Besides my contribution to various courses, I also supervise BSc students in writing their bachelor thesis (GEO3-1324/1325) and MSc students in performing their MSc Research (GEO4-1520), internships (GEO4-1500) and Guided Research (GEO4-1521) in Coastal Morphodynamics. These student projects are directly connected to my ongoing research.

I supervise(d) the following students:

MSc Research

1. Merijn Niemeijer (ongoing) - Numerical modelling of dune erosion for different storm sequences on the Dutch coast (in collaboration with Rijkswaterstaat and Deltares).
2. Bart van der Waal (ongoing) - Numerical modelling of dune erosion for different nourishment scenarios and storm sequences on the Dutch coast (in collaboration with Rijkswaterstaat and Deltares).
3. Tom Luiks (ongoing) - Swimmer safety at Dutch beaches (interdisciplinary project together with Tina Venema)
4. Luuk Rader (ongoing) - Identifying patterns and sources of marine plastic debris within the Canary Current System (with Miguel Borja (University of Las Palmas) and Gerben Ruessink).
5. Menno Wagenaar (ongoing): Numerical modelling of tides in laboratory estuaries (with Maarten Kleinhans).
6. Sam de Poorter (ongoing) - The long-term morphological evolution of the foredune notches of Zuid-Kennemerland, the Netherlands (with Gerben Ruessink).
7. Lotta Beyaard (2023; Bright Minds Assistantship): Dune change mapping using crowd-sourced smartphone images.
8. Casper Bakker (2023): Assessing methods for estimating grain size distributions from images of sandy beach surfaces.
9. Mette van Eck (2023): Numerical modelling of storm sequences at Egmond aan Zee.
10. David Hartmann (2023): Fusing variate remote sensing data using Machine Learning (ML) to increase accuracy: A concrete application mapping nearshore bathymetry. (co-supervision with Steven de Jong and Mathieu Gravey)
11. Luna Hammecher (2023): Spatial variability of aeolian sand transport rates in foredune notches. (co-supervision with Gerben Ruessink).
12. Michael Urson (2023)- Seasonal Effects on Habitat Mapping Using Convolutional Neural Networks and Human-In-The-Loop Machine Learning - Exploring Automated Habitat Monitoring Potential (with Gerben Ruessink).
13. Tino Ouwerkerk (2023) - Habitat mapping from high-resolution UAV orthomosaics using Convolutional Neural Networks - Exploring Hyperparameter Tuning for optimization (with Gerben Ruessink).
14. Roel Hoegen (2022): Modelling of sediment transport and initial erosion-deposition patterns in a mixed-energy coastal environment: the role of spatial heterogeneity of the bed sediment and the chronology of wave forcing. (co-supervision with Huib de Swart and Maarten van der Vegt)
15. Stan Oerlemans (2022): Bar state classification from video images using machine learning.
16. Jelle Woerdman (2022): Spatial variability in hydrodynamic conditions and its implications on sand transport along a nourishment in mixed wave-current conditions.
17. Martijn klein Obbink (2022): Multi-fraction suspended sediment transport at the Prins Hendrik sand Sand dike Dike (PHSD).
18. Freya Fenwick (2021): Detecting coastal change along the North Sea coast from open source satellite images.
19. Nick van der Veen (2021): Alongshore variability during storm erosion.
20. Matthias Verdoes (2021): Modelling alongshore-variable dune erosion using XBeach.
21. Eline van Heerwaarden (2021): Shoreface response of the Holland coast to sea-level rise.
22. Roel Hoegen (2020; Guided Research): On the parameterization of the nearshore bathymetry of the XBeach model for Egmond aan Zee.
23. Jelmer Korteling (2020): Numerical modelling of the emergence and subsequent migration of Shoreward Propagating Accretionary Waves (SPAWs) with 2DBeach.
24. Sebastiaan Haverkate (2020): Sandbar-beach dynamics of a nourished sandy coast, Egmond aan Zee.
25. Elias de Korte (2019): Relating alongshore embryo dune erosion variability and alongshore sandbar patterns.
26. Rems Neele (2019): Modelling alongshore-variable dune erosion with XBeach.
27. Nikolaas Sorgedrager (2019; MSc Water Science and Management): Using consumer drones in surveying deltas and coastal systems. In collaboration with Shore Monitoring & Research.
28. Laura Bergsma (2018): Rip current dynamics at a nourished sandy beach, Egmond aan Zee.
29. Dennis Korevaar (2018): Quantifying alongshore variations in intertidal beach morphology from video images.
30. Anne Waij (2018): Sandbar-beach-dune dynamics of the nourished sandy coast in Noordwijk, the Netherlands.
31. Ivo Naus (2017): Alongshore morphodynamics of the intertidal beach at Vejers, Denmark.
32. Bastien Peuziat (2017; Université de Bretagne Occidentale): Exploring temporal and spatial variability in sandbar-beach-dune interactions, at Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands.
33. Liza de Wit (2017): Quantifying the morphodynamics of Shoreward Propagating Accretionary Waves (SPAWs).
34. Arthur de Boom (2016):  Modeling the morphodynamic response of the outer delta of the Grevelingen to the reintroduction of tides in the former Grevelingen estuary.
35. Lisa van der Moolen (2015): An interdisciplinary process based framework for sandy coastal developments, TU Delft, co-supervision.
36. Afra Asjes (2014): Plaice and Sole and the Sand Motor: better together?, MSc onderzoeksstage, VU University Amsterdam.

