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Thesis defense C.O. van IJzendoorn

Thesis defense C.O. van IJzendoorn 22 June 2023 15:00 - Location: AULA TU DELFT | Add to my calendar C.O. van IJzendoorn, Master of Sciene in Earth Sciences, Netherlands From loose grains to resilient dunes Promotor 1 Faculty CEG Dr.ir. S. de Vries Promotor 2 Faculty CEG Prof.dr.ir. A.J.H.M. Reniers Copromotor Tu Delft / Lund U., Sweden Dr.ir. E.C. Hallin More information? For access to theses by the PhD students you can have a look in TU Delft Repository , the digital storage of publications of TU Delft. Theses will be available within a few weeks after the actual thesis defence.

PhD defence Jana Čulek: Utopia as Critical Method

On 14 June, Jana Čulek defends her PhD thesis 'Utopia as Critical Method: A Comparative Analysis of Six Architectural and Literary Utopias'.

Prof.mr.dr. M.N. Boeve

Professor Environmental and Planning Law Department Management in the Built Environment On 1 September 2022, Marlon Boeve took up the position of Professor of Environmental and Planning Law in Area Development. She carries out research on the impact of environmental and planning law in practice. The Netherlands is struggling with major issues in the areas of mobility, housing construction, sustainability and climate. These great challenges result in multiple interests coming together in area development. Environmental and planning law are therefore in the spotlight. The planned Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet) – which will combine and amend more than twenty acts that relate to our physical living environment- is therefore also an important subject of her research. Environmental and Planning Law and Environment and Planning Act Her research focuses on the legal and administrative evaluation of environmental and planning law in area developments. Naturally, the agenda will then also include the Environment and Planning Act, which is expected, for now, to come into force on 1 January 2024. The Environment and Planning Act aims to facilitate a coherent and area-specific approach. For example, the Environment and Planning Act will give local authorities more administrative room to manoeuvre and give citizens and businesses a more proactive role in spatial development. In addition, the national government increasingly wants to take control in spatial planning, while the Netherlands faces considerable challenges with regard to sustainability and housing construction. For Environmental Law in Area Development, it is a highly dynamic field of research. Cross connections and complexity Law does not stand alone, Boeve asserts. A multidisciplinary approach is important, especially in research on area development. “Interaction with other fields is necessary to identify good legal questions and to prevent law from lagging behind events and hindering innovations.” According to Boeve, environmental law is complex, and not just because it encompasses many different areas: spatial planning, the environment, water and nature conservation. There are tiered regulations, involving different authorities, with the national government, the provincial authority, the water authority and the municipal authority all playing a role. Moreover, a significant part of national environmental law is based on European legislation. This includes standards for water quality and air quality or the protection of specific flora and fauna. This must be taken into account in Dutch area developments, Boeve says. Experience Marlon Boeve specialised in environmental and spatial planning law. Both disciplines fall under environmental and planning law, the domain of all legislation and regulations concerning the physical living environment. Boeve completed her doctorate in environmental and planning law for the compact city and is co-author and editor of the standard legal work Omgevingsrecht (‘Environmental and Planning Law’). and is co-author and editor of the standard legal work Omgevingsrecht (‘Environmental and Planning Law’). Among other organisations, she has worked for the Centre for Environmental Law (UvA) and continues to work part-time at the Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law of Utrecht University, where her focus includes the legal issues around the development of a circular economy. More information Education, publications and secondary employment Funding chair: Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK) Technische Universiteit Delft Boeve is appointed and assigned by TU Delft. The Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations financially facilitates the position of Professor of Environmental and Planning Law in Area Development at TU Delft. There is a collaboration with the Foundation for Area Development Knowledge (SKG). Marlon Boeve M.N.Boeve@tudelft.nl Photo by Sander van Wettum

Harry Styles

Harry Styles 04 June 2023 17:45 - Location: Vertrek vanaf de Aula - By: Prometheus | Add to my calendar Prometheus is pleased to visit the Harry Styles concert with her members: The tickets are in Area 421 of the Johan Cruijff Arena. Members may purchase 2 tickets at the members price of € 75. If you want to purchase an extra ticket for one of your children then the price is the same as our purchase price € 95 each. 3 rd and 4 th tickets are only for members of your own family and may not be reserved for those outside of your family. Prometheus will take you by coach to Amsterdam and of course bring you back. Bus departs from the Aula. Registere here please contact the Promtheus officeto be noted on the list of reserves. If you have any questions please give Prometheus a call 015-2785233

Delft AI Lab PhDs strengthening AI collaboration connections abroad

At the end of 2022, the first call for the new North America Travel Grant for AI PhD candidates was opened. The Delft University Fund has made this new travel grant possible thanks to a donation from alumnus Felix Herrmann. Now, the first three grants have been awarded to Mubariz Zaffar (3DUU Lab), Mirko Baglioni (AI*MAN Lab), and Yiru Jiao (CityAI Lab).

