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DOCTORATES
ARJENMARKUS
will receive his
doctorate on
8 December 2016
at the University of
Amsterdam
Subject: Release, transport and fate
of engineered nano-particles in the
aquatic environment
Supervisors: Professor W.P. de Voogt
and Professor R.W.P.M. Laane †
DIRK-JANWALSTRA
received his
doctorate on
17 June 2016 at
Delft University of
Technology
Subject: On the anatomy of
nearshore sandbars
Supervisors: Professor M.J.F. (Marcel)
Stive and Professor G.B.G. Ruessink.
If the American Olympic Sailing Team
had an edge on the competition this
summer, that was due to the predic-
tions of ocean currents before and
during their races. Deltares provided the
team with an update every 24 hours.
The weather and sea conditions were
taken into account. The sailing team
came up with the idea when they saw
another Deltares forecasting system
that was developed in early 2015
to clean up Guanabara Bay on the
Brazilian coast near Rio de Janeiro for
the 2016 Olympic Games. It was used
to deploy the ecoboats that clear the
waste more efficiently and effectively.
The data in this hydrodynamic model,
for which the programmes Delft-FEWS,
Delft3D-FLOW and PART were used,
were published by Deltares on a web-
site, where they were picked up by the
American sailing team.
AMERICAN SAILORS
BENEFIT FROM FORECASTS
OF CURRENTS
How can you prepare for violent
rainfall and limit the resulting
damage? That question was asked
frequently in the media last year
when the Netherlands was hit by
severe rainfall on several occasions.
Government authorities, research in-
stitutes and private bodies involved
in water management in built-up
areas have conducted extensive
research in this area in recent years.
The new insights will be shared on
7 October 2016 at the conference
How rainproof are we? Participants
will talk about what severe rainfall
really costs, which measures reduce
the damage and which knowledge
still needs to be developed. Deltares
is organising this conference in
collaboration with STOWA, Rioned,
Delft University of Technology and
Amsterdam Rainproof.
For more information:
/wolkbreuk-symposium
Deltares has a wide range of courses on
offer. 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:
Probabilistic forecasting course
Python Scripting in Delft3D Flexible Mesh
Waves2FOAM - Detailed modelling of free
surface flows
XBeach Basic Course
XBeach Advanced Course
Dam Safety and Reservoir Management
Basal Reinforced Piled Embankments
Delft3D Flexible Mesh – Hydrodynamic
Modelling
Delft3D Flexible Mesh – Environmental
modelling
WANDA Advanced Course - Modelling &
Analysis
For more information:
academy/cursusagenda
HOW RAIN-RESILIENT ARE WE?
PHOTO: VAN BEEK IMAGES