As PhD Candidate within the MELODY project (ModEling LOwer shoreface Seabed DYnamics for a Climate-Proof Coast), I study the possible scale interactions of tidal sand waves on the lower shoreface. This includes the effects of tidal sand waves on the (larger-scale) tidal flow, or the effects of a (larger-scale) seabed topography (for example, the sloping lower shoreface itself) on sand wave characteristics. In the future I aim to combine these two and study the evolution of sand waves on top of a sand bank and how these interact with each other and with the tidal flow.
As part of my PhD, I have studied the extension of the concept of form roughness to a tidal setting, thus induced by tidal sand waves. Currently, I am studying the effects of a sloping bed on sand wave characteristics using a perturbation approach.
In the past I have studied other coastal-related topics. For my Bachelor Thesis I studied the long-term evolution of the Zandmotor mega-nourishment under different sea level rise scenarios. For my Master Thesis I studied barrier island drowning under different sea level rise scenarios using an idealized process-based model.
Since October 2023 I am a board member and the secretary of Young-NCK (Netherlands Center for Coastal Research). Since September 2024 I am an elected member of the ET Faculty Council.
Education
- 2022: MSc Climate Physics, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
- 2020: BSc Engineering Physics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
Expertise
Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Sand Wave
- Roughness
- Sea Level Rise
- Model
- Barrier Island
- Continental Shelf
- Coefficient
- Shape
Organisations
Publications
2024
2023
Other contributions
Research previous to my PhD
- MSc Thesis: Barrier islands face a gradual path toward drowning under most sea level rise scenarios
- BSc Thesis: Effect of sea level variations on the long-term dynamics of the Zandmotor mega-nourishment
Reviewer
- Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
Research profiles
MSc Courses
- Lectures on ODEs for Mathematical Physics of Water Systems: 2023
- Tutorials for Mathematical Physics of Water Systems: 2022
- Seminar in Morphology: 2023
Supervision of MSc students:
- Carlos Bedon Pineda (July 2024): Quantifying the influence of tidal sand wave orientation on form roughness
Affiliated study programs
Address
University of Twente
Horst Complex (building no. 20), room W218
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands
University of Twente
Horst Complex W218
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
Netherlands
Organisations
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