• research engineer, Hydraulics Laboratory, University of Ghent, Belgium, 1969 – 1974
• lecturer, K.U.Leuven, Civil Engineering Department, 1974 – 1976
• ass. professor of hydraulics and hydraulic engineering, K.U.Leuven, 1976 – 1982
• full professor of hydraulics and hydraulic engineering, K.U.Leuven, 1982 –
• Secretary, Faculty of Engineering, KULeuven, 1981 – 1988
• Head of the Dept. of Civil Engineering, KULeuven, 1984 – 1990
• Vice-dean of the Faculty of Engineering, K.U.Leuven, 1988 – 1993
• Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, K.U.Leuven, 1993 – 1999

Visiting professor at:

• I.T.S. Surabaya (Indonesia), 1982, 1983
• Politecnico di Torino (Italia), 1982, 1984, 1985
• Universidad Mayor de San Simon, Cochabamba (Bolivia), 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1995,1997
• Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso (Chile) 1988
• Politecnico Valencia (Espana) 1989
• Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción (Chile), 2000, 2001

Present functions :

• Professor of hydraulics and hydraulic engineering K.U.Leuven.
• Head of the Hydraulics Laboratory KULeuven
• Chairman of the Interfaculty Council for Development Co-operation (IRO, KULeuven), 1997 -.
• Chairman of the Working group and the board for University Development Co-operation (UDC) of the Flemish Inter-university Council (VLIR), 1999 - .
• Member of the Committee for International Relations (BIR), KULeuven, 2001 –

Research Research interests: open channel flow, modelling pipe and urban drainage networks, river mechanics, sediment mechanics, sediment transport, numerical modelling of coastal and estuarine flows incl. sediment transport, pollutant transport and coastal morphology

 

Selected list of publications