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AutismeWeek 2024

AutismeWeek 2024 04 April 2024 17:00 till 20:00 - Location: EEMCS Lecture Hall Ampere. Mekelweg 4, Delft | Add to my calendar Horizon, the platform for all TU Delft students with disabilities, and the Dutch Autism Association (NVA) are therefore jointly organizing a lecture on the TU campus. On Thursday evening, April 4, Marije Pietersma will speak openly about her search in the maze for herself before and after her autism diagnosis. Marije is author of the book "Wings with a Band-Aid" and founder of The Brain Hub. When do you let go of learned beliefs? And how do you do that? Practical information: The lecture will be given twice on Thursday evening, April 4. First at 17:30 in English, then at 19:00 in Dutch. Location is: EEMCS Lecture Hall Ampere. Building 36, Faculty EWI of TU Delft. Mekelweg 4, Delft Participation is free but registration is required https://linktr.ee/AutismeWeek2024

DOGS

Who are we? Since 1991, DOGS has been concerned with the interests of MSc. and PhD. students of the section for Applied Geophysics and Petrophysics of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences at the Delft University of Technology. Originally founded in order to find (financial) support for students to attend professional meetings, DOGS also arranges drinks for the students and staff of the section. And DOGS participates in discussions about the curriculum and research of the section in the faculties Curriculum Committee and the section meetings. Another aspect is to establish and maintain contacts with the industry. News DOGS receive a certificate of excellence at SEG Dallas 2016 The board The current board consists of: Aukje Veltmeijer (president) David Naranjo (vice-president) Entela Kane (treasurer) Iban Masfara (secretary) DOGS dogs-mv@tudelft.nl Technische Universiteit Delft Department of Geoscience & Engineering t.a.v. DOGS Stevinweg 1 2628 CN Delft Open menu DOGS Sponsors Joint Master's

Alumni

The TU Delft alumni network currently has over 50,000 members worldwide, and we would like all these alumni to be able to keep in touch with each other and with TU Delft. In that way they can serve as an inspiration to current students, help fellow alumni and support TU Delft. TU Delft Alumni Community TU Delft for Life Alumni associations DSA Kalman Alumni Delft Center for Systems and Control (DCSC) +31 6 13120464 info@dsakalman.nl https://dsakalman.nl/alumni/ Mekelweg 2 2628 CD DELFT 1400 alumni members Voluntary contribution linkedin linkedin instagram facebook Alumni Platform Werktuigbouwkunde Delft (A.P.W. Delft) Studievereniging A.P.W. Delft 015-2786501 info@apwdelft.nl https://apwdelft.nl Mekelweg 2 2628 CD DELFT 351 alumni members € 17,- contribution per year (€ 30,- including year book) linkedin Vereniging Oud Leden S.G. William Froude Scheepsbouwkundig Gezelschap "William Froude" 015-2786562 froude-ME@tudelft.nl http://www.froude.nl Mekelweg 2 2628 CD DELFT 330 alumni members € 35,- contribution per year linkedin instagram facebook Stichting voor Oud-materiaalkundestudenten Het Gezelschap Tubalkaïn De Materiaalkundige Studievereniging "Het Gezelschap Tubalkaïn" Tubalkain-ME@tudelft.nl Website Mekelweg 2 2628 CD DELFT More than 600 alumni members Automatically former member, membership fee n/a Stichting Pandora Alumni Studiedispuut Pandora 015-2784955 pandora@tudelft.nl www.dispuutpandora.nl/alumni Sectie PEL Mekelweg 2 2628 CD DELFT 465 alumni members linkedin Dispuut Offshore Technologie Studievereniging Dispuut Offshore Technologie 015-2783790 dot@tudelft.nl www.dot.tudelft.nl Mekelweg 2 room 34 B-2-170 2628 CD DELFT One-off €15,- contribution "for life" linkedin

