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Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
Date of Birth October 24, 1959
Nationality Danish
Education University of Copenhagen, 1988, MSc in Economic geology
Employment Record
| Year | Organisation | Position and responsibilities |
| 2000-now | Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) | Senior Scientist |
| 1998 | Clemson University, USA | Guest researcher (Jan-April) |
| 1988 | Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) | Research Hydrogeologist |
Key Competencies
Research and project leader
Research topics: Groundwater-surface water interaction (lakes, wetlands, stream valleys, groundwater dependent ecosystems), conceptual hydrogeological models, ecohydrological field studies, soil properties (clay, chalk, peat), drought assessments.
Selected Experience Record
- National expert on drought damages on buildings at the Danish Natural Hazard Council (2022-present) – responsible for technical advice on a new natural drought damage scheme for damaged buildings.
- Project lead (WP) on the EU-China research project PI-RURAL concerning restoration and protection of groundwater dependent ecosystems (2018-2022).
- Project lead on several Danish Environmental Agency projects on developing of methods for the chemical and quantitative contact between groundwater bodies and rivers, lakes, coastal areas and GDE in Denmark (2017-2023).
- Co-lead of research project CLEAR - Centre for Lake Restoration (2006-2016), Funded by Villum Foundation.
- Participation in the research project NICA - Nitrate reduction in geologically heterogeneous catchments (2010-2013). Funded by Danish Council for Strategic Research.
- Project lead (WP) on EU FP7 research project AQUAREHAB - Development of rehabilitation technologies and approaches for multipressured degraded waters and the integration of their impact on river basin management (2009-2013)
- Project lead (WP) on the REMTEC research project Innovative remediation and assessment technologies for contaminated soil and groundwater (2008-2011) funded by Danish Council for Strategic Research.
- Deputy coordinator on EU research project Harmonirib - Harmonised techniques and representative river basin data for assessment and use of uncertainty information in integrated water management (2002-2006)
- Deputy coordinator on the EU research project STRESOIL - In Situ Stimulation and remediation of contaminated fractured soils (2004-2007)
Supervision
PhD co-supervisor: Jakob B. Kidmose (2007-2010), Timo Kessler (2009-2012), Jannick K. Jensen (2010-2014), Mette Frandsen (2010-2014), Jolanta Kazmierczak (2011-2014), Gasper L. Sechu (2019-2022), Espen Bing Svendsen (2018-2023) at KU, AU and DTU. In addition, co-supervisor on several MSc’s at KU and DTU.
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Tilpasning DK-model med VP3 målsatte vandløb og søer
Ondracek, M., Troldborg, L., Hansen, M. F. T., Christiansen, D. T., Molis, M., Schneider, R. J. M., Kidmose, J. & Nilsson, B., 1 Feb 2024, København: GEUS. 85 p. (Danmarks og Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse Rapport; No. 52, Vol. 2023).Research output: Book/Report › Report (publicly available)
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Can effective porosity be used to estimate near-well protection zones in fractured chalk?
Kidmose, J., Nilsson, B., Klem, N. K., Pedersen, P. G., Henriksen, H. J. & Sonnenborg, T. O., Dec 2023, In: Hydrogeology Journal. 31, 8, p. 2197-2212 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Crosshole ground-penetrating radar in clay-rich quaternary deposits: Toward characterization of high-loss media
Svendsen, E. B., Nielsen, L., Nilsson, B., Kjær, K. H. & Looms, M. C., May 2023, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 128, 5, 23 p., e2022JB025909.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Evidence of karstification in chalk and limestone aquifers connected with stream systems and possible relation with the fish ecological quality ratio in Denmark
Nilsson, B., Li, F., Chen, H., Sebok, E. & Henriksen, H. J., Feb 2023, In: Hydrogeology Journal. 31, p. 53–70 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Groundwater level monitoring of Danish chalk and limestone aquifers to survey trends in quantitative status and groundwater resources
Henriksen, H. J., Nilsson, B., Ditlefsen, C., Troldborg, L. & Thorling, L., 19 Sept 2023, The chalk aquifers of Northern Europe. Farrell, R. P., Massei, N., Foley, A. E., Howlett, P. R. & West, L. J. (eds.). London: Geological Society of London, p. 183-201 19 p. (Geological Society Special Publication).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter in book › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
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Hydrological (drought) indices and the National Hydrological Model
Schneider, R. J. M. (Invited speaker), Andreasen, M. (Co-author), Hansen, M. F. T. (Co-author), Henriksen, H. J. (Co-author), Højberg, A. L. (Co-author), Koch, J. (Co-author), Nilsson, B. (Co-author), Seidenfaden, I. K. (Co-author) & Stisen, S. (Co-author)
8 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Scientific presentation without abstract/poster
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Analyse af pesticidforureninger, Konceptuelle modeller for pesticider i grundvandet
Thorling, L. (Invited speaker), Johnsen, A. R. (Co-author), Albers, C. N. (Co-author), Bollmann, U. E. (Co-author), Møller, I. (Co-author), Troldborg, L. (Co-author) & Nilsson, B. (Co-author)
18 Jan 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Scientific presentation without abstract/poster
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Tørke og klimaekstremer på tværs af sæsoner - fremtidens undervurderede hydrologiske udfordringer?
Schneider, R. J. M. (Invited speaker), Nilsson, B. (Co-author), Henriksen, H. J. (Co-author), Seidenfaden, I. K. (Co-author), Sonnenborg, T. O. (Co-author) & Stisen, S. (Co-author)
26 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Scientific presentation without abstract/poster
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Grundvandets kemiske tilstand ift. pesticider – metode og resultater
Thorling, L. (Invited speaker), Nilsson, B. (Speaker), Møller, I. (Speaker), Troldborg, L. (Speaker), Bollmann, U. E. (Speaker) & Johnsen, A. R. (Speaker)
11 Dec 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Scientific presentation without abstract/poster
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Konceptuelle modellerHvorfor og hvordan i vandplanerne
Thorling, L. (Invited speaker), Nilsson, B. (Speaker), Møller, I. (Speaker), Troldborg, L. (Speaker), Bollmann, U. E. (Speaker) & Johnsen, A. R. (Speaker)
26 Oct 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Scientific presentation without abstract/poster