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Dissertations from the RST department: 2024 K. Yasadi, 18-11-2024 Electrochemically induced precipitation for contaminant removal from wastewater streams B. Huang, 9-9-2024 Design and Analysis of Magnetocaloric Devices for Cooling Heating and Waste Heat Recovery T. Dumaire, 6-9-2024 Advances in the chemistry of molten salt fuels with emphasis on fission products and corrosion products C. van Aarle, 27-6-2024 Black Scintillators: Exploring Sm2+ as a near-infrared emitting activator for γ-ray spectroscopy R. Wang, 15-5-2024 Development of inorganic nanoparticles for radionuclide therapy in cancer treatment B.J. kaaks, 13-5-2024 Melting and Solidification Phenomena in a Molten Salt Fast Reactor H. Hamutu, 8-1-2024 Magnetocaloric effect in M5XB2 family compounds 2023 ---------------------- A. Maier, 19-10-2023 Down the nanoparticle hole: 103Pd:Pd/Fe-oxide theranostic agents for image-assisted thermobrachytherapy as alternative cancer treatment pdf Q.Wang, 12-10-2023 High-entropy liquid electrolytes for lithium batteries S.J. van der Sar, 12-10-2023 Exploring X-ray photon-counting scintillation detectors with silicon photomultiplier readout for medical imaging file embargo until 2024-10-12 A. Kiecana, 25-9-2023 Magnetic phase transitions and magnetic structures in Mn-based compounds pdf Q. Shen, 21-9-2023 Tuning Magnetoelastic Transitions in Mn 2 Sb-based amd Fe 2 Hf-based Magnetocaloric Materials pdf L. van Koppen, 13-9-2023 Towards Stable Cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts C. Belloni, 12-6-2023 Improving iron oxide-based adsorbents for phosphate recovery from surface water, using mössbauer spectroscopy as main analytical tool pdf E. van der Maas, 16-5-2023 Halide solid electrolytes: From structure to properties pdf O. Pastor Serrano, 01-05-2023 Artificial Intelligence in Radiotherapy Probabilistic Deep Learning for Dose Prediction pdf M.I. Ariëns, 27-01-2023 Probing the hyperfine structure of Fe-based water-gas shift catalysts pdf 2022 D. Chaykina, 23-11-2022 Chasing H− in Rare-earth Metal Oxyhydride Thin Films pdf C. Ma, 20-10-2022 Application of Metal-organic Frameworks in the production of radionuclides pdf T.K. Schwietert, 10-10-2022 Understanding solid-state batteries. The route to stability pdf F. Zhang, 19-9-2022 Tuning Giant Magnetocaloric Materials. A Study of (Mn,Fe)2(P,Si) and NiCoMnTi Heusler Alloys pdf Y. Fu, 15-9-2022 Self healing in Fe-based systems: from model alloys to designed steels pdf I. Batashev, 31-5-2022 Rational approches to the design of magnetocaloric materials pdf Z. Liu, 14-3-2022 Purifying Radionuclides with Microfluidic Technology for Medical Purpose. Simulating Multiphase Flows Inside a Microfluidic Channel with Phase Field Method pdf A. Hennink, 22-2-22 Low-Mach Number Flow and the Discontinuous Galerkin Method pdf R.P. Fauzia, 25-1-2022 Two-Step Radionuclide Tumor Targeting through Bioorthogonal Mechanism using SPIONs pdf 2021 --------------------- G. Borghi, 22-12-2021 From detectors towards systems: enabling clinical TOF-PET with monolithic scintillators pdf S. Mastromarino, 08-12-2021 New measurement mehtods and physico-chemical prope pdf M. Plokker, 01-12-2021 Unfolding the Excited States Dynamics of Tm2+-doped Halides - In Prospect of Novel Luminescence Solar Concentrators pdf H. Liu, 19-11-2021 Application of poly(e-caprolactone-b-ethylene oxide) micelles combined with ionizing radiation in cancer treatment pdf J. Ocádiz Flores, 12-11-2021 Molten Salt Reactor Chemistry. Structure and Equilibria pdf Y. Chen, 14-7-2021 Image acquisition and attenuation map estimation for multi-pinhole clinical SPECT pdf M. Phuong Nguyen, 23-6-2021 Development of high-resolution ex vivo single-photon and position emission tomography pdf C. Wang, 2-6-2021 Towards High Energy Density Anode-less Lithium Metal Batteries pdf V. Arszelewska, 24-3-2021 Electrochemical stability of next generation lithium batteries pdf P. Gonugunta, 12-02-2021 Role of carboxylate deposition on the deactivation of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalysts pdf 2020 E.P.J.M. Merkx, 14-12-2020 Luminous Glass: A Study on the Optics