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ir. R. Gijsman MSc (Rik)

PhD Candidate

About Me

After being trained as a Civil Engineer (BSc) at the Delft University of Technology, I specialised in Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management through a double degree program (MSc) at the Delft University of Technology and the National University of Singapore. My main research interest is the morphological evolution of shorelines and the role of engineering solutions therein. Both during my MSc and in the first 3 years thereafter (as Research Associate at the Leibniz University in Hannover, Germany) I focused on the morphological evolution of sandy beaches. In my current position as PhD Candidate at the University of Twente, I will focus on the morphological evolution of mangrove shorelines.

 

Expertise

Earth & Environmental Sciences
Beach Nourishment
Beach Profile
Coastal Protection
Coastal Zone Management
Mangrove
Sandbar
Shoreline
Engineering & Materials Science
Beaches

Publications

Recent
Gijsman, R. , Horstman, E. M., Swales, A., MacDonald, I. , Willemsen, P. W. J. M. , van der Wal, D. , & Wijnberg, K. M. (2022). Seasonal drivers for mangrove seedling establishment. In Proceedings of the 38th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE2022 Coastal Engineering Research Council.
Horstman, E. M. , Gijsman, R., van Zee, R., Engel, S., Johnson, J. , van der Wal, D. , & Wijnberg, K. M. (2022). Creek restoration effects on tidal dynamics in mangroves. In Proceedings of the 38th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, ICCE 2022 Coastal Engineering Research Council.
Elsayed, S. M. , Gijsman, R., Schlurmann, T., & Goseberg, N. (2022). Nonhydrostatic Numerical Modeling of Fixed and Mobile Barred Beaches: Limitations of Depth-Averaged Wave Resolving Models around Sandbars. Journal of waterway, port, coastal, and ocean engineering, 148(1). Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000685
Gijsman, R. , Horstman, E. M. , Willemsen, P. W. J. M., Swales, A. , & Wijnberg, K. M. (2021). A biophysical model for seedling establishment in mangrove forests. In Proceedings of the Coastal Dynamics Conference 2021, 28 June-2 July 2021, Delft Delft University of Technology.
Otto, P., Piter, A. , & Gijsman, R. (2021). Statistical analysis of beach profiles – A spatiotemporal functional approach. Coastal engineering, 170, Article 103999. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2021.103999
Staudt, F. , Gijsman, R., Ganal, C., Mielck, F., Wolbring, J., Hass, H. C., Goseberg, N., Schüttrumpf, H., Schlurmann, T., & Schimmels, S. (2021). The sustainability of beach nourishments: a review of nourishment and environmental monitoring practice. Journal of coastal conservation, 25(2), Article 34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-021-00801-y
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Bachelor

Master

Courses Academic Year  2022/2023

Contact Details

Visiting Address

University of Twente
Faculty of Engineering Technology
Horst Complex (building no. 20), room W200
De Horst 2
7522LW  Enschede
The Netherlands

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Mailing Address

University of Twente
Faculty of Engineering Technology
Horst Complex  W200
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands

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