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11 April 2024

Girls’ Day 2024: jonge meiden bezoeken ME en CiTG

Girls’ Day 2024: jonge meiden bezoeken ME en CiTG

Een speciale dag voor meisjes zodat zij kunnen ervaren hoe waardevol en leuk technische opleidingen zijn. Op 11 april was het weer tijd voor de jaarlijkse Girls’ Day. Bijna 80 leerlingen uit de eerste, tweede en derde klas van scholen uit Leiden en Schiedam kwamen naar de TU Delft en maakten kennis met techniek bij de faculteiten Mechanical Engineering (ME) en Civiele Techniek en Geowetenschappen (CiTG).

11 April 2024

Mangroves that can protect coastlines worldwide

Mangroves that can protect coastlines worldwide

High waves startle mangroves for days during an experiment at the Delta wave flume in Delft. Researchers from Deltares and TU Delft keep increasing the force on the trees. They test how strong the mangrove trees are under extreme wave conditions and what contribution they make to water safety.

11 April 2024

Symposium in honour of Pacelli Zitha

Symposium in honour of Pacelli Zitha

21 March 2024

NWO Mozaïek 2.0 grant for Mr. Hoessein Alkisaei

NWO Mozaïek 2.0 grant for Mr. Hoessein Alkisaei

Ir. Hoessein Alkisaei has been awarded an NWO Mozaïek 2.0 grant. Mozaïek 2.0 is a doctoral fellowship program aimed at graduates with a migration background from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Turkey who are underrepresented in the Netherlands.

19 March 2024

Salt marshes put to test in wave flume

Salt marshes put to test in wave flume

Can salt marshes serve as a natural solution for flood protection? Researchers of the project ‘Living Dikes’ transported 62 big blocks of salt marshes, containing soil and vegetation, from the coast of Friesland to the Delta Flume at Deltares. After four weeks of exposure to extreme waves, almost the entire salt marsh is still standing there.