This blog was originally written live at TEDxDelft 2011When I woke up this morning, all excited about today's event, I started thinking about "ideas worth spreading". Somehow, and not surprisingly, I thought of Richard Feynman. His way of thinking, and…
I originally live-blogged this post from TEDxDelftThe first Dutch-born astronaut ever, Lodewijk van den Berg, gave an inspiring talk about research in space, and how he went from being a crystal growth scientist to becoming an astronaut.From scientist to astronautThe…
Just a quick note: I'm live blogging from TEDxDelft today - and trying to keep a good shot of science and inspiration together.All articles will appear here
In a session on "Recent Developments in Reinforced Concrete Slab Analysis, Design and Serviceability" I gave the presentation for which you can find the slides in here: Shear capacity of slabs and slab strips loaded close to the support from…
De ontwerpster van het mooiste boek ter wereld. De kristalonderzoeker die per ongeluk astronaut werd. De vrouw die de regels voor hoogtechnologisch draagmoederschap aan de kaak stelt. De kwantumwetenschapper die atomen aan de andere kant van de wereld kan omdraaien.…
As I wrote in my very first post, research is not like making homework. In fact, even though a PhD is the third cycle of higher education (especially when taking coursework), there is large difference between studying and doing research.…
For the past two years, I haven't had much opportunities to work from home as I have been very busy with my experiments in the lab. I do have the habit to squeeze in some hours during the weekend, but…
Today, during lunch, I attended a presentation on the diversity policy of TU Delft, and here's a quick overview of what struck me most:- Even though the Netherlands is one of the most progressive and developed countries around, it has…
Most of the time, I present in English, but every now and then I gt to talk in my native language. It's a strange sensation that talking about my research in my mother tongue takes me slightly more effort than…
Some time ago, I was asked why I decided to pursue a PhD, and how I got an idea of what a PhD candidate's work life looks like. In fact, I had always liked to idea of simply keeping on…
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