Archive Open menu Search 287 results Open menu 12 June 2018 In-depth analysis of safety for swimmers around the Sand Engine Pumping huge volumes of sand onto the coastline has effects on currents, waves and swim safety. Max Radermacher has compiled the first analysis of this problem to allow targeted measures (such as extra coastguards) to be taken where necessary. Radermacher will be awarded a PhD at TU Delft for his work on this subject on Friday 15 June. Read more 07 June 2018 4TU Resilience Engineering Centre officially launched Large power failures or heavy storms demonstrate how vulnerable our infrastructure is. The four technical universities in the Netherlands (Delft University of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, University of Twente, and Wageningen University and Research) are joining forces in the field of Resilience Engineering. On 7 June, the plans for the centre have been explained during an international launch event in Rotterdam. Read more 04 June 2018 CEG alumna Martha Deen wins Marina van Dammebeurs 2018 Can we combat climate change by drawing energy from the ocean? Martha Deen, alumna Applied Earth Sciences, has the ambition to map the potential of marine energy. She convinced a jury and won the Marina van Damme scholarship 2018 for female alumni of TU Delft. Read more 04 June 2018 Vidi grant for Frans van der Meer Frans van der Meer was awarded a VIDI grant worth EUR 800,000 for his proposal about composite laminate. VIDI grants are awarded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) to enable laureates to set up their own research group to develop their own innovative line of research. Read more 31 May 2018 No increase in losses in Europe from floods in the past 150 years Extreme hydrological events are generally predicted to become more frequent and damaging in Europe due to warming climate. Researchers from TU Delft and Rice University (Houston) have now shown that, correcting for economic and demographic changes, there has been no increase in financial losses and fatalities from floods in the last 150 years. They have reported on their findings in Nature Communications. Read more ... Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 You are on page 53 Page 54 Page 55 ... Share this page: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Email WhatsApp Share this page