Dr. Rebecca Hartwell
TU Delft
Dr. Rebecca Hartwell
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)
Rebecca is a post-doctoral researcher in the Structures + Materials research group at the Faculty of Architecture, Technical University of Delft. She holds a MEng in Material Science and Engineering from University of Manchester and a Ph.D. from University of Cambridge on the topic of material efficiency in architectural glass and façade design. Her Ph.D. research was funded through an EPSRC scholarship and led to funded collaborations with the Society of Façade Engineers and Permasteelisa Group. At TU Delft, she is developing new education to connect advancements in materials with their ability to promote sustainable cycles of use through hands-on physical experimentation, supported by digital tools. Rebecca recently secured a research grant to advance the methods developed within her Ph.D. for evaluating the reclamation potential of building elements into digital tools, supported by TKI NL and Permasteelisa Group. Rebecca also leads practical research on reversible connections for safe and demountable assemblies. She remains committed to maintaining active links with practice and policy to readily scale innovative research to real-world applications.
Competences
- Material science
- Failure analysis
- Material efficiency
- Reclamation & Reuse
- Design for disassembly
- Life-cycle Assessment
Contact
Email: R.C.Hartwell@tudelft.nl
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-hartwell-b25b849b/
ReStruct Group Page page: https://www.restructgroup-tudelft.nl/people/rebecca-hartwell