Background
Rijks, Derk was born on October 1, 1933 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Son of Herman Jan and Anna Rijks.
Rijks, Derk was born on October 1, 1933 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Son of Herman Jan and Anna Rijks.
Agr University, Netherlands, 1951-1956, 1958-1959, IR. University of California, United States of America, 1957-1958, Master of Science. University of Reading, United Kingdom, 1967-1969, Doctor of Philosophy.
Spoken languages: French, English, Dutch, Spanish.
Senior research scientist Cotton Research Corporation, Kampala, Uganda, 1960-1969, Senegal River Basin, Dakar, 1969-1975. Coordinator Sahelian Agryhymet Programme, Niamey, Niger, 1975-1981. Chief division of agriculture meteorology World Meteol.
Organization, Geneva, 1981-1993. Consultant engineer Agrometeorological Applications Associates, since 1993.
Member American Meteorological Society. Royal Meteorological Society, United Kingdom. Netherlands Society of Agricultural Sciences.
Fellow American Meteorological Society; Royal Meteorological Society
Meteorology; agronomy. Flying; water sciences. Mountain activities.
