History: Twente Institute for Mechanics

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IMPACT
History Twente Institute for Mechanics
Process Technology Institute Second
Largest Institute of UT Refine Scientific
Mission to improve Strategic Position
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IMPACT
March 2005 Strategy Discussions Current
status June 2006
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Smart Devices Materials
Sustainable Energy
Strategic Programs
Numerical Mathematics
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Engineering Mechanics
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Chemical Engineering
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Production Technology
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Device Engineering
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Fluid Mechanics
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Thermal Engineering
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Disciplines ( X main contribution )
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1 Sustainable Energy Greenhouse Gas
Emissions Strongholds in research
- Biomass (Wb, CT)
- Biorefinery (CT) -
High temperature separations (CT)
- Energy and turbulence (Wb, TN)
- Hydrogen (CT, TN?)
- CO2 sequestration
- Greenhouse Gas Effect Monitoring
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2. Smart Devices and Materials Strongholds in
research -
Mechatronics (Wb, El)
- Microreactors and microseparations
(CT,TN) -
Biomechatronics and Haptics (El, Wb)
- (Micro-) Robotics (Wb, El)
- Fabrication technology
/ materials science (Wb,CT)
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IMPACT
Funding ?
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3- TU Funding 1. Materials for Efficient
Energy Storage
(5 jr.
HL 1.000 K) 2. Thermal and Chemical Conversion
of Biomass
(5 jr, HL 1.000
K)
(2 jr, UD 312 K) 3- TU Funding
Total 10 Mln
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3- TU Funding 3. Mechanics of Interaction
Phenomena at multiple scales

(5 jr. HL 1.000
K)
(7.5 jr. UD, 900 K)

3- TU Funding
Total 8 Mln

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3- TU Funding 4. Fabrication Technology
(5
jr. HL 1.000 K) 5. Systems Theory
(5 jr, HL
1.000 K)
(5 jr, UD 650 K) 3- TU Funding
Total 10 Mln
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• Next Steps
• National Program for Sustainable Energy STW
  / Smart Mix ?
• Prof. dr. Theo vd Meer / Dr. Sascha Kersten
• National Program for Fluid and Solid
  Mechanics STW
• Dr. Onno Bokhove
• National Program for High Tech Systems STW /
  Smart Mix
• Prof. dr. Stefano Stramigioli

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• Next Steps
• Clear Position for Water Management Group
• Prof. dr. S. Hulscher
• and
• Co-operation with ITC