Consultation bodies

Consultation bodies Participation means that employees and students have influence on policy and decision-making within TU Delft. TU Delft has several employee participation bodies. At the university level, TU Delft has a shared employee participation, consisting of the Works Council (OR) for employees, the Student Council (SR) for students and the Joint assembly of councils (GV). Depending on the subject, consultation with the CvB is carried out by the SR, OR or GV. Participation takes place not only at the university level, but also at the faculty level, at the university corporate office and at QuTech. For employees there is the local works council, which is then called " personnel committee" (OdC), and for students the faculty student council (FSR). Consultation then takes place with the dean or director. At the educational programs level, the Board of Studies are the participation bodies, for both employees and students. Consultation takes place with the dean and/or the director of education. Works Council (OR) The Works Council consists of 25 members who are elected for a period of three years. The OR has the right to information, the right of appeal and the right of initiative, as well as the right of advice or consent on specific issues. In principle, consultations are held on all matters concerning TU Delft, or which must be discussed pursuant to the Works Councils Act, the Health and Safety Act and the 1998 covenant between the Executive Board and the Works Council. An overview of the members of the Works Council can be found on the Works Council webpage. M.H. (Marianne) Geldof Secretary to the Works Council Secr-OR@tudelft.nl +31 (0)15 2781765 Student Council (SR) The Student Council is the central consultation body for TU Delft students. The SC has ten members who are elected for a period of one year. The Higher Education and Research Act and the Student Council Regulations state that the SC has the right to be informed, to appeal and to initiate, and – in specific areas – advisory authority or the right of approval. On the page of the Student Council , an overview of the members of the SR can be found. J. (Nanette) van de Luitgaarden-Ninaber Secretary to the Student Council J.vandeLuitgaarden-Ninaber@tudelft.nl +31 (0)15 27 81430 Joint Assembly of Councils (GV) All OR and SR members meet jointly in the Joint Assembly of Councils. The Joint Assembly of Councils has the right of approval in several areas. The Joint Assembly of Councils also has the right to nominate one Supervisory Board member who enjoys the particular confidence of the consultation bodies. The OR and SR also advise on the recruitment and selection of members of the Executive Board. Personnel Committees (OdCs) The Works Council has ten Personnel Committees (OdCs); one within each faculty, one within the university department and one at research institute QuTech. OdC members are elected for a period of three years; the number depends on the size of the organisational unit in question. The OdC has the right to information, the right of initiative, and also the right of advice or consent on specific issues, as laid down in the Works Councils Act (WOR), the Health and Safety Act and the 1998 Covenant between the Executive Board and the Works Council. OdCs consult with the dean of the faculty and the manager of the university department, respectively. Faculty Student Council (FSR) Each faculty has a Faculty Student Council (FSR). Members of the FSR are elected for a period of one year; the number of members depends on the size of the faculty in question. The FSR has the right of information and right of initiative and on specific topics the right of advice or consent; this is laid down in the Higher Education and Scientific Research Act (HRA) and the Student Council Regulations. The FSR consults with the dean of the faculty. Boards of Studies Each study programme has its own Board of Studies. Members are appointed by the dean after hearing FSR and OdC, for a period of one year (student members) and three years (employees). The size and number of committees per faculty is regulated in the faculty regulations; in the case of programs involving more faculties and or more universities, co-determination agreements are established at the start. Since 2016, the Board of Studies has information and initiative rights and, on specific topics, advisory or consent rights; this is stipulated in the Higher Education and Research Act (WHW). The board of studies consult with the dean and/or the director of education. Local Consultation Committee The Local Consultation Committee consists of representatives of the four trade unions (FNV Overheid, CNV Publieke Zaak, AC-HOP and CMHF) and the Executive Board. The Local Consultation Committee discusses subjects to which the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities obliges or allows the Executive Board to make arrangements for employees. This concerns in particular the terms of employment and the legal status of employees.

