dr.ir. R. Gijsman MSc (Rik)

Researcher
ET-CEM-CSNBE
Horst Complex W200
r.gijsman@utwente.nl
+31534899531
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Rik is a coastal researcher and engineer who graduated cum laude from both Delft University of Technology and National University of Singapore. Thereafter, he studied sandy beaches at the Leibniz University Hannover (2016 - 2019) and completed his PhD on mangrove ecosystems at the University of Twente (2019 - 2024). His interest is in the morphological development of coastlines in response to engineering interventions and a changing climate. Rik is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Twente with the aim of supporting mangrove conservation and restoration. 

Expertise

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

    • Mangrove
    • Sandbar
    • Shoreline
    • Forest
    • Risk Reduction
    • Flood
    • Beach Profile
    • Migration

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Publications

2024
Coastal Flood Risk Reduction by Mangroves: An Engineering Perspective. University of Twente. Gijsman, R.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036560955Biophysical Modeling of Mangrove Seedling Establishment and Survival Across an Elevation Gradient With Forest Zones, Article e2024JF007664. Gijsman, R., Horstman, E. M., Swales, A., Balke, T., Willemsen, P. W. J. M., van der Wal, D. & Wijnberg, K. M.https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JF007664Mangrove forest drag and bed stabilisation effects on intertidal flat morphology, 1117–1134. Gijsman, R., Horstman, E. M., Swales, A., MacDonald, I. T., Bouma, T. J., van der Wal, D. & Wijnberg, K. M.https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5758Mangrove Ecosystem Engineering Effects Across an Elevation Gradient with Forest Zones. Gijsman, R., Horstman, E. M., Swales, A., van der Wal, D. & Wijnberg, K. M.https://www.nck-web.org/boa-2024/815-mangrove-ecosystem-engineering
2023
Mangrove ecosystem engineers: How a mangrove forest influences intertidal flat morphology-Insights from numerical modelling, 3-4. Gijsman, R., Horstman, E. M., MacDonald, I. & Swales, A.The method that despises the little is not worthy of the great:Dealing with the patchiness of vegetational effects on large scale flow. Volp, N., Baltus, O., Gijsman, R., Horstman, E. M., Siemerink, M. & Roos, P. C.https://www.nck-web.org/boa-2023/656-the-method-that-despises-the-little-is-not-worthy-of-the-great-dealing-with-the-patchiness-of-vegetational-effects-on-large-scale-flow
2022
Nonhydrostatic Numerical Modeling of Fixed and Mobile Barred Beaches: Limitations of Depth-Averaged Wave Resolving Models around Sandbars. Elsayed, S. M., Gijsman, R., Schlurmann, T. & Goseberg, N.https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000685Engineering with mangroves - field monitoring of Lac Bay mangroves in Bonaire. Gijsman, R.Creek restoration effects on tidal dynamics in mangrovesIn Proceedings of the 38th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2022. Coastal Engineering Research Council. Horstman, E. M., Gijsman, R., van Zee, R., Engel, S., Johnson, J., van der Wal, D. & Wijnberg, K. M.Seasonal drivers for mangrove seedling establishmentIn Proceedings of the 38th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE2022. Coastal Engineering Research Council. Gijsman, R., Horstman, E. M., Swales, A., MacDonald, I., Willemsen, P. W. J. M., van der Wal, D. & Wijnberg, K. M.

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Address

University of Twente

Horst Complex (building no. 20), room W200
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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