dr. V. Kitsikoudis (Vasileios)

My research focuses on flow-body interaction and on the way turbulence affects flows and sediment transport in rivers and estuaries. I am interested in fundamental hydrodynamic processes and their intertwined relationship with sediment and biota in interdisciplinary studies in the context of environmental fluid mechanics and ecohydraulics. I do mostly experimental research, both in the field and in the laboratory.

I joined the University of Twente as an Assistant Professor in the summer of 2020. Before that, I did research on urban hydraulics at the University of Liege in Belgium, on flows at restored oyster reefs and stabilized shorelines at the University of Central Florida in the USA, on flow-body-sediment interaction with laboratory flume experiments at Istanbul Technical University in Turkey and at the University of Glasgow in the UK, and on machine learning modeling of sediment transport and flow resistance in rivers at Democritus University of Thrace in Greece.

Faculty of Engineering Technology (ET), Coastal Systems and Nature-Based Engineering (CSNBE)

van Haastregt, L., Gradussen, B., Tromp, G. , Kitsikoudis, V. , & Augustijn, D. (2024). Morphological development of the Vecht river due to changes in the weir policy. Abstract from NCR Days 2024, Wageningen, Netherlands.

Almohagry, A. A., O'Mahoney, T. , Ebrahimierami, F. , Kitsikoudis, V. , & Hulscher, S. J. M. H. (2024). Saltwater entrainment from bathymetric depressions: A CFD analysis from a laboratory cavity to a scour hole in the Haringvliet estuary. Abstract from NCK Days 2024, Amersfoort, Netherlands. https://www.nck-web.org/boa-2024/834-saltwater-entrainmant-from-bathymetric-depressions-a-cfd-analysis-from-a-laboratory-cavity-to-a-scour-hole-in-the-haringvliet-estuary

Yagci, O., Kirca, V. S. O. , Kitsikoudis, V., Wilson, C. A. M. E., Furkan Celik, M., & Sertkan, C. (2024). Experimental Study on Influence of Different Patterns of an Emergent Vegetation Patch on the Flow Field and Scour/Deposition Processes in the Wake Region. Water resources research, 60(1), Article e2023WR034978. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023WR034978

Dzimballa, S. , Willemsen, P. W. J. M. , Kitsikoudis, V. , Borsje, B. W. , & Augustijn, D. C. M. (2023). Exploring the Evolution of Salt Marshes: Investigating the Parametrization of Biogeomorphological Processes across Time Scales with Numerical Modelling. Abstract from American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2023, San Francisco, California, United States. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm23/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1262745

Dzimballa, S. , Kitsikoudis, V., Folmer, E. , Borsje, B. W. , & Augustijn, D. C. M. (2023). Using High-Resolution Drone-Derived DEMs and Orthomosaics to Analyse Temporal Dynamics of Salt Marshes and Mudflats in the Dutch Wadden Sea. Abstract from American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2023, San Francisco, California, United States. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm23/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1383331

Kitsikoudis, V., Li, X., Yu, S., Dellinger, G., Archambeau, P., Erpicum, S., Pirotton, M., & Dewals, B. (2023). Numerical modelling of flow exchanges between flooded streets and residential blocks during urban flooding in an idealized setup. Abstract from American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2023, San Francisco, California, United States. https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm23/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1350699

de Lange, B. M., Welsch, N. , Kitsikoudis, V. , Augustijn, D. C. M. , van Vuren, S., Velner, R. G. J., & Chavarrías, V. (2023). Sediment nourishments in the River Waal to mitigate bed degradation. 106-107. Abstract from NCR Days 2023, Nijmegen, Netherlands.

Ebrahimierami, F. , Kitsikoudis, V., Vermeulen, B. , & Hulscher, S. J. M. H. (2023). Observational study on mixing in a stratified scour hole due to the wind-driven lateral circulation in a semi-closed estuary. Abstract from EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-5369

Ebrahimierami, F. , Kitsikoudis, V., Vermeulen, B. , & Hulscher, S. J. M. H. (2023). Field observations of turbulent flow patterns and salinity variations in stratified scour hole. Abstract from NCK-days 2023, Delft, Netherlands. https://www.nck-web.org/boa-2023/657-field-observations-of-turbulent-flow-patterns-and-salinity-variations-in-stratified-scour-hole

Dzimballa, S. , Kitsikoudis, V. , Borsje, B. W. , & Augustijn, D. C. M. (2023). Biogeomorphological evolution of salt marshes under natural conditions and the influence of artificial structures on marsh resilience. Abstract from NCK-days 2023, Delft, Netherlands. https://www.nck-web.org/boa-2023/633-biogeomorphological-evolution-of-salt-marshes-under-natural-conditions-and-the-influence-of-artificial-structures-on-marsh-resilience

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