Industrial Board

Again it is my privilege to write a few introductionary words for the JM Burgerscentrum, the research school for fluid dynamics encompassing almost all university groups in The Netherlands working in the
field of fluid dynamics, ranging from large scale turbulence to micro fluid dynamics, from detailed experimental work to the use of parallel computing to obtain insights in the physical phenomena governing fluid flow characteristics. Next to the scientific education of talented young people, fundamental research is one of the main tasks of the university. Working in the front line of science will inspire new generations of scientists to join our community. This community is not at all focused on The Netherlands but has a long lasting international tradition. Nice examples are the Burgers Professors and the highly international character of the Burgers Day. The Burgers Day of 2009 organized at the Eindhoven University of Technology was very special, in four parallel sessions a large number of PhD students presented their research during short presentations. These sessions were chaired by members of the Industrial Board. A great and inspiring event. From this place I would like to complement all scientists that have contributed to the present Annual Report. The activities in the JM Burgerscentrum are presented in a coherent way, as well as in the other issues of the JM Burgerscentrum such as the Research Program, the Course Program and the JMBC Newsletter. In that way the JMBC presents itself as the main organization on fluid dynamics in the Netherlands. Know that your Annual Report will be on many desks in and outside the universities. It will serve as a look-up document to see what is going on in your organization and it will definitely generate new contacts and maybe also new research initiatives.

In the Industrial Board are represented: AKZO-Nobel, Teijin-Twaron, DSM, Gasunie, Corus, Philips, Rijkswaterstaat, Shell, Unilever, Dow Benelux, ASML, TNO (Science and Industry), NMI (VSL), KEMA, MARIN, TNO (Defence and Saftey), ESA/ESTEC, Deltares, NLR, ECN/NRG and Océ. The names and addresses of the representatives of these companies in the Board are listed in the who and where section of this report. Especially, I would like to encourage PhD-students but also the permanent staff to take the
opportunity to contact one of us when information about one of the participating companies is needed, e.g. when applying for a job or to look for support for a new research initiative.

Last but not least, I would like to respectful recognize the work of the bureau of the JMBC, Professor Gijs Ooms and Mrs. Ilse Hoekstein-Philips for the professional and careful issuing of the official documents and organizing the events of the research school.