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Prof. Eng. Peters, Jean Jacques
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Expertise
Specific expertise:

Morphology and sediment aspects/transport in rivers, lakes, estuaries and coastal areas, especially the morphological developments with time as a result of natural processes and human impact. Specialised in morphological dredging and river/estuary response to works, dredging and hydraulic structures, improvement of navigation and harbours in untrained rivers.

Professional experience:

  • River sciences (potamology), hydrography, sedimentology, morphology of rivers, estuaries and coasts, river engineering, eco-morphology, water resources engineering
  • Instrumentation, data collection and processing, data bases, monitoring, field observations & modelling
  • Capacity building and technology transfer in hydrography and hydrometry in developing countries, on-the-job training
  • Multi-disciplinary team work and working groups
  • Specialised in morphology, sedimentology and river works in large alluvial rivers (e.g. Congo, Amazon and tributaries, Orinoco, Brahmaputra-Jamuna, Ganges, Loire) and estuaries (Western Scheldt), also in medium-size and smaller rivers
  • Consultancy for national and international organisations in large lake and river basin problems, e.g. Basin management, river management & works, environmental issues (Terms of Reference, Technical Specifications, follow-up and evaluation of projects.)
 

Previous institutes (16)  Top | Publications | Projects | Datasets 
  • MaRiMorph bvba, more
  • From 2007
    Function: Consulting engineer - river specialist
    Period: till 2012
  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Faculteit Toegepaste Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Hydrologie en Waterbouwkunde (HYDR), more
  • From 1968
    Function: Professor (1987-2007 ); Lecturer (1970-1987); Assistant (1968-1970); Visiting professor (1983-2002)
    Period: till 1st Oct 2007
  • Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken; Vlaams Ministerie Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken; Departement Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken; Waterbouwkundig Laboratorium (WL), more
  • From 1964
    Function: Field work and modelling
    Period: till 1979
  • Laboratoire de Recherches Hydrauliques Châtelet, more
  • From 1979
    Function: Director
    Period: till 1991
  • Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), more
  • From 1966
    Function: Assistant
    Period: till 1985
  • Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), more
  • From 1990
    Function: Visiting professor
    Period: till 2007
  • KU Leuven (KULeuven), more
  • From 1993
    Function: Visiting professor
    Period: till 2007
  • Fondation Universitaire Luxembourgeoise (FUL), more
  • From 1991
    Function: Lecturer
    Period: till 1998
  • Consulting engineer - River specialist Prof. Ir. Jean Jacques Peters, more
  • From 1991
    Period: till 2007
  • Belgian Committee of the International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO (UNESCO-IHP-BE), more
  • Function: Member
  • Koninklijke Academie voor Overzeese Wetenschappen (KAOW), more
  • Function: Honorary Member
  • Belgian National Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics (BNCGG), more
  • Function: Honorary Member
  • International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research; Europe Regional Division, more
  • From 1999
    Function: Past chairman
    Period: till 2003
  • International Association for Hydrological Sciences; Fluvial Hydraulics Committee, more
  • Function: Past member
  • International Association for Hydrological Sciences; Experimental Methods and Instrumentation Committee, more
  • Function: Past Chairman
  • PIANC, more
  • Function: Member for life

Projects (28)  Top | Publications | Projects | Datasets 
  • A strategy for managing the Westerschelde’s morphology, more
  • Alternative disposal strategy Walsoorden - feasibility study, more
  • Alternative disposal strategy Walsoorden - in situ disposal test 2004, more
  • Assessing the impact of a highway project RN 202 bis on the river Var, Alpes Maritimes, France, more
  • Evaluation of the feasibility of the alternative disposal strategy Walsoorden, more
  • Evaluation of the in situ disposal test near the Walsoorden sandbar 2004, more
  • Evaluation of the in situ disposal test near the Walsoorden sandbar 2006, more
  • Fluvial hydraulics and geomorphology of the Var river, Alpes Maritimes, France, more
  • Implementation of the new disposal strategy within the deepening of the navigation channel in the Western Scheldt, more
  • In situ disposal test near the Walsoorden sandbar using the traditional dumping technique, more
  • Mexico - Improving the Meteorological and Hydrological Network in Mexico | PROMMA, more
  • Mexico - prevent damages during extreme events in Chiapas and Tabasco states, more
  • Mexico - study flood control structures on Grijalva river, more
  • Monitoring by external contractors of the in situ disposal test near the Walsoorden sandbar 2004, more
  • Monitoring by external contractors of the in situ disposal test near the Walsoorden sandbar 2006, more
  • Monitoring by external contractors of the in situ disposal test near the Walsoorden sandbar 2006: continuation, more
  • Monitoring by Flanders Hydraulics Research of the in situ disposal test near the Walsoorden sandbar 2004, more
  • Numerical research on the reshaped tip of the Walsoorden sandbar, more
  • Optimalisatie van de baggerwerken in de maritieme toegang van de Westerschelde en de Beneden Zeeschelde, more
  • Planning of the in situ disposal test near the Walsoorden sandbar 2004, more
  • Planning of the in situ disposal test near the Walsoorden sandbar 2006, more
  • Research on the feasibility of the alternative disposal strategy Walsoorden, more
  • River Survey Project | Flood Action Plan, Ganges-Brahmapoutra delta (Bangladesh), more
  • Site-specific research to determine the disposal strategy, more
  • Study of navigation conditions in the Congo River (Democratic Republic of Congo), more
  • The physical mobile-bed modelling of the Var river, France, more
  • The Var river case, more
  • TIDE - Tidal River Development, more

Datasets (2)  Top | Publications | Projects | Datasets 
  • Projekt Zee - Scheldt estuary datasets 1970-1976, more
  • Projekt Zee - Scheldt estuary environmental data 1970-1976, more

Publications (420)  Top | Publications | Projects | Datasets 
A1 Publications (2) [show]
Peer reviewed publications (3) [show]
Books (102) [show]
Book chapters (54) [show]
Thesis [show]
Abstracts (5) [show]
Reports (197) [show]
Other publications (29) [show]
Thesis (co-)promotor (27) [show]

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