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dr.ir. D.C.M. Augustijn (Denie)

Associate Professor | Programme Director

About Me

EMPLOYMENT RECORD

  • 2008 - present  Associate professor, Civil Engineering, University of Twente
  • 1994 - 2008     Assistant professor, Civil Engineering, University of Twente
  • 1993 - 1994     Associated scientist, Soil and Groundwater Team, Environment Research Department, Shell Research Ltd., Sittingbourne, UK.
  • 1989 - 1993     Graduate research assistant, Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.

EDUCATION

  • 1989 - 1993  PhD Soil and Water Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
  • 1993            PhD thesis: Chemodynamics of complex waste mixtures: Application to contamination and remediation of soils and aquifer media.
  • 1983 - 1989  MSc Soil Science, Agricultural University Wageningen
  • 1977 - 1983  VWO, KSE Etten-Leur

Expertise

Engineering & Materials Science
Rivers
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Floodplain
Hydraulics
Modeling
River
River Management
Soil Moisture
Water

Publications

Recent
van Haastregt, L., Gradussen, B., Tromp, G. , Kitsikoudis, V. , & Augustijn, D. (2024). Morphological development of the Vecht river due to changes in the weir policy. Abstract from NCR Days 2024, Wageningen, Netherlands.
de Lange, B. M., Welsch, N. , Kitsikoudis, V. , Augustijn, D. C. M. , van Vuren, S., Velner, R. G. J., & Chavarrías, V. (2023). Sediment nourishments in the River Waal to mitigate bed degradation. 106-107. Abstract from NCR Days 2023, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Harezlak, V. (2023). Filters and plant trait strategies: What steers vegetation dynamics in floodplains of regulated lowland rivers? [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente. https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789464731415
Other Contributions

Journal papers (see also https://research.utwente.nl/)

