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Coffee with Martin - Where aerospace conversations take off
by Coffee with Martin
Welcome to the podcast 'Coffee with Martin', where complex aerospace questions become conversations worth having. Like you’ve just walked into a conversation by the coffee machine. And in this series, I talk with researchers, engineers, and thinkers from TU Delft about the future of aviation. From smart structures to climate impact. From materials to systems. And most of all, the questions underneath it all. Because the future of aviation doesn’t start in the sky, it starts here with a good cup of coffee. In conversations. In ideas. From kerosene to caffeine. This is Coffee with Martin.
Episodes
S1E6: Technology and Society with Irene Fernandez Villegas and Vincent Meijer
25 Jun 2026 · 49 min
In this episode, we step away from technology and look at the bigger question behind it. Can innovation alone make aviation sustainable? Or does the real change happen somewhere else? I’m joined by Vincent Meijer Assistant Professor within the Control and operations departement, he researches the…
S1E5: From the lab to the factory with Johan van Stuijvesant Meijen and Clemens Dransfeld
18 Jun 2026 · 45 min
In this episode, we go to the foundation of aviation, the materials. But more importantly, what it takes to turn an idea into something that actually works in the realworld. How do you go from microscopic fibers to structures that carry people across the globe? I’m joined by Clemens Dransfeld,…
S1E4: The Wing of Tomorrow with Sherry Wang and Roeland de Breuker
11 Jun 2026 · 46 min
In this episode, we explore a fundamental shift in how we design structures. What if a wing is no longer something static but something that can adapt? Not just withstand forces, but respond to them. I’m joined today by Roeland de Breuker, full professor within the department of Aerospace…
S1E3: Bio-Inspiration and Nature as an (Aerospace) Engineer with Kunal Masanai and Baris Caglar
4 Jun 2026 · 43 min
In this episode, we explore a different kind of engineer. One that has been shaping structures, materials and systems long before we ever started designing aircraft. Nature. From the strength of bone to the efficiency of cellular structures, nature has spent millions of years refining solutions to…
S1E2: Smart Structures and Smart Data with Dimitrios Zarouchas and Roger Groves
28 May 2026 · 47 min
In this episode, we explore a shift that is already happening, but often goes unnoticed. What if an aircraft doesn’t just fly… but continuously understands what’s going on? Not after the fact, but in real time. I’m joined for this episode by Dimitrios Zarouchas he is an Associate Professor and the…
S1E1: The Future of Aviation with Joris Melkert and Rinze Benedictus
19 May 2026 · 45 min
In this first episode, we start with a question that feels simple but is anything but simple. How do we make aviation more sustainable, without stopping the system the world depends on? Because aviation isn’t something you rebuild overnight. It’s shaped by decades of engineering, infrastructure,…