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Heating our homes is warming up the Earth too. Associate Professor Phil Vardon and PhD candidate Ivaylo Pantev want to warm or cool buildings through their pile foundations, by using the natural temperature of the soil. If done well, this can help residents to save energy, money and problems for generations to come.

Are you fascinated by Geosciences and willing to take the challenge of predicting the nature and behavior of the Earth subsurface? This is your course!

Professor Timo Heimovaara is the new Department Chair of Geoscience & Engineering as of 1 January 2019. He takes over the activities of professor Michael Hicks, who was interim Director for the period 1 May-31 December 2018.

The GSE department appointed Dr. Annemarie Muntendam-Bos part-time associate professor in the area of induced seismicity as per 1 January 2019.

NWO awarded more than 4 million euros to 5 innovative research projects from the faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences (CEG) for research into the effect of human interventions deep under the ground. The research programme DeepNL seeks to improve the fundamental understanding of deep subsurface dynamics that occur under the influence of human interventions such as gas production and geological storage of CO2.

During the Geothermal Get-Together on 29 November 2018, it was announced that research on Geothermal Science and Engineering at TU Delft got another boost. A consortium of seven partners signed a certificate for sponsoring an Assistant/Associate Professor.

NWO heeft ruim € 4 miljoen toegekend aan 5 onderzoeksprojecten van de faculteit Civiele Techniek en Geowetenschappen (CiTG) die zich richten op het effect van menselijk ingrijpen in de diepe ondergrond.

Hadi Hajibeygi, universitair docent bij de faculteit Civiele Techniek en Geowetenschappen, is verkozen tot Innovative Teaching Talent 2018. Hij geeft de vakken Reservoir Simulation, Rock Fluid Physics en Advanced Reservoir Simulation en richtte onderzoeksgroep DARSIM op.

De meeste mensen zullen afgelopen zomer niet hebben nagedacht over het verwarmen van hun huizen; onderzoekers van de TU Delft deden dat wel (en niet alleen de laatste maanden). De bij het geothermisch onderzoek betrokken wetenschappers hebben goeie redenen om vooruit te kijken: het College van Bestuur van de TU Delft heeft een principebesluit genomen over de aanleg van een aardwarmtebron die voor geothermisch onderzoek kan dienen.

Every year, TU Delft's eight faculties nominate their best graduates. At the ‘Best Graduate’ ceremony, each of the nominees presents a pitch on their graduation project. This year Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences nominated Yanni Villa Acuña.