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Deltares has a wide range of courses on
o£er. We can also organise them to cater
to your specific requirements and on
location. During the course of the year
and specifically during large conferences,
courses are arranged in clusters.
For a full overview, see the Deltares
Academy web page. A selection of our
courses in 2016:
D-Geo Pipeline | Horizontal directional
drilling
D-Foundations | Foundation design
and testing
D-Sheet Piling | Designing sheet piling
Dynamic Behaviour | Hydrodynamics
of Pipeline Systems
D-Settlement | Settlement calculations
Del•3D Flexible Mesh | Hydrodynamic
Modelling
Del•3D 4 | Environmental Modelling
Del•3D 4 | Modelling Sediment
Transport and Bed Dynamics
D-Pile Group | 3D Modelling of pile groups
Capacity and energy losses in waste-
water pipelines due to gas bubbles
WANDA | Pumps and Pump Cellars
D-Geo Stability | Calculating the
stability of earth bodies
WANDA | Control valves and valves
More information:
DOCTORATES
ROBERT MCCALL
Received his doctorate in July 2015
at the University of Plymouth, United
Kingdom
Subject: Process-based modelling of storm
impacts on gravel coasts
Supervisor: Professor Gerd Masselink
STEPHANIE JANSSEN
Received her doctorate on 1 September
2015 at Wageningen University
Subject: Greening flood protection in the
Netherlands. A knowledge arrangement
approach
Supervisors: Professor A.P.J. (Arthur) Mol
and Professor J.P.M. (Jan) van Tatenhove
ANOUK BLAUW
Received her doctorate on 18 September
2015 at the University of Amsterdam
Subject: Monitoring and Prediction of
Phytoplankton Dynamics in the North Sea.
Supervisors: Professor J. Huisman and
Professor R.W.P.M. Laane
RIANNE VAN DUINEN
Received her doctorate 9 October 2015
at the University of Twente
Subject: Exploring farmers' drought adaptation
behaviour. The role of risk perceptions, coping
factors and social interactions
Supervisor: Professor A. van der Veen
LEO SEMBIRING
Received his doctorate on 30 October
2015 at Del” University of Technology.
Subject: Rip Current Prediction System
for Swimmer Safety.Towards operational
forecasting using a process based model and
nearshore bathymetry from video
Supervisor: Professor J.A. Roelvink
VERA VAN BEEK
Received her doctorate on 26 November
2015 at Del” University of Technology.
Subject: Backward erosion piping. Initiation
and Progression
Supervisors: Professor M.A. Hicks (CiTG)
and Professor A. Bezuijen (University of
Ghent)
There have been some
changes in recent years on
the Deltares Supervisory
Board. Karla Peijs, Koos
van Oord and Luc Kohsiek
have welcomed Suzanne
Jungjohann (Delta Lloyd),
Henk Nieboer (Witteveen+
Bos) and Frank Verhoeven
(Boskalis) to the team.
CHANGES ON
SUPERVISORY
BOARD
Senior researcher Laurens
Bouwer has joined the
editorial board of the new
Elsevier magazine Climate
Services. The international
journal focuses on linking
research with the practical
use of information such
as climate scenarios and
adaptation methods.
In addition to scientific
research, the articles also
cover practical applications.
Laurens will be working on
the fields of water and
flood risks.
More information:
climate-services.
LAURENS BOUWER
JOINS EDITING
BOARD OF CLIMATE
SERVICES
PHOTO: DELTARES