Five Vici grants for leading TU Delft researchers

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded five TU Delft researchers a Vici grant of up to 1.5 million euros. This will enable them to develop an innovative line of research and further expand their own research group for a period of five years. Vici is one of the largest personal scientific grants in the Netherlands and is aimed at advanced researchers. A total of 34 Vici grants were awarded. TU Delft's five Vici laureates are: Slowing down premature obsolescence: Keeping the value of consumer electronics high by design ir. Ruth Mugge, Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) - Replacing consumer electronics has a negative impact on the environment. Nevertheless, consumers often replace their products prematurely while these are still functioning well.