02 November 2020
Eight Best Graduates nominated for TU Delft Best Graduates 2020
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Today, 3 November 2020, Delft University Fund announced the eight TU Delft Best Graduates 2020. Each year, TU Delft’s eight faculties nominate their Best Graduate. On 17 November, during the TU Delft Best Graduate Award Ceremony 2020, one of these eight nominees will receive the prestigious title TU Delft Best Graduate 2020.
02 November 2020
TU Delft presents eight Best Graduates 2021
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Today, 29 October 2021, Delft University Fund announced the eight TU Delft Best Graduates 2021. Each year, TU Delft’s eight faculties nominate their Best Graduate. On 11 November, during the TU Delft Best Graduate Award Ceremony 2021, one of these eight nominees will receive the prestigious title TU Delft Best Graduate 2021.
29 October 2020
Marleen and Sjoerd graduated at the Flying-V: what was their contribution?
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This summer, Aerospace Engineers Marleen Hillen and Sjoerd van Empelen both graduated on the Flying-V. Their graduation research contributes to the scientific research agenda Flying-V.
20 October 2020
Aviation degrades air quality. How much depends on where you live and who your neighbours are.
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By far the largest share of aircraft emissions is made up of CO2. But a small percentage of aviation emissions consisting of combustion by-products, such as NOx and fine particulate matter, can greatly degrade air quality.
16 October 2020
University satellite in space for 12.5 years
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Since April 2008, the first Dutch-made university satellite has been in orbit around the earth. In a new episode of De ProfCast Chris Verhoeven talks about the origins and relevance of Delfi-C3.
15 October 2020
The LUMIO mission: a cube sat watches meteoroid impacts on the far side of the Moon
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This week, space engineering researcher Angelo Cervone gave a keynote presentation at this year’s (online) International Astronautical Congress. His topic: the LUMIO Mission. This mission, one of the two winning concepts of the ESA SysNova Lunar CubeSats for Exploration challenge, aims to send a cube sat mission to the far side of the Moon to watch the impacts of meteoroids.
15 October 2020
An energy mix combined with a novel engine concept to make aviation much more sustainable
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Researchers at TU Delft – together with partners SAFRAN group, Airbus and Rotterdam the Hague Innovation Airport (RHIA) – will work on an Advanced Propulsion and Power Unit (APPU) to be applied on aircraft of the calibre Airbus A320.
15 October 2020
IAWA scholarship 2020 for Giulia Gatti
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AE Master student Giulia Gatti has been awarded the IAWA scholarship 2020 for TU students. This scholarship is awarded annually by International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA) to support women pursuing studies in aviation or aerospace related fields.
12 October 2020
'Supersonic planes are not going to save us'
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In response to the messages about a new supersonic aircraft, Dean Henri Werij wrote a letter sent to the Volkskrant. You can read it today, October 12th 2020, as Letter of the Day (in Dutch).
09 October 2020
13 years of Makani airborne wind energy knowledge available open source
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The Google moonshot project Makani, the industry leader in airborne wind energy, was unfortunately terminated after 13 years of development work, in spring this year. But Google has now made all materials available open access, giving everyone free access to a wealth of knowledge and expertise on kite power. Read a larger article about Makani, the connection between the faculty and Makani and of course the links to all the documentation.