At the 18th INTERCOH in New Orleans, Markus Witt (PhD-student at Prof. Fröhle’s Institute of River and Coastal Engineering) was presented with the Ray Krone Award for young researchers alongside Elin Schuh (Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute).
The ELMOD* research project focused on the dynamics of very fine, cohesive sediments – sometimes referred to as ‘silt’ – in the River Elbe between the Port of Hamburg and the North Sea. One area of focus was dredging and the redistribution of sediments, which are essential in the Elbe and many other estuaries to maintain the navigability of waterways and access to ports. The volumes of sediment redistributed can have a significant impact on the long-term morphological development of an estuary. Targeted, highly complex field measurements carried out during sediment deposition at ‘Neßsand’ in the Elbe estuary yielded valuable data intended to improve the relevant numerical models. Two specially equipped survey vessels monitored the development of the so-called sediment plume on site in several measurement campaigns, whilst a hopper dredger discharged the previously dredged sediment.
Elin Schuh and Markus Witt presented their research in New Orleans through two talks and a poster. Elin Schuh was awarded the Krone Presentation Award for her presentation, whilst Markus Witt received the Krone Poster Award for young researchers for his poster. INTERCOH is the world’s leading conference series for research and research findings on the transport of cohesive sediments.
Congratulations from the entire School for Civil and Environmental Engineering!
By the way: in 2023, a young researcher from Prof. Fröhle’s institute was honoured with this award: Justus Patzke. Further information is available on the institute’s page (B-10)
*) ELMOD: Simulation and analysis of the hydrological and morphological development of the Tidal Elbe for the period from 2013 to 2018
