15 October 2020
IAWA scholarship 2020 for Giulia Gatti
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'
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
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.
06 October 2020
Flexible wing flies with feeling
A wing that can actively absorb gusts of wind. The scale model of such a wing won three PhD students a prize this summer.
24 September 2020
Four NWO-GO research grants awarded to TU Delft
TU Delft has been awarded four research grants in the NWO-GO ("GebruikersOndersteuning") programme. One of these grants involves research into the 2018 Palu, Indonesia, earthquake and ensuing tsunami.
15 September 2020
Mirjam Snellen appointed as professor ‘Acoustic data analysis and imaging for aviation noise’
The Faculty of Aerospace Engineering is pleased to announce that Mirjam Snellen has been appointed professor within the ANCE section.
01 September 2020
Successful maiden flight for the TU Delft Flying-V
The first real test flight of the scaled flight model of the energy-efficient aircraft design called the Flying-V was a succes.
31 July 2020
TU Delft research partner in innovative wind farm Hollandse Kust Noord
As the research partner in the so-called Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN) project, TU Delft is playing a significant role. Once the wind farm has been built, researchers, led by Professor Jan-Willem van Wingerden, will be able to test their findings regarding wind energy in practice, and the amount of energy generated by the wind farm will be maximised.
02 June 2020
AI*MAN Lab: human-AI teams
Anahita Jamshidnejad from the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering will lead the research into collaboration between human and artificial intelligence (AI).
01 June 2020
Bianca Giovanardi and Wei Yu to start DTF tenure track positions
Aerospace Engineering will be joined by two new tenure trackers.