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Using natural forces to strengthen the coast

Large-scale hydraulic engineering projects such as the Afsluitdijk and the Delta Works are often built for the wrong reasons, Professor of Ecological Engineering Peter Herman explained during his inaugural address.

‘I was a calculating student’

Ionica Smeets, Leiden University Professor of Science Communication, has been chosen as TU Delft Alumnus of the Year. “My academic counsellor in secondary school thought that mathematics would be too easy for me. ”

25th Best Professor Award

The Delft University Fund has been presenting the Best Professor Award to a professor from Delft since 1994; 2018 will be the 25th occasion. Three Best Professors reminisce.

Wave predictions pay off

A pilot who has to land his aircraft on a rolling aft deck, or an engineer who has to transfer pipes to another ship on the open sea – people like these use their experience to estimate when the water is calm enough to act, but it is always tricky.

Landing obligation

Undersized fish that are thrown overboard usually die. From 2019, fishers will be required to land these unsaleable fish, reducing their revenue. For their Bachelor’s graduation project, Industrial Design Engineering students developed solutions for the landing obligation problem.

Circularise uses blockchain technology to trace raw materials

The amount of electrical and electronic waste in Europe is growing rapidly. Every year, around 10 million tonnes of old computers, televisions, refrigerators, tablets and mobile phones end up on the scrap heap. But what happens then?

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