Roeland van de Vijsel

Roeland van de Vijsel is an Assistant Professor in Hydrology and Environmental Hydraulics at Wageningen University & Research. His work focuses on self-organization in natural systems, particularly in coastal wetlands, tidal flats, and river deltas. He explores how vegetation, sediment dynamics, and stochastic processes interact to shape biogeomorphic patterns, with applications to climate change resilience and sea level rise adaptation.

• Active projects: Saltmarsh survival (2025–present), Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta stability (2022–present)
• Key collaborations: A.J.F. Hoitink, T.J. Bouma, S. Temmerman, J. van de Koppel

His research integrates field studies, laboratory experiments, and computational modeling to analyze critical transitions in environmental systems. Recent publications examine bimodal dune dynamics, vegetation-driven channel networks, and scale-invariant pattern quantification. He co-developed the SFERE software for simulating coastal ecosystem feedbacks.

Van de Vijsel's work has been cited in peer-reviewed journals and popular media, emphasizing the role of self-organization in building climate-resilient landscapes. He serves as co-promotor for PhD candidates studying delta geology and coastal management.