Enabling Delta Life – Societal Themes

Operational floodmanagement

Nature-basedsolutions

Water andPeace

Energy transition

Climate adaptation / Urban resilience

Strategic knowledge partner of theDutch government

Five Roles:.Knowledge CentreWe manage and collect knowledge. We maintain the knowledge base

and make the knowledge accessible.Development CentreCreating new concepts in innovative and multidisciplinary ways.Knowledge BrokerWe develop partnerships and maintain knowledge networks.Independent Specialist AdvisorFor national and international issues related to water, the subsurface

and delta areas.We monitor and evaluate the deltaWe have a vision on delta issues

Deltares:

Power of Deltares: Hybrid modellingexperts – knowledge - big data – field/lab experiments – software/modelscalibratie/verificatie numerieke modellering

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Some 825 Employees

95internationals15% ofprimaryprocess

Some 75%Academics

32nationalities

Education

Germany 15

Great-Britain 10

Italy 7

France 7

United States 5

Portugal 5

China 4

Spain 4

Egypt 3

Remaining 28

In total there are 32 nationalities working at Deltares

23%PhD

51%University

9%higherprofessionaleducation

17%Remaining

Not –for-profit independent foundation

Science &Enabling Technology

HR , Markets and Operation

Gross turnover per societal theme (2017)

Gross turnover per region (2017)

Total 105 Meurogross turnover

< 70% Netherlands> 30% Overseas(40% ambition)

Africa

• Deltares software used in more than 100 countries• Open software establishes sharing community• Over 1500 registrations on open source portal

WE DARE TO SHARE: Sharing software

IAHR Industry InnovationAward 2015

500 attendees fromsome 50 nations

WE DARE TO SHARE: Sharing facilities

laboratories

Large-scale experimental facilities

Small-scale experimental facilities

In-situ measurements

Full-scale testfacilities

European leader in Horizon2020 – Hydralab+(consortium 22 partners, 8 associates)

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The co-ordinated and integrated approach ofHYDRALAB aims at structuring the access to uniqueand costly hydraulic and ice engineering researchinfrastructures in the European Research Area. TheJoint Research Activities also focus on improving thecapabilities of the experimental facilities, the researchmethods and instrumentation

PartnersCNRS GrenobleIFREMER BrestAssociateARTELIA Grenoble

Through serious gaming, (open source) software, publications, dataand models, doctorate supervision, Deltares Academy, workshops,congresses and projects/research projects, Deltares Software Days

WE DARE TO SHARE: Sharing knowledge

Serious game: Port of the future

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From national alliance to world alliance

Scientific networkStrategic alliancesOpen source softwareCommunity developmentAcademy

WE DARE TO SHAREIndependent, reliable, innovative

Strategic knowledge alliances toaccelerate knowledge growth andinnovation:Singapore-Delft Water AllianceNCICD Integrated Coastal Developm.NOAA-USGS-USACE-ONR-TWIGKISR-Adwea-Masdar-KAUST-QatarF.

Innovation cyles:

Science Technology Issues

surprise me! surprise me!

solve it! solve it!

Source: Prof.dr.ir. Guus Berkhout

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THE four “legs” of research interacting:

Theoretical

PhysicalExperimental

Numerical FieldExperimental

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Environmental impact; Building with Nature:

Physics

Biology / EcologyChemistry

Building with Nature:

Grand opening Delta Flume – tsunami for TopSector

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300m x 5m x 10mHs = 2.2 m

Hmax = 4.5 mFull ARC

Tidal Motion

Dredging and Slurry Technology at Deltares