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Inaugural address Janina Gosseye: Honeywood’s Hundredth

On 12 April, Professor Janina Gosseye (Architecture) gives her inaugural address ‘Honeywood’s Hundredth: An Adventure in Building Ideologies’.

Quantum Science and Quantum Information

The fascination for quantum physics lies in its magic and in its potential. This minor introduces you to the quantum world and unveils its spectacular potential and its fascinating limitations.

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Rebeca Gonzalez Cabaleiro Assistant Professor R.GonzalezCabaleiro@tudelft.nl Room: C2.060 Marit Verheijen PhD candidate m.a.verheijen@tudelft.nl Natalia Nadal Alemany PhD candidate N.NadalAlemany@tudelft.nl co-supervised by Robbert Kleerebezem

Trésor

The Trésor contains historical books, magazines, maps, photos and prints from before 1900. Material from the Trésor is too expensive and too fragile to borrow. Viewing and copying is possible in the presence of the manager in the Trésor. In some cases, the material is too fragile to copy. Then take pictures with a digital camera. Normal opening times: Friday from 9:30 till 16:00, by appointment only Make an appointment. Send an email to library@tudelft.nl , our customer service, and mention: the desired time you want to arrive the location number of the document you want to read in case of magazines: the volume number or year Place numbers The place numbers of the documents can be found in the library catalog .Place numbers of documents from the Trésory can be recognized by the prefix TR. For instance: TR 3024359 TRT 052 (journal) TRK 9100 A 01 (maps) TRG 9301 A 01 (large format books) Trésor +31 (0)15 27 85678 library@tudelft.nl Digital collection Prometheusplein 1 (building 21) 2628 ZC Delft Postbus 98 2600 MG Delft

Health Insurance Information Session

Health Insurance Information Session 18 April 2024 15:30 till 17:00 - Location: online | Add to my calendar Information Session: Dutch basic health insurance for employees and partners Learn about the workings of the Dutch basic health insurance (Public insurance) from advisors of International Insurances. In the session we will explain such as but not limited to: General information of the Dutch basic health insurance, the laws and regulations Types of Dutch basic health insurances Coverage including general practitioner, referrals, pharmacist, specialist care, hospital care Supplemental insurances for dental, physiotherapy, pregnancy, coverage abroad in case of emergency Mandatory excess i.e. deductible (“eigen risico”) and personal contribution (“eigen bijdrage”) If you want to add a topic for the online meeting or you have questions, you can add in your questions at the end of the registration form. These questions will be shared with our presenters prior to the event. Example of one of these topics: Mandatory excess/deductible (“eigen risico”) When you have medical costs, you always have to pay a certain amount yourself. For 2024 this amount is € 385,-. Every calendar year the government decides the maximum of this amount. You usually pay this deductible for medication, tests (like blood test, X ray), specialist care after a referral from a general practitioner and hospital care. Visiting your general practitioner is always paid by the insurance company and does not impact your deductible. About International Insurances: We are International Insurances, powered by Alpina. We are your insurance advisor. You can contact us for all your questions about your insurances and everything related to insurances. Our expertise is health insurance for employees TU Delft, partners and children. If you have specific questions related to your situation such as your personal health or the health of your children, please contact us. You can get in touch with us even if you haven't arrived in the Netherlands yet. We can also set up an online meeting via Teams. You might need a temporary health insurance for the first couple of weeks in the Netherlands! We can help you with this, check our website. How to reach us: Our website dedicated to TU Delft: https://internationalinsurances.nl/tudelft Email: tudelft@internationalinsurances.nl Phone: +31 (0) 88 121 0 221 Who? International employees and their partners at TU Delft who are interested in learning more about the Dutch health insurance. When? Thursday, 18 April 2024 from 15:30 hrs to 17:00 hrs. Online meeting details Instructions on how to participate in this online workshop through Zoom will be shared with participants after registration, three days before the event will take place. Registration How to register? You can sign up here . Deadline for registration is one week prior to the event. If you can’t make it or if you have any other questions, please send an email to Events-ComingtoDelftServices@tudelft.nl .

