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On Thursday 26th November the annual battle between the faculties of TU Delft took place. Each faculty nominated its own Best graduate and lecturer for the title Best of TU Delft. The moderator, of the ceremony, David Abbink – lecturer at 3mE and nominated several times for Best Lecture – interviewed all 8 best lecturers and introduced the 8 best graduates. His question for all of them: do you have what it takes?! Take a look at these, funny, interviews.

As you may have seen the posters, or maybe you even attended the event, yesterday the best lecturer and graduate of TU Delft were elected. Dr. ir. Alexander in ‘t Veld (AE) was chosen as the Best Lecturer of TU Delft 2015 and ir. Hanan al-Kutubi (AS) received the award for the Best Graduate of TU Delft 2015.

Alexander teaches two different courses within the Bachelor curriculum, ‘Flight Dynamics’ and ‘Simulation, Verification & Validation’.

Alexander understands that every student is different and proactively designs assignments for them.  He also makes use of effective tools to better visualize said material, like a colourful meter long toy aircraft. With this model aircraft Alexander is able to visualize the ways in which an aircraft reacts to basically all possible manoeuvres and how different effects create reactions of the aircraft.

His way of teaching makes the sometimes dry but difficult mathematical topics understandable and interesting.  In a very open way he breaks down the more complex matter into simple basics providing the students with a clear explanation. He can let the theory come to life by connecting to the real world, with examples and real life stories from his own experiences.

Alexander is one of the big defenders of the practical approach and is really convinced that the best way for students to learn. He gives students the chance to really be in an aircraft, during the flight dynamics test flight, a flying classroom, and monitor the same instruments that pilots have in the cockpit.

Hanan Al-Kutubi’s research project was unique because she successfully completed two research projects.

Her goal was to simplify the synthesis by for instance decreasing the time and temperature needed, with the result of having a more environment friendly, less expensive and more accessible process. Hanan published the results of her MSc thesis in three peer-refereed journal articles.

1. She developed a new sustainable synthesis method for ZnO/ZIF-8 nanohybrid materials with future potential applications in catalysis, sensing, and membrane technology.

2. She developed a novel versatile approach for the synthesis of metal oxides using polymers of intrinsic porosity as a template in collaboration with various international partners. The new metal oxide nanostructures produced in this research may find applications in future supercapacitors. Showing highest levels of leadership in the project and strong independence,

It has a top speed of 210 km/h, a boost power of 190 kW, weighs 860 kilo and runs on hydrogen. Can you guess what it is already? The title might be a giveaway: it is the Forze VI. This week the Forze VI is the reason to be proud of our university. The 16th of November, this TU Delft Dreamteam broke the electric lap record of Circuit of Zandvoort that was set by Tesla Roadster. The lap, 4.3 km long, took 2:05,450 to complete, leading to an average speed of 128 km/h. This was 5 seconds faster than the record set by Tesla. The driver of the Forze was Jan Lammers, a former Formula One driver.

The Forze Hydrogen Racing dreamteam focuses on developing a fast electric racecar, that run on hydrogen. A fuel cell on board converts the energy from the hydrogen to electric energy, allowing the use as a battery. This increases efficiency to a level that is two to three times higher than a conventional combustion engine. Moreover, a hydrogen tank can be refilled in minutes, with preservation of the range of an ordinary car. On the downside, it is more expensive to produce.

The dreamteam has seven full-time members, each responsible for a separate part of the car. In total, around 70 people work on the project, varying from part-time to minor students, to full time members. Do you want to stay up to date? Follow them on Facebook, Twitter or visit their website.

This Thursday your friends or classmates won’t be available, agendas of your lecturers will be blocked and lecture halls will be empty. Why? Because Thursday 26th November the Best Teacher award and Best Graduate award will be awarded at the Auditorium.

Each faculty nominated its own Best graduate and lecturer for the title Best of TU Delft. During the ceremony on 26th November two prizes will be awarded: one for the Best Lecturer and one for the Best Graduate. The best graduates from each faculty will give a 1,5 minute pitch about their graduation project to convince the jury. But also for the lecturers the thrill remains. Who will take the price home for their faculty?

So, block your agenda from 15.30 hour and register to support your faculty!