Governing Luminescent Solar Concentrators and Optimization of Luminescent Materials through Combinatorial pdf X. You, 11-11-2020 Design of efficient Magnetocaloric materials for energy conversion pdf F.S.S. Alsayyari, 6-10-2020 Adaptive Data-Driven Reduced-Order Modelling Techniques for Nuclear Reactor Analysis, pdf T. Lyu, 9-9-2020 Rational Design of Afterglow and and Storage Phosphors, pdf A.M.M.G. Theulings, 29-09-2020 Optimisation of photon detector tynode membranes using electron-matter scattering simulations, pdf M. Tiberga, 24-08-2020 Development of a high-fidelity multi-physics simulation tool for liquid-fuel fast nuclear reactors ( pdf ) S.O.Valu, 9-6-2020 Thermodynamic properties of the actinide oxides solid solutions, pdf B. Wang, 19-05-2020 Multi-pinhole Molecular Breast Tomosynthesis: from Simulation to Prototype, pdf J.L.T.M. Moret, 18-05-2020 Novel approaches to produce radionuclides using hot atom chemistry principles, pdf F. Bertocchi, 27-01-2020 On Coherent Structures, Flow-Induced Vibrations, and Migratory Flow in Liquid Metal Nuclear Reactors pdf B. Tian, 27-01-2020 Structure and dynamics of fibrous calcium caseinate gels studied by neutron scattering pdf 2019 Evgenii Velichko, 16-10-2019 Small-angle scattering by cellulose. Structural changes in cellulosic materials und chemical and mechanical treatments pdf Zhaolong Li, 23-09-2019 Mechanistic Insight into Next Generation Batteries. The Story of Li-oxygen and Zn-aqueous Batteries pdf Veronika W. Wolszczak, 19-09-2019 Into darkness: From high density quenching to near-infrared scintillators pdf Thomas W. Verhallen, 10-07-2019 Neutron Depth Profiling; Following the Lithium Distribution in Rechargeable Batteries pdf Lars Bannenberg, 29-04-2019 Skyrmions and spirals in cubic chiral magnets pdf Niek de Klerk, 31-01-2019 Simulations of electrode & solid electrolyte materials pdf Hai-Xing Fang, 10-01-2019 Solid state phase transformations in steels: a neutron and synchrotron radiation study pdf Wenqin Shi, 8-01- 2019 Positron annihilation studies on thin film solar cells: CdSe and PbSe quantum dot thin films and Cu(Inl-xGax)Se2 layered systems pdf 2018 Matteo Gamarino, 20-11-2018 Modal Methods for Rehomogenization of Nodal Cross Sections in Nuclear Reactor Core Analysis pdf P. Cakir, 23-10-2018 Redox Behaviour of Model Systems for Spent Nuclear Fuel Surfaces pdf Vasileiadis, Alexandros, 27-09-2018 Modeling Electrode Materials. Bridging Nanoscale to Mesoscale pdf Raijmakers, Luc, 24-09-2018 Sensorless Temperature Measurements for Advanced Battery Management Systems pdf Kouwenberg, Jasper, 05-07-2018 Fluorescent Nuclear track Detectors for Alpha Particle Measurement pdf Roosmalen, Jarno van, 03-07-2018 Modelling, Simulation, and Optimization of Molecular Breast Tomosynthesis pdf Versteylen, Casper, 22-06-2018 Modelling self-healing creep steels pdf Kruijff, Robin de, 02-03-2018 Alpha Radionuclide Therapy Using Polymeric Nanocarriers. Solution to the Recoil Problem? pdf Valentina Valori, 08-01-2018 Rayleigh-Benard convection of a supercritial fluid: PIV and heat transfer study pdf 2017 Henriques Vieira, Bruno, 16-11-2017 Biomonitor-Reflection of Large-Distance Air Mass Transported Trace Elements pdf Luo, Hongde, 19-10-2017 Charge Carrier Trapping Processes and Deliberate Design of Afterglow Phosphors pdf Cambraia Lopes Ferreira da Silva, Patricia, 16-10-2017 Time-resolved imaging of secondary gamma ray emissions for in vivo monitoring of proton therapy: methodological and experimental feastibility studies pdf Yu, Chuang, 05-10-2017 Probing Li-ion transport in Sulfide-based solid-state batteries pdf Awater, Roy, 02-10-2017 Exploring next-generation scintillation materials pdf Boeije, Maurits, 03-07-2017 Electron density studies on magnetic systems pdf Qian, Fengjiao, 11-06-2017 Static and Dynamic properties of Cubic Chiral Magnets pdf Nguyên, Thang, 15-05-2017 Influence of compositions and size on the giant magnetocaloric effect in (Mn,Fe)2(P,Si)-based compounds pdf Ivashchenko, Oleksandra, 24-01-2017 Development and applications of high-performance small-animal SPECT pdf Yao, TianTian, 16-01-2017 3D Radiation Dosimetry Using a Radio-Fluorogenic gel pdf

