PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

2020-present	Associate Professor (research)	Durham University, UK	Geography
2018-present	Royal Society Research Fellow	Durham University, UK	Geography
2016-2018	Durham Research Fellow	Durham University, UK	Geography/Earth Sciences
2016-2020	Assistant Professor (research)	Durham University, UK	Geography/Earth Sciences
2013-2016	Staff Scientist	National Oceanography Centre, UK	Marine Geosciences
2012-2013	Postdoctoral researcher	Utrecht University, NL	Earth Sciences
2007-2012	PhD Sedimentology link	Utrecht University, NL	Earth Sciences/ Geography
2003-2006	MSc Offshore Engineering/Fluid Mechanics	Delft University, NL	Mechanical Engineering (cum laude)
2001-2003	3rd- 1st officer	Several companies, NL	Merchant navy & Dredging ships
1997-2001	BSc Shipping officer	Maritiem Instituut De Ruyter,NL	Nautical/Engineering

AWARDS

2018	Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow by the Royal Society
2018	Roland Goldring Award by the British Sedimentological Research Group
2018	Eary-Career Scientist Award by the International Association of Sedimentologists
2016	Harold Reading Medal for De Leeuw et al., 2016, Nature Comm. by the British Sedimentological Research Group
2006	Best hydraulic engineering MSc thesis award by the Dutch Society of Hydraulic Engineers

PROJECTS

2023-2026	First direct observations of how submarine landslides connect rivers to the ocean floor	Royal Society, PI
2022-2024	Sediment wave generation of the northwestern African margin	DFG, Co-I
2022-2023	Direct monitoring of a transtion from a submarine landslide to a turbidity current	Royal Society, PI
2021-2023	Organic carbon burial after glacial lake outburst flood in Elliott Creek (NE/W000601/1)	NERC, Co-I
2021-2023	Erosive Dynamics of the Squillace submarine canyon	Eurofleet, Co-I
2019-2023	Turbidity current dynamics in transition zones	Industry, PI
2019-2023	Erosion by turbidity currents	Industry, Co-I
2018-2021	Developing a new sensor network to monitor the most destructive part of a turbidity current	Royal Society, PI
2018-2023	Turbidity currents: Initiation, Evolution and Ocean Floor Interaction	Royal Society, PI
2018-2023	Monitor active submarine flow in the Congo Canyon (NE/R001952/1)	NERC, Co-I
2017-2019	Direct monitoring submarine flows	Industry, Co-I
2016-2020	First measurements of deep-sea turbidity currents in the Congo Canyon (NE/L009358/1)	NERC, PI
2016-2018	Direct monitoring of active turbidity currents at global ‘test sites’ (NE/M017540/1)	NERC, Co-I
2016-2017	Field-based calibration for turbidity current impact modelling (NE/P009190/1)	NERC, Co-I
2015	First measurements of turbidity currents base using CHIRP (NE/M007138/1)	NERC, PI
2014-2018	Bedform dynamics in submarine canyons	Industry, PI
2014-2017	Monitor active submarine flows in the Monterey Canyon Offshore California ( NE/K011480/1)	NERC, Co-I
2014	Developing tomography technique to measure sediment concentrations (NE/L008130/1)	NERC, PI
2014	Spatial variations in grounding-line proximal facies on the Antarctic Peninsula	Brit. Antarc. Surv, PI
2013-2017	From turbidity current process to lithofacies and system architecture	Industry, Co-I
2013	Bedforms dynamics in mixed cohesive/non-cohesive sediments	Eur. Com., Co-I
2011-2013	Sedimentary architecture of channel-lobe transitions	Industry, PDRA

PHD STUDENTS

2019-2023	Gustavo Lobato	Morphodynamics of turbidity currents in transition zones
2020-2024	Niall Tracey (co-supervisor)	Acoustic monitoring of seafloor scours and hazards
2019-2023	Sean Ruffel (co-supervisor)	Erosion by turbidity currents

