Maarten Prins

Maarten Prins is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Science within the Earth and Climate department at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He holds an ancillary position as Gastdocent at Aeres Hogeschool Almere (2025-2026). His research focuses on sedimentary processes, including grain size analysis, Holocene environmental dynamics, and aeolian deposition. He contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to climate action and life below water.

Key research interests include:

• Paleoclimatology and Quaternary geology
• Sediment transport mechanisms
• Climate-vegetation interactions
• Aeolian and fluvial systems
• Isoptopic and geochemical proxies

Recent publications highlight studies on Saharan dust deposition impacts (2024), Chicxulub impact winter effects (2023), and Holocene flood dynamics (2020–2022). He teaches Earth System Science, Sediment Dynamics, and Soil and Landscape courses. Over 79 research outputs include peer-reviewed articles, datasets (e.g., Pangaea contributions), and methodological guides like the Handleiding Dynamisering Zeereep.

Notable collaborations involve institutions like the University of Ghent (Belgium), University of Copenhagen (Denmark), and international fieldwork in Greenland, China, Mexico, and Kazakhstan. His work integrates field observations, lab analyses (e.g., grain size measurements), and computational modeling.