Dennis De Ryck

project coordinator - Biologist - PhD

Brussels Metropolitan Area

About

Specialties: Master in Biology: Environment (biodiversity and ecosystems). Terrestrial and Coastal ecosystems, nature management and environmental policy, communication and Bio-ethics.

Experience

  • Natuurpunt (7 yrs 4 mos)
    • project coordinator Life HARWIN & Life B4B
      Apr 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Life HARWIN, a European project lead by Natuurpunt on HAbitat Restoration in the WINge Valley focusing on (i) connecting and improving quality of nature areas and (ii) reintroduction or restocking of endangered flora and fauna. Life B4B (Belgium for Biodiversity), a European strategic nature project lead by the Flemisch region (environment/ANB) with the objective to protect and restore biodiversity in Belgium by contributing to the implementation of all regional Prioritised Action Frameworks (PAFs) and the Belgian Marine Strategy - Natura 2000 conservation objectives and measures.

    • Celhoofd beheeruitvoering
      Apr 2019 - Apr 2023 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel (8 yrs 4 mos)
    • Postdoctoral Researcher
      Oct 2017 - Dec 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos

    • PhD student/teaching assistant Biology
      Sep 2010 - Sep 2017 · 7 yrs 1 mo

      ASSISTANT/PHD IN BIOLOGY - PhD on mangrove ecosystems (mangrove genetics and dispersal dynamics) - Practicals General Biology (1st Bachelor Biology, Bio-engineer, Chemistry and Informatics) - Practicals Molecular Genetics (3rd Bachelor Biology) - Excursions "terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems" - Co-supervisor excursion "Ecology and field work" - Guiding BSc and MSc dissertations FIELD WORK AND LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS - Field work in mangrove ecosystem: - South-Africa (Mar.-Apr. 2011) - Kenya (Febr.-Mar. 2012) - Mozambique (May-June 2014) - Flume experiments at Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, NIOZ PRESENTATIONS/POSTERS - Jongerencontactdag Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), 24 February 2012, Belgium - Journée de la Coopération, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 28 February 2012, Belgium - Meeting on Mangrove ecology, functioning and Management (MMM3), 2-6 July 2012, Sri Lanka - Annual Conference of the Society for Tropical Ecology (Gtö), 6-10 April 2015, Zurich and 6-10 Februari 2017

  • research attaché at Royal Museum of Central Africa
    Oct 2009 - Nov 2009 · 2 mos