Ladies and gentleman, this is the beginning of the end! I am scheduled to defend my PhD thesis onJune 14th 2013 at 12:30 pmat the Senaatszaal in the TU Delft Aula.During a defense at Delft University of Technology, the PhD…
Your first abstract has been accepted, and you are feeling overwhelmed with joy as you’ll be able to present your work for the very first time to an interested audience.But then you stop for a moment and realize that you’ll…
Flickr image under CC license by Go Interactive WellnessIf you need a little pick-me-up, or you want to be nice to your body after sitting behind your computer for more than an entire day and get some stretching, this post…
Our paper "Spreiding puntlasten plaatviaducten" in the Dutch magazine "Cement" has been nominated as 1 of the 6 papers that might make it as paper of the year.You can find the announcement here.Voting goes on this page. It'd be super…
For the Writers' Lab, I invited the multi-talented writer Shawndra Russell to share her advice on writing, and on being a productive writer.Shawndra is a former high school English teacher turned author, releasing Couple Friends in August 2012. She is…
While randomly browsing across interesting courses on iTunes university, which I enjoy listening to while cooking or doing random housework, I discovered Stanford's 'How to Think Like a Psychologist".The third lecture of this series is titled "Meditation, Anxiety and the…
I'm not someone who naturally loves to go up on a stage and speak in public - and that's an understatement. One of my main challenges in 2012 was to deliver a talk for TEDx Delft Salon - and to…
To clear out your mind, keeping a journal is a great tool.Keeping a journal does not only bring you more peace of mind but it also has the following benefits:- identify your worries by expressing them- create a moment for…
Silver Linings is a series of posts that aims at infusing your day with little moments of joy, gratitude and indulgence. These little nuggets can contribute to improve your happiness in the current moment, which - together with a vision…
Another new series of posts! You will find Silver Linings to appear on this blog.What is it about?Silver Linings is about helping you to create the right mindset to carry out your research, and to come up with creative ideas.…
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