Netherlands Centre for Coastal Research
It’s a wrap! After 3 wonderful days, the NCK Days 2024 have concluded successfully. 158 coastal enthusiasts from across different organisations, with diverse backgrounds and years of experience gathered in Amersfoort for the annual NCK Days. This year’s theme was ‘Innovative science for a resilient coast’.
The event started on Wednesday with a full-day fieldtrip to the Marker Wadden. In the evening there was an icebreaker at the city brewery de Drie Ringen so that all participants could get to know each other.
For the following two days a very nice program was put together: 35 speakers gave presentations about sand waves, coasts, estuarine hydrodynamics and morphodynamics, dunes, coastal ecology, and nature-based solutions. All presentations were very interesting, and speakers varied from old hands to very young master students. Sem Geerts & Bart van Westen took home the award for the Best Presentation. Moreover, there were 37 posters to behold, accompanied by a short pitch. Congratulations to Wout Ploeg & Floris van Rees for winning the Best Poster award!
Traditionally, the conference dinner took place on Thursday evening. The recently founded Young-NCK tested our (non-)coastal related knowledge by hosting a pub quiz. The table of O-NCK walked away with the prize (and the O doesn't stand for Young...).
The NCK Days were a big success! Thank you to this year’s organisers from IHE Delft: Khin Nawarat, Natascia Pannozzo (TU Delft), Trang Duong, Johan Reyns, Mick van der Wegen, Dano Roelvink, and Niamh McKenna.
Mark your calendars for 19, 20, and 21 March 2025 for next year’s #NCKdays!
DR. H.M. SCHUTTELAARS
bij besluit van het College van Bestuur van 19 januari 2021 benoemd tot hoogleraar in de Faculteit Elektrotechniek, Wiskunde en Informatica aan de Technische Universiteit Delft, om werkzaam te zijn op het vakgebied Mathematical Physics is ter gelegenheid van zijn ambtsaanvaarding voornemens een oratie te houden, met als titel:
’Mathematics and the Art of Marine Modelling’
Datum: vrijdag 22 maart 2024
Aanvang: 15.00 uur
Locatie: Aula (Auditorium/3e etage) Mekelweg 5 te Delft
De Rector Magnificus van de Technische Universiteit Delft, prof. dr. ir. T.H.J.J. van der Hagen, nodigt u hierbij uit tot het bijwonen van deze academische plechtigheid. Na het uitspreken van de rede is er gelegenheid tot het aanbieden van gelukwensen.
TU Delft / Communicatie telefoon (015) 278 64 95
Mw. M.A. Schrijvershof-Vink
Protocol & Events Manager
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Routebeschrijving Aula: www.tudelft.nl
Hoogleraren van andere universiteiten zijn tevens welkom om deel uit te maken van het cortège. Zij dienen daartoe uiterlijk om 14.30 uur in de Senaatszaal (Aula/2e etage) aanwezig te zijn. Het wordt op prijs gesteld dat de hoogleraren de toga/baret van hun universiteit dragen.
DR. H.M. SCHUTTELAARS
appointed professor in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science at Delft University of Technology by decision of the Executive Board of January 19, 2021, to work in the field of Mathematical Physics, intends to give an inaugural lecture on the occasion of his assumption of office, with as title:
'Mathematics and the Art of Marine Modeling'
Date: Friday March 22, 2024
Start: 3:00 PM
Location: Aula (Auditorium/3rd floor) Mekelweg 5 in Delft
The Rector Magnificus of Delft University of Technology, Prof. Dr. Ir. T.H.J.J. van der Hagen, hereby invites you to attend this academic ceremony. After delivering the speech, there is an opportunity to offer congratulations.
TU Delft / Communications telephone (015) 278 64 95
Mrs. M.A. Schrijvershof-Vink
Protocol & Events Manager
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Directions to the Aula: www.tudelft.nl
Professors from other universities are also welcome to be part of the cortège. They must be present in the Senate Hall (Aula/2nd floor) no later than 2:30 PM. It is appreciated that professors wear the gown/cap of their university.
Dear Coastal Researcher!
We are happy to formally announce that the NCK Days 2024 will be held from March 13-15 in Amersfoort. The theme is "Innovative science for a resilient coast".
Venue
The venue will be at the Oude Magazijn which is on walking distance from Amersfoort Central station. We are happy to confirm that Bart van der Hurk, recently appointed as IPCC WG2 co-chair, will provide a keynote address on the latest sea level rise developments and IPCC dynamics on March 14th.
On Wednesday March 13th we offer a full day fieldtrip to the Marker Wadden with the Willem Barentsz leaving from Lelystad main harbour. There is a limited number of 75 places available for this fieldtrip, so register early (first come first served)!
Hotels and Airbnbs are available in and around Amersfoort.
Rationale
Coastal engineering changed over the last decades from shortening our coastlines and building barriers to engineering solutions with sand nourishments, rebuilding seagrass meadows and diversifying foreshores. The coastal management toolbox is getting bigger. However, is it already big and diverse enough? Are all tools sufficiently tested? Are new tools needed? Is our knowledge sufficient for applying available models?
We welcome contributions covering field work, numerical modelling, conceptualization, lab experiments, best-practices, etc. for the full coastal system with its estuaries, beaches, mangroves and coastal seas. In addition to case studies in the Netherlands, we also welcome contributions from areas outside the Netherlands. We aim to touch on the question whether our approaches are already diverse enough and whether our knowledge and future research plans contribute to making our coasts ready for upcoming climate change.
To contribute to NCK2024, you can submit your abstract here. The deadline for abstract submission is February 10, 2024. The registration is open until March 6, 2024. We look forward to your contribution!
Looking forward meeting you in Amersfoort!
The NCK Days 2024 organising committee: Khin Nawarat (IHE Delft), Natascia Pannozzo (TU Delft), Trang Duong (IHE Delft), Johan Reyns (IHE Delft), Mick van der Wegen (IHE Delft), Dano Roelvink (IHE Delft) and Niamh McKenna (IHE Delft)