Jos van Gils
Expert on water quality (fate & transport of pollutants in aquatic ecosystems) and water quality modelling
+31(0)88335 8472
Jos.vanGils@deltares.nlJos van Gils has 28 years experience in projects related to water quality and its management. He has a wide experience in both inland and coastal water studies, and he is an expert in water quality modelling. He has been active in the Netherlands but also in many projects abroad, especially in Southern Europe (Greece), Central and Eastern Europe (Poland, Danube countries), Hong Kong, the Arabian Gulf Region (Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali) and Australia. He has considerable experience as a teacher and trainer, both in a project context and at the IHE-Unesco Institute. Areas of expertise:
· Water Qquality Modelling
· Accidental Spills
· Systems Analysis in support to Water Quality Management
· Water Quality Impact Assessment
· Water Quality Model Development
· Exposure Assessments as an element in Risk Assessment
· Water Quality Assessments for New Water Systems
Working experience
| 2008-present | Deltares | Senior advisor researcher |
| 1986-2007 | Delft Hydraulics | Senior advisor researcher |
| 2001-2007 | IHE-UNESCO | Lecturer Water Quality Modelling |
| 1993-1994 | Ecosystems Analysis Ltd, Athens, Greece | Senior Environmental Engineer |
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FP7 Solutions: Modelling of emerging contaminants on a European scale
EU, 2014-2018
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Development of the pilot Adelaide Receiving Enviroment Model (impact of water quality on seagrasses)
Australia, 2013-2014
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Waste load and water quality assessment for the Nile Valley
Egypt, 2011-2012
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Development, calibration and validation of a Pearl River Delta Water Quality Model
China, 2003-2007, 2011-2012, 2013-2014
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Prognosis of WFD chemical status in the coastal waters of The Netherlands
Netherlands, 2006-2008
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FP6 Modelkey, validation and application of an exposure model for European River Basins (EXPOBASIN)
EU, 2005-2010
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Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali, Palm Deira wate quality assessments
UAE, 2005-2008
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SAR, set-up of a model to support assessments of the Harbour Area Treatment Scheme (HATS), Stage II
China, Hong Kong, 2002
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FP5, Nutrient Management in the Danube Basin and its Impact on the Black Sea (daNUbs)
EU, 2001-2005
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Danube countries, Development, maintenance and support of accidental spill models for various European rivers.
Netherlands, 1988-2006
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Exposure Modeling on a River Basin Scale in Support of Risk Assessment for Chemicals in European River Basins.
2009
Van Gils, Jos, Bert van Hattum, Bernhard Westrich: IEAM 5, Number 1 pp. 80–85. -
Future development of nutrient emissions and river loads in the Danube Basin
2005
J. Van Gils, H. Behrendt, A.. Constantinescu, K. Isermann, R. Isermann, M. Zessner: pp. 219-230 in River basin management: progress towards implementation of the European Water Framework Directive (ed. J. Lawson), issued by ICE, Londen, 2005, ISBN 0415392004. -
The Danube Water Quality Model and its role in the Danube River Basin Pollution Reduction Programme
2000
Gils, J. van, and Bendow, J.: submitted to the XX-th Conference of the Danubian Countries on Hydrological Forecasting and the Hydrological Basis of Water Management. -
Modelling of water sediment quality in the Scheldt Estuary", Netherlands journal of Aquatic Ecology
1993
Gils, J.A.G. van, Ouboter, M.R.L., and Rooij, N.M. de, 27(2-4) 257-265. -
Axios river basin water quality management
1991
Gils, J.A.G. van and Argiropoulos, D., Water Resources Management 5: 271-280.
Activities
| 2014 | Member | SETAC Europe 24th Annual Meeting Scientific Committee |
| 2014 | Member | IDA's global Environmental Task Force (ETF), drafting a Blue Paper on the Gulf Environment |