PhD Life at TU Delft
Have you ever wondered with doing a PhD at Delft University of Technology is like? Well, a few fellow PhD students made a short movie to show you all what it's like. And the cool thing: it's filmed in the…
Five Lessons for Science Teachers
Flickr Image under CC license by ceolmTeaching science, especially to teenagers, should be an opportunity to share our love for science with curious and young people. But too often teachers simply end up boring their students to death. (I, too,…
First Time at the TRB Annual Meeting
Last January, I attended the Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board in Washington DC. The Annual Meeting, nicknamed the Superbowl of Transportation, attracts between (estimated) 11000 and 20000 participants, of which 5000 international participants. The Annual Compendium of Papers…
25 Quick and Easy Ways to Save Money in Graduate School
When you are living from paycheck to paycheck in graduate school, it is time to change your spending habits around.When you are dreaming of saving for the downpayment of a house, or a new car - again, it's time to…
TRB Annual Meeting – Social Media and an App, done Right
The Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board is the first conference I attended that really created a buzz online.Attendees shared technical information, thoughts and discussion from the sessions, used Twitter to get into a dialogue, and to create a…
Five Ways to Control your Budget in Graduate School
During your PhD, you certainly aren't bathing in luxury. Even if you have funding for your research, and are paid a salary that keeps you alive, most likely, you just get by.Buying kitchen appliances, unexpected health bills, car repair costs…
Silver Linings: Kickstart your health
Mens sana in corpore sano. A healthy mind in a healthy body - we all know that to be at our very best, our bodies need to be healthy.Kim Lyons makes it sound all so logical and easy in this…
Paper published in the ACI Structural Journal
Our paper "Shear in One-Way Slabs under Concentrated Load Close to Support" is now available online at the website of the American Concrete Institute and will be published in the March/April 2013 version of the ACI Structural Journal.Getting this paper…
Writer’s Lab: Seven Lessons from Academic Writing
Before I started graduate school, and got acquainted with academic writing, I enjoyed writing poetry and short stories. Over the course of graduate school, I’ve documented my journey in this blog. These different styles of writing have merged into my…
Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting: Presentation and Paper
At the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, I've presented in the session of "Topics in Concrete Bridges". You can find the slides of my presentation here: Assessment of the Shear Capacity of Existing Reinforced Concrete Solid Slab…