Best of TU Delft 2015 Programme:

15:30               Walk-in

16:00               Best of TU Delft 2015 Award Ceremony

18:00               Drinks

19:00               End ceremony

Congratulations Daniel! Yesterday the knock-outs rounds of The Voice of Holland were aired. Daniel fought his way through the rounds and became one of the favorites of his coach Sanne. Now it’s waiting and preparing for the live finals! Do you want a sneak peek into his life? Check out the interview with Daniel on Studentnews (on Thursday 19th November). Don’t forget: during the finals you can vote for your favorite, hint….. TU Delft students are of course the best.

Are you up to date on the TU Delft showbizz rumours? Did you know that next to smart minds and creativity, we also have vocal stars to offer? Meet Daniel Kist, an IDE student in the run for the title ‘The Voice of Holland’ 2015.

After hours of practice on his toy piano, Daniel started to take real classes from the age of four. He improved quickly, being announced as the new ‘real talent’ in piano-land. He started singing when he was eleven, but was pushed to stick to backing vocals and focus on the piano instead. Despite this, Daniel made it through the blind auditions, being selected from over 4.000 candidates for The Voice. So much for backing vocals.

According to Daniel, the vibe ‘behind the scenes’ is not as harsh as a lot of people seem to think. “Everyone encourages each other, it’s really open and friendly. I still talk to some people I met at the blind auditions. They don’t carry a grudge at all.” Daniel is happy with how far he has come up until now. “I just want to enjoy everything I learn and everyone I meet. It is great if I stay in, but I am happy for the experience as it is. I would not be disappointed if I am sent home tomorrow.”

When he is not in the studio, Daniel works in his own company (Skyframes), likes to cook or plays in his band ‘The Fundamentals’. He also studied in England for a year, teaches at an elementary school and visited South Africa with the Dragonfleye project to prevent the big five from being hunt down. Mind you, this guy is only 22. His study IDE suffers a lower priority at the moment. As he says himself: “Let’s study a bit longer then.”

The single Daniel enjoys a lot of attention from the lady fans, but “there is one problem, they are all too young.” Especially Instagram delivers a lot of kind requests and encouragement. Daniel reads everything, but only values the comments he thinks are true and constructive. “There is a lot of negative stuff out there, but you should not let that get you down. In the end, the only opinions that really matter are the ones of the people around you.”

The next step of The Voice are the ‘Knock Outs’, that will be aired at the 20^th and the 27^th of November. Daniel’s Knock-out will be on the 20^th of November. Are you going to cheer him on?

Looking for an internship, a job or new connections and are you free next Thursday night? Thursday the 26th of November, TU Delft, the Haagse Hogeschool, Inholland and the municipality of Delft organise ‘the Night of the Enterprises’.

During this event, students can meet local companies in a field of their interest, for example themes like design, ICT, high-tech or biotechnology.  You can sign up for a specific theme  and hop on the bus that brings you to three companies operating in the field. There will be a central kick-off at OGD ICT-diensten (Rotterdamseweg 380), whereafter all students will travel by the bus of their field of interest. Get a taste of the company atmosphere and meet the employees. It is a nice way to orientate on your career, for now or later!

The video shows an overview of last year. Curious? Sign up through aanmelder.

YES!Delft Students is the place to be for entrepreneurship! They want to stimulate and support entrepreneurship among students. Next week from 16th-20th November the YES!Week will take place. This week will be filled with entrepreneurial activities to challenge and inspire you. The YES!Week will kick off on Monday November 16th in the library of TU Delft (12:00-17:00). During this week you can get to know everything about entrepreneurship. Several activities are organised:

• Tuesday: Philips Innovation Award Seminar
• Wednesday: Ideation Club | Network Day
• Thursday: Do-IT Game!
• Friday: Incubator Tour
• Friday: Say OUI! to Paris

You can register here. Interested in more information regarding the activities and seminars? Visit the website of Yes!Delft Students.

Piling works are necessary and due to the deliverance of goods, the road might be limitedly accessible for approximately 20 minutes per delivery. At the end of November, the piling works will be finished, then they will start with the foundation of the building. This will cause less trouble. When the building is finished in 2017 and will provide rooms for 665 students. Curious what the building will look like? You can find a movie here.