Ton Hoitink

Ton Hoitink is a **Professor** at **Wageningen University & Research**, affiliated with the **WIMEK** faculty and the **Department of Hydrology and Environmental Hydraulics**. His research focuses on river morphodynamics, sediment transport, tidal flow dynamics, and climate change impacts on coastal and fluvial systems. Notably, he received the **NWO Vici grant (2018)** for studying delta sediment dynamics. He has supervised multiple PhD candidates in areas like microplastic transport, saltmarsh survival, and estuarine sedimentation.

**Education**: No explicit details provided in the text, but academic career aligns with his research and professorial role.

**Research Interests**: Bedforms, river discharge patterns, sea level rise effects, and estuarine salinity variation. His work integrates numerical modeling, field observations, and interdisciplinary approaches to address challenges in hydrology and environmental hydraulics. Recent studies include analyzing unsteady flow structures in river confluences and tidal flow estimation using ADCP data.

**Awards**: The NWO Vici grant highlights his leadership in sediment dynamics research. Media engagements include expert commentary on river flooding risks and dike stability in the Netherlands.

**Advising & Grants**: Supervised projects include 'Morphological Stability of Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta' and 'Impact of Biofouling on Microplastic Transport'. Active in grant-funded research on saltmarsh survival and tidal sediment transport.

**Labs/Teams**: Involved in collaborative projects using numerical models (e.g., ADCP data analysis) and field experiments. Key datasets include studies on estuarine salinity, plastic retention at river bifurcations, and tidal morphological modeling.