Wim de Vries

Background

Vries, Wim de was born on April 15, 1959 in Nieuw Lekkerland, Netherlands.

Education

Ir, Wageningen University, Netherlands, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy cum laude with honour, Wageningen University, Netherlands, 1994.

Career

Research fellow South Australian Department Agriculture, Adelaide, 1982—1983. Research scientist Netherlands Soil Survey Institute, Wageningen, 1983—1988. Senior research scientist DLO-Winand Staring Center, Netherlands, 1989—1999, Wageningen University and Research Center, Alterra, since 2000.

Member NNI Commission, 1985—1988, LNV Commission, 1989—1995, United Nations-Electrical and Computer Engineering Working Group, 1989—1991, United Nations-Electrical and Computer Engineering Soils Expert Panel, