Overview

I studied Environmental Engineering at the Technical University of Braunschweig, specializing in Hydraulic and Coastal Engineering to better understand hydro-morphodynamic systems across scales. Here, I started modelling rivers and the impact of engineering measures on valuable ecosystems, testing mitigation measures and alternative flood protection. A part of my MSc I spent at NTNU in Trondheim, Norway, studying marine ecosystems and aquaculture.

After my time in Norway, I went to pursue a PhD in biogeomorphology at Utrecht University. I modelled the interactions between marine organisms, including vegetation and benthos, and estuarine morphological evolution at a large scale. I developed my own eco-morphodynamic model that is able to combine several organisms and investigate their effects in estuaries and along coasts. During this time, I went to spend several months at the University of Auckland to study estuarine ecosystems in New Zealand.

Currently, I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Geography, where I develop basin-scale morphodynamic models. I investigate the effects of anthropogenic disturbances and climate change in the Amazon basin to understand the complex interplay between morphodynamics and floodplain ecology.

Broad Research Specialisms

I am a biogeomorphologist looking at the interplay between ecology and hydro-morphodynamics in fluvial and estuarine systems.

Qualifications

PhD in Physical Geography, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

BSc and MSc in Environmental Engineering, TU Braunschweig, Germany

Links

• My Github
• My Google Scholar