Dr. Nick Van De Giesen
Professor
Department of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
Biography
Nick van de Giesen has held the Van Kuffeler Chair of Water Resources Management of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences. He teaches Integrated Water Resources Management (CIE4450) and Water Management (CTB2120). His main interests are measuring and modeling of complex water resources systems and the development of science-based decision support systems. Development of new observation techniques, both in situ and through satellites, as well as High Performance Computing, are the core themes of both research portfolio and teaching curriculum. Since 1 January 2015, he is chairman of the Delft Global Initiative.
Research Interest
Water Resources
Publications
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Measuring Tree Properties and Responses Using Low-Cost Accelerometers
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A free-surface solar pond model with a sloping edge: model code and data (version 2)
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Effects of atmospheric stability conditions on heat fluxes from small water surfaces in (semi-)arid regions
