When I did my University Teaching Qualification, we briefly looked at the vision of TU Delft on education. Since then, I have wanted to take a deeper dive into the vision and mission of the university, and reflect on what…
I thought we had gotten into calmer waters with generative AI, but DeepSeek, the plunge of Nvidia stock, and the launch of o-3 mini showed me that I was very wrong. And yet - I feel a certain fatigue, a…
In the past, my research lines were very well defined. I started with the shear capacity of reinforced concrete slabs under concentrated loads. Gradually, I expanded to other shear problems, punching, torsion, and assessment of reinforced concrete slab bridges. Then,…
Every now and then, I take a look back on what my work weeks used to look like, and what they look like now. And now is a moment in my career in which I've been a full professor in…
This post is part of the series PhD Talk for AcademicTransfer: posts written for the Dutch academic career network AcademicTransfer, your go-to resource for all research positions in the Netherlands. These posts are sponsored by AcademicTransfer, and tailored to those…
I have written about the procedures I have for onboarding PhD candidates and postdocs, but it recently became clear to me that I also need to think about my procedures for offboarding. So, I sat down to see what are…
I have recently been applying to more calls for proposals than in the past - partially because I am developing a new research line in Ecuador, and I can use all the financial contributions to buy the necessary equipment. For…
Today, I have the pleasure of hosting Dr. Noelle Sterne (Ph.D., Columbia University) with a fascinating guest post on when your writing goes too well. Noelle is a dissertation coach and editor, academic and mainstream writing consultant, author, workshop leader,…
It has been getting harder for me to carve out the time for my think days, so a few of these have taken place while my kid was at one of her activities and I went for the duration to…
Fall 2024 was one intense semester for the books. I'm held together by thin treads of caffeine and death metal. Not exaggerating. So, what made this semester so heavy (I know this one was going to be a challenge when…
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