L. Portos - Amill MSc (Laura)

PhD Candidate
ET-CEM-WS
Horst Complex W209
l.portosamill@utwente.nl
+31534899529
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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).

 

Education

  • 2022: MSc Climate Physics, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
  • 2020: BSc Engineering Physics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain

Expertise

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

    • Roughness
    • Sand Wave
    • Sea Level Rise
    • Model
    • Barrier Island
    • Coefficient
    • Continental Shelf
    • Shape

Organisations

Publications

2024
Modeling Form Roughness Induced by Tidal Sand Waves, Article e2023JF007610. Portos‐Amill, L., Roos, P. C., Damveld, J. H. & Hulscher, S. J. M. H.https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JF007610Modelling sand wave-induced form roughness: The complexity of a tidal settingIn NCK DaysDays 2024 ‘Innovative science for a resilient coast’, March 13-15, IHE Delft: Book of Abstracts. IHE. Portos - Amill, L., Roos, P. C., Damveld, J. & Hulscher, S. J. M. H.https://www.nck-web.org/boa-2024/793-modelling-sand-wave-induced-form-roughness-the-complexity-of-a-tidal-settingCalculating sand wave-induced form roughness coefficients for a section of the Netherlands Continental Shelf.. Bedon Pineda, C. H., Portos - Amill, L. & Roos, P. C.https://www.nck-web.org/boa-2024/821-calculating-sand-wave-induced-form-roughness-coefficients-for-a-section-of-the-netherlands-continental-shelf
2023
Gradual Inlet Expansion and Barrier Drowning Under Most Sea Level Rise Scenarios, Article e2022JF007010. Portos‐Amill, L., Nienhuis, J. h. & De swart, H. e.https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JF007010Impact of mean sea-level rise on the long-term evolution of a mega-nourishment, Article 66. Ribas, F., Portos-Amill, L., Falqués, A., Arriaga, J., Marcos, M. & Ruessink, G.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-023-03503-6Scale interactions of tidal sand waves on the lower shoreface: Literature report. University of Twente. Portos - Amill, L.Tidal inlet expansion from sea level riseIn Proceedings Coastal Sediments 2023 (pp. 71-76). World Scientific. Nienhuis, J. H., Portos-Amill, L., de swart, H. E. & Roebeling, M. R. W.https://doi.org/10.1142/9789811275135_0007Quantifying the effects of bedforms on basin-scale hydrodynamics. Portos - Amill, L., Roos, P. C., Damveld, J. & Hulscher, S. J. M. H.https://www.nck-web.org/boa-2023/648-quantifying-the-effects-of-bedforms-on-basin-scale-hydrodynamicsTidal sand waves on the lower shoreface: effects on basin-scale hydrodynamicsIn MARID VII, 7th International Conference on Marine and River Dune Dynamics 2023 (pp. 245-251). University of Rennes 1. Portos - Amill, L., Roos, P. C., Damveld, J. & Hulscher, S. J. M. H.https://maridnet.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/maridvii-portos-amill-laura.pdf
2022
Nucleation of Helium in Liquid Lithium at 843 K and High Pressures, Article 2866. Martí, J., Mazzanti, F., Astrakharchik, G. E., Batet, L., Portos-Amill, L. & Pedreño, B.https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15082866

Other contributions

Research previous to my PhD

  • MSc Thesis: Barrier islands face a gradual path under 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 (ongoing)

Affiliated study programs

Address

University of Twente

Horst Complex (building no. 20), room W209
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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