  • Al-Furaiji, M. U. Karim, D. Augustijn, B. Waisi, S. Hulscher (2016). Evaluation of water demand and supply in the south of Iraq. Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination 6(1): 214-226, doi:10.2166/wrd.2015.043
  • Vonk, E., Y.P. Xu, M.J. Booij, X. Zhang, D.C.M Vonk, E., Y.P. Xu, M.J. Booij, D.C.M. Augustijn (2016) Quantifying the robustness of optimal reservoir operation for the Xinanjiang-Fuchunjiang Reservoir Cascade. Water Science & Technology: Water Supply 16(1): 79-86, doi:10.2166/ws.2015.116
  • Ndungu, J.N., W. Chen, D.C.M. Augustijn, S.M.J.H. Hulscher (2015). Analysis of the driving force of hydrodynamics in Lake Naivasha, Kenya. Open Journal of Modern Hydrology 5:95-104, 10.4236/ojmh.2015.54009
  • Vinke-de Kruijf, J., S.M.M. Kuks, D.C.M. Augustijn (2015). Governance in support of integrated flood risk management? The case of Romania, Journal of Environmental Development 16: 104-118. DOI: 10.1016/j.envdev.2015.04.003
  • Waisi, B.I.H., D.C.M. Augustijn, U.F.A. Karim, S.J.M.H. Hulscher (2015). A study on the quantities and potential use of produced water in southern Iraq. Water Science & Technology: Water Supply 15(2): 370-376. 10.2166/ws.2014.122
  • Ndungu, J.N., D.C.M. Augustijn, S.J.M.H. Hulscher, B. Fulanda, N. Kitaka, J.M. Mathooko (2015). A Multivariate Analysis of Water Quality in Lake Naivasha, Kenya. Marine & Freshwater Research 66(2): 177-186. 10.1071/MF14031
  • Vinke-de Kruijf, J., H. Bressers, D. C. M. Augustijn (2014). How social learning influences further collaboration: experiences from an international collaborative water project. Ecology and Society 19(2): 61. 10.5751/ES-06540-190261
  • Vonk, E., Y.P. Xu, M.J. Booij, X. Zhang, D.C.M. Augustijn (2014) Adapting multireservoir operation to shifting patterns of water supply and demand A case study for the Xinanjiang-Fuchunjiang Reservoir Cascade. Water Resources Management 28(3) 625-634. 10.1007/s11269-013-0499-5
  • Ndungu, J., D.C. M. Augustijn, S.J.M.H. Hulscher, N. Kitaka, J.M. Mathooko, Spatio-temporal variations in the trophic state of a tropical lake: A case study of Lake Naivasha in Kenya, Africa. Lakes and Reservoirs: Research and Management 18(4): 317-328. 10.1111/lre.12043
  • Barjoveanu, G., C. Teodosiu, C. Cojocariu, D. Augustijn, I. Craciun (2013) Instruments for integrated water resources management: water quality modeling for sustainable wastewater management. Environmental Engineering and Management 12(8): 1679-1690.
  • Van Esse, W.R., C. Perrin, M.J. Booij, D.C.M. Augustijn, F. Fenicia, D. Kavetski, F. Lobligeois (2013). The influence of conceptual model structure on model performance: a comparative study for 237 French catchments. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 17: 4227-4239. 10.5194/hess-17-4227-2013
  • Ndungu, J., B.C. Monger, D.C. M. Augustijn, S.J.M.H. Hulscher, N. Kitaka, J.M. Mathooko (2013). Evaluation of spatio-temporal variations in chlorophyll-in Lake Naivasha, Kenya: remote sensing approach. International Journal of Remote Sensing 34(22): 8142-8155. 10.1080/01431161.2013.833359
  • Huthoff, F., M.W. Straatsma, D.C.M. Augustijn, S.J.M.H. Hulscher (2013). Evaluation of a simple hydraulic resistance model using flow measurements collected in vegetated waterways. Open Journal of Modern Hydrology 3(1): 28-37.10.4236/ojmh.2013.31005
