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New Vonk Article: "A Day With... the Dean of EEMCS"
From October 1st, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science has a new dean: Boudewijn Haverkort. Although he has worked hard as a Dean at Tilburg University,...
New Vonk Article: "A bit of electrical engineering in applied physics"
The courses applied physics and electrical engineering have always been closely linked. As some of you may know, the study association Arago started as a committee of your association, Scintilla....
New Vonk Article: "Can you analyse the effect of sunlight on the contact resistance in solar cells by performing simulations in Silvaco?"
While the efficiencies of solar cells rise closer and closer to the efficiency limits, the focus is on eliminating the small factors that cause power loss within the solar cell, by trying all...
New Vonk Article: "Presidential Note"
Dear Reader, 2025 has started amazingly! I would like to wish every one of you the best for this coming year. I hope you got some well deserved rest in the holidays. Personally I spent the...
New Vonk Article: "From scathing segments to swingin’ songs: How E.T.S.V. Scintilla gained its monthly radio show"
It’s no secret that Scintilla’s radio committee, Scintilla FM, produces some of the most scintilla-ting radioshows. But how did the show came about? In this article I will take you with me for a...
New Vonk Article: "On Location: The Boiler Bar"
Hey there! I am Peter Kingma, also known as Jan Miepma within the Borrel committee, and I’m the chair of the Borrel committee. In this article I’d like to take the chance to show some of the inner...
New Vonk Article: "Fast Food: 'The Smikkelstaaf'"
The Smikkelstaaf adt is a staple on every Scintilla camp and it also frequents Scintilla barbecues, but what is the origin of the Smikkelstaaf adt, and where does the name come from? With the help...
New OSIRIS Mobile App!
The university has made it possible to access OSIRIS properly from your phone! You can now download the OSIRIS app from the App stores. Make sure to check it out as it makes your life easier to...
New Vonk Article: "Hitchhiking"
Hitchhikers. You might have seen them on the side of the road before, holding signs to far-off destination. Often, they look like rather shady individuals, pairs, or even trios who have settled on...
New Vonk Article: "Meet the board!"
Every beginning of September, Scintilla gets a new board. This year she has got three full timers, and one part timer. Together, the members of the 95th board were charged on the 4th of September....
