News in Brief

This program is part of the European Commission’s 7th Framework Program (FP7) and focuses on increasing the mobility and developing the career prospects of researchers at European universities. The meeting will be held at the YES!Delft Business Lounge, starting at 11:30. The lunchtime meeting will pay particular attention to the following areas: IAPP Industry Academia Partnerships & Pathways, which focuses on partner projects between industry and universities and has a July submission deadline; and various Fellowships, offering individual grants for experienced researchers and has an August submission deadline. For more information, contact Esther Janssen at the Yes!Delft Valorisation Center.

,Didactics of science

Professor Marc de Vries made a case for a more professional approach to the didactics of science, during his inaugural speech at TU Delft on 6 February. In his speech, De Vries briefly outlined various views of what makes a good science teacher: “Some people think it’s a matter of being able to teach a few tricks of the trade and being competent in your own scientific discipline. Others think that being a teacher is a true vocation, and that all the teacher training in the world will do nothing to change this. I put forward a third view, in which didactics a discipline is that lends itself to scientific research. The findings should result in better education. In short, we should be working towards an R&D culture for the didactics of science.” De Vries will head the Delft Science Education and Communication (SEC) group, which will conduct research into the didactics of specific educational subjects, with the researchers opting for a ‘design-based research’.

,Super telescope

TU Delft nano-technologist Chris Lodewijk has succeeded in significantly increasing the sensitivity of new supertelescopes in Chile’s Atacama desert, where technicians and astronomers from around the world are currently working on the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), which consists of 66 advanced telescopes placed at an altitude of 5,000 meters and that together will provide more precise images of the universe. The project aims to help answer the question of how stars and planets are formed. ALMA is expected to be launched in 2012 and is viewed by astronomers as a major step forward in the field. Chris Lodewijk and technician Tony Zijlstra at TU Delft’s Kavli Institute of Nanoscience succeeded in drastically increasing the sensitivity of ALMA in a crucial frequency range by improving the functioning of the major component, the radiation-sensor, and involves what are known as ‘super-conducting tunnel junctions’. Lodewijk’s research topic of super-conducting tunnel junctions is also essential to the functioning of the Herschel Space Telescope, which is the successor to the Hubble telescope.

,English courses

Would you like to know the level of your English language skills? Register now for an English language test primarily meant for TU Delft teaching staff members. The test, held in Leiden, takes approximately one hour. After completing the test you immediately get your results and personal course advice. The advice allows you to register for English language courses that start each semester at the English Unit of the Institute for IT&C at the TPM Faculty. Contact Carin Leenders, program coordinator: c.j.a.leenders@tudelft.nl.

,Fortieth anniversary

This year TU Delft’s Faculty of Industrial Engineering is celebrating its fortieth anniversary with a series of lectures, talks and symposiums.  On Thursday 19 February a special lunchtime lecture will be given by Dr Stephen Batill from the University of Notre Dame (Indiana, US). The lecture is titled ‘Reflections on the Ultimate Tour of IDEO’ and everyone is welcome to attend the lecture, which is from 12:45 to 13:45 hours.

,Feedback

If you’d like to comment on anything appearing on the English Page or on a university-related matter, or if you have a question or suggestion for us, send your emails to d.mcmullin@tudelft.nl. We welcome all feedback from our readers. Letters intended for publication should include your name and be no longer than 350 words. This edition of Delta is also available online at www.delta.tudelft.nl, where you can also access the English Page archive.

Tel. (015) 2140226

Millennium Mambo, do. t/m wo. (behalve op ma.) 19.45; Funny Games, ma. 19.45; Valentín, do. en ma. t/m wo. 22.15; Samsara, zo. 15.00; Le fabuleux destin d’Amelie Poulain, vr. 15.30; Adaptation, do. t/m wo. (behalve zo.) 19.30 en 22.00, vr. 15.45, zo. alleen om 19.30; About Schmidt, zo. 15.15; The pianist, vr. t/m zo. 21.45; Kraak!, zo. 13.00, wo. 14.00; Prop en Berta, zo. 13.15, wo. 14.15; Sneak preview, zo. 22.15.

