The Delft architect, Dr. Rudi Stouffs, and physicist, Dr. Alberto Morpurgo, will each receive three-hundred thousand guilders a year over a five-year period to develop their ‘cross-grained’ ideas.
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NWO, the Dutch organization for scientific research, has promised 43 scientists working in The Netherlands 1.5 million guilders to help them realize their innovative ideas. Two TU Delft scientists, Dr. Rudi Stouffs, of Technical Design and Informatics, and an Italian ‘obstructionist,’ Dr. Alberto Morpugo, of Quantum Transport (Applied Physics), were chosen from the 154 candidates from TU Delft. Stouffs: ”Well, you’ve got to be lucky. The selector’s had to have figured out what you were talking about.”
Morpugo(32) will study how the electrons in material influence each other. To do this, he’ll examine microscopic fractions and crystals, in order to study the special electronic qualities of superconductors, magnetic materials and conducting plastics. Although he’ll only be examining fractions, the fractions still contain hundreds of thousands of electrons. Morpurgo’s research will require him to push his measuring instruments to their outer limits.
Stouffs’ research is all about communication. Although communication is a major issue in the construction industry, it’s never easy. ”A designer’s vocabulary differs from that of a civil engineer,” Stouffs declares. However, the designer is expected to use software written, which is written in techno-speak, to create a comprehensible floor plan. Stouffs regrets this. ”The designer is never able to express himself in his own way. That’s a restriction to the designing process,” he complains.
An interpreter is needed. Stouffs wants computer programs to act as interpreters, but they must be user-friendly. ”If you’re terrible in programming, you should only have to hire someone to program the translation scripts,” he says.
Stouffs believes students should be given more opportunities to try research: ”Perhaps just for two years. If it’s unsatisfactory, they can always go work in the private sector.” As a researcher, the Belgian doesn’t understand why so little money is invested in research, as there’s still so much to investigate. And, moreover, he believes researchers should try more unusual methods. Stouffs: ”After all, the big discoveries in history were made by people who didn’t accept common reality, just like real obstructionists.”
The Delft architect, Dr. Rudi Stouffs, and physicist, Dr. Alberto Morpurgo, will each receive three-hundred thousand guilders a year over a five-year period to develop their ‘cross-grained’ ideas.
NWO, the Dutch organization for scientific research, has promised 43 scientists working in The Netherlands 1.5 million guilders to help them realize their innovative ideas. Two TU Delft scientists, Dr. Rudi Stouffs, of Technical Design and Informatics, and an Italian ‘obstructionist,’ Dr. Alberto Morpugo, of Quantum Transport (Applied Physics), were chosen from the 154 candidates from TU Delft. Stouffs: ”Well, you’ve got to be lucky. The selector’s had to have figured out what you were talking about.”
Morpugo(32) will study how the electrons in material influence each other. To do this, he’ll examine microscopic fractions and crystals, in order to study the special electronic qualities of superconductors, magnetic materials and conducting plastics. Although he’ll only be examining fractions, the fractions still contain hundreds of thousands of electrons. Morpurgo’s research will require him to push his measuring instruments to their outer limits.
Stouffs’ research is all about communication. Although communication is a major issue in the construction industry, it’s never easy. ”A designer’s vocabulary differs from that of a civil engineer,” Stouffs declares. However, the designer is expected to use software written, which is written in techno-speak, to create a comprehensible floor plan. Stouffs regrets this. ”The designer is never able to express himself in his own way. That’s a restriction to the designing process,” he complains.
An interpreter is needed. Stouffs wants computer programs to act as interpreters, but they must be user-friendly. ”If you’re terrible in programming, you should only have to hire someone to program the translation scripts,” he says.
Stouffs believes students should be given more opportunities to try research: ”Perhaps just for two years. If it’s unsatisfactory, they can always go work in the private sector.” As a researcher, the Belgian doesn’t understand why so little money is invested in research, as there’s still so much to investigate. And, moreover, he believes researchers should try more unusual methods. Stouffs: ”After all, the big discoveries in history were made by people who didn’t accept common reality, just like real obstructionists.”
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