Study associations

Mechanical Engineering Gezelschap 'Leeghwater' Adress: Mekelweg 2 2628 CD Delft Tel: 015 27 86501 WhatsApp: 015 278 6501 E-mail: info@leeghwater.nl Website: http://www.leeghwater.nl Maritime Engineering S.G. ' William Froude ' Tel: + 31 (0)15 27 86562 E-mail: info@froude.nl Website: http://www.froude.nl Clinical Technology Study association 'Variscopic' Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft Tel: 015-2785947 E-mail: info@variscopic.nl Website: variscopic.nl Master associations ME Master Track Association E-mail Tel. Biomedical Engineering - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek avl@tudelft.nl 015 278 42 30 Marine Technology - Society of Maritime Technology smt@froude.nl Materials Engineering - Tubalkain Tubalkain-ME@tudelft.nl Mechanical Engineering Biomechanical Design Antoni van Leeuwenhoek avl@tudelft.nl 015 278 42 30 Mechanical Engineering Energy, Flow & Process Technology Prescott Joule prescottjoule-ME@tudelft.nl Mechanical Engineering High-Tech Engineering & Opto-Mechatronics Taylor Taylor-ME@tudelft.nl 015-2781318 Mechanical Engineering Multi-Machine Engineering Transportkunde Pandora i nfo@transportkunde.nl voorzitter@transportkunde.nl Offshore and Dredging Engineering - Dispuut Offshore Technology (DOT) dot@tudelft.nl Robotics - Study Association for Robotics & Vehicle Engineering: Asimov external@sa-asimov.nl Systems & Control - Delft Student Association Rudolf Kalman info@dsakalman.nl 06 13120464 Technical Medicine - Variscopic info@variscopic.nl 015 278 5947

TU Delft Institute for Computational Science and Engineering

TU Delft Institute for Computational Science and Engineering (DCSE) About DCSE Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) is rapidly developing field that brings together applied mathematics, engineering and (social) science. DCSE is represented within all eight faculties of TU Delft. About forty research groups and more than three hundred faculty members are connected to, and actively involved in DCSE and its activities. Over 250 PhD students perform research related to computational science. CSE is a multidisciplinary application-driven field that deals with the development and application of computational models and simulations. Often coupled with high-performance computing to solve complex physical problems arising in engineering analysis and design (computational engineering) as well as natural phenomena (computational science). CSE has been described as the "third mode of discovery" (next to theory and experimentation). In many fields, computer simulation, development of problem-solving methodologies and robust numerical tools are integral and therefore essential to business and research. Computer simulations provide the capability to enter fields that are either inaccessible to traditional experimentation or where carrying out traditional empirical inquiries is prohibitively expensive. Mission DCSE’s mission is to take up a leading role in simulating and modelling physical, environmental and social phenomena using computational techniques. The institute is an authoritative community on computational science and engineering-related research, education and strategic cooperation. We are active within TU Delft and beyond: we focus on peers, industry, universities and knowledge institutes worldwide. Vision As society, we face important social and engineering challenges. DCSE contributes to addressing these challenges. From a computational science point of view, four ingredients are crucially needed: (1) a deep and thorough understanding of underlying phenomena; (2) mathematical approximations, efficient algorithms, smart computer simulations and high-end computing resources; (3) a holistic approach to engineering, where people from different backgrounds and with different perspectives cooperate; (4) a well-trained and skilled ‘next generation’ of researchers, engineers and developers. Strategy We connect all researchers who work on enabling technology for industry, and intensify cross-faculty research and cooperation. Our broad education portfolio geared towards the engineer of the future is designed for both bachelor, master, doctoral students, postdocs and staff. With the development of the Delft High Performance Computing Centre, we meet the enormous need among researchers and students for high-end computing resources. An emerging trend is a closer cooperation between CSE and AI, both in improved simulations and in the development of highly efficient algorithms that can be used in both CSE and AI. Subscribe to our Newsletter News News Archive Agenda

