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Jan van Noortwijk Award 2025
Both HKV and Svašek Hydraulics publish much of our work in professional journals and scientific publications. Each year, all HKV employees vote for “the best article,” and this year, for the first time, Svašek
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New publication: Scour protection calculations for an offshore energy island using detailed wave and CFD flow modeling
The ICCE paper "Scour protection calculations for an offshore energy island using detailed wave and CFD flow modeling" was published last week. The paper is authored by our colleagues Floris de Wit, Sam Bom, and Yan
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New Publication: Reducing inundation risk at barrier islands under rising sea level
The ICCE paper "Reducing inundation risk at barrier islands under rising sea level" was published last week. The paper is authored by our colleagues Anna Kroon, Ype Attema, Lennard Spaans, Tom Pak en Bas van Leeuwen
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Willem Wiersema Crowned ILCA 7 World Champion in Qingdao
Gold for Willem Wiersema at the Qingdao Sailing World Cup! What an incredible triumph - congratulations to Willem and the entire team! We’re proud that Svašek Hydraulics played a part in this succes by deliveri
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HKV and Svašek are one organization with two strong brands
It is official: HKV and Svašek are one organization as of April 10, 2025! This fulfills a long-cherished ambition. Svašek is a specialized consultancy in the field of coastal engineering, port design and river en
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PhD-Thesis Gerard Dam
Congratulations to Dr. Ir. Gerard Dam! We’re proud to share that our former colleague Gerard Dam has successfully defended his PhD on “Long-Term Morphodynamics of the Western Scheldt Estuary” - a tour the f
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Merijn Niemeijer joins the Svašek team
We’re excited to welcome Merijn Niemeijer (MSc.) as a Project Engineer to our team! Merijn holds a master’s degree in Earth Surface and Water from Utrecht University. During his final year, he excelled in two
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PhD-Thesis Anna Kroon
On June 17th, Anna Kroon, employee at Svašek Hydraulics, successfully defended her PhD, titled “Uncertainty in predictions of large-scale sandy interventions” at Delft University of Technology. This study an
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Philipp Bangen joins the Svašek team
As of April 1, 2024, Philipp Bangen joins Svašek Hydraulics. Philipp graduated from Delft University of Technology in 2021 with a degree in Coastal Engineering, and his thesis, "The Effects of Annual Extreme Weathe
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Sinking operation second tunnel element Maasdeltatunnel successful!
Since the summer, Svašek Hydraulics has been contributing to the sinking operation of the Northern tunnel element of the Maasdeltatunnel, which is part of the Blankenburgverbinding project. Using the high-resolutio
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