Delfia

Tel. (015) 2123855

Liever verliefd, do. t/m wo. 17.00 en 19.00, do., ma., di., zo. en wo. ook om 22.00, vr. en za. ook om 21.00 en 23.00, za., zo. en wo ook om 13.00 en 15.00; Confessions of a dangerous mind, do. t/m wo. 17.00; Spy kids 2, za., zo. en wo. 12.30 en 14.45; De tweeling, do. t/m wo. 19.00; Jackass, do. t/m wo. (behalve zo.) 19.15 en 21.45, za., zo. en wo. ook om 12.30 en 14.45; Pietje Bell, do. t/m wo. 17.00; Catch me if you can, do. t/m wo. 22.00; Jungle Book 2, za., zo. en wo. 13.00 en 15.00; Two weeks notice, do. t/m wo. 19.15, 22.00 (zo. alleen om 19.15); Chicago, do. t/m wo. 17.00; Sneak preview, zo. 22.00.

Apollo

Tel. (015) 2123251

Die another day, do. t/m wo. 17.00; Analyze that, do. t/m wo. 17.00; Lord of the rings, the two towers, zo. 13.30; The ring, do. t/m wo. 22.00, do., vr., za., ma. en di. ook om 19.30; The life of David Gale, do. t/m wo. 19.00 en 22.00, zo. ook om 13.30.

Lantaren/Venster

Tel. (010) 2772277

Irreversible, zo. 15.30, ma. t/m wo. 19.30; Cidade de Deus, do. t/m. wo. 21.30, vr. ook om 12.30; Valentín, vr. 13.00, vr. en za. 19.30; Chaos, do. t/m wo. (behalve di.) 19.15, vr. en zo. ook om 13.00; Le Fils, do. t/m wo. 21.45, vr. en wo. 15.30; Ten, do. t/m wo. 19.15, vr. 12.30; Bowling for Columbine, do. t/m wo. (behalve op ma.) 21.45, vr. 15.00; Meisje, do. t/m wo. (behalve vr. en di.) 19.30, vr. en wo. 15.15; Sunshine, do. t/m wo. 21.00, vr. 14.15; Chunhyang, di. 19.30; Naquyqatsi, vr., zo. en di. 19.30; Stevie, do. 19.00 en zo 13.00; Filmconcert: The valley of hunted man, zo. 15.00; Sneak preview, ma. 22.00.

Haags Filmhuis

Tel. (070) 3656030

(geen opgave)

Theater

Theater De Veste

Tel. (015) 2121312

Stuk (cabaret) Sanne Wallis de Vries, do. en vr. 20.15; De dood en het meisje met Linda van Dyck, Victor Löw en Peter Tuinman, za. 20.15; Mix (cabaret) Klaas van der Eerden, wo. 20.15.

Theater aan het SpuiTel. (070) 3465272

Theater aan het Spui 10 jaar, jubileumvoorstelling met toneel, dans en muziek, wo 20.30.

Muziek

Speakers

Tel. (015) 2124446

HGH (Noorwegen, gitaarband met drummer van Motorpsycho), do. 20.30; Tune up met dj Jasper, do. 22.00; Tasjesdisco met dj’s Toppop, Mr. Ad & Miss. Penny, vr. 23.00; Dance Discovery met dj’s Diederik van Egmond en Hugo, za. 23.00; Salsa Sunday met dj Miguel, zo. 20.00.

KoornbeursTel. (015) 2124742 Stockholm syndrome (NL, emonoise), do. 21.00, Triangle, dance, vr. 23.00.

RotownTel. (010) 4362642

Console (DE, elektronische klanken) daarna Dj The Rockdoctorrs, do. 22.30; dj Marco, vr. 22.30; dj’s RU>LE, za. 22.30; R-lab, live audio blends, zo. 22.30.

Popverzamelgebouw Waterfront

NRA (NL, punkrock) + Chung (D) + The Boxes (USA), do. 21.00; Girls in control ft. Loliti Storm (UK) + dj’s Ginger, MSX en Ammo, vr. 22.00; Elektrorock met Lady Aida, Rude 66, Alien, Seutek, Lexicon, Rotor, David V., Sole en Mark du Mosch, za. 22.00; Cantina sidekick, the fuzzbrats, zo. 15.00.

Exposities

Techniek Museum

Tel. (015) 2138311

Snijden door een sleutelgat, tot 25 mei.

Legermuseum

Tel. (015) 2150500

Afscheid van Nieuw-Guinea, tot 4 januari 2004.