Tools & Education

Citizen Science tools – Manuals and other materials Here you can find all the materials we designed for our citizen science projects. Materials Waterquality in Europe (Dutch) Download de handleiding Materials Drinkable Rivers Click here for the materials developed for Drinkable Rivers Materials BankWatch (OeverWatch, Dutch) Handleiding Zoekkaart Waterdiertjes Zoekkaart Waterplanten Materials Spot the Hotspot Manual Spot de Hotspot ENG Materials Check the Green City (Check de Stadsvergroening, Dutch) Handleiding individuen Handleiding voor leerkrachten Handleiding voor leerlingen Werkblad regenmeter Werkblad plattegrond klimaatles.nl Werkblad Data analyse Flowchart (voor bij Werkblad Data analyse) Powerpoint les 1 Powerpoint les 2 Powerpoint les 3 Materialen Delft Measures Rain Infographic resultaten NED Handleiding NED 2020 Handleiding NED 2021 Infographic resultaten ENG Handleiding ENG 2020 Handleiding ENG 2021 Microplastics Grote SUP-trawl SUP-trawl bouwen Monstername en analyse Kleinere SUP-trawl DIY trawl maken Monstername Analyse microplastics Grid Big SUP-trawl Build the trawl ENG Sample taking and analysis ENG Grid ENG Micro SUP-trawl Build a Micro-trawl ENG Sample taking ENG Analysis microplastics ENG Education- training Citizen Science We gathered some practical websites and how-to materials. So you can learn more about Citizen Science as a scientist. These websites and materials can help you decide if Citizen Science is something to use in your research. Before you start, watch the 10 principles of citizen science . Online course at University College London as an introduction to citizen science for scientists, with lectures, practical sessions and reading materials Guide to Citizen Science Citizen sensing – A Toolkit CS voor wetenschappers back to Home

Graduation Roald van der Ven

Graduation Roald van der Ven 30 May 2023 15:00 till 17:00 - Location: CEG - Lecture Hall E | Add to my calendar Dune foot behaviour and erosion of sandy coastal defences in annual storm conditions Professor of graduation: Prof. dr. ir. S. G. J. Aarninkhof Supervisors: Prof. dr. ir. A. J. H. M. Reniers (TU Delft), Ir. P. P. J. van Wiechen (TU Delft), Ir. H. T. Rijper (Boskalis) Storm surges cause elevated water levels, potentially leading to dune erosion, which is crucial to understand due to the protective function of dunes and sandy coastal defences against flooding. Dunes are dynamic systems, extensively studied through flumes and field observations. Collecting hydrodynamic and morphological data from erosion-prone land reclamations can inform dune research and design optimisations. Loss of volume in land reclamation projects can result in setbacks, increased costs, and emissions. While dune erosion models estimate volume changes, they may deviate significantly under annual storm conditions due to calibration with normative storm conditions. Dune erosion typically occurs when the initial dune foot elevation is exceeded, resulting in a post-storm dune foot elevation at the maximum water level within the storm. Therefore, the (initial) dune foot might play an important role in the resulting erosion volume. The current knowledge on the dune foot behaviour of sandy coastal defences due to annual storm conditions is too limited and therefore the main research question of this thesis is: ‘How does the dune foot of sandy coastal defences behave due to annual storm conditions and what is the influence on dune erosion?’ This thesis performs an analysis of two field sites with hydrodynamic and morphological measurements, RealDune-REFLEX on the Holland coast and Land Reclamation Philippines in Manila Bay in the Philippines. For Land Reclamation Philippines, the hydrodynamics are transformed using two hydrodynamic instruments and validated using an ERA5 wind-driven SWAN model. The definition of the dune foot position is based on the maxima of curvature of the dune profile above a certain threshold following the second derivative method. The maximum total water level elevation is approximated with the measured water level elevation and an empirical parametrisation of the wave runup based on offshore wave conditions and the foreshore slope. For RealDune-REFLEX, negligible erosion occurred for maximum total water level elevations far below the dune foot. For elevations just below and exceeding the dune foot, it shows that the post-storm dune foot correlates with the maximum total water level elevations. The dune foot could translate upwards by dune erosion and downward by bed level lowering and occasional avalanching. At Land Reclamation Philippines, it was found that pre-storm, more alongshore variability was observed in the vertical and horizontal position of the dune foot compared to post-storm. Minor coastal features eroded and resulted in larger dune foot retreats on those transects. Major coastal features remained present and influenced the post-storm dune foot position. Concluding, an increase in the maximum total water level elevations above the initial dune foot height led to the highest erosion quantities of the dune front. However, no significant linear relation was found between the initial dune foot position relative to the maximum water level elevation and the resulting dune erosion. The post-storm dune foot elevation was found to correlate significantly to the maximum total water level elevation, approximated with an empirical runup formula, for upward and downward dune foot translation due to an out-of-equilibrium upper foreshore slope. Change of the horizontal dune foot position was found to relate to some extent to the storm duration and intensity of the total water level elevation exceeding the dune foot. Dune foot retreat magnitudes can be of the same order for small and large values of this quantification method and therefore exceedance of the dune foot does not provide a proper estimation of the dune erosion volume. It is found that the mismatched volume of the initial profile with the equilibrium condition, defined as an equilibrium slope reaching from the intersection of the initial profile with the maximum total water level elevation, is a more accurate estimation of the dune erosion volume. This methodology provides a practical way of predicting erosion volumes in sandy coastal defences using simple initial conditions, making it applicable to engineering practice. For further research, it is recommended to improve the mismatch method based on the shape and size of the equilibrium profile. Second, study the dune foot dynamics within a storm using continuous LiDAR laser measurement and therewith validate dune erosion models. Third, civil contractors should enhance the quality of surveys in periods where dune erosion is expected to establish valuable datasets. Lastly, numerical modelling of complex typhoon-induced nearshore hydrodynamics could lead to more accurate insights into the alongshore behaviour of typhoon-induced dune erosion and the validity of the methods used.