  • Vinke-de Kruijf, J., D.C.M. Augustijn, and J.T.A. Bressers (2012) Evaluation of policy transfer interventions: lessons from a Dutch-Romanian planning project. Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, 14(2): 139-160. 10.1080/1523908X.2012.680700
  • Augustijn, D.C.M., M. van den Berg, E. de Bruine, H. Korving (2011) Dynamic Control of Salt Intrusion in The Mark-Vliet River System, The Netherlands. Water Resources Management 25(3): 1005-1020. 10.1007/s11269-010-9738-1
  • Augustijn, D., A. Fares, D.N. Tran (2011) Temporal and Spatial Variations in Total Suspended and Dis­solved Solids in the Upper Part of Manoa Stream, Hawaii. Journal of Sustainable Watershed Science & Management 1(1): 1–9. 10.5147/jswsm/2011/0035
  • Van Leeuwen, B., D.C.M. Augustijn, B.K. van Wesenbeeck, S.J.M.H Hulscher, M.B. de Vries (2010) Modeling mussel bed influence on fine sediment dynamics on a Wadden Sea intertidal flat. Ecological Engineering 36: 145–153. 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2009.01.002
  • Vinke-de Kruijf, J., V. Dinica, D.C.M. Augustijn (2009) Restructuring of water and wastewater management in Romania: from local to regional water governance. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 8(5):1061-1071.
  • Huthoff, F., P.C. Roos, D.C.M. Augustijn, S.J.M.H. Hulscher (2009) Closure to “Interacting Divided Channel Method for Compound Channel Flow” by F. Huthoff, P.C. Roos, D.C.M. Augustijn, and S.J.M.H. Hulscher, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 135(11):1020-1022.
  • -Huthoff, F., P.C. Roos, D.C.M. Augustijn, S.J.M.H. Hulscher (2008) Interacting divided channel method for compound channel flow. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 134(8):1158-1165. 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2008)134:8(1158).
  • -Brouwers, H.J.H., D.C.M. Augustijn, B. Krikke, A. Honders (2007) Use of cement and lime to accelerate ripening and immobilize contaminated dredging sludge. Journal of Hazardous Materials 145(1-2): 8-16.
  • Huthoff, F., D.C.M. Augustijn, S.J.M.H. Hulscher (2007) Analytical solution of the depth-averaged flow velocity in case of submerged rigid cylindrical vegetation. Water Resources Research 43(6) W06413. 10.1029/2006WR005625.
  • Meijer, K.E. Boelee, D. Augustijn, I. van der Molen (2006) Impacts of concrete lining of irrigation canals on availability of water for domestic use in southern Sri Lanka. Agricultural Water Management 83: 243-251.
  • Heyse, E., D. Augustijn, P.S.C. Rao, J.J. Delfino (2002) Nonaqueous phase liquid dissolution and soil organic matter sorption in porous media: review of system similarities. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 32(4): 337-397.
  • Brouwers, H.J.H., D.C.M. Augustijn (2001) Analytical model for removal of a uniformly distributed single-component NAPL under nonequilibrium conditions. Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation, summer: 162-171.
  • Augustijn, D.C.M., A. Baas, R.W.P.M. Laane (2000) Uncertainties in the chemical yardstick for judging the quality of Dutch water systems. European Water Management 3(3): 23-27.
  • Augustijn, D.C.M., R.E. Jessup, P.S.C. Rao, A.L. Wood (1994) Remediation of contaminated soils by solvent flushing. Journal of Environmental Engineering 120(1): 42-57.
  • Brusseau, M.L., Z. Gerstl, D.C.M. Augustijn, P.S.C. Rao (1994) Simulating solute transport in an aggregated soil with the dual-porosity model: measured and optimized parameter values. Journal of Hydrology 163: 187-193.