FORMER PHD STUDENTS

2018-2022	Dr Natasha Chapplow (co-supervisor)	Turbidity current structure and behavious from direct measurements
2017-2021	Dr Bello Abdulwahab (co-supervisor)	Modern of turbidity currents deposits versus turbidites in the subsurface
2017-2021	Dr Kate Heerema (co-supervisor)	Monitoring turbidity currents in different systems
2016-2021	Dr Daniela Vendettuoli (co-supervisor)	Morphodynamics of turbidity currents
2015-2019	Dr Sophie Hage	Bedform dynamics in Canadian fjords
2015-2019	Dr Zoë Roseby	Distribution of grounding-line proximal facies on the Antarctic Peninsula
2015-2019	Dr Jamie Hizzett	Turbidity currents evolution on Squamish delta
2015-2019	Dr Florian Pohl (co-supervisor)	Sedimentary expression of a channel-lobe transition zones
2014-2018	Dr Age Vellinga	Numerical study of supercritical-flow bedforms
2014-2018	Dr Maria Azpiroz-Zabala	Turbidity currents in the Congo Canyon
2013-2017	Dr Will Symons (co-supervisor)	Sedimentary processes in submarine canyons
2013-2017	Dr Jan de Leeuw (co-supervisor)	The sedimentary record of submarine channel morphodynamics
2013-2017	Dr Arnoud Slootman (co-supervisor)	Supercritical density flows on cool-water carbonate ramps

ESTEEM INDICATOR

2023	Lecturer on the Special Lecture Tour of the International Association of Sedimentologist More Info
2022	Invited Seminar, Turkish Sedimentolgical Research Group, Ankara, Turkey
2021	Plenary speaker, International Association of Sedimentology, Prague(virtual), Czech Republic
2021	UK Ocean Science organiser, Frontiers of Science meeting, Royal Society & Chilean Academy of Sciences (virtual)
2020	Invited seminar “Monitoring turbidity currents” Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
2019	Invited seminar “Monitoring turbidity currents” Nottingham University, Nottingham, UK
2019	Invited seminar “Monitoring turbidity currents” Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany
2018	Keynote on “Monitoring turbidity currents” at INCISE conference, Shenzhen, China
2018	Keynote on “Monitoring turbidity currents” at Submarine Mass Movements, Vicotria, Canada
2018	Keynote on “Monitoring turbidity currents” at GEOBonn, Bonn, Germany
2017	Invited talk on “Monitoring turbidity currents” at JpGU/AGU, Tokyo, Japan
2017	Invited contribution to the "Dynamics of Gravity Currents" Workshop, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, USA
2017	Session chair, “Siliciclastic, volcaniclastic, calciclastic density flows”, IAS, Toulouse, France
2016	Keynote, Society for Sedimentary Research, Deep Water Research Session, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Calgary, Canada
2016	Keynote on “Modern sedimentary processes”, Future of Sedimentary Geology, Beijing, China
2016	Associate editor of “The Depositional Record” the new open-access publication of the IAS
2016	Invited lecture on “Turbidity currents as submarine rivers”, Newcastle University, UK
2014	Keynote on “Experimental bedform study”, European Geoscience Union, Vienna, Austria
2014	Invited lecture, Tongji Univeristy (Shanghai) & Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey (Guangzhou), China
2014	Invited lecture on “Morphodynamics of supercritical turbidity currents”, Leeds University, UK
2014	session co-chair, “Modelling of sedimentary processes” session, IAS, Manchester, UK
2013	session chair, “Siliciclastic, volcanic clastic and calciclastic turbidity currents”, EGU, Vienna, Austria
2012	session co-chair, “Physical, numerical and analytical modelling sediment erosion, transport and deposition” session, IAS Schladming, Austria
2012	Invited lecture, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
2009	session co-chair, Sediment transport at hydraulic jumps, International Association of Hydraulic Research, Vancouver, Canada

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RESEARCH CRUISES

2022	Direct observations of submarine landslides on Canadian deltas (4 weeks)
2018	Direct observations of turbidity currents on Canadian deltas (2 x 2 weeks)
2016	Direct observations of turbidity currents on Canadian deltas (2 x 2 weeks)
2016	Climate change triggered turbidity currents, Norway/Greenland basin (5 weeks)
2015	Dredger-induced turbidity currents in a Dutch estuary (2 weeks)
2014	Direct observations of turbidity currents on Canadian deltas (2 weeks)
2014	Variability of grounding-line proximal facies, Antarctica (5 weeks)
2013	Turbidity currents in the Agadir Canyon, offshore Morocco, (4 weeks)