Professors retire too. But there are exceptions. Like lecturer and exhibition curator Max Risselada (1939), who only said goodbye 11 years after his official retirement.
Face masks, keeping distance, opening windows. How much do these really help in preventing the spread of viruses? Scientists in the Mist project, in which TU Delft researchers are also involved, are looking into this. The Mist project will hold a public event on Monday 2 June.
Professors retire too. But there are exceptions. Like hydraulic engineer Han Vrijling (1947), who still offers expert advice.
Professors retire too – but there are exceptions. Like Wil Thissen (born 1949), founding father of the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management (TPM), who’s finally making time for ‘pensionado activities’ eleven years after his retirement.
Out of 2,400 applications from African academics, 51 were admitted as PhD candidates on a Dutch university. 24 of them have come to Delft. Last week, these participants on the GROW programme met up in Elspeet.
A group of around 10 TU Delft employees has been working on a ‘moral deliberation’ on the ties with Israeli institutions since March. They will issue advice before summer. Until then, the position of the Executive Board will remain unchanged. Meanwhile, a memorial tree on campus was vandalised for the second time.
Professors also retire, but there are exceptions. Such as Johan Molenbroek (1951), the Ergonomist and human measurer, who is still working.
Donald Trump’s hostile actions against academia are having serious consequences for Dutch researchers. This was the finding of an investigation by the HOP press agency, NU.nl, the Investico platform and De Groene Amsterdammer. Several scientists no longer have access to their research data. This is also the case at TU Delft.
In collaboration with the offshore industry, TU Delft researchers are developing a system that can remotely monitor the condition of anchor chains. With the increasing number of floating energy platforms, this is becoming more important than ever.
