obtain two bachelor's degrees. After successful completion of the first-year program, you can continue with the double bachelor's program or with one of the two courses. So you don't have to commit immediately for the next three years! Personal attention: because mathematics and physics at university are different than at secondary school, there is special and personal guidance (mentoring). Good future: the combined course gives you access to all master's programs that connect to TW and TN. Please note that this programme is taught in Dutch and English. More information about the programme can be found at Dutch webpage. About the Double Bachelor TW & TN (in Dutch) New experiences Internship and study abroad The third year includes a six-month minor, which you are free to choose yourself. This is a coherent programme of courses with which you can deepen or broaden your studies. For example, you may choose to follow a minor abroad or to do an internship, which can help you choose the right Master’s programme. More information about internship and study abroad Additional opportunities Honours Programme Delft Ambitious students who are looking for an extra challenge in addition to the standard curriculum can apply for The Delft Honours Programme. This is an addition to your regular study programme in the 2 nd and 3 rd year. It gives you the opportunity to gain additional knowledge within or outside your field, to work on your personal development and to collaborate with students from other study programmes. More about the Honours Programme Delft Dream teams At TU Delft you have the opportunity to be involved in unique student projects that bring students together from different disciplines. These amazing student projects include the world's fastest bicycle, fastest solar-powered car, and the altitude record for amateur-built rockets. Our teams compete in global competitions and achieve fantastic results that put TU Delft on the map. More about Dream Teams Elite sports Do you want to become a top athlete during your studies? TU Delft supports students who combine their studies with elite sports and invests in the development of talent inside and outside the lecture halls. As it is often difficult to combine a regular study programme with a top sports education, we offer special facilities for recognized top athletes. This includes coaching by study advisors and top sports coordinators, financial support in the form of the Graduation Support Regulations, sponsorship and access to the sports facilities at X. More about studying and top sport Honours Programme Delft Ambitious students who are looking for an extra challenge in addition to the standard curriculum can apply for The Delft Honours Programme. This is an addition to your regular study programme in the 2nd and 3rd year. It gives you the opportunity to gain additional knowledge within or outside your field, to work on your personal development and to collaborate with students from other study programmes. Dream teams At TU Delft you have the opportunity to be involved in unique student projects that bring students together from different disciplines. These amazing student projects include the world's fastest bicycle, fastest solar-powered car, and the altitude record for amateur-built rockets. Our teams compete in global competitions and achieve fantastic results that put TU Delft on the map. Elite sports Do you want to become a top athlete during your studies? TU Delft supports students who combine their studies with elite sports and invests in the development of talent inside and outside the lecture halls. As it is often difficult to combine a regular study programme with a top sports education, we offer special facilities for recognized top athletes. This includes coaching by study advisors and top sports coordinators, financial support in the form of the Graduation Support Regulations, sponsorship and access to the sports facilities at X. Academic counselling Each study programme has one or more study advisors that you can turn to with questions about the content of the programme, its organization and everything that comes with it. Do you have questions about matters that go beyond your academic education? Career and Counseling Services has a team of student counsellors, psychologists and study choice and career advisers who can support you. The service is based on 5 pillars: Basic Study Skills , Learning to Collaborate , Making Choices during your Study (choice of study), Career Development and Self-Knowledge & Self-Management . There are - mostly free - (online) workshops, training courses, online material, walk-in consultation hours and the possibility of one-on-one conversations. For questions about studying with a disability, you can find more information here . Mathematics and Computer Science study association 'Christiaan Huygens' (CH) Christiaan Huygens is the study association for students of Mathematics and Computer Science at TU Delft. The study association promotes the interests of students through various activities, such as selling textbooks at a discount, making old examinations available, monitoring the quality of education and resolving potential problems with help of lecturers and students. CH also offers students the opportunity to come into contact with the business community. And, of course, the association also organises social events, excursions, symposiums, educational trips, social gatherings and lunches for members.

