Michael Denes

Dr. Michael Denes is a Researcher in the Physical Oceanography group at the Faculty of Science, Utrecht University. His work focuses on ocean circulation dynamics, particle transport mechanisms, and marine plastic dispersal modeling.

Research Interests:

• Ocean circulation patterns and their climate impacts
• Marine plastic pollution tracking and simulation
• Particle transport in coastal and open ocean systems
• Wave-current interactions and their environmental consequences
• Marine ecosystem material transport processes

Publications highlight collaborations with leading oceanographers across multiple institutions, covering topics from Southern Ocean bathymetry to Mediterranean Sea dispersal models and Benguela System zooplankton dynamics. His technical contributions include developing the plasticparcels Python package for marine plastic simulations.