Breadcrumb

Pronouns: she/her
Bio
My long-term research goal is to develop predictive surface process models, which form a tool to quantify responses of the Earth system to changing environmental conditions.
I have a keen interest in using field studies to critically assess model performance. I have special interest and concern for remote and pristine regions of the world. The fact that global changes are amplified in high latitudes stresses the importance of working in these regions for a global understanding of the changing environment.
Current research projects involve sedimentary processes in fjord environments, and floodplain sedimentation. I have interest in Greenlandic rivers and their response to Greenland Ice Sheet melt, and in Arctic coastal erosion mostly applied to the Beaufort Sea coast.
Additionally, I am the Deputy Director of the Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System (CSDMS), where our team promotes the modeling of surface processes by developing, supporting, and disseminating integrated software modules that predict fluxes of water, sediment and nutrients in landscapes and their sedimentary basins. I am most involved in the ‘Coastal’ and ‘Education and Knowledge Transfer’ Working Groups.
Education
- Ph.D.: Delft University of Technology, 2002
- M.Sc.: Wageningen University, 1996
- B.Sc.: Wageningen University, 1993
Awards
- Science Communication Fellowship, University of Colorado, 2015
- National Oceanographic Partnership Program Award, 2010
- Outstanding Student Award, Vrijvrouwe van Renswoude, The Netherlands, 1996
- Tropenfonds, Wageningen University, The Netherlands, 1994
Research
Specialties
Earth surface process modeling; coastal and river geomorphology; sedimentary geology; civil engineering and applied Earth sciences
Research interests
Numerical modeling of river and coastal processes; sedimentary systems; polar regions
Publications
Recent publications
Thermal Erosion of a Permafrost Coastline: Improving Process-Based Models Using Time-Lapse Photography
Publication Date: 2011-08-01
Type: Journal Article
Sediment plumes as a proxy for local ice-sheet runoff in Kangerlussuaq Fjord, West Greenland
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Type: Journal Article
SHIFTING DISCHARGE PEAKS IN ARCTIC RIVERS, 1977-2007
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Type: Journal Article
SEDIMENTARY FLUXES AND BUDGETS IN CHANGING COLD ENVIRONMENTS: THE GLOBAL IAG/AIG SEDIMENT BUDGETS IN COLD ENVIRONMENTS (SEDIBUD) PROGRAMME
Beylich AA; Lamoureux SF; Decaulne A; Dixon JC; Orwin JF; Otto J-C; Overeem I; Saemundsson P; Warburton J; Zwolinski Z...
- Beylich AA
- Lamoureux SF
- Decaulne A
- Dixon JC
- Orwin JF
- Otto J-C
- Overeem I
- Saemundsson P
- Warburton J
- Zwolinski Z
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Experimental exploration of the stratigraphy of fjords fed by glaciofluvial systems
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Type: Chapter
Sinking deltas due to human activities
Syvitski JPM; Kettner AJ; Overeem I; Hutton EWH; Hannon MT; Brakenridge GR; Day J; Vorosmarty C; Saito Y; Giosan L...
- Syvitski JPM
- Kettner AJ
- Overeem I
- Hutton EWH
- Hannon MT
- Brakenridge GR
- Day J
- Vorosmarty C
- Saito Y
- Giosan L
Publication Date: 2009-10-01
Type: Journal Article
MAPPING OF FLUVIAL FAIRWAYS IN THE TEN BOER MEMBER, SOUTHERN PERMIAN BASIN
Publication Date: 2009-01-15
Type: Conference Proceeding
Process-response modelling of fluvio-deltaic stratigraphy
Publication Date: 2008-10-01
Type: Journal Article
Connectivity of fluvial point-bar deposits: An example from the Miocene Huesca fluvial fan, Ebro Basin, Spain
Publication Date: 2008-09-01
Type: Journal Article
Changing sediment supply in arctic rivers
Type: Chapter
The deglaciation of Clyde Inlet, northeastern Baffin Island, Arctic Canada
Publication Date: 2007-03-01
Type: Journal Article
Models of deltaic and inner continental shelf landform evolution
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Stratigraphic model predictions of geoacoustic properties
Publication Date: 2006-04-01
Type: Journal Article
Stratigraphic variability due to uncertainty in model boundary conditions: A case-study of the New Jersey Shelf over the last 40,000 years
Publication Date: 2005-11-30
Type: Journal Article
Modelling Holocene stratigraphy and depocentre migration of the Volga delta due to Caspian Sea-level change
Publication Date: 2003-07-15
Type: Journal Article
Small-scale stratigraphy in a large ramp delta: recent and Holocene sedimentation in the Volga delta, Caspian Sea
Publication Date: 2003-07-15
Type: Journal Article
The Late Cenozoic Eridanos delta system in the Southern North Sea Basin: a climate signal in sediment supply?