Alumni

PhD M. (Max) Sauerbrey (2024) Thin Films Under Thermal Noise. G.M. (Gerrit) Vos (2024) Multipliers and Transference on Noncommutative Lp-spaces: and the Relative Haagerup Property. M. (Milan) Niestijl (2023) On Unitary Positive Energy and KMS Representations of Some Infinite-Dimensional Lie Groups. L.T. (Lukas ) Miaskiwskyi (2022) Cohomological local-to-global principles and integration in finite- and infinite-dimensional Lie theory. M. (Mario) Klisse (2022) The structure of hecke operator algebras. E. (Emiel) Lorist (2021) (Cum Laude) Vector-valued harmonic analysis with applications to SPDE Winner of the KWG PhD prize 2020 Z. (Zoe) Nieraeth (2021) Sharp Estimates and Extrapolation for Multilinear Weight Classes I. (Ivan) Yaroslavtsev (2019) (Cum Laude) Martingales and stochastic calculus in Banach spaces Winner of the Stieltjes Prize 2019. N. (Nick) Lindemulder (2019) (Cum Laude) Weighted Function Spaces with Applications to Boundary Value Problems E. (Elek) Csobo (2019) Blow-up Dynamics and Orbital Stability for Inhomogeneous Dispersive Equations C. (Chiara) Gallarati (2017) Maximal Regularity for Parabolic Equations with Measurable Dependence on Time and Applications. N.V. (Nikita) Moriakov (2016) Entropy and Kolmogorov Complexity. J.J.B. (Jonas) Teuwen (2016) Shedding new light on gaussian harmonic analysis. J. (Jan) Rozendaal (2015). Functional Calculus via Transference, Double Operator Integrals and Applications . M. (Mathijs) Pronk (2013). Stochastic Evolution Equations with Adapted Drift . S.G. (Sonja) Cox (2012). Stochastic Differential Equations in Banach Spaces. Decoupling, Delay Equations, and Approximations in Space and Time . Winner of the Stieltjes Prize 2012 S. (Sjoerd) Dirksen (2011). Noncommutative and Vector-valued. Rosenthal Inequalities . T.S. (Tymofiy) Gerasimov (2009). The clamped elastic grid, a fourth order equation on a domain with corner . J. (Jan) Maas (2009) (Cum Laude). Analysis of Infinite Dimensional Diffusions . M.C. (Mark) Veraar (2006) (Cum Laude). Stochastic Integration in Banach Spaces and Applications to Parabolic Evolution Equations A. (Anna) Dall’Acqua (2005). Higher Order Elliptic Problems and Positivity . Winner of the Stieltjes Prize 2005 Y. (Yvette) van Norden (2005). Dynamical Quantum Groups Duality and Special Functions . W.G.M. (Wolter) Groenevelt (2004). Tensor product representations and special functions . Darmawijoyo (2003). On the Influence of Boundary Damping For 1-D Wave Equations . K.W. (Kristina) Homan (2003). An analytic semigroup approach to convolution Volterra equations . B.J. (Berd) van der Steeg (2003). Models in Topology: On Transitive Sets of Functions and Continua . C.J. (Carolus) Reinecke (2000). Semilinear elliptic systems of FrizHugh-Nagumo type. H. (Henrico) Witvliet (2000). Unconditional Schauder decompositions and multiplier theorems . M.F. (Marc) Uiterdijk (1998). Functional Calculi for Closed Linear Operators . G.H. (Guido) Sweers (1998). Semilinear Elliptic Eigenvalue Problems. S. (Shuanhu) Li (1992). Quasilinear Evolution Problems . R.F. (René) Swarttouw (1992). The Hahn-Exton q-Bessel function . P.J.P. (Paul) Egberts (1992). On The Sum of Accretive Operators . W.T.M. (Wim) Caspers (1992). On point interactions R. (Roelof) Koekoek (1990). Generalizations of the classical Laguerre Polynomials and some q-analogues . H. (Hongfei) Zhang (1988). Nonlinear degenerate diffusion problems . C.A. (Cees) Timmermans (1987). Semigroups of operators: Approximation and saturation in banach spaces . S.A. (Stephan) Van Gils (1984). Some studies in dynamical system theorie. I. Volterra integral equations of convolution type. II. Hopf bifurcation and symmetry .

