- Professor in Oceanography and Public Engagement, Utrecht University
Erik is an oceanographer, investigating the time scales and pathways of the global ocean circulation.
His research focuses on how currents and eddies in the ocean transport heat and nutrients, as well as marine organisms and plastics between different regions of the ocean. He has a MSc in physics and a PhD in physical oceanography, and uses both data from ocean observations as well as from computer simulations of the ocean to understand how different regions of the ocean are connected.
Erik has worked in the Netherlands, the USA, Australia and the UK.
Experience
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2021–presentProfessor, Utrecht University
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2015–presentLecturer, Imperial College London
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2012–presentAssociate Investigator, Australian Research Council's (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science
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2015–presentAdjunct Lecturer, UNSW Australia
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2017–2021Associate professor, Utrecht University
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2011–2015Research Fellow and Lecturer, UNSW Australia
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2009–2011Postdoctoral Associate, University of Miami
Education
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2009Utrecht University, PhD
Grants and Contracts
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2014Linkage Project
- Role:
- Chief Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Australian Research Council (ARC)
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2013Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)
- Role:
- Chief Invesigator
- Funding Source:
- Australian Research Council (ARC)
Research Areas
- Physical Oceanography (040503)
- Climate Change Processes (040104)
Contact Erik for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
- Website
- X (formerly Twitter): @ErikvanSebille
- Article Feed
- ORCID
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