Book Chapters/Reports/Editorials

  • Vinke-de Kruijf, J., J.T.A. Bressers, D.C.M. Augustijn (2015) Integrated management of the lower Danube river; Experiences with the application of Dutch policy concepts and interactive planning methods. In: C. Iordachi and K. van Assche (Eds.) The Bio-Politics of the Danube Delta; Nature, History, Policies. Lexington Books, Lanham. Chapter 16 pp. 373-402. ISBN 9780739195147
  • Augustijn, D.C.M., J.J. Warmink (2014) Book of Abstracts NCR-Days 2014 Enschede, October 2-3. NRC publication 38-2014. Enschede, The Netherlands.
  • Vinke-de Kruijf, J., C. Teodosiu, J.T.A. Bressers, D.C.M. Augustijn (2013) How contextual factors influence the effectiveness of international projects: the case of Dutch-funded flood risk management projects in Romania. In: C.L. de Boer, J. Vinke-de Kruijf, G. Ozerol, J.T.A. Bressers (eds.) Water governance, policy and knowledge transfer: International studies on contextual water management. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, Londen, pp. 57-75. ISBN 9780415625975
  • Vinke-de Kruijf, J., S.M.M. Kuks, D.C.M. Augustijn (2013) Connective capacity in a dynamic context: changing water governance structures in Romania. In: J. Edelenbos, N. Bressers, P. Scholten (eds.) Water governance as connective capacity. Surry-London, United Kingdom: Ashgate Publishers, pp. 49-67.
  • Vinke-de Kruijf, J., D.C.M. Augustijn, H. Bressers (2013) Integrated and participatory planning to create more space for the river Danube in Romania. In: J.F. Warner, A. van Buuren, J. Edelenbos (eds.) Making space for the river; Governance experiences with multifunctional river flood management in the US and Europe. IWA, London, pp. 163-175. ISBN 9781780401126
  • Augustijn, D.C.M., A.G. van Os (2007) Proceedings NCR-days 2006. NRC publication 31-2007. Delft, The Netherlands.
  • Huthoff, F., D.C.M. Augustijn (2006) Hydraulic resistance of vegetation; predictions of average flow velocities based on a rigid-cylinder analogy. Civil Engineering & Management research report 2006R-001/WEM-003, ISSN 1568-4652. University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
  • Lee, L.S., N.D. Priddy, D.C.M. Augustijn (1998) Estimating mass transfer of polyaromatic hydrocarbons from coal tar-contaminated soil. In: H. Rubin, N. Narkis, and J. Carberry (Eds.) Soil and Aquifer Pollution. Springer Verlag (Berlin) pp. 91-108.
  • Augustijn, D.C.M., L.S. Lee, R.E. Jessup, P.S.C. Rao, M.D. Annable, A.L. Wood (1997) Remediation of soils and aquifers contaminated with hydrophobic organic chemicals: Theoretical basis for the use of cosolvents. In: C.H. Ward, J.A. Cherry and M.R. Scalf (Eds.) Subsurface Restoration. Ann Arbor Press (Chelsea) p. 231-250.
  • Augustijn, D.C.M., P.S.C. Rao. (1995) Enhanced removal of organic contaminants by solvent flushing. In: D.W. Tedder and F.G. Pohland (Eds.) Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management V, American Chemical Society Symposium Series 607, p. 224-236.

