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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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Research output
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Forståelse af grundvandsdannelse og strømningsforhold i vandløbsnære oplande med vandindvinding. Rapportering til Partnerskabet for Bæredygtig Vandforsyning
Karan, S. & Nilsson, B., 27 May 2025, København: GEUS. 51 p. (Danmarks og Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse Rapport; No. 15, Vol. 2025).Research output: Book/Report › Report (publicly available)
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Hydrologisk Tørke. Temarapport 2 i det tværorganisatoriske samarbejde ”Styrket vidensgrundlag for tørke” mellem KDS, GEUS og DMI
Seidenfaden, I. K., Schneider, R., Nilsson, B., Koch, J., Troldborg, L., Hinsby, K., Hansen, M. F. T., Martin, N. L., Andreasen, M., Højberg, A. L., Ondracek, M. & Stisen, S., 14 May 2025, København: GEUS. 127 p. (Danmarks og Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse Rapport; No. 5, Vol. 2025).Research output: Book/Report › Report (publicly available)
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Remote sensing of preferential groundwater discharge with high-resolution geophysical measurements of FloaTEM and tTEM compared with lake surface temperature anomalies
Kidmose, J., Jessen, S., Sandersen, P. B. E., Nilsson, B., Koch, J., Thorling, L., Pedersen, J. B., Christiansen, A. V. & Møller, I., May 2025, In: Journal of Hydrology. 652, 14 p., 132523.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Validating drought propagation through the entire hydrological cycle simulated with an integrated national-scale hydrological model
Schneider, R., Seidenfaden, I. K., Hansen, M. F. T., Koch, J., Andreasen, M., Nilsson, B. & Stisen, S., 2025, p. EGU25-10370.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract at conference › peer-review
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Conceptual model for fate and distribution of pesticides in Danish Groundwater
Thorling, L., Møller, I., Bollmann, U., Johnsen, A. R., Albers, C. N., Troldborg, L. & Nilsson, B., 8 Sept 2024. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract at conference › peer-review
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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