20 18 June 2015 | year 57
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Student TU/e found dead in spacebox
Spinoza Prize for TU/e professor René Janssen 12 June - University Professor René Janssen will be awarded a Spinoza Prize by NWO amounting to 2.5 million euro. The Spinoza Prize, which has been awarded every year since 1995, is the highest Dutch scientific distinction. After Rutger van Santen (1997) and Bert Meijer (2001), Jansen is the third professor from TU/e upon whom this honor is conferred. René Janssen is an expert in the field of plastic solar cells and electronics. The University Professor’s research group, Molecular Materials and Nanosystems (M2N), forms a bridge between the Departments of Applied Physics and Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, which enables him to combine the expertise of both disciplines.
11 June - A 22-year-old student of TU/e was found dead in one of the spaceboxes at the campus Wednesday afternoon. Bibin Isac was a master student of Embedded Systems. Isac Bibin was born in Oman. He studied electrical engineering at Vellore Institute in India. Bibin took the master Embedded Systems at TU/e since February this year. His death comes as a big shock to his fellow students and the teachers of the master Embedded Systems and to the departments of Mathematics and Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. In room MF3.140 on the third floor of MetaForum, a condolence book is available to anybody who would like to leave a personal message.
TU/e cancels cantus as Intro finale
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The cantus is a valuable tradition to Executive Board member Jo van Ham. “I’d love to maintain that sense of togetherness, but beer binging isn’t quite my priority. We’ll have to wait and see what will happen.” The Central Intro Committee was struggling with the new alcohol legislation last year already but then opted for near-beer. The new water fest will take place on the field between Auditorium and Vertigo on Friday, after the departmental hangover breakfasts. Activities will include assaulting ‘rival’ Intro groups with water balloons.
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Romantic Rain
Ever since my first time in the Netherlands I have been amazed at how the Dutch cuss when it rains. After two years here and of course many downpours, I still find rain romantic! Yes you heard (or rather read) it right: I find rain romantic. I grew up in Mumbai with an annual rainy season or monsoon. The monsoon can bring the city to a stop, but never our spirits. Rain means hot cups of warm spiced tea with milk (Chai), and fried onion fritters (Bhajias). This is a common way to enjoy rain, all the while watching Bollywood movies where the hero saves the damsel in distress in torrential rains, after which they dance in this very rain to celebrate love and life.
I find myself longing for rain (very, very secretly) even in the low countries after a dry spell of a few weeks. I have had my share of being surprised under open skies to free, cold - extremely cold - showers, but that does not dampen my spirit. It just makes me crave Chai and Bhajias. So while I empathize with my Dutch friends around me, I secretly also wish they discovered their own Chai and Bhajia to enjoy the beauty of Dutch rain from their beautiful windows. Kiranmayee Mhetr at Innovatioe, graduate studen t n Sciences