25 January 2018 - 16:00
Wageningen
Symposium on the occasion of the inaugural lecture “(En)gage the flow – Striking the balance in deltas under pressure” by Prof. Ton Hoitink
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Program
12.00-12.05 Opening by Prof. Remko Uijlenhoet (Wageningen University)
12.05-12.30 Dr. Bas van Maren (Deltares): “Erosion in the Red River Delta: natural processes and human interventions”
12.30-12.55 Dr. Maarten van der Vegt (Utrecht University): “Tides and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta”
12.55-13.40 Break with sandwiches
13.40-14.05 Prof. Zheng Bing Wang (Deltares and TU Delft) : “The Yangtze Delta, a delta in transition”
14.05-14.30 Prof. Torbjorn Tornqvist (Tulane University): “Large deltas and relative sea-level rise: An awkward relationship”
14.30-14.55 Dr. Liviu Giosan (Woodshole Oceanographic Institution): “From waves to tides: Danube and Irrawaddy deltas”
14.55-15.00 Closure
16.00-17.00 Inaugural lecture
Location
Symposium
Room Gaia 1, Gaia Building, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, 6708 PB Wageningen
Inaugural lecture
Aula Wageningen University and Research, Generaal Foulkesweg 1, 6703 BG Wageningen
Registration
The symposium is free of charge, but registration is required. You can register by sending an email to Tamara Schalkx (Tamara.Schalkx@wur.nl) before January 21!
If you plan to attend the inauguration lecture alone, no registration is required.