Publication Date: 2001-09-01
Type: Journal Article
Seismic volume attribute analysis of the Cenozoic succession in the L08 block (Southern North Sea)
Publication Date: 2000-12-01
Type: Journal Article
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Teaching
I have always greatly enjoyed sharing my enthusiasm for the Earth Sciences. As a teacher I want to inspire, provide opportunities and empower. I see science as a process that highlights questioning, discovery, challenge, and synthesis towards solution. For me, science and engineering is all about investigating the world around oneself, and drawing conclusions based on a combination of collected data, hypotheses, and thorough analysis. If that can happen in the field, all for the better! I strive to pass along an exciting view of science, as well as a firm footing in methodologies and quantitative reasoning.
I am always interested in engaging with students who are looking into graduate research. Work in my growing group of sedimentary process modelers investigates sediment fluxes from Greenland, river and delta permafrost dynamics in Alaska and sedimentation rates in the Ganges delta in Bangladesh. These projects provide opportunities for new exciting new sedimentology and river/delta science topics, with a combination of fieldwork and modeling.
Please feel free to email me for more information!
Current courses
- GEOL 1010: Exploring Earth
- Investigates the processes operating on and below Earth’s surface, the composition of the Earth, and the resulting features of landscapes, natural hazards, and earth materials & resources.
- GEOL 4700-023/5700-023: Sedimentary Systems Modeling
- Sweeps though theory of sediment transport, morphodynamics and source to sink sedimentary systems. Modeling labs run existing river and coastal models and teach skills in Python.
- GEOL 5702: Geomorphology Seminar
- Explores the dynamics and forms of Earth's surface through critical reading and discussion of both classical and modern literature. Weekly, we will choose two papers to read and discuss, with participants taking turns in leading the discussion.
- GEOL 4700-123: Field Methods in Earth Surface Processes
- Learn about fieldwork preparation, map reading, GPS location marking, DEM analysis, design of sample strategies. Conduct field measurements for quantifying river dynamics with modern equipment, collect/analyze sediment samples. Participants create a fieldbook and project report.
Past courses
- GEOG 5700: Surface Process Modeling: Applying the CSDMS Modeling Tool
- Numerical surface process modeling and hydrological modeling with Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System tools.
- Geological Modeling
- Hands-on course on numerical geological modeling techniques for process studies and subsurface modeling.
- Reservoir Geological Fieldwork
- 3 week field course on fluvial outcrop studies and quantitative reservoir geological architecture, taught in the Pyrennees in Spain.
- Sedimentary Geology and Tectonic Processes of the Ganges-Brahmaputra River System
- 2 week field school, 32 students, Bangladesh, February 2014.
- River and Coastal System Modeling
- Two day short course on numerical modeling with a variety of models, teach this every summer for about 30 US and International students in the National Center for Earth Dynamics Summer Institute, University of Minnesota.
Current postdoc and students
Former postdocs and students
- Mette Bendixen, Postdoctoral Scholar
- Katy Barnhart PhD 2015 in Geological Sciences
- co-supervision
- Ben Hudson, Research Assistant & PhD 2015
- Stephanie Higgins, Postdoctoral Researcher
- co-supervision
- Kimberly G. Rogers, Research Associate
- Jordan Adams, Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Kang Wang, Postdoctoral Scholar
- Lei Zheng, Graduate student
Outreach
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