T. (Tamara) Metze

Associate Professor (can act as chair)
Department: Multi Actor Systems
Section: Organisation and Governance (O&S)
Methods: qualitative methods; actor-network analysis; social network analysis; framing analysis; visual analysis; case studies; futuring techniques
Expertise: energy transition en circular society

Radiation Science & Technology

Radiation Science & Technology The department of Radiation Science & Technology has unique expertise in using ionizing radiation such as positrons and neutrons for research and education. We have direct access to our 2.3 MW nuclear research reactor equipped with advanced beam-line instruments, irradiation facilities and radiological laboratories and to the Holland Particle Therapy Center, including the proton beam research bunker. Our research focuses on materials science with emphasis on energy conversion and storage, health technology for imaging and diagnostics, radionuclide therapy and proton therapy. Innovative and sustainable nuclear energy is part of our portfolio as well. The department provides education to students in the fields of physics, chemistry and biomedical sciences. It counts about 20 PI’s, 20 support staff and 70 PhD students and postdocs. Areas of expertise Reactor Physics and Nuclear Materials Faculty Jan Leen Kloosterman Rudy Konings Danny Lathouwers Martin Rohde Anna Smith Applied Radiation and Isotopes Faculty Antonia Denkova Robin de Kruijff Bert Wolterbeek Fundamental Aspects of Material and Energy Faculty Ekkes Brück Niels van Dijk Iulian Dugulan Stephan Eijt Neutron and Positron Methods for Materials Faculty Wim Bouwman Lambert van Eijck Henk Schut Tom McCoy Jeroen Plomp Medical Physics and Technology Faculty Dennis Schaart Danny Lathouwers Marlies Goorden Biomedical Imaging Faculty Freek Beekman Storage of Electrochemical Energy Faculty Marnix Wagemaker Erik Kelder Lars Bannenberg Xuehang Wang Swapna Ganapathy Luminescence Materials Faculty Pieter Dorenbos Erik van der Kolk Bert Hintzen News Thesis defences ---------------------- Thursday, December 12, 15.00h Z. Wu Formation of metallic-like nanodomains and vacancy defects in photochromic rare-earth oxyhydride film Promotors: Prof.dr. E.H. Brück, Dr.S.W.H. Eijt Working at TU Delft Reactor Institute TU Delft Reactor Institute

