| Expert Name | Mr. Jean, William, André Poesen |
| Title | Professor |
| Division | |
| Institution | Laboratory for Experimental Geomorphology |
| City | Leuven |
| Country | Belgium |
| Telephone | 32 16 326425/258648 |
| Email | Jean.Poesen(at)geoKULEUVEN.AC.BE |
| Work Experience | - Research Director, National Fund for Scientific Research (Belgium). Laboratory for Experimental Geomorphology, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
- Professor (part-time) (hoogleraar deeltijds) Physical Geography, K.U. Leuven (since 1 October 1994).
- Visiting Professor (part-time) (gastprofessor deeltijds) at the department Soil Management (vakgroep Bodembeheer en -hygiëne, Faculteit Landbouwkundige en Toegepaste Biologische Wetenschappen) of the University Ghent: I.e. 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97.
Research interests: soil erosion, soil degradation, hillslope hydrology, desertification processes and mitigation techniques, soil and water conservation.
International consulting activities. |
| Qualifications | - Licentiate Physical Geography, Catholic University of Leuven, 1976.
- Ph.D., Catholic University of Leuven, 1983. |
| Number of Publications | 149 |
| Awards | - Scientific Prize "World Conservation Strategy" (World Wild Fund Belgium) for Ph.D. thesis, 1984.
- Conservation Award (British Conservation Foundation, supported by Ford Motor Company Ltd.) for research project on soil erosion and soil conservationin |
| Other Activities | - World Association of Soil and Water Conservation
- International Society of Soil Science
- International Erosion Control Association
- International Geographical Union, corresponding member
- IGBP-GCTE Soil Erosion Task Sterring Committee (1994-…): GCTE is a core project of the international geosphere-biosphere programme.
- Réseau Erosion (Belgian representative)
- Soil and Water Conservation Society (USA).
- European Society for Soil Conservtion: 1992-96: member of the Council and of the Executive Committee; 1996-2000: secretary.
- European Geophysical Society
- British Geomorphological Research Group
- Belgian Association for Geographical Studies
- Belgian Society of Soil Science
- Belgian Association of Geomorphologists. |
| Publications | 1. Poesen, J., Torri, D. & Bunte, K. (1994) Effects of rock fragments on soil erosion by water at different spatial scales: a review. Catena 23: 141-166.
2. Poesen, J., Vandaele, K. & van Wesemal, B. (1996) Contribution of gully erosion to sediment production in cultivated lands and rangelands. IAHS Pub. 236:251-266.
3. Poesen, J., Boardman, J., Wilcox, B. & Valentin, C. 1996. Water erosion monitoring and experimentation for global change studies. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 51 (5): 386-390.
4. Poesen, J.W.A. & Hooke, J.M. (1997) Erosion, flooding and channel management in Mediterranean Environments of southern Europe. Progress in Physical Geography 21 (2):157-199.
5. Poesen, J. & Lavee, H. (1997) How efficient were Ancient water Harvesting Systems in the Negev Desert, Israel? Meded. Zitt. K. Acad. overzeese Wet. 43 (1997-3):405-419. |
| Discipline | Soil Science |
| Last updated | 09/11/2006 15:48:00 |
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