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Co Kadijk joined ImPhys as MSc student

Co Kadijk will be doing his thesis project on Focusing functions for photoacoustic imaging, to account for strong reflectors in the medium without artifacts, with the guidance of Koen van Dongen and Joost van der Neut.

Co-creating & engaging communities through WOC-R Community Research Hub

Co-creating & engaging communities through WOC-R Community Research Hub 21 March 2024 12:45 till 13:45 - Location: TU Delft Library, Orange Room | Add to my calendar Register Discover the Future of Urban Research with the WOC-R Community Research Hub! Embark on an innovative journey with the collaborative efforts of TU Delft, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus Medical Centre, and the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Together, we're shaping the future of research through the establishment of the WOC - Community Research Hub, a dynamic initiative that champions a structural, participatory, and context-driven approach to urban research. Our mission is clear: foster a reciprocal relationship between academic institutions and the city, recognizing the wealth of knowledge emerging from grassroots initiatives, neighborhoods, and cooperatives. The WOC-R program, launched in October 2023, is at the forefront of this transformative movement, actively connecting existing neighborhood researchers and forging new collaborations with the city in a way that is both structural and equitable. Currently, we're pioneering 8 exciting pilot projects in Rotterdam, each exploring unique avenues of collaboration. From a neighborhood employment agency to a youth hub, these projects are paving the way for a future where academia and communities work hand in hand. Join us on this journey of discovery! We invite you to explore the possibilities, learn from each other, and be part of a groundbreaking initiative that is reshaping the landscape of urban research. Ready to dive in? Want to learn more? Let's connect and shape the future together! About the speaker Jelle Burger is the Lead at the Resilient Delta initiative via the Innovation and Impact Centre Register to attend to secure your lunch! Organised by: TU Delft Citizen Science Team

Education

On request of the board of TU Delft, the Ethics and Philosophy of Technology Section provides ethics teaching for all engineering programs at Delft University of Technology at both the bachelor and the master level. We offer compulsory courses and electives. In addition, we participate in various minors and MOOCs. The main topics of our courses relate to ethics and engineering, philosophy and methodology of science, technology and design, scientific integrity, argumentation theory and critical thinking. The aim of our teaching is to train students to develop a normative and critical stance and 'critical thinking' skills concerning the practice of engineering and the implications of technology for society, and awareness of the moral and social responsibility of engineers. We aim to provide students with cognitive skills and knowledge required for arriving at informed and well-grounded judgments and decisions about these topics. We welcome TU Delft students who want to do their master graduation project with the Ethics and Philosophy of Technology Section. To find a suitable topic please have a look at the list of projects at the Graduation Portal , browse through the research interests of our staff members , or get in touch with our graduation coordinator Udo Pesch . Online courses MOOC Responsible Innovation: Ethics, Safety and Technology Ethics education for engineering students

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Bijoy Bera

Dr. Bijoy Bera Assistant Professor +31 (0)15 27 81036 B.Bera-1@tudelft.nl Building 58 Van der Maasweg 9 2629 HZ Delft The Netherlands I am interested in the fascinating interfacial phenomena displayed by soft matter and in describing the physics (and physical chemistry) thereof. I focus specifically on interactions between molecules and ions within a (fluid) phase as well as between two (fluid-fluid or fluid-solid) phases. E.g., what are the complex interactions in a very thin film containing polymer molecules? And how do these interactions change when the thin film is on a solid substrate? or, more complicated still, if there is a third fluid (oil, for example) present in this situation? I experimentally investigate these interactions using a wide range of methods such as force spectroscopy, surface modification, microfluidics and subsequently theoretically model these systems for a comprehensive picture. In addition to understanding these interfacial events, I also try to modify/manipulate these interactions using external agents such as electric field or a chemical driver. Many of these phenomena are crucial for a wide range of industrial and medical applications starting from oil and gas industry, to food manufacturing all the way to bio-gluing the injury of a patient in a hospital. Research group Academic background Bijoy Bera studied Mechanical Engineering at bachelor’s and Applied Physics at master’s degree level at University of Alberta, Canada. Then he started his PhD in 2011 at the Physics of Complex Fluids (PCF) group, University of Twente. His PhD research was about wetting transition and thin film stabilities with change of chemical potential. After completing his PhD at the end of 2015, Bijoy worked as a NWO postdoctoral fellow at Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam between 2016 and 2018. Since 2018 until the summer of 2020, Bijoy worked as a researcher and lecturer at the Wageningen University. +31 (0)15 27 81036 B.Bera-1@tudelft.nl Building 58 Van der Maasweg 9 2629 HZ Delft The Netherlands Keywords Wetting Theory Interaction at Interfaces Microfluidics Google Scholar

