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On Wednesday 6 December 2023, Emeritus Professor and former Dean of the faculty Prof.Dr. Jan van Ingen passed away at the age of 91. In 1952, Van Ingen was appointed as a student assistant at the then new low-speed tunnel. He considered setting up the research work in this tunnel to be his most important pioneering work.

Rudolf Saathof has been awarded funding from NWO under the Open Technology Programme for his research proposal DAILSCOM, which aims to create a geographical map describing the quality of laser-satellite communication channels.

Advances in aerospace and energy transition require materials that meet ever-increasing demands. Such as extreme environments, high pressures or temperatures. In TU Delft's Materials for Additive Manufacturing lab, researchers can now explore new materials and process them into products and components for extreme conditions. This unique lab was opened on 30 November.

At COP28 in Dubai, countries want to reach new agreements to reduce emissions. This requires the identification of emission sources. The Netherlands has extensive experience with satellites that monitor methane emissions. Researchers from SRON, KNMI, TNO and TU Delft see huge methane plumes over landfills and fossil fuel extraction with their current space instrument TROPOMI.

To mark the 10th anniversary of the BlueSky community, Jacco Hoekstra, Professor of Communication, Navigation and Air Traffic Management, and Assistant Professor Joost Ellerbroek organised a workshop in Wassenaar on 8 and 9 November. In ten years, the network has grown from a local initiative to a global 'Wikipedia of air traffic simulations'.

Associate Professor of the Atmospheric Impacts of Aviation, Irene Dedoussi, is co-author of a paper published in Science on 23 November 2023. In the paper researchers from among others George Mason University in Virginia, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the University of Texas at Austin and TU Delft describe the link between emissions of coal fired power plants in the US, the pollution they result in in the atmosphere and the effects on public health.

Last night, probably between 21:00 and 22:00 CET, the nanosatellite Delfi-C3 reached the end of its life at the age of 15. The Delfi-C3, the first satellite built by students, burned up in the atmosphere. In 2006, the small satellite was built by scientists from TU Delft, along with a group of about 60 students. It was launched from India in 2008. Since then, it has orbited the Earth more than 85,000 times, traveling approximately 3.7 billion kilometers.

Associate Professor of Atmospheric Impacts of Aviation, Dr Irene Dedoussi, has been elected a Fellow of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering (NAE). This makes her a member of a 'select group of distinguished professionals who stand out for their outstanding achievements in the engineering domain, the high impact of their work, and their inspiring leadership in the context of the major societal transitions facing the Netherlands and the world'. On Monday 13 November, the official inauguration will take place in The Hague. The NAE will then actually launch.

Daan Pool and Daniele Ragni both have received funding from NWO as part of the Open Technology Programme. Dr Ragni received the funding for his research proposal Ampere, which aims to reduce noise generated by aircraft and wind turbines by developing innovative permeable materials. Dr Pool received funding for the project FITS, which aims at developing new touchscreens that correct finger movements, and use tactile feedback to simulate touch.

TU Delft is launching a new research programme on 31 October to explore the possibilities of wind-assisted propulsion for cargo vessels. The aim is to reduce fuel consumption by 30%.