Proceedings and abstracts (last 5 years)

  • Harezlak, V., D.C.M. Augustijn, G.W. Geerling, S.J.M.H. Hulscher & R.S.E.W. Leuven (2015) Floodplain rehabilitation: linking processes to patterns. In: Lenders, H.J.R., F.P.L. Collas, G.W. Geerling & R.S.E.W. Leuven, Bridging gaps between river science, governance and management. Book of Abstracts NCR-days 2015, 1-2 October 2015, Nijmegen, pp. 117-119.
  • Koopman, K.R., D.C.M. Augustijn, A.M. Breure, H.J.R. Lenders & R.S.E.W. Leuven (2015) Suitability of landscape classification systems for quantification of ecosystem services in BIO-SAFE. In: Lenders, H.J.R., F.P.L. Collas, G.W. Geerling & R.S.E.W. Leuven, Bridging gaps between river science, governance and management. Book of Abstracts NCR-days 2015, 1-2 October 2015, Nijmegen, pp. 24-27.
  • Schielen, R.M.J., D.C.M. Augustijn, S.J.M.H. Hulscher (2015) RiverCare: an integrated research on self-sustaining multifunctional rivers. E-proceedings of the 36th IAHR World Congress 28 June - 3 July, 2015, The Hague, the Netherlands.
  • Koopman, K.R., D.C.M. Augustijn, A.M. Breure, H.J.R. Lenders, R.S.E.W. Leuven (2015). How to quantify spatiotemporal development of riverine ecosystem services? Abstract I.S. Rivers 2nd International Conference, June 22-26, 2015, Lyon, France.
  • Hulscher, S.J.M.H., R.M.J. Schielen, D.C.M. Augustijn, J.J. Warmink, M.C. van der Voort, H. Middelkoop, M.G. Kleinhans, R.S.E.W. Leuven, H.J.R. Lenders, A.J.M. Smits, J.M. Fliervoet, W.S.J. Uijttewaal, A. Blom, J. Wallinga, A.J.F. Hoitink, A.D. Buijse, G.W. Geerling, B. Makaske (2014) Rivercare: towards self-sustaining multifunctional rivers. In: Augustijn, D.C.M., J.J. Warmink (2014) Book of Abstracts NCR-Days 2014 Enschede, October 2-3. NRC publication 38-2014. Enschede, The Netherlands pp. 13-14.
  • Vonk, E., Y. Xu, M.J. Booij, D.C.M. Augustijn (2014) Quantifying the robustness of optimal reservoir operation for the Xinanjiang-Fuchunjiang Reservoir Cascade. In proceedings IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, Lisbon, Portugal, 22-26 September, 2014.
  • Augustijn, D., R. Schielen, S. Hulscher (2014) RiverCare: towards self-sustaining multifunctional rivers. In: Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 16, EGU2014-15229, 2014, EGU General Assembly 27 April - 2 May 2014, Vienna, Austria.
  • Augustijn-Beckers, E.W., T. Doldersum, D. Augustijn (2014) Investigating the role of water in the diffusion of cholera using agent based simulation. In: Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 16, EGU2014-15431, 2014, EGU General Assembly 27 April - 2 May 2014, Vienna, Austria
  • Vonk, E., Y. Xu, M.J. Booij, X. Zhang, D.C.M. Augustijn (2013) Adapting multireservoir operation to shifting patterns of water supply and demand: a case study for the Xin'anjiang-Fuchunjiang reservoir cascade. In: A. Crosato (Ed.) Book of abstracts NCR-days 2013, 3-4 October 2013, Delft, pp. 4-9 – 4-10.
  • Schielen, R.M.J., D.C.M. Augustijn, T.A. Sprong, F. Hoefsloot, W.E. van Doornik (2013) Reconstruction of the 1374-flood in the river Rhine. Book of abstracts NCR-days 2013, 3-4 October 2013, Delft, pp. 3-31 – 3-32.
  • Ndungu, J., D.C.M. Augustijn, S.J.M.H. Hulscher, N. Kitaka, J.M. Mathooko (2013) Multivariate approach in the assessment of the status of water quality in lake, Programme & Book of Abstracts, 32nd Congress of the International Society of Limnology, August 4 - 9, Budapest, Hungary, pp. 207.
  • Ndungu, J.N., D. Augustijn, S.J.M.H. Hulscher (2013) A remote sensing approach in evaluation of spatio-temporal variation in chlorophyll-a concentrations in Lake Naivasha, Kenya. HydroEco 2013, 4th International multidisciplinary conference on hydrology and ecology: Emerging patterns, breakthroughs and challenges, May 13-16, Rennes, France, pp. 165. (Best poster award)
  • Van Esse, W., C. Perrin, D.C.M. Augustijn, M.J. Booij, F. Fenicia (2012) Demystifying hydrological monsters: can flexibility in model structure help explain monster catchments? In: R. Schielen (Ed.) Book of abstracts NCR-days 2012, October 4-5, 2012, Arnhem, pp. 31-33.
  • Vinke-de Kruijf, J., D. Augustijn, H. Bressers, S. Hulscher (2012) Dutch-funded international water projects: are they effective and why (not)? In: R. Schielen (Ed.) Book of abstracts NCR-days 2012, 4-5 October 2012, Arnhem, pp. 76-78.
  • Elizondo García, F.A., D.C.M. Augustijn, B.W. Borsje, R.S.E.W. Leuven (2011) Do invasive benthic mollucs impact river morphology? In: E. Mostert, L.J.E. Bouaziz (Eds.) NCR-Days 2011: Controlling the Dutch Rivers, Book of Abstracts, p. 18-19.
  • Augustijn, D.C.M., A.A. Galema, F. Huthoff (2011) Evaluation of flow formulas for submerged vegetation. In: C. Chomette, J. Steiger (Eds.) Ecohydraulics: Linkages between hydraulics, morphodynamics and ecological processes in rivers. Euromech colloquium 523, 15-17 June 2011. Clermont-Ferrand, France, p. 147-152.

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Projects

Current research projects:

  • Floodplain Rehabilitation: linking processes to vegetation patterns, part of RiverCare program (PhD project of Valesca Harezlak)
  • Optimizing operational water management with Sentinel-1 satellites (PhD project of Michiel Pezij)
  • Also involved in the PhD research of Basma Waisi and Mustafa Al-Furaiji on the treatment of produced water.

Contact Details

Visiting Address

University of Twente
Faculty of Engineering Technology
Horst Complex (building no. 20), room W216
De Horst 2
7522LW  Enschede
The Netherlands

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University of Twente
Faculty of Engineering Technology
Horst Complex  W216
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands