About Sanneke van Asselen

Dr. Sanneke van Asselen is a physical geographer with a main interest in topics related to land subsidence in soft-soil organic sequences, delta build-up and evolution, and (fluvial) geomorphology. Recent research focuses on quantifying and monitoring subsidence due to peat compaction and oxidation in Holocene delta sequences, and how peat compaction affects delta evolution and fluvial morphology (PhD research). Earlier research includes geomorphological & landscape mapping and modelling land-use change. Sanneke has abundant fieldwork experience. Field campaigns took place in Spain, Luxembourg, Austria, Canada, Poland, and The Netherlands, and generally focused on geomorphological mapping, subsurface sampling, and core collection and description. Besides field experience, Sanneke also has experience in laboratory analyses (density and organic matter content analyses), ArcGIS analyses, and in numerical modelling. Sanneke has worked at different universities and research institutes, as well as for private companies, gaining experience in leading complex (interdisciplinary) research projects.