About the programme

Applied Mathematics is for students who want to solve complex puzzles in our society. The bachelor's degree programme focuses primarily on the practical application of mathematics. You try to find solutions to problems by means of modelling. This provides a good basis for one of the specialisations found in the master's degree programme. Field of study Applied mathematicians solve problems by simulating reality through models. They work on the optimisation of search engines, transport system timetables, climate models, and navigation systems, but they also work in the financial world and in the field of risk analysis. In other words, mathematicians are valuable in a variety of disciplines. Financial mathematics As with weather forecasts, it is difficult to make predictions for the financial market. This might include forecasting exchange rates and predicting life expectancy for pension funds and insurance companies. You will need to call on the whole array of modern mathematical methods to make appropriate predictions. Mathematical physics This discipline deals with the mathematical modelling of physical phenomena, such as vibrations in buildings, currents in oceans and rivers, weather forecasts and epidemics. Numerical analysis This discipline focuses on the development and implementation of efficient algorithms in complex mathematical methods and the simulation of real-life situations. This can include the modelling of wound healing and scar formation, modelling interactive currents for real-time ship simulation and the prevention of power cuts. Optimisation This discipline focuses on the development of mathematical methods to determine optimum solutions to practical problems. This might include delivery routes of perishable food, timetables for the rail network, logistical problems at airports, scheduling pulmonary examinations and the strategy for the Nuna solar car in South Africa. Probability theory and statistics This discipline focuses on modelling and predicting real-life problems in which uncertainty plays an important role. This can include risks involved with medical treatment or the chance of infection through blood transfusion. But it can also involve answering such questions as: does a new therapy work better than the old one? Or: does a certain testosterone level provide enough evidence to conclude that a cyclist has used performance drugs? Study load 180 EC, 36 months Average study week Lectures 12 hours Projects 4 hours Instruction 10 hours Self-study 14 hours Curriculum This bachelor's degree is a three-year programme with a mix of teaching methods, such as lectures, instructions, projects and self-study. Lectures take place between 8:45 and 17:30. A lecture consists of two 45 minutes blocks, with a 15-minute break in between. The projects will help you to apply your knowledge in a group and experience the practical use of the various subjects and how they interrelate. You will also practise your presentation and reporting skills. Study plan The bachelor's degree programme is a three-year programme (180 credits) consisting of six semesters. Five semesters have a set programme, and you may choose your own subject for the sixth (the minor). View the curriculum Bindend Studieadvies TU Delft employs the BSA system: the binding recommendation on the continuation of studies. This means that you must obtain at least 75 per cent of your credits (i.e. 45 of the 60 ECTS) in your first year in order to continue your programme. If you receive a negative binding recommendation on the continuation of studies, you will not be permitted to enroll in this programme again in the next 4 years. Facts and figures 43 students started the double bachelor's programme in 2021 in Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics 11 students started the Excellence Programme Applied Mathematics in 2021 100% of study material is in English 3.8 on student satisfaction (NSE 2021) Studievereniging Christiaan Huygens ‘Christiaan Huygens’ is the study association for Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at the TU Delft. Go to Christiaan Huygens

Relevant Master's programmes

After your bachelor's degree programme, you can enrol directly in the master's programmes in Applied Mathematics or Science, Education and Communication. The master's degree programme takes two years and is taught in English. The programme is concluded with the final project phase, in which you will be employed as a starting mathematician in a business situation, for example. If you take a suitable bridging minor, you will be able to enrol in other technology master's degree programmes. Master's degree programmes within the faculty Applied Mathemetics During the Master’s programme in Applied Mathematics, you will learn how to model and analyse scientific, technical and social problems mathematically. You will learn the theory behind the necessary mathematics and discover how to design, implement and apply your mathematical methods. Science, Education and Communication - Science Communication Track If you are passionate about science and technology, are keen to add value in real-life situations and enjoy working with people, then the Master’s degree programme in Science, Education and Communication – Science Communication Track is for you. The ability to communicate well increases the quality of your work and is in great demand on the job market. Science Education and Communication - Science Education Track With the Master’s degree programme in Science Education and Communication – Science Education Track (teacher training programme), you can obtain your Post-Graduate Certificate in Education and you are certified to teach the upper classes of a secondary school. The programme educates teachers in secondary school subjects of Computer Science, Physics, Design, Chemistry and Mathematics. Master's degree programmes at other faculties With a bachelor's degree from TU Delft, you can go in different directions. Besides starting a master's within your faculty, you can also choose to do a master's at another faculty. It may be that your bachelor's does not contain the basis you need for the master's you want to do, in which case you will have to follow a bridging programme. All Master's of the TU Delft More on the bridging programme Master's degree programmes at other universities After your bachelor's, it is also possible to do a master's at another university. Here you will also have to switch from time to time. At www.welkemaster.nl you can check whether your master's fits your bachelor's.

