Beneath the Waves: Exploring
Submarine Groundwater Discharge. This video was made by Mira van Meteren as a special project in the
Honors Program at the Bachelor's in
Global Sustainability Science, Utrecht University.
Teaching
GEO4-6009 Sustainable Water Resources Management [Course Guide]
Role: Main Instructor Credits: 7.5 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) Level: Master Synopsis: This course concerns with providing students with a fundamental understanding of key catchment functions (partition, storage and release) and hydrological processes (precipitation, interception, infiltration, groundwater, streamflow, evapotranspiration) in natural and built environments. Students will then use this understanding to explore various sustainable strategies for water resources management. Students will develop the ability to think critically and to use basic quantitative skills and management methodologies to answer questions related to sustainable water development. |
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GEO4-6008 Research in Water Science and Management [Course Guide]
Role: Main Instructor
Credits: 7.5 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System)
Level: Master
Synopsis: This course introduces students to the considerations, methods, and research best practices in water science and management. As future water sector professionals, students will seek to understand the complexity that confounds many water science and management issues, and to formulate and implement reasonable courses of action for those issues. In order to do that, students will need a solid foundation in the various aspects of the research enterprise. The course aims to partly prepare students for their master thesis.
Role: Main Instructor
Credits: 7.5 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System)
Level: Master
Synopsis: This course introduces students to the considerations, methods, and research best practices in water science and management. As future water sector professionals, students will seek to understand the complexity that confounds many water science and management issues, and to formulate and implement reasonable courses of action for those issues. In order to do that, students will need a solid foundation in the various aspects of the research enterprise. The course aims to partly prepare students for their master thesis.
GEO2-2131 Ecohydrology
Role: Co-instructor
Credits: 7.5 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System)
Level: Bachelor
Synopsis: This course builds on elementary knowledge of ecological, hydrological and climatological processes, as taught in the courses ‘Natural Processes' (GEO1-2412) and 'Global Climate Change' (GEO2-2143). The focus will mainly be on the scientific analysis of the processes governing the interaction between biota and the hydrological cycle. The practical application of this knowledge is mainly sought in the application of computer models, in which knowledge about processes is applied to the analysis of ecohydrological systems at different scales.
Role: Co-instructor
Credits: 7.5 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System)
Level: Bachelor
Synopsis: This course builds on elementary knowledge of ecological, hydrological and climatological processes, as taught in the courses ‘Natural Processes' (GEO1-2412) and 'Global Climate Change' (GEO2-2143). The focus will mainly be on the scientific analysis of the processes governing the interaction between biota and the hydrological cycle. The practical application of this knowledge is mainly sought in the application of computer models, in which knowledge about processes is applied to the analysis of ecohydrological systems at different scales.
GEO1-2412 Natural Processes
Role: Co-instructor
Credits: 7.5 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System)
Level: Bachelor
Synopsis: This course focuses on the earths' energy balance, the hydrological cycle, and the elemental cycles of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus. The course examines the major stocks of energy, water and elements in different environmental compartments (atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere), as well as the processes that govern the exchange between those compartments and the storage capacity of the compartments.
Role: Co-instructor
Credits: 7.5 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System)
Level: Bachelor
Synopsis: This course focuses on the earths' energy balance, the hydrological cycle, and the elemental cycles of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus. The course examines the major stocks of energy, water and elements in different environmental compartments (atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere), as well as the processes that govern the exchange between those compartments and the storage capacity of the compartments.
Supervision
Number of thesis supervised
Masters: 11
Bachelors: 9
*Served as Committee Member
Masters: 11
Bachelors: 9
*Served as Committee Member
Masters
Name: Joren van Os
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Water Science and Management
Thesis completed: Summer 2023
Title: Using flexible power in Dutch water pumping stations to balance the energy system
Name: Roos Peeters
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Water Science and Management
Thesis completed: Summer 2022
Title: Social Cost-Benefit Analysis of Mangrove Restoration in Mozambique [Link to thesis] - CUM LAUDE
Last known position: Community Engagement Officer at Van Oord
Name: Peter Beemster
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Water Science and Management
Thesis completed: Summer 2022
Title: The SLAMDAM mobile flood barrier as an adaptive measure for building climate resilience against flooding in Sub-Saharan Africa
Name: Daniel Peregrina Gonzalez
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Water Science and Management
Thesis completed: Summer 2022
Title: Model-based urban drought hazard assessment using global open data [Link to thesis]
Name: Alice Ampolini
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Water Science and Management
Thesis completed: Summer 2022
Title: Inclusion of resilience and flood protection measures to the Urban Climate Risk Index (UCRI)
Last known position: Assistant Project Manager at BT Geoconsult B.V.
