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de Ruiter, Peter
| Name | de Ruiter, Peter |
| Status | PhD Candidate |
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| Institution | University of Waiakto |
IC39_NZ - The Hydrodynamic Controls on Sedimentation within Tauranga Harbour
Terrestrial sediment fluxes to coastal environments can adversely affect ecosystem functioning and reduce navigability within ports and estuaries. In order to assess the ecosystem state, the flow circulations and sedimentary pathways within estuaries need to be understood. Our research focuses on the physical processes that control the movement and deposition of estuarine sediments within the barrier-enclosed estuarine lagoon of Tauranga Harbour, New Zealand. By combining field data and a numerical modelling study, we explore these sediment pathways and the connectivity in the estuary as a whole, as well as the relationship between hydrodynamics, intertidal morphology and external forcings. more
Curriculum Vitae
| Education | |
| Since 2014 | PhD Student University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand |
| 2001 – 2007 | BSc/MSc Physical Geography Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences |
| Work Experience | |
| Dec. 2013 – Jun. 2014 | Dive master internship (3 months) Oceans 5 dive resort, Gili Air, Lombok, Indonesia |
| Oct. 2010 – Nov. 2013 | Geotechnical Consultant Rivers and Coasts Grontmij Netherlands B.V., department of Coastal and River Systems. (de Bilt, the Netherlands) |
| Apr. 2010 – Sept. 2010 | Consultant GIS Essent NV. (Zwolle, the Netherlands) |
| Nov. 2008 – Feb. 2010 | Consultant / Scientific Officer Torridge District Council / North Devon Coast and Countryside Service. (Bideford, United Kingdom) |
| Apr. 2008 – Oct. 2008 | Consultant River Levees Grontmij Netherlands B.V., department of Coastal and River Systems. (de Bilt, the Netherlands) |
| Feb. 2008 – Apr. 2008 | Volunteer Marine Conservation ORCA: Ocean Research and Conservation Africa. (Plettenberg Bay, South Africa) |
| Jan. 2007 – Jul. 2007 | Internship University of Waikato / National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA). (Hamilton, New Zealand) |