Master’s Q&A March

Master’s Q&A March 19 March 2024 18:00 till 19:00 - Location: Online | Add to my calendar On 19 March, prospective master's students can ask all their questions about the content of TU Delft's master's programmes, student experiences and admission and application during an online Q&A. The presentations from the Master's Event on 29 February have been recorded and can be viewed in preparation for the Q&A. More information about the Q&A and the recordings: tudelft.nl/mastersevent

Dr. A. (Aafke) Fraaije

Postdoc (advisor)
Department: Values, Technology and Innovation
Section: Ethics & Philosophy of Technology (EPT)
Expertise: art, theatre, dialogue, deliberation, climate change, sustainability, emerging technologies, responsible innovation
Methods: arts-based research, participatory research, transdisciplinary research, action research, qualitative research methods (focus groups, interviews, qualitative surveys, observation research, etc.)

Electronics for Robotics

This minor offers you a wide range of courses and an integrating project, enabling you to build up insight and develop knowledge and skills in the field of Electrical Engineering (EE). You will then be able to make use of this insight and instruments your own (major) discipline.

Dr.ir. M.P.M. (Tineke) Ruijgh-van der Ploeg

Associate Professor - can act as chair
Involved in: CoSEM, EPA
Department: Multi-Actor Systems
Section: Policy Analysis (PA)
Expertise: design and magenement of water and public, physical infrastructure
Method: design of engineering systems in public domain

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Tracing ancient settlements in Colombia with remote sensing

A team of the LDE alliance (Leiden University, TU Delft, and Erasmus University Rotterdam) asked whether it might be possible to search for signs of ancient settlements in the jungle with affordable remote sensing techniques. For an expedition in a Colombian dense forest, the team, including remote sensing expert Felix Dahle of TU Delft, joined forces with archaeologists and drone experts from Colombia. In mountainous forests, drones provide affordable access to areas that would otherwise be unreachable from the ground. A LiDAR laser scanner already proved its value in coastal observation . The big question was whether LiDAR could bypass the many treetops. Trees reflect the laser, so it was crucial to fly close so it found its way through the foliage. The team mounted a highly portable LiDAR laser scanner to a drone and went on expedition nearby ancient terraces of the Tairona culture in the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta. “We had to find the sweet spot. Close to the archaeological sites and still secure above the canopy”, says Felix Dahle. And it passed the test. The LiDAR laser scanner create a point cloud and a detailed 3D model of the landscape. “We were able to detect ancient terraces in the jungle. We discovered that we can scan through the forest when it is not too dense, but some areas remained unfathomable. We could also distinguish several types of vegetation, which might be of great use too to find undiscovered archaeological sites.”

What trees teach us about sustainable production of materials

Trees are excellent teachers when it comes to making materials for load-bearing structures with as little resources and energy as possible. One of their secrets? When a tree grows, the direction of the wood grain adapts itself to fit the load that part of the tree is going to bear.

Exhale Sluitingsweek: A week of free events to say goodbye to Exhale and cosy up for Winter

De allerlaatste Exhale Week vindt plaats van 25 november tot 1 december en staat volledig in het teken van afscheid nemen van Exhale en het omarmen van de winter.

TIL student Laura Drechsel wins Q-Park thesis award

TIL student Laura Drechsel wins the 2024 Q-Park Student Award with her thesis called: Stories of Aging and Access - Exploring capabilities and challenges of accessibility for urban elderly through microstories. Her award-winning thesis can be found here .

TU Delft jointly wins in XPRIZE Rainforest 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.” . . . .

Moving the Closet

You simply cannot miss it, it is big and magenta: the Pink Closet . On 12 November 2024 the Pink Closet will head to the Main Hall of the TU Delft Library for the first time! The Pink Closet will take its place at the Nook, where it will feature as part of the Studium Generale programme on loneliness. More information on events that coincide with and incorporate the Pink Closet at TU Delft Library will soon be available on the website of Studium Generale .

Green ammonia remains a challenge, but researchers make significant progress

The production of ammonia, essential for fertiliser production, is responsible for almost 1.5% of global carbon emissions. This needs to be greener, which is why researchers have been looking for sustainable alternatives for years.