Career opportunities

As a technical mathematician, you fulfil a bridging role between mathematics and problems in the working environment. You can see underlying connections and are analytically strong. You are also a good communicator, because you work a lot with specialists from other fields. These characteristics, as well as the fact that you learn to think critically and independently and to share insights with others, means that you are in great demand on the job market. Popular positions Consultant Lecturer Entrepreneur Researcher Risk analyst Data analyst Scientist Positions Many graduates opt for a job with the government, in education or in business. This includes research and management departments of multinationals, such as KPN and Shell. Or perhaps engineering and consultancy agencies, such as McKinsey. If you are more attracted to the financial sector, you could start work at a bank or insurance company like ING and Aegon. The Netherlands Forensic Institute, the Tax and Customs Administration and Statistics Netherlands are also among the possibilities. For an academic career, there are opportunities at universities and TNO. Completing a PhD You can start an academic career with a doctoral programme at the EEMCS Graduate School. Leading research is conducted at our faculty in the sectors of Applied Mathematics under supervised by renowned professors and lecturers. You will work in a heterogeneous, international environment and will continue to deepen and broaden your knowledge in the four years in the Graduate School Doctoral Education Programme. Ultimately, you will write a dissertation, incorporating your contribution to science. After you have successfully defended your doctoral dissertation, you may call yourself Dr. Ir. or PhD Where could you work? Consulting firm Banks and insurance companies Engineering firm Research department of (large) companies University Own company

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TU Delft jointly wins XPRIZE Rainforest drone competition in Brazil

TU Delft jointly wins in the XPRIZE Rainforest competition in the Amazon, Brazil Imagine using rapid and autonomous robot technology for research into the green and humid lungs of our planet; our global rainforests. Drones that autonomously deploy eDNA samplers and canopy rafts uncover the rich biodiversity of these complex ecosystems while revealing the effects of human activity on nature and climate change. On November 15, 2024, after five years of intensive research and competition, the ETHBiodivX team, which included TU Delft Aerospace researchers Salua Hamaza and Georg Strunck, achieved an outstanding milestone: winning the XPRIZE Rainforest Bonus Prize for outstanding effort in co-developing inclusive technology for nature conservation. The goal: create automated technology and methods to gain near real-time insights about biodiversity – providing necessary data that can inform conservation action and policy, support sustainable bioeconomies, and empower Indigenous Peoples and local communities who are the primary protectors and knowledge holders of the planet’s tropical rainforests. The ETHBiodivX team, made of experts in Robotics, eDNA, and Data Insights, is tackling the massive challenge of automating and streamlining the way we monitor ecosystems. Leading the Robotics division, a collaboration between TU Delft’s Prof. Salua Hamaza, ETH Zurich’s Prof. Stefano Mintchev and Aarhus University’s Profs. Claus Melvad and Toke Thomas Høye, is developing cutting-edge robotic solutions to gather ecology and biology data autonomously. “We faced the immense challenge of deploying robots in the wild -- and not just any outdoor environment but one of the most demanding and uncharted: the wet rainforests. This required extraordinary efforts to ensure robustness and reliability, pushing the boundaries of what the hardware could achieve for autonomous data collection of images, sounds, and eDNA, in the Amazon” says prof. Hamaza. “Ultimately, this technology will be available to Indigenous communities as a tool to better understand the forest's ongoing changes in biodiversity, which provide essential resources as food and shelter to the locals.” . . . .