Filming and photography rules

The central TU Delft Library is located in a very photogenic building. It is permitted to take photographs or film in this and the other TU Delft Library locations, if you follow a number of rules. For private use or study purposes You are allowed to make photographs and take video's, as long as you follow the rules below: Taking photographs or film during examination periods isn't allowed. Do not use flash (lights) inside the Library. You can't take photographs or film in the Glass hall, Orange room and Red room; these rooms are for silent study only. Only photograph library visitors and employees if you have asked their permission first or make sure they are not recognizable. You can only use the imagery for private or study purposes. If you would like to do a photo shoot or a filmshoot in the Library, please contact events-library@tudelft.nl . For commercial purposes Commercial photography and film recording is only permitted after approval and by arrangement. You can apply for permission by contacting events-library@tudelft.nl , our Events department, at least three work days in advance. Only photograph library visitors and employees if you have asked their permission first or make sure they are not recognizable. The rules for photography and filming for private use, also apply for commercial purposes. Send a copy of each (audio)visual communication which features TU Delft Library by post of by e-mail to events-library@tudelft.nl .

Manipulation and the ethics of generative AI

He now focusses on the ethics of influence and the concept of manipulation. His goal is to understand positive influence and distinguish it from negative influence, crucial in the design of new (automated) technology and for our social well-being.

Zero, One, and Everything in Between – Role of Quantum Computing in Shaping the Future Electric Grid

Zero, One, and Everything in Between – Role of Quantum Computing in Shaping the Future Electric Grid By Amin Khodaei, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Denver 18 March 2024 11:00 till 12:00 - Location: Echo Arena, Building 29 - By: DAI Energy lab | Add to my calendar Abstract Safety, leisure, work, and now more than ever, education, heavily depend on a power grid that can reliably supply and deliver electricity to its customers while supporting other critical lifeline systems. The power grid, however, is becoming increasingly complex. The growing proliferation of intermittent renewable generation resources, the increased frequency and intensity of natural disasters and extreme weather events due to climate change, a rapidly electrifying transportation sector, and cyber vulnerability are just some of the complicating factors. The power grid is reaching the point where traditional grid control and decision-making built on classical computing methods may fail to address its evolving needs. A promising solution to this challenge is quantum computing. This talk highlights the role of quantum computing in building the reliable, resilient, secure, and clean future electric grid and elaborates on the challenges and opportunities expected to emerge along the way. Short Bio Dr. Amin Khodaei is a professor and past chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at the University of Denver. His research is focused on the climate crisis, the grid of the future, and advanced technologies to modernize the grid, including artificial intelligence and quantum computing. He has authored/co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed technical papers, has advised over 40 graduate students and postdoc associates, and has managed over $10 million in grant funding. As an active member of the IEEE, he has served as the technical chair of the 2016 and 2018 IEEE PES T&D Conferences and the technical chair of the 2022 IEEE PES General Meeting. He is the author of the book, the Economics of Microgrids, published by IEEE/Wiley. The AI for Energy and Sustainability (E&S) Think Tank is a series of events hosted by the Delft AI Energy Lab and the PowerWeb Institute . The 2023 Think Tank edition will focus on AI for Distribution Grids and feature the new AI for Energy Grids Lab (part of Innovation Center for AI) with Alliander, Radboud University, University of Twente and TU Delft. Every third Monday between 13:00-14:00 CET, we zoom in on research with either a promising Artificial Intelligence method or their promising use for energy and sustainability challenges, with and by researchers mostly in the Netherlands. You can participate, learn, make connections, inspire and be inspired for new research for AI for E&S. Register here

A healthy city is a city that fosters a sense of connection

How do you design cities in such a way as to allow people to live as pleasurably and healthily as possible? Professor Machiel van Dorst combines his knowledge of architecture with a background in environmental psychology. For his inaugural address, Van Dorst argues for focusing on the city at eye level: “To a certain extent, where you live determines who you are.”

