I explore creative ways to turn satellite data into insights on air quality, water quality, climate impacts and landscape firesāwhether in subāSaharan Africa or right here in Twente. As an educator, I enjoy teaching translational skills and guiding MSc and PhD students, bridging geospatial science with the realāworld challenges that matter.
Expertise
Earth and Planetary Sciences
- SCIAMACHY
- Atmospherics
- GOME
- Satellite Data
- Information Retrieval
- Satellite Observation
- Satellite Instrument
- Absorption Spectroscopy
Organisations
Publications
2026
From nuisance to resource: a global review of water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes (Mart.)) valorisation for sustainable development (2026)Journal of environmental management, 415. Article 130554 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Gwate, O., Lens, P. N. L., Penning de Vries, M. J. M. & Dube, T.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.130554An urban air quality sensor network in Enschede, the Netherlands: Opportunities for science, technology, education, and policy (2026)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] EGU General Assembly 2026. Penning de Vries, M., Javan, F. D., Flacke, J., Ostermann, F. & Timmermans, W.https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-21198First results from INFLAMES - Interdisciplinary Network for Fire research from Low Earth Orbit Atmospheric Measurements (2026)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] EGU General Assembly 2026. Boersma, K. F., de Graaf, M., Hasekamp, O., Penning de Vries, M., Vrieling, A., Schutgens, N., Koren, G., van Bodegom, P., Kollia, D., Geurts, M. & Chantry, A.https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-10271Quantifying mass signatures of drought and flood events using water fluxes and terrestrial water storage anomalies (2026)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] EGU General Assembly 2026. Karimi, S., Rietbroek, R., Penning de Vries, M. & van der Tol, C.https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-12852A celebration of Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (2026)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] EGU General Assembly 2026. Penning de Vries, M., Harder, H., Lolli, S., Richter, A., Tang, M. & Washenfelder, R.https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-7701A prototype algorithm for daily water hyacinth monitoring at Hartbeespoortdam, South Africa, from Sentinel-3 OLCI data (2026)[Working paper › Preprint]. European Geosciences Union. Penning de Vries, M., Shoko, C., Dube, T., Thamaga, K. H. & Salama, S.https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2026-403
2025
Improving Zimbabweās capacity for air quality monitoring from the ground and by TROPOMIĀ (2025)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] EGU General Assembly 2025. Penning de Vries, M., de Graaf, M., Shekede, M. D. & Nondo, N.https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-5687
2024
Characterizing optical and chemical properties of dissolved organic matter under changing environments (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Zeng, R.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036563857Water hyacinths: Use them or lose them?: A holistic approach to a multi-faceted problem (2024)[Contribution to conference › Abstract] EGU General Assembly 2024. Penning de Vries, M. J. M., Dube, T., Münch, F. B., Ncube, M., Anthonj, C., de Senerpont Domis, L., Lens, P., Marambanyika, T., Nondo, N., Osei, F. B., Shoko, C. & van der Wal, D.https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-7799Geospatial for Planetary Health. Geoversity short course (2024)[Other contribution › Other contribution]. Geoversity (UT-ITC). Blanford, J. I., Paris, C., Augustijn, P. W. M. & Penning de Vries, M. J. M.https://www.geoversity.io/courses/geospatial-planetary-health/
Research profiles
Courses academic year 2026/2027
Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.
Courses academic year 2025/2026
Address
University of Twente
Langezijds (building no. 19), room 1419
Hallenweg 8
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands
University of Twente
Langezijds 1419
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
Netherlands
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