Students Amos Yusuf, Mick Dam & Bas Brouwer winners of Mekel Prize 2024

Master students Amos Yusuf, from the ME faculty (Mick Dam, from the EEMCS faculty and graduate Bas Brouwer have won the Mekel Prize 2024 for the best extra scientific activity at TU Delft: the development of an initiative that brings master students into the classroom teaching sciences to the younger generations. The prize was ceremonially awarded by prof Tim van den Hagen on 13 November after the Van Hasselt Lecture at the Prinsenhof, Delft. They received a statue of Professor Jan Mekel and 1.500,- to spend on their project. Insights into climate change are being openly doubted. Funding for important educational efforts and research are being withdrawn. Short clips – so called “reels” – on Youtube and TikTok threaten to simplify complex political and social problems. AI fakes befuddle what is true and what is not. The voices of science that contribute to those discussion with modesty, careful argument and scepticism, are drowned in noise. This poses a threat for universities like TU Delft, who strive to increase student numbers, who benefit from diverse student populations and aim to pass on their knowledge and scientific virtues to the next generation. It is, therefore, alarming that student enrolments to Bachelor and Master Programs at TU Delft have declined in the past year. Students in front of the class The project is aimed to make the sciences more appealing to the next generation. They have identified the problem that students tend miss out on the opportunity of entering a higher education trajectory in the Beta sciences – because they have a wrong picture of such education. In their mind, they depict it as boring and dry. In his pilot lecture at the Stanislas VMBO in Delft, Amos Yusuf has successfully challenged this image. He shared his enthusiasm for the field of robotics and presented himself as a positive role model to the pupils. And in return the excitement of the high school students is palpable in the videos and pictures from the day. The spark of science fills their eyes. Bas Brouwer Mick Dam are the founders of NUVO – the platform that facilitates the engagement of Master Students in high school education in Delft Their efforts offer TU Delft Master Students a valuable learning moment: By sharing insights from their fields with pupils at high school in an educational setting, our students can find identify their own misunderstandings of their subject, learn to speak in front of non-scientific audiences and peak into education as a work field they themselves might not have considered. An extraordinary commitment According to the Mekel jury, the project scored well on all the criteria (risk mitigation, inclusiveness, transparency and societal relevance). However, it was the extraordinary commitment of Amos who was fully immersed during his Master Project and the efforts of Brouwer and Dam that brought together teaching and research which is integral to academic culture that made the project stand out. About the Mekel Prize The Mekel Prize will be awarded to the most socially responsible research project or extra-scientific activity (e.g. founding of an NGO or organization, an initiative or realization of an event or other impactful project) by an employee or group of employees of TU Delft – projects that showcase in an outstanding fashion that they have been committed from the beginning to relevant moral and societal values and have been aware of and tried to mitigate as much as possible in innovative ways the risks involved in their research. The award recognizes such efforts and wants to encourage the responsible development of science and technology at TU Delft in the future. For furthermore information About the project: https://www.de-nuvo.nl/video-robotica-pilot/ About the Mekel Prize: https://www.tudelft.nl/en/tpm/our-faculty/departments/values-technology-and-innovation/sections/ethics-philosophy-of-technology/mekel-prize

New catheter technology promises safer and more efficient treatment of blood vessels

Each year, more than 200 million catheters are used worldwide to treat vascular diseases, including heart disease and artery stenosis. When navigating into blood vessels, friction between the catheter and the vessel wall can cause major complications. With a new innovative catheter technology, Mostafa Atalla and colleagues can change the friction from having grip to completely slippery with the flick of a switch. Their design improves the safety and efficiency of endovascular procedures. The findings have been published in IEEE. Catheter with variable friction The prototype of the new catheter features advanced friction control modules to precisely control the friction between the catheter and the vessel wall. The friction is modulated via ultrasonic vibrations, which overpressure the thin fluid layer. This innovative variable friction technology makes it possible to switch between low friction for smooth navigation through the vessel and high friction for optimal stability during the procedure. In a proof-of-concept, Atalla and his team show that the prototype significantly reduces friction, averaging 60% on rigid surfaces and 11% on soft surfaces. Experiments on animal aortic tissue confirm the promising results of this technology and its potential for medical applications. Fully assembled catheters The researchers tested the prototype during friction experiments on different tissue types. They are also investigating how the technology can be applied to other procedures, such as bowel interventions. More information Publicatie DOI : 10.1109/TMRB.2024.3464672 Toward Variable-Friction Catheters Using Ultrasonic Lubrication | IEEE Journals & Magazine | IEEE Xplore Mostafa Atalla: m.a.a.atalla@tudelft.nl Aimee Sakes: a.sakes@tudelft.nl Michaël Wiertlewski: m.wiertlewski@tudelft.nl Would you like to know more and/or attend a demonstration of the prototype please contact me: Fien Bosman, press officer Health TU Delft: f.j.bosman@tudelft.nl/ 0624953733