Prof. Dr. Rob F. Mudde has been Vice-Rector Magnificus/Vice-President Education in the Executive Board of Delft University of Technology since 1 March 2018. He is Professor of Multiphase Flow and Distinguished Professor of Science Education. He joined the Executive Board of KIVI on 1 July 2020.

Rob Mudde has a long track record at TU Delft. He has filled various scientific and managerial positions with the university since 1988. Until his appointment as Vice-Rector Magnificus/Vice-President, he was interim chairman of the Imaging Physics department at the Faculty of Applied Sciences and headed the TU Delft Teaching Academy and the Teaching Lab.

Earlier, he was, among other things, Director of Education at the TNW faculty for almost ten years. In the run-up to the Institutional Plan 'Impact for a better society, TU Delft Strategic Framework 2018-2024', he played a leading role in the development of the TU Delft Vision on Education as chairman of the Education Task Force.

research interest

In our research, we focus on dispersed multiphase flows, like gas bubbles in water or granular matter and powders in a gas stream. The focus is on industrial reactors, like bubble columns and fluidized beds. However, the research portfolio is broader and at the moment encompasses for example in-line separation of oil from water for the oil and gas production.
Both numerical simulations and advanced experiments are carried out.