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Biweekly magazine of the Eindhoven University of Technology
28 November 2013 | year 56
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TOP funding for Mathematics & Computer Science Tuesday 26 November 2013 - Three researchers of Mathematics & Computer Science will be receiving a TOP Grant. Prof.dr.ir. Onno Boxma and prof.dr.ir. Wil van der Aalst have each been awarded a grant of approximately half a million euro for the queuing theory and the search for ‘desire lines’ in Big Data. With these two grants, TU/e has landed a quarter of the major TOP Grants that NWO makes available for hard science every year. Dr. Maria Vlasiou has received a more modest TOP Grant that will allow her to finance a PhD student or postdoc.
New lab for res into solar cells earch
Monday 18 Novemb er 2013 - A new te st facility for breakthrough research into thin -film solar cells was opened at the High Tech Ca mpus Eindhoven on We dnesday 27 Nove mb er 2013. The new TU/e lab includes a high-re solution transmission electr on microscope th at will allow detailed study of the components of solar cells. Thin-film so lar cells consist of stacked layers of of these cells is to different materials. a large extent dete The efficiency rmined by the prop the different layer erties of the boun s. To gain a better daries between understanding of want to study the these properties, materials and the the researchers boundaries betwee n them atom-by-a tom.
First doctoral candidates to start at Data Science Center Tuesday 19 November 2013 - In January 2014, the first doctoral candidates will start their research projects at Data Science Center Eindhoven (DSC/e). Starting 2015, the new research institute and education center of TU/e will also offer study programs, but when full undergraduate and graduate programs will be launched is yet unsure. The virtual center will be embedded in the Departments of mathematics & Computer Science, Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences, Electrical Engineering, and Industrial Design. The four departments plan to collaborate with several companies. The center sets out with twenty doctoral candidates, and wants to expand to fifty.
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Diwali in Chapel Monday 25 November 2013 - An Indian caterer, tons of paper lanterns, and lots of people in traditional Indian attire turned the Eindhoven Student Chapel into a special place last Saturday. Both Indians and other nationalities came to celebrate Diwali. There was a dinner with dance and music. The event was organized by Indian TU/e students, Tint, and the Cosmos student association. Tint event planner Heather Donaldson loved the intrinsic party last Saturday. “There wasn’t any show element. Two-thirds of the visitors were of Indian descent and wore traditional Diwali clothing. They were really celebrating their own holiday.”
Lex Lemmens Professor of Academic Science and Engineering Education Monday 25 November 2013 - The Executive Board of TU/e has appointed dr.ir. Lex Lemmens as Professor of Academic Science and Engineering Education with effect from 1 December. As professor, Lex Lemmens will lead research into the development and introduction of the reforms in the Academic Science and Engineering Education within the TU/e Bachelor College. Through the appointment of a professor, TU/e strongly underlines the importance it places on this specialized area of education. As well as research and collaboration with industry, social institutions and government, the quality of education remains a key value for TU/e. Next to his new role as Professor, Lex Lemmens also remains Dean of the Bachelor College.
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