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Benjamin Campforts is an Earth scientist specializing in the development of numerical models and model-data assimilation strategies. He is involved in projects that address the human-land-atmosphere nexus, tackling significant scientific challenges related to understanding, quantifying, and predicting sediment pathways in a source-to-sink framework. His research explores the evolution of the Earth’s surface in the Anthropocene, focusing on soil formation, transport, deposition, and their implications for environmental sustainability. Campforts also studies the evolution of the Earth's surface over geological timescales, investigating the impact of tectonic activities, mountain ranges, and volcanoes on mass movements and landscape evolution. He emphasizes learning from past landscape evolution to predict future hazard risks, such as landslides in the face of changing climate conditions. Additionally, his ancillary activities are aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, contributing to global efforts for poverty reduction, planet protection, and ensuring prosperity through his research work.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam • Amsterdam, Netherlands
Conducting research and teaching in Earth Sciences, focusing on numerical modeling and landscape evolution.
Administered under the Department of Clinical Psychology for Master's in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology.