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Rivers2Morrow

From 2018 to 2023 - 4 research positions

River2Morrow is a research program which focusses on long term development of lowland rivers, with respect to morphology, hydraulics and ecology.

DANUBIUS-RI

From 2016 to 2021 - 0 research positions

The International Centre for Advanced Studies on River-Sea Systems (DANUBIUS-RI) will be a distributed research infrastructure (RI) that brings together world leading expertise and provide access to a range of river-sea (RS) systems, facilities and expertise, to provide a ‘one-stop shop’ for knowledge exchange, access to harmonised data, a platform for interdisciplinary research, education and training and hence provide answers to questions regarding sustainable management and environmental protection of the RS continuum.

KPP River research

From 2012 to current (ongoing) - 0 research positions

Within KPP project river research (“Kennis Primaire Processen project rivierkundig onderzoek”) questions from the Dutch river authority Rijkswaterstaat are answered by applied research. The applied studies are focussed on practical solutions for the questions of the river manager, aiming to apply the solutions within 3 years.

Piping in practice

From 2016 to 2021 - 2 research positions

Developing a generic method to predict piping hazard in a range of natural substrates with realistic heterogeneity, at the site and delta scale, using combined 3D subsurface

Long term bed degradation in rivers: causes and mitigation

From 2015 to 2020 - 2 research positions

Studying the causes of autonomous bed degradation and prediction of short- and long-term effects of mitigating measures.

Floods of the Past, Design for the Future

From 2015 to 2020 - 2 research positions

Validation of GRADE using numerical studies of historical floods

All Risk

From 2017 to 2021 - 18 research positions

All-Risk aims at supporting the ambitious Dutch Flood Protection Programme (HWBP) objectives when it comes to implementing new flood safety norms, which as of January 2017 are incorporated in the Water Law. The programme consists of 14 PhD research positions, and 4 postdoc research positions. It is set up as an interdisciplinary endeavour, bringing together researchers from engineering, geotechnical, spatial planning and social sciences disciplines. This will yield detailed, technical findings(e.g. 70% of time investment) and insights in integration and stakeholder collaboration (e.g. 30% of time investment). International collaboration with universities in Houston, Tokyo and Berlin will also take place.

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Duration	#Research	Name	Status	Details	View
2018 - 2023	4	Rivers2Morrow	Active	Rivers2Morrow Duration From 2018 to 2023 Research Positions 4 Domains climate adaptation Hydrodynamics Hydrology Interdisciplinary Morphodynamics sediment transport Water Management Description River2Morrow is a research program which focusses on long term development of lowland rivers, with respect to morphology, hydraulics and ecology. View project	View
2016 - 2021	0	DANUBIUS-RI	Active	DANUBIUS-RI Duration From 2016 to 2021 Research Positions 0 Domains Interdisciplinary Rhine-Meuse Estuary River Studies Water Management Description The International Centre for Advanced Studies on River-Sea Systems (DANUBIUS-RI) will be a distributed research infrastructure (RI) that brings together world leading expertise and provide access to a range of river-sea (RS) systems, facilities and expertise, to provide a ‘one-stop shop’ for knowledge exchange, access to harmonised data, a platform for interdisciplinary research, education and training and hence provide answers to questions regarding sustainable management and environmental protection of the RS continuum. View project	View
2012 - current (ongoing)	0	KPP River research	Active	KPP River research Duration From 2012 to current (ongoing) Research Positions 0 Domains Dutch Rhine Branches Hydrodynamics Meuse Morphodynamics Rhine-Meuse Estuary Description Within KPP project river research (“Kennis Primaire Processen project rivierkundig onderzoek”) questions from the Dutch river authority Rijkswaterstaat are answered by applied research. The applied studies are focussed on practical solutions for the questions of the river manager, aiming to apply the solutions within 3 years. View project	View
2014 - 2019	3	SAFELevee	Finished	SAFELevee Duration From 2014 to 2019 Research Positions 3 Domains Description The SAFElevee project (led by Delft University of Technology) enhances the safety of flood prone areas by improving the understanding of failure and breaching of levee systems. View project	View
2012 - 2017	2	Delta Engineering: Drowning or Emerging	Finished	Delta Engineering: Drowning or Emerging Duration From 2012 to 2017 Research Positions 2 Domains Description Long-term development of sedimentation in the 'Biesbosch' View project	View
2014 - 2019	4	Understanding flow-slides in flood defences	Finished	Understanding flow-slides in flood defences Duration From 2014 to 2019 Research Positions 4 Domains Geosciences Description Studying the mechanisms of flow-slides using numerical experiments and lab- and field-measurements View project	View
2011 - 2016	17	Multifunctional Flood Defences	Finished	Multifunctional Flood Defences Duration From 2011 to 2016 Research Positions 17 Domains Description The focus of the program is to gain a deeper understanding of multifunctional flood defenses and to provide a foundation for their engineering, design, assessment, and management. Research is carried out on the safety assessment, hydraulic loads and strength of these defenses, and governance of multifunctional flood defenses in a complex environment with multiple users, multiple sets of administrative rules, and multiple legal frameworks. View project	View
2016 - 2021	2	Piping in practice	Active	Piping in practice Duration From 2016 to 2021 Research Positions 2 Domains Geology Geosciences Hydrology Description Developing a generic method to predict piping hazard in a range of natural substrates with realistic heterogeneity, at the site and delta scale, using combined 3D subsurface View project	View
2015 - 2020	2	Long term bed degradation in rivers: causes and mitigation	Active	Long term bed degradation in rivers: causes and mitigation Duration From 2015 to 2020 Research Positions 2 Domains Hydrodynamics Morphodynamics river management Water Management Description Studying the causes of autonomous bed degradation and prediction of short- and long-term effects of mitigating measures. View project	View
2015 - 2020	2	Floods of the Past, Design for the Future	Active	Floods of the Past, Design for the Future Duration From 2015 to 2020 Research Positions 2 Domains River Studies Water Management Description Validation of GRADE using numerical studies of historical floods View project	View
2017 - 2021	18	All Risk	Active	All Risk Duration From 2017 to 2021 Research Positions 18 Domains ecosystem-based flood management flood risk management Interdisciplinary Description All-Risk aims at supporting the ambitious Dutch Flood Protection Programme (HWBP) objectives when it comes to implementing new flood safety norms, which as of January 2017 are incorporated in the Water Law. The programme consists of 14 PhD research positions, and 4 postdoc research positions. It is set up as an interdisciplinary endeavour, bringing together researchers from engineering, geotechnical, spatial planning and social sciences disciplines. This will yield detailed, technical findings(e.g. 70% of time investment) and insights in integration and stakeholder collaboration (e.g. 30% of time investment). International collaboration with universities in Houston, Tokyo and Berlin will also take place. View project	View
2014 - 2019	21	RiverCare	Finished	RiverCare Duration From 2014 to 2019 Research Positions 21 Domains Interdisciplinary Water Management Description Rivercare is a research programme in which the partners of NCR with several other public and private parties collaborate to monitor the consequences of river interventions which are now constructed in the Room for the River programme and the Delta Programme. The monitoring data will be used to improve the fundamental understanding of the behavior of rivers, map the effects of the interventions for hydraulics, morphology and ecology and to improve the current models. The data, knowledge and models will be used to improve the design and cut maintenance costs of interventions while supporting collaborative and integrated management. View project	View