C.J. (Tijn) Berends

Dr. C.J. (Tijn) Berends is a Researcher at Utrecht University's Faculty of Science, specializing within the Dynamics Meteorology department. His work focuses on ice-sheet modeling and Earth system interactions, particularly examining how ice sheets respond to climate change across geological timescales.

• PhD in Paleoglaciology/Paleoclimatology (2020, Utrecht University)
• MSc in Energy and Environmental Sciences (2015, University of Groningen)
• BSc in Applied Physics (2012, University of Groningen)

Research interests span ice sheet-climate feedbacks, meltwater oceanic impact, solid Earth deformation, and model development for computational efficiency. Articles reveal trends in Pleistocene climate transitions, Antarctic ice stability, Miocene CO2 responses, and glacial lake dynamics.

Key collaborations include the ISMIP6 model ensemble and GrSMBMIP projects. He contributes to improving momentum balance boundary conditions and subglacial parameterizations, with publications in Climate of the Past, Cryosphere, and Geoscientific Model Development.

Current work emphasizes sustainable digital infrastructure for climate models, ensuring multi-programmer collaboration and long-term code maintainability while simulating ice sheet evolution over hundred-millennial timescales.