Op de nieuwjaarsbijeenkomst van het Kivi in Den Haag verleende president Gerald Schotman aan de watertechnoloog Henk Ovink het erelidmaatschap. Hij noemde Ovink een rolmodel voor jonge ingenieurs.
Dr. Stella Tkatchova published the book ‘Emerging Space Markets’. Commercial spaceflight has become her expertise ever since her graduation from TU Delft on the thesis ‘From space exploration to commercialisation’.
The festive gathering in the auditorium for the university’s 176th birthday had two major themes. One, Rector Magnificus Karel Luyben transferred the rectorship to Tim van der Hagen. Two, the university openly committed itself to open science and open data.
We are very enthusiastic about the results we’re going to show you, said Professor Pieternel Levelt (KNMI/TU Delft). Together with Dr Pepijn Veefkind (KNMI/TU Delft), she gave a preview of the Tropomi satellite images in the civil engineering building last Thursday.
Traditionally, ship propellers are made of bronze. For the Greenprop project, PhD candidate Pieter Maljaars studies flexible composite propellers to see how they can perform better than bronze.
Last year saw the successful launch of the environmental satellite, Tropomi. During an open lunch lecture, principle investigators Pieternel Levelt and Pepijn Veefkind will show and explain the first results.
When reducing energy use of buildings, Dr Ed Melet wants to put the inhabitants in charge. “People know perfectly well what to wear. So why wouldn’t they be able to control their indoor climate as well?”
The Delft-based Ocean Cleanup foundation reports the results of their 2015 Mega Expedition. The article in Environmental Science & Technology not only mentions large amounts of floating plastics but also toxics.
Seeing images spring to life feels like the future of Instagram. Dr Jingtang Liao demonstrated his software that creates depth in 2D images. The next step is to bring this magic into the hands of smartphone users.