MSc internships

1. Margot Moen (ongoing), at Sweco: Effects of offshore wind farms, from building a turbine to the energy reaching the shore – known and unknown consequences for the ecology (biology, geology and chemistry) of the North Sea and Wadden Sea. External supervisor: René van Dijk.
2. Luna Hammecher (ongoing), at Deltares: Morphodynamic characterization of the Dutch Wadden Sea. External supervisor: Nienke Vermeer.
3. Mette van Eck (ongoing), at Arcadis: Modelleren van het effect van een buitendeltasuppletie bij Texel. External supervisor: Rufus Velhorst.
4. Casper Bakker (2023), at Rijkswaterstaat: Morphodynamics of the Marker Wadden. External supervisor: Janneke Lourens.
5. Sam de Poorter (2023), at Rijkswaterstaat Zee & Delta: Framework ecological watersystem analysis for 'het Zwin’. External supervisor: Kerst Buis.
6. Simon Smits (2022), at Rijkswaterstaat: Infragravity waves along the Dutch coast. External supervisor: Robert Slomp.
7. Bram Loef (2022), at CDR International : Vulnerability and climate change adaptation in river and coastal engineering. External supervisor: Sophie Bockelmann.
8. Martijn klein Obbink (2022), at HKV Lijn in water B.V.: Erosion on the south side of Dutch mega nourishments. External supervisor: Carolien Wegman.
9. Jelle Woerdman (2022), at Royal Haskoning DHV: Adaptive management to grow with sea-level rise for the Belgium Coast at Knokke-Heist. External supervisor: Jasper Leuven.
10. Nienke Vermeer (2022), at Royal Haskoning DHV: The role of foreshore environments in achieving a robust ecosystem and a safe coastal area. External supervisor: Bente de Vries.
11. Freya Fenwick (2022), at Rijkswaterstaat: Developing a fully automated map of grassland types. External supervisor: Ilse van de Burgt.
12. Matthias Verdoes (2021), at Deltares, The Netherlands: Modelling dune erosion: An XBeach based meta-model. External supervisors: Robert McCall and Anouk de Bakker.
13. Kamiel Roëll (ongoing), at Deltares: Mapping and analysing the physical conditions and processes on the Ameland ebb-tidal delta. External supervisor: Harriëtte Meijer - Holzhauer)
14. Niels van Kuik (2020), at the University of Baja California, Mexico: Supratidal recovery capability during low energetic summer conditions at La Mission Beach, Baja Calafornia, Mexico. External supervisor: Amaia Ruiz de Alegría Arzaburu.
15. Karianne van der Werf (2020), at Royal Haskoning DHV: Solutions to mud sedimentation outside dykes in the Ems-Dollard. External supervisors: Petra Dankers and Jasper Leuven.
16. Elias de Korte (2019), at Université Bordeaux 1, France: A Bayesian network approach to modelling surf-zone injuries on high-energy beaches at the Gironde coast, France. External supervisors: Bruno Castelle and Éric Tellier.
17. Jorn Bosma (2019), at Tygron B.V.: Development and application of the Tygron Geodesign Platform’s new Water Module. External supervisor: Hedi van Dijk-Poot.
18. Ivo Naus (2018), at Rijkswaterstaat: Quantification of coastal morphological characteristics for transect profiles along the North Sea coast. External supervisors: Rinse Wilmink, Quirijn Lodder.

BSc theses

1. Pieter Smeets (2023): CoastSnap: Shoreline mapping using smartphone images at the Prins Hendrikzanddijk.
2. Lars van Broekhuijsen (2023): Morphological evolution of the Prins Hendrik Sand Dike sandspit between 2019-2023 derived from optical satellite imagery.
3. Merijn Niemeijer (2022): Bed armouring effects of a sand-shell mixture under uniform flow.
4. Kris Lee (2022): Distributions in particle sizes and fall velocities in sand-shell mixtures.
5. Maartje van Dijk (2022): Incipient motion of particles in sand-shell mixtures.
6. Hilde de Engelsen (2021): Shoreline mapping using smartphone images at Egmond aan Zee: Assessing accuracy and analysing shoreline development.
7. Casper Bakker (2021): Alongshore dune toe dynamics at Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands - Determined with pyBeach.
8. Mieka Driessen (2020): Response of sandy double-barred beach systems to time-varying wave heights, wave periods and wave incidence. In collaboration with Huib de Swart and Abdel Nnafie from the Faculty of Science. Resulting in scientific publication.
9. Johanna Lems (2020)– The viability of freely available (PlanetScope) satellite imagery to detect nearshore sandbars at the Dutch coast.
10. Kamiel Röell (2019): Alongshore variation in infragravity waves during a storm on a double-barred, gently sloping beach, Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands.
11. Jelle Woerdman (2019): Alongshore variation of short-wave hydrodynamics during storm conditions in the inner surf zone.
12. Samuel Stapel (2019): Alongshore variations in beach-dune morphology following a storm.
13. Bram Loef (2019): The influence of the Capbreton Canyon on the alongshore variability in wave conditions and surfability in the Hossegor region.
14. Eline van Heerwaarden (2018): Modelling the influence of non-uniform sandbars on nearshore hydrodynamics.
15. Loek Schemmekes (2018): Shoreward Propagating Accretionary Waves at Noordwijk aan Zee, The Netherlands.
16. Jelmer Korteling (2017): Natural nourishments at the Gold Coast, Australia.
17. Max Hoogland (2017): Surfability of different surf breaks and what influences them.
18. Niels van Kuik (2016): SPAW dynamics and shoreface nourishments along the Dutch coast.
19. Ivo Naus (2015): The impact of changes in angle of wave incidence due to climate change in the near future focused on Egmond aan Zee.
20. Jantien Rutten (2010): Coupled behaviour within a double sandbar system.