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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 .

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]

A key solution to grid congestion

On behalf of the TU Delft PowerWeb Institute, researchers Kenneth Brunninx and Simon Tindemans are handing over a Position Paper to the Dutch Parliament on 14 November 2024, with a possible solution to the major grid capacity problems that are increasingly cropping up in the Netherlands. The Netherlands is unlikely to meet the 2030 climate targets, and one of the reasons for this is that large industry cannot switch to electricity fast enough, partly because of increasingly frequent problems around grid capacity and grid congestion. In all likelihood, those problems will actually increase this decade before they can decrease, the researchers argue. The solution offered by the TU Delft PowerWeb Institute researchers is the ‘flexible backstop’. With a flexible backstop, the current capacity of the power grid can be used more efficiently without sacrificing safety or reliability. A flexible backstop is a safety mechanism that automatically and quickly reduces the amount of electricity that an electric unit can draw from the grid (an electric charging station or a heat pump) or deliver (a PV installation). It is a small device connected or built into an electrical unit, such as a charging station or heat pump, that ‘communicates’ with the distribution network operator. In case of extreme stress on the network, the network operator sends a signal to the device to limit the amount of power. Germany recently introduced a similar system with electric charging stations. The backstop would be activated only in periods of acute congestion problems and could help prevent the last resort measure, which is cutting off electricity to users. ‘Upgrading the electricity network remains essential, but in practice it will take years. So there is a need for short-term solutions that can be integrated into long-term planning. We, the members of the TU Delft PowerWeb Institute, call on the government, network operators and regulator to explore the flexible backstop as an additional grid security measure,’ they said. The entire Paper can be read here . Kenneth Brunninx Associate Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Governance and Management, where he uses quantitative models to evaluate energy policy and market design with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions. Simon Tindemans is Associate Professor in the Intelligent Electrical Power Grids group at Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science. His research interests include uncertainty and risk management for power grids. TU Delft PowerWeb Institute is a community of researchers who are investigating how to make renewable energy systems reliable, future proof and accessible to everyone.

25 year celebration of formal collaboration between Delft University of Technology and the University of Campinas

On 25 October 2024 we celebrated 25 years of formal collaboration between Delft University of Technology and the University of Campinas. What began as a project to exchange some students in chemical engineering has now grown to a multifaceted and broad academic collaboration which accumulated into 24 joint research projects (>20 M Euro); 16 advanced courses and 15 Doctors with a Dual Degree PhD. Patricia Osseweijer, TU Delft Ambassador Brazil explained, “We are proud to show and reflect on this special day the added value we created resulting from our joint activities. The lessons we learned demonstrate that especially continuity of funds and availability for exchanges has contributed to joint motivation and building trust which created strong relations. This is the foundation for academic creativity and high-level achievements.” The program presented showcases of Dual Degree projects; research activities and education. It discussed the future objectives and new fields of attention and agree on the next steps to maintain and strengthen the foundation of strong relations. Telma Franco, Professor UNICAMP shared that “joint education and research has substantially benefitted the students, we see that back in the jobs they landed in,” while UNICAMP’s Professor Gustavo Paim Valenca confirmed that “we are keen to extend our collaboration to more engineering disciplines to contribute jointly to global challenges” Luuk van der Wielen highlighted that “UNICAMP and TU Delft provide valuable complementary expertise as well as infrastructures to accelerate research and innovation. Especially our joint efforts in public private partnerships brings great assets” To ensure our future activities both University Boards have launched a unique joint program for international academic leadership. This unique 7-month program will accommodate 12 young professors, 6 from each university. The programme began on 4 November 2024 in Delft, The Netherlands.