Graduation of Steven Coevert

Graduation of Steven Coevert 29 June 2023 10:00 till 12:00 - Location: CEG - Lecture Hall A | Add to my calendar Deeper piping: finding how to model it and what contributes to the emergence of a deeper pipe Professor of graduation: Dr. J.P. Aguilar-López (TU Delft) (Chair) Supervisors: Dr.ir. W. Kanning (TU Delft, Deltares), Dr.ir. A.P. van den Eijnden (TU Delft), Ir. E.M. van der Linde (TU Delft), Ir. S. Engels (RPS) The Netherlands is a country that is being threatened by water, both from the rivers and from the sea. The Dutch have built dikes to keep their lands from inundation. However, dikes can fail in all sorts of ways, one of these being Backward Erosion Piping, or piping for short. Piping is a well-known failure mechanism in dike safety assessment. Tests on piping in tidal subsoil were conducted in the summer of 2021, where a pipe was found to have grown at greater depth than normal, but the occurrence of this deeper piping has never been seen before, let alone described. This lack of knowledge poses a potential safety risk, as it may underestimate the vulnerability of certain subsoil configurations. Therefore, the objective of this thesis is to develop a comprehensive understanding of deeper piping and identify the key parameters influencing its formation. To achieve this objective, a definition of deeper piping and its differentiation from conventional piping is established. Sub-mechanisms governing deeper piping are examined by analyzing the forces responsible for grain movement and the forces that maintain grain stability. A Finite Element Model is constructed to quantify the moving forces within the subsoil, which, when combined with resisting forces, enables the determination of whether deeper piping can occur in a given subsoil configuration. To investigate the factors contributing to deeper piping, a series of simulations were conducted using a Finite Element Model of the subsoil. By varying the parameter values while keeping other factors constant, the influence of each parameter on the occurrence of deeper piping was examined. The analysis revealed that several key parameters significantly affect deeper piping formation, including cohesion force, cohesion anisotropy, permeability and thickness of the top layer, permeability of underlying layers, and permeability anisotropy. These findings provide valuable insights into the mechanisms underlying deeper piping and enhance our ability to identify subsoil configurations that are prone to this phenomenon. These findings enhance the identification of subsoil configurations prone to deeper piping, thereby improving risk assessment and mitigation strategies associated with this failure mechanism.

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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 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.” . . . .

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.”

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

Enrolment for new courses open on 13 November

The new courses will start from Monday 18 November. Enrolment for these starts from Wednesday 13 November at 08.00! In the second quarter, a new series of courses awaits you. You can find out more on the website. Maybe you already know that you want to attend your favourite course again or maybe you want to discover and try something new; it's all possible. The enrolment moment for the course depends on the day the course takes place. At 08:00 enrolments for Monday's courses open, at 10:00 for Tuesday's courses, at 12:00 for Wednesday's courses, at 14:00 for Thursday's courses and at 16:00 for courses on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Enrolments go fast Enrolment for our courses always runs fast, so don't wait too long or be surprised by a course where spots are still available! Enrolment closes Enrolment closes on Friday 22 November at 16.00.

Contributions of SPTL at the CVS Congress (21-22 November, Utrecht)

On November 21 and 22, the 51st edition of the CVS congress is held in the Railway museum in Utrecht. Members of the Smart Public Transport Lab contribute to the following sessions: Knus in de bus op dinsdag; zijn alle werkdagen nog wel hetzelfde? Thursday, November 21, 16:00-17:30 Julia Bickel, Maxim Meijers and Niels van Oort [abstract] Stedelijkheidsgraden in transportmodellen: Een analyse over de impact van de ruimtelijke omgeving op reisgedrag Thursday, November 21, 16:00-17:30 Janine Grauss, Justin Hogenberg and Niels van Oort [abstract] Van en naar het treinstation: Voorkeuren van reizigers voor gedeelde elektrische micromobiliteit Friday, November 22, 11:30-13:00 Nejc Geržinič, Mark van Hagen, Dorine Duives and Niels van Oort [ abstract ] Gamen maakt de toekomst – Serious gamen voor een optimale mobiliteitsmix Friday, November 22, 11:30-13:00 Tessa Leferink, Niels van Oort and Sander Lenferink [abstract] De verkenning van de potentie van fietsparkeren bij het ov: een casus in Den Haag Madeline Lai, Dorine Duives, Stefan Talen, Nejc Geržinič and Niels van Oort Friday, November 22, 14:00-15:30 [abstract]