Giorgio Colombi

Photochromism of rare earth oxyhydrides thin films Multianion compounds offer unprecedented degrees of freedom in the design of functional materials thanks to the broad spectrum of different anion characteristics, such as electronegativity, polarizability, and ionic radii. In this class of materials, rare earth (RE) oxyhydride REO x H 3-2x compounds stand out for their exceptional hydride ion (H-) conductivity and possibly related photochromic effect. Within this project I aim at understanding the yet unclear photochromic mechanism. Such insight will enable a rational optimization of the material and its properties towards the requirements of practical applications in smart windows, sensors and optoelectronic devices. Reactive sputtering Compositional and (RBS/ERD) and structural analysis (XRD, EXAFS, Positron Annihilation) Thin films optics and in-situ spectroscopy Electrical transport properties (Resistivity, Hall effect) DFT

Diana Chaykina

Hydride-ion (H - ) conduction and solid-state devices Ion conducting devices have many practical applications in batteries, fuel cells, electrolyzers, and more. The hydride ion is particularly interesting because hydride-containing materials (such as oxyhydrides) can be potential candidates for solid-state electrolytes in such devices, leading to the development of new types of energy storage. Within this PhD project, different oxyhydride materials will be investigated to learn about the diffusion pathway of the hydride ion and to create a prototype device. Oxyhydrides Solid-state electrolytes Pulsed laser deposition Muon spin relaxation Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

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Bernard Dam Group leader Diana Chaykina PhD candidate Giorgio Colombi PhD candidate Herman Schreuders Technician Roos Roeling Management Assistant

Melis Duyar

Dr. Melis Duyar | University of Surrey Return to homepage Designing dual function materials for integrated carbon dioxide capture and utilisation Carbon dioxide capture and utilisation (CCU) technologies will play an essential role in decarbonising all sectors to reach a net zero emission future. In particular there is an urgent need to replace fossil derived carbon in the chemical industry as well as in fuels supplied to “hard-to-decarbonise” sectors such as transportation and residential heating. Dual function materials (DFMs) for integrated CCU are materials designed with both adsorbent and catalytic capabilities (hence “dual function”) that can capture and subsequently directly convert dilute streams of CO 2 (from stationary emissions or the atmospheric air) to useful chemicals. In a typical cycle of operation, the DFMs are first exposed to a source of CO 2 to achieve capture, then switched to a stream of co-reactant such as hydrogen or hydrocarbons to achieve the in-situ conversion of captured CO 2 . The chemical transformation of captured CO 2 regenerates the adsorbent while releasing a concentrated stream of desired end product. In combining CO 2 capture and utilisation, DFMs can achieve unique synergies that can improve energy efficiency. For example, exothermic hydrogenations of CO 2 such as the methanation reaction can supply heat that then drives CO 2 on adsorbent sites to spill over to catalytic sites during DFM operation. This allows reaction heat to be directly used in the energy intensive process of sorbent regeneration, while maintaining isothermal conditions to promote CO 2 conversion on catalytic sites. This seminar will discuss approaches to develop novel adsorbent materials for CO 2 capture, catalytic materials for the production of sustainable chemicals and present strategies to effectively combine these approaches to yield an integrated CCU system. A rational design approach based on fundamental understanding of structure-function relationships is needed to accelerate materials discovery for CCU in a diverse set of scenarios, and recent developments in this area will also be presented. Biography Dr. Melis Duyar is Senior Lecturer in the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the University of Surrey. She has a research background in heterogeneous catalysis for energy and environmental applications. Her current research interests include engineering dynamic catalytic systems for the direct utilization of CO 2 in any emissions source, the catalytic upcycling of plastics waste and the sustainable synthesis and use of ammonia. Dr. Duyar received her B.Sc. (2012) in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Koç University. She obtained her M.S. (2013) and Ph.D. (2015) in Earth and Environmental Engineering from Columbia University and conducted post-doctoral research (2015-2017) in the Chemical Engineering Department at Stanford University. Prior to her appointment at the University of Surrey (2019), she worked at the US Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory as Associate Staff Scientist at the SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis and was also Lecturer of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University (2017-2019).

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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]