Prof. dr. Jan Nyssen
- Jan.Nyssen@ugent.be
- Telephone
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+32 (0)9 264 46 23
- Office
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40.08.130.011
- Category
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Tenured Academic Staff
- Research unit
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Physical Geography
Bio
Jan Nyssen works since 2007 at the Department of Geography, and in 2014 he became full professor. He teaches courses on Geomorphology, Hydrology, Physical Environment and Development, Microclimatology, and Regional Geomorphology at the Geography and Physical Land Resources programmes. His research (mainly in Ethiopia) aims to contribute to the identification and quantification of changes in the coupled system "humans-environment" - with focus on slope processes, hydrogeomorphology, land degradation and resilience.