About Iris Hartstra

Iris Hartstra is a geophysicist with a broad background ranging from seismology, underwater acoustics, field data analysis and numerical model development. Her passion is to use her broad technical expertise and innovative ability for the benefit of biodiversity improvement as well as the development of new measurement and monitoring methods. She holds a PhD on lithosphere-scale seismic imaging by innovative processing methods of earthquake data from TU Delft (2018) and a Masters in applied geophysics from TU Delft, ETH Zurich and RWTH Aachen (2012). Previous work includes research on the impact of underwater noise on marine mammal populations, model development for underwater acoustic applications, and the development of innovations in seismic imaging techniques for shallow subsurface characterisation.

Dr Hartstra works mainly on Joint Industry Projects (JIPs) investigating the feasibility of innovative imaging methods for geotechnical applications. In addition, as project leader she is committed to enabling solutions to improve biodiversity in the Netherlands and internationally. During projects at Deltares, she gained experience in generating innovative ideas for grant applications, as well as data processing of wave pressure field measurements and AIS data from domestic shipping.

Dr Hartstra has published several papers in international peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings in both geophysical and acoustical journals and conferences consultations.