Staff

Form & Modelling Studies Peter Koorstra P.A.Koorstra@tudelft.nl Bio Peter Koorstra graduated cum laude at the Academy for Industial Design in Eindhoven in 1981. Since then, he has worked as a designer and as an artist, joining the office of the Dutch Government Architect as an advisor from 1987 until 1992. He has worked for several governmental institutes and municipalities in the Netherlands as advisor in arts. In 1998 he founded Cucinacosta, a design office for furniture and kitchen design. He is assistant professor at the Form & Modelling Studies Group. He joined the Form & Modelling group in 2006 and became head of Modelling Studies in 2012. As Assistant Professor he is now responsible for the Form, Modelling & Drawing Studies group. In 2017 he was also appointed as Coordinator of the Master Track Architecture. Ir. Geert Coumans G.Coumans@tudelft.nl Bio In 2013 Geert Coumans started working at the TU Delft with the goal to use his knowledge about the physical model as an intuitive tool for design, analysis and communication. While studying architecture in Delft, Geert already started discovering and focusing on the use of the physical model in the design process. From 1999 onwards he has been involved in the production and use of these models, commissioned by different offices in the Netherlands, Belgium and Norway. When starting at TU Delft, this specialism first lead to a more practical implementation at the faculty. From 2014 onwards his work became more directly related to the educational program by Form Studies. To get inspired outside the faculty, Geert is interested in projects on the interface between art and architecture. Ir. Mieke Vink M.G.Vink-1@tudelft.nl Bio Mieke Vink is part of the Form Studies group as lecturer and PhD researcher with an interest in the poetics of architectural form. After graduating cum laude in 2015 Mieke has worked as an architect on various public and commercial projects at KAAN Architecten. She joined the Form Studies group in 2018 to teach and further develop her interest in the affective qualities of architecture and artistic processes towards its conception. Throughout her work she questions how both sensitivity and precision are developed through material engagement and environmental thinking in architectural design. These interests are grounded in a deep appreciation for the landscapes we inhabit, which positions her projects and teaching in a relational, poetic field. Ir. Lianne Klitsie L.M.Klitsie@tudelft.nl Bio Lianne Klitsie joined the Form & Modelling Studies group in 2021 as a part time teacher. She is the head of the photofilm lab, providing photography and film workshops and facilities for students. Lianne Klitsie graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in Delft in 2016. She has worked as an architect at a large architecture office within the public buildings department. While working she studied Film Directing at the Amsterdam Filmschool in 2018 to explore storytelling, composition and movement through the medium of short film. In 2020 she founded instill studio - a Rotterdam based practice in architecture and film, from the desire to initiate more collaborative projects with other artistic disciplines. Lianne joined the Form & Modelling Studies group in 2021 as a part time teacher in the Bachelor. Besides teaching she is head of the photofilm lab. A reborn initiative that provides photography and film workshops and facilities for students. Ir. Wing Yung W.C.Yung@tudelft.nl Bio Wing Yung is part of the Form Studies group since 2017. When teaching, her emphasis is directed to the interplay between physical models and design development. During her studies and after graduating from the TU Delft in 2013, Wing worked on models and visualisations for architecture related exhibitions. She gained experience in the architecture field first at de Kort van Schaik and later at Maccreanor Lavington Architects. She worked on medium to large scale housing projects in the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK. Wing is part of the Form Studies group since 2017, for which she shares the same passion to educate a design process with a strong emphasis on the interplay between physical models and design development. Lastly, for the project WYNG and her own wardrobe, Wing uses her background in architecture to create high level garments within the slow fashion movement. Elise van Dooren E.J.G.C.vanDooren@tudelft.nl Bio Elise van Dooren enjoys teaching design and is fascinated by the question of how to teach. She is now responsible for the Form, Modelling & Drawing Studies group. After obtaining her master’s degree in architecture at Delft University of Technology, Elise van Dooren worked in practice for about ten years. Almost immediately after her studies, she also started teaching. First as a guest lecturer, later as a faculty member in a variety of educational projects and roles, such as coordinator, chair of the education board and educational developer and advisor. Her fascination for the design education, resulted in a PhD and the development of courses for students and teachers on design didactics (TU Delft, Academies in Groningen and Tilburg, Technasium). Drawing Studies Hans van der Pas j.vanderpas@tudelft.nl Bio Hans van der Pas has 22 years of experience as a teacher, giving drawing lessons and workshops at various institutes in the Netherlands and India. Since 2014 he is part of the Form Studies group. Hans van der Pas studied fine arts at Gerrit Rietveld Academy Amsterdam. After graduating in 1987 he had several exhibitions in the Netherlands and Germany. In addition to work in the visual arts he developed activities as a curator for the cultural centre of the VU-University. In 2004 he made a series of spatial works for the public space commissioned by the municipality of Amsterdam. Van der Pas has 22 years of experience as a teacher, giving drawing lessons and workshops at various institutes in the Netherlands and India. He is a guest teacher for the minor program and the morphology studies at the Academy of Architecture since 2011. In 2014 Hans van der Pas started his position as a teacher of hand drawing at the TU Delft. Georg Bohle G.W.Bohle@tudelft.nl Bio Georg Bohle works on drawings of imaginary cityscapes and landscapes that are shown regularly in the Netherlands and abroad. Since 2014 he teaches drawing at the TU Delft. After graduating in conceptual design at the Design Academy in Eindhoven in 2007, Georg Bohle worked as a designer for furniture and projects in the public space for the design studio Makkink & Bey in Rotterdam (2007-2010) Since the fall of 2010 his main occupation is drawing. Georg Bohle works on drawings of imaginary cityscapes and landscapes that are shown regularly in the Netherlands and abroad. Bohle’s career includes “Artist in residence stays” in Tokyo (2011), Prague (2013) and the Rocky Mountains (2014), as well as the ‘Maaskant getekend’ exhibition in the Kunsthal (2018) and stipends from the Mondriaan Foundation. From 2014 until 2018 Georg Bohle teached at the Academie voor Bouwkunst in Amsterdam. Since 2014 he teaches drawing at the TU Delft. Kristjan Kaltenbach K.G.Kaltenbach@tudelft.nl Bio Kristjan Kaltenbach started his own office K2A2 architecten in Rotterdam and Freiburg in 2009. At the moment, he teaches drawing at the TU Delft. Kristjan works as an architect in Rotterdam. From 1990-92 work for an environmental groep, BUND-Deutschland and architectual photographer Dirk Altenkirch, Karlsruhe. Studied at TU Delft between 1992-99 and from 1995 student assistent Handtekenen, section media. In 1999 started as architect for a period of ten years at EEA-architects with projects like Oosterdokseiland, urban plan Amsterdam, Stadsschouwburg Haarlem, theater, and housingproject Hafencity Hamburg. Starting own office K2A2 architecten in Rotterdam and Freiburg in 2009 with projects in housing, education, landscape and renovation.

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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]