PhD-Corridor
Tijdens het evenement is er ook de mogelijkheid om in contact te komen met PhD-studenten van verschillende universiteiten. Zij vertellen je graag meer over hun onderzoek en ervaringen als PhD-student.
Er zullen drie PhD-studenten aanwezig zijn die op de bedrijvenmarkt! Ben je geïnteresseerd in het halen van een PhD? Dit is hét moment om er meer over te weten te komen!
Bekijk hieronder onze PhD deelnemers van het event in 2025
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I am a PhD candidate in the Geo-Energy group at the University of Groningen. My project is focused on constraining the petrographic heterogeneities within the sandstones of the Groningen gas field and the impact of rock properties on its geomechanical behaviour. In our group we're also focussing on sustainable subsurface utilization such as storage and geothermal energy. I graduated at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, with a background in geology and geochemistry. I've always been deeply interested in Earth dynamics and the geological processes that formed the landscapes surrounding me with the emphasis on mineralogy and diagenetic evolution. I've deepened my knowledge in a variety of scientific methods and all types of petrology to broaden my area of geological and geochemical expertise during my studies at the VU and my internship at KAUST.
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Veerle Bril is a PhD candidate in the department of Water and Climate Risk of the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Before starting her PhD, she finished her bachelor’s degree Earth Science and Economics and master’s degree Hydrology at the VU. During her studies, she has had a strong interest in natural hazards. Her PhD is part of the Dutch Future FRM Tech project, focussing on developing new technical and nature-based solutions for flood risk management. One of the case studies is the Geul, which was heavily flooded in 2021. In her current research, she developed a flood risk model for the Geul. For this she coupled a hydrological, hydrodynamic and object-based flood risk model. She uses this model to simulate the effect of building-level adaptation measures and nature-based solutions. She collaborates with the local government in the area to make sure her work delivers the desired impact.
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Cosmic dust particles originate from a wide variety of solar system and interstellar objects. Particles that survive atmospheric entry can be retrieved on the Earth’s surface as micrometeorites. Classic methods for their recovery from a variety of sediments can be significantly improved by using a sequence of mineral separation techniques based on particle shape and density. This allowed us to establish several new micrometeorite collections, including a cold-desert collection from Walnumfjellet (Antarctica), a hot-desert collection from Atacama (Chili), and the largest urban collection to date from a rooftop in Budel (the Netherlands). Over 5000 micrometeorites from these sites have been texturally and geochemically characterized, enabling comparison of their statistical properties. Together with oxygen isotopic data on part of the Budel collection, the spatially and temporally varying nature of the collections provide new insights into the composition and characteristics of the cosmic dust flux to Earth from several million years ago until present. Micrometeorites thus represent a valuable reservoir to study the chemical diversity and evolution of the solar system.
Image: Optical images of rooftop micrometeorites displaying a variety of colors and textures.