"Measuring brain activity through the skull with ultrasound opens new doors"

PhD Candidate Rick Waasdorp is looking for ways to correct the distortion caused by the skull when using Ultrasound technology. ‘’My goal is to develop an adaptive method for skull corrections that automatically measures the skull of new patients.’’

NWO funding for flexible power demand in electrically driven industry

NWO is funding two projects to explore ways to make the power demand of industry more flexible, allowing it to better align with future energy supplies. One of these projects, “DEFLAME,” is led by Machteld van den Broek from TU Delft.

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

The ENHANCE Diversity Seed Fund

Are you a student at TU Delft or another ENHANCE university with a passion for promoting diversity and inclusion? The ENHANCE Diversity Seed Fund is your chance to turn that passion into action. ENHANCE provides funding to support innovative, student-led projects that address key challenges related to inclusion and diversity within our academic communities. Key Details: Funding Available: Up to 1500 Euros per project in the 1st round! Eligibility: Students from ENHANCE member universities. Staff can also join student-led initiatives. Application Deadline: 8 January 2025. More information: Join the online Information Event on the 26 November 2024 16:00-17:00 CET on Zoom . More information: enhanceuniversity.eu/diversity/diversityseedfund/

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

Design and imagination as essential tools during the climate crisis

In Nature Partner Journals, ten researchers advocate the use of imagination in tackling the climate crisis. They focus specifically on urbanising river deltas, which are of great social and economic importance and highly vulnerable to climate change. "We scientists should not merely outline doomsday scenarios," says Professor Chris Zevenbergen. "Create a vision for people to believe in and work towards.”

How comfortable are cargo bikes actually for children?

It’s impossible to imagine the Dutch street scene without the cargo bike. It’s ideal for transporting goods and especially popular for shuttling children from A to B. Surprisingly, however, no real research has been done on the comfort of children during cargo bike rides. Mechanical engineering students Jelmer, Renate, Dirk-Jan, Santo and Alexander set out to change this. The final project for their bachelor’s degree is the first step in this unexplored area of research.

Inaugural address: machine optimisation key to more efficient logistics system

The processing and transport of materials can be made much more efficient, says TU Delft professor Dingena Schott in her inaugural address, ‘Advancing Transport and Processing: from Model to Impact’. She will deliver her address on 15 November. Her research focuses on the interaction between machines and materials, with a special emphasis on granular materials.

FAST University Fund invites all TU Delft students

FAST University Fund invites all TU Delft students to apply for the Ambitious Project Grant or the Event Grant of up to €15.000!

Education demonstration in Utrecht cancelled

Safety cannot be guaranteed In our post of 22 October , we announced that students and staff of TU Delft will have the opportunity to take part in protests against the cabinet's plans to cut higher education. Today it has been announced that the demonstration against the cuts to higher education and science on 14 November in Utrecht has been cancelled because the safety of the demonstrators cannot be guaranteed. Read the reaction of Universiteiten van Nederland to the cancellation of the education demonstration in Utrecht (Dutch only).

Young Investigator Award for Gabrielle Laloy-Borgna

Gabrielle has won the technical Young Investigator Award at Euroson 2024 (congress of the European Federation of Ultrasound Societies in Medicine and Biology) with her presentation entitled: “Ultrasound imaging in bones: tissue characterization, anatomical images
and blood flow measurements”.

Ilaria Orsi joined ImPhys as PhD student

Ilaria started her PhD program in the Renaud group about ultrasound imaging inside bones, contributing to the advancement of such non-invasive technique to characterize tissue composition and to quantify blood flow.

First prize for ZhenZhen Wu at the 2024 NWO Biophysics poster awards

ZhenZhen Wu's poster, “Absolute Voltage Imaging in Developing Zebrafish,” won first prize in the 2024 NWO Biophysics poster awards, competing against over 150 posters. The BioPM Poster Prizes are awarded to the best posters presented at the NWO Biophysics Conference, and the winners are selected by a jury. ZhenZhen Wu z.wu-3@tudelft.nl