Name: Jasper van Lieshout
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Water Science and Management
Thesis completed: Summer 2021
Title: Modelling alternative drinking water extraction strategies for the sandy Pleistocene regions of the Netherlands [Link to thesis]
Last known position: Integrated Water Management Consultant at Nelen & Schuurmans
Name: Nathalie van Tricht
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Water Science and Management
Thesis completed: Summer 2021
Title: A pro-active regional control system framework for the polder “De Eendragt” in the Netherlands [Link to thesis]
Name: Joey Ewals
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Water Science and Management
Thesis completed: Summer 2020
Title: Modelling the effects of the Maaswerken on the drinking water production near Roosteren, The Netherlands [Link to thesis]
Last known position: Hydrologist at Waterschap Limburg (Water Board of Limburg)
Name: Maureen van Rijn
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Water Science and Management
Thesis completed: Summer 2020
Title: Rainproof urban water management in the municipality of Heemskerk, The Netherlands [Link to thesis]
Last known position: Strategy Trainee at Dunea Drinking Water
Name: Adam Noctor
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Sustainable Development
Thesis completed: Summer 2020
Title: Identifying the sources of nitrate in surface and ground waters using stable isotopes: A global overview [Link to thesis]
Last known position: Mechanical Design Engineer at Clade Engineering Systems
Name: Theresa O'Halloran*
Institution: University of Nevada Reno
Degree: MSc in Hydrology
Thesis completed: Fall 2018
Title: Impacts of forest management on hydrologic processes [Link to thesis]
Last known position: Hydrologist/GIS Specialist at EMPSi (Environmental Management and Planning Solutions, Inc.)
Name: Joren van Os
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Water Science and Management
Thesis completed: Summer 2023
Title: Using flexible power in Dutch water pumping stations to balance the energy system
Name: Roos Peeters
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Water Science and Management
Thesis completed: Summer 2022
Title: Social Cost-Benefit Analysis of Mangrove Restoration in Mozambique [Link to thesis] - CUM LAUDE
Last known position: Community Engagement Officer at Van Oord
Name: Peter Beemster
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Water Science and Management
Thesis completed: Summer 2022
Title: The SLAMDAM mobile flood barrier as an adaptive measure for building climate resilience against flooding in Sub-Saharan Africa
Name: Daniel Peregrina Gonzalez
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Water Science and Management
Thesis completed: Summer 2022
Title: Model-based urban drought hazard assessment using global open data [Link to thesis]
Name: Alice Ampolini
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Water Science and Management
Thesis completed: Summer 2022
Title: Inclusion of resilience and flood protection measures to the Urban Climate Risk Index (UCRI)
Last known position: Assistant Project Manager at BT Geoconsult B.V.
Name: Jasper van Lieshout
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Water Science and Management
Thesis completed: Summer 2021
Title: Modelling alternative drinking water extraction strategies for the sandy Pleistocene regions of the Netherlands [Link to thesis]
Last known position: Integrated Water Management Consultant at Nelen & Schuurmans
Name: Nathalie van Tricht
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Water Science and Management
Thesis completed: Summer 2021
Title: A pro-active regional control system framework for the polder “De Eendragt” in the Netherlands [Link to thesis]
Name: Joey Ewals
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Water Science and Management
Thesis completed: Summer 2020
Title: Modelling the effects of the Maaswerken on the drinking water production near Roosteren, The Netherlands [Link to thesis]
Last known position: Hydrologist at Waterschap Limburg (Water Board of Limburg)
Name: Maureen van Rijn
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Water Science and Management
Thesis completed: Summer 2020
Title: Rainproof urban water management in the municipality of Heemskerk, The Netherlands [Link to thesis]
Last known position: Strategy Trainee at Dunea Drinking Water
Name: Adam Noctor
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Sustainable Development
Thesis completed: Summer 2020
Title: Identifying the sources of nitrate in surface and ground waters using stable isotopes: A global overview [Link to thesis]
Last known position: Mechanical Design Engineer at Clade Engineering Systems
Name: Theresa O'Halloran*
Institution: University of Nevada Reno
Degree: MSc in Hydrology
Thesis completed: Fall 2018
Title: Impacts of forest management on hydrologic processes [Link to thesis]
Last known position: Hydrologist/GIS Specialist at EMPSi (Environmental Management and Planning Solutions, Inc.)
Honors Students
Name: Michele Joie Prawiromaruto
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Sustainable Development
Project title: Aggregate Confusion of ESG Ratings in the Water Sector: Quantifying the divergence of ESG Ratings at the firm level and across subsectors
Funded by Bright Minds Assistantships (Apr-Nov 2023)
Name: Mira van Meteren
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: BSc in Global Sustainability Science
Project title: Sights and Sounds of the Unseen: An Audio-Visual Project on Submarine Groundwater Discharge
Name: Michele Joie Prawiromaruto
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: MSc in Sustainable Development
Project title: Aggregate Confusion of ESG Ratings in the Water Sector: Quantifying the divergence of ESG Ratings at the firm level and across subsectors
Funded by Bright Minds Assistantships (Apr-Nov 2023)
Name: Mira van Meteren
Institution: Utrecht University
Degree: BSc in Global Sustainability Science
Project title: Sights and Sounds of the Unseen: An Audio-Visual Project on Submarine Groundwater Discharge