Gemeentemuseum Den Haag

Tel. (070) 3381111

Emil Nolde, pionier van het expressionisme, tot 2 juni, Ulrich Rückriem, van Dombauhütte naar minimal art, 15 maart tot 23 juni; Prentenkabinet: Picasso, doorlopend wisselende presentatie litho%s, tot 1 december; Snow-White in Fashion, tot 30 maart; Wouter van Riessen, tot 16 maart; Mondriaan: de weg naar abstractie, tot 20 april.

Nai

Tel. (010) 4401200

Reality Machines, het alledaagse weerspiegeld in hedendaagse Nederlandse architectuur, fotografie en vormgeving, tot 21 april; Architectuur en film van Jacques Tati, tot 27 april; In progress, werk van jonge kunstenaars en architecten, tot 17 april; Bas Princen, foto’s van spontane ingebruikname van het landschap, tot 16 april.

Rotterdam Natuurmuseum

Tel. (010) 4364222

Plant je voort!, het hoe en waarom van seks, tot 15 juni.

Marie Curie

On Thursday 19 February, the Valorisation Centre together with EC Liaison is organizing a lunchtime meeting on Thursday 19 February to discuss the possibilities offered by the People Program Marie Curie. This program is part of the European Commission’s 7th Framework Program (FP7) and focuses on increasing the mobility and developing the career prospects of researchers at European universities. The meeting will be held at the YES!Delft Business Lounge, starting at 11:30. The lunchtime meeting will pay particular attention to the following areas: IAPP Industry Academia Partnerships & Pathways, which focuses on partner projects between industry and universities and has a July submission deadline; and various Fellowships, offering individual grants for experienced researchers and has an August submission deadline. For more information, contact Esther Janssen at the Yes!Delft Valorisation Center.

Didactics of science

Professor Marc de Vries made a case for a more professional approach to the didactics of science, during his inaugural speech at TU Delft on 6 February. In his speech, De Vries briefly outlined various views of what makes a good science teacher: “Some people think it’s a matter of being able to teach a few tricks of the trade and being competent in your own scientific discipline. Others think that being a teacher is a true vocation, and that all the teacher training in the world will do nothing to change this. I put forward a third view, in which didactics a discipline is that lends itself to scientific research. The findings should result in better education. In short, we should be working towards an R&D culture for the didactics of science.” De Vries will head the Delft Science Education and Communication (SEC) group, which will conduct research into the didactics of specific educational subjects, with the researchers opting for a ‘design-based research’.

Super telescope

TU Delft nano-technologist Chris Lodewijk has succeeded in significantly increasing the sensitivity of new supertelescopes in Chile’s Atacama desert, where technicians and astronomers from around the world are currently working on the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), which consists of 66 advanced telescopes placed at an altitude of 5,000 meters and that together will provide more precise images of the universe. The project aims to help answer the question of how stars and planets are formed. ALMA is expected to be launched in 2012 and is viewed by astronomers as a major step forward in the field. Chris Lodewijk and technician Tony Zijlstra at TU Delft’s Kavli Institute of Nanoscience succeeded in drastically increasing the sensitivity of ALMA in a crucial frequency range by improving the functioning of the major component, the radiation-sensor, and involves what are known as ‘super-conducting tunnel junctions’. Lodewijk’s research topic of super-conducting tunnel junctions is also essential to the functioning of the Herschel Space Telescope, which is the successor to the Hubble telescope.

English courses

Would you like to know the level of your English language skills? Register now for an English language test primarily meant for TU Delft teaching staff members. The test, held in Leiden, takes approximately one hour. After completing the test you immediately get your results and personal course advice. The advice allows you to register for English language courses that start each semester at the English Unit of the Institute for IT&C at the TPM Faculty. Contact Carin Leenders, program coordinator: c.j.a.leenders@tudelft.nl.

Fortieth anniversary

This year TU Delft’s Faculty of Industrial Engineering is celebrating its fortieth anniversary with a series of lectures, talks and symposiums.  On Thursday 19 February a special lunchtime lecture will be given by Dr Stephen Batill from the University of Notre Dame (Indiana, US). The lecture is titled ‘Reflections on the Ultimate Tour of IDEO’ and everyone is welcome to attend the lecture, which is from 12:45 to 13:45 hours.

Feedback

If you’d like to comment on anything appearing on the English Page or on a university-related matter, or if you have a question or suggestion for us, send your emails to d.mcmullin@tudelft.nl. We welcome all feedback from our readers. Letters intended for publication should include your name and be no longer than 350 words. This edition of Delta is also available online at www.delta.tudelft.nl, where you can also access the English Page archive.