Roderik van de Wal
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Education
Master of Science, Physical Geography Utrecht University (in combination with Stockholm University)
1 year trainee program Post-academic IMAU Utrecht University
Ph.D. Thesis Ice and Climate promotor Prof. J. Oerlemans, IMAU Utrecht University
Affilation
Professor, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University
Professor, Geosciences Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University
Activities
Member of Climate Commission (KNAW) 1998-1999
Member of Dutch INQUA commission (KNAW) 1998-1999
Contribution to international assesments on climate change IPCC, working group 1, 2nd,3rd, 4th IPCC report on sea level rise
Editor Annals of Glaciology 41: Antarctic Glaciology, 2004
Editor Annals of Glaciology 46: Cryospheric indicators of global climate change, 2006
Co-Leader Climate Variability and Geodynamics (UCG) 2004-2008
Dutch IPY (International Polar Year) commision (NWO) 2005-2006
National delegate steering committee IPICS (International Partnerships in Ice Core Sciences) 2005-
Member of the sub-committee of ACE (Antarctic Climate Evolution) a SCAR programme 2005-
Member of the steering committe of CPOM (Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling) a NERC research centre 2005-2007
Member of the steering committe of NEEM 2008-
Editor Special issue Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics on firn air.
Co-chair Grand Challenge on regional sea level change and coastal impacts WMO.
Member of program board Pathways to sustainability.
Research group
Current Phd students: M. Scherrenberg, T. van de Akker, F. Jesse, K. de Wit, C. van Calcar
Current Post-docs: Tijn Berends, L. Stap, J. Bernales, T. Hermans
Current Technical support: --
Current Undergraduate students:
Current Graduate students: R. vd. Acker, J. Janzing
Former Phd students: K.A. Kaspers, M.M. Helsen, J. van den Berg, I.G.M. Wientjes, B. de Boer, A. Slangen, M. Benith, C. Sapart, L. Stap
Former Post-docs: J. van den Berg, J. Sewall, E. Tuenter, F.M. Nick, P. Stocchi, A. Slangen, C. Sapart, S. Bradley, H. Goelzer, R. de Winter, M.M. Helsen, S. Karabill, T. Frederikse, E. Lambert, B. de Boer, W. Lazeroms
Former assistanting staff: C.v.d. Veen, E. Bernsen, P.P Borsboom, M. Kliphuis, C. Hofstede
Funding
Projects and Programs
RED is ongoing
BLUE is finished
COACH Facts Firn air collection team
People: Dr K.A. Kaspers (PhD Oct 2004)
Collaboration: Ir. C. Hofstede, E.-J. de Jong, C. van der Veen, Dr. M.R. van den Broeke, Prof. H.A.J. Meijer (CIO, Groningen)
Funding:COACH
EPICA-NL2b Chemical/Physical properties of medium-deep ice cores from Dronning Maud Land
People:Drs M.M. Helsen (PhD Feb 2006)
Collaboration: Ir. C. Hofstede, E.-J. de Jong, C. van der Veen, Dr. M.R. van den Broeke, Prof. H.A.J. Meijer (CIO, Groningen)
Funding:NWO/NAAP
Mass
Balance observation on the Greenland ice sheet
People:no
Collaboration: W. Boot, H. Snellen, Dr. P. Smeets, Dr. M.R. van den Broeke
Funding:NWO/NAP
Netherlands participation in the Nordic Svalbard ice core drilling project 2003/2004
People:no
Collaboration: C. van der Veen, E.-J. de Jong, E. Isakson (NP, Norway), V. Pohjola (UU, Sweden)
Funding:NWO/NAP
Interpretation
and measurements of isotopes and gas in Antarctica
People:Dr. M.M. Helsen (Post-Doc), Drs. G. v.d. Wel (CIO)
Collaboration:C. van der Veen, Prof. H.A.J. Meijer (CIO, Groningen)
Funding:NWO/NAAP
Modelling Ice sheets and Lithosphere
People: Dr. J. v.d. Berg (PhD May 2007)
Collaboration: Prof. J. Oerlemans (PI)
Funding: NWO/Spinoza
ANICE parallelisation of an Antarctic ice sheet model
People: Drs. E. Bernsen, Dr. F. van Hees
Collaboration: Dr. A. van der Steen, Dr. W. Vermin (SARA)
Funding: NCF
Climate variability and Geodynamics
People: Drs. C. van Tuyll (AIO), Drs. T. Reerink (AIO), B. Alhammoud
(Post-Doc), M. Kliphuis
Collaboration:Prof. H. Dijkstra, Prof. M.J.R. Wortel (IVAU), Dr. A.S. von der Heydt, Dr. H. Brinkhuis (Biology), Dr. L. Lourens (IVAU), Dr. P. Th. Meijer (IVAU), Dr. F.J. Hilgen (IVAU),
Funding:UCG/Physics and Astronomy, Geosciences
Source Rock, Modelling the Cretaceous climate
People:J. Sewall (Post-Doc until 1/7/2007), E. Tuenter (1/8/2007-1/12/2009), M. Kliphuis (1/7/2007-1/7/2008)
Collaboration:Prof. H. Dijkstra, Dr. A.S. von der Heydt, Prof C. van der Zwan (IVAU, UU)
Funding: Senter/Novem
Urbino, Summerschool
People: no
Collaboration:Prof. S. Galeotti, Dr. H. Brinkhuis
Funding: IMAU
North Greenland Eemian ice project (NEEM)
People: no
Collaboration:Dr. M. R. v.d. Broeke, Dr. C.H. Reijmer, Prof. J. Oerlemans, Prof. T. Roeckmann, Prof. H.A.J. Meijer, Dr. P. Mason
Funding: NWO/IPY
The Greenland ice sheet during the Eemian
People: Dr. J. v.d. Berg (post-doc), Dr. M. Helsen (post-doc)
Collaboration:Prof. G. Clarke, Dr. N. Lhomme,Dr. M.R. v.d. Broeke, Dr, C.H. Reijmer, Prof. J. Oerlemans,
Funding: OCW/KNAW
Sea level and cryospheric modelling validated by GOCE data
People: Drs. A. Slangen (Phd dec 2012)
Collaboration: Dr. L.L. Vermeersen, Dr. R. Koop, Prof. J. Oerlemans, Prof. J. Gregory
Funding:NWO/SRON earth observations
Temperature and CO2 reconstruction by inverse modelling
People: Dr. B. de Boer (Phd feb 2012)
Collaboration: Dr. L. Lourens, Dr. R. Bintanja, Dr. E. Tuenter, Prof. J. Oerlemans
Funding: NWO/NPP/NAP KNAW
Mass balance, Automatic Weather Station and GPS measurements along the K-transect
People: Dr. F.M. Nick
Collaboration: M.R. van den Broeke, C.H. Tijm-Reijmer, J. Oerlemans
Funding: NWO/NPP/NAP
Uncertainties related to a rapid disintegration of the Greenland ice sheet and its consequences for sea level scenarios
People: Drs. M.P. Bénit, Dr. A. Slangen, Drs. T. Reerink
Collaboration: F.M. Nick
Funding: KvK
Solving the sea level equation in ice sheet models
People: Dr. P. Stocchi
Funding: KNAW
Groundvalidation for L and B-band radarsat measurements.
People: no
Collaboration: J. Dall, F. ,P. Smeets
Funding: ESA
Climate Dynamics of Ice Ages.
People: Drs. L. Stap
Collaboration: R. Bintanja, L. Lourens, B. de Boer, P. Köhler
Funding: NWO ALW
Evolution of the Greenland ice sheet from the LGM into the next centuries.
People: Dr. M.M. Helsen
Collaboration: R. Bintanja, W. v.d. Wal, B. de Boer, W.-J. van de Berg, P. Stocchi
Funding: NWO NPP
Eemian sea level.
People: Dr. S. Bradley
Collaboration: B. de Boer, M. M. Helsen, T. Reerink
Funding: NWO Gravitation
New Generation GPS L1 band instrumentation.
People: no
Collaboration: W. Boot
Funding: UU Science
Why was sea level so high in a slightly warmer world?.
People: Werner Lazeroms
Collaboration: A. Jenkins, W. Hazeleger, R. Bintanja, M. Helsen, B. de Boer, B. Vermeersen, E. Rohling
Funding: NWO ALW
Climate sensitivity during warm episodes in the geological past.
People: Tijn Berends
Collaboration: B. de Boer, A. Sluijs,
Funding: NWO Gravitation
Towards a fully coupled ice and climate model on geological time scales.
People: Bas de Boer, Thomas Reerink, Heiko Goelzer
Collaboration: Paolo Stocchi (NIOZ)
Funding: NWO Gravitation
Regional sea level and subsidence.
People: Gilles Erkens (Deltares), T Reerink
Collaboration: Aimée Slangen (NIOZ), Renske de Winter, Marc Bierkens, Ester Stouthamer (UU, Geo), Gilles Erkens (Deltares)
Funding: UU Future Deltas
Integrating sea-level projections in climate services for coastal adaptation.
People: Gonéri Le Cozannet, T Reerink
Collaboration: Jochen Hinkel, Marta Marcos, Patrice Walker, Virgine Duvat
Funding: Eranet JPI
Dutch Polar Climate and Cryosphere Change Consortium.
People: M. Verlaan, R Bintanja, S Drijfhout, A Slangen, S Muis, B Wouters, M van den Broeke, C Reijmer, WJ van de Berg
Collaboration: Jochen Hinkel, Marta Marcos, Patrice Walker, Virgine Duvat
Funding: NPP
New avenues for studying ice sheets in warmer climates.
People: Tijn Berends
Collaboration: Heiko Goelzer
Funding: NWO-Klein
The long-term relationship between sea-level change and sedimentation in the North Sea.
People: Paolo Stocchi, K. Cohen, G. Negro
Collaboration:
Funding: NIOZ-UU
TOTAL VALUE OF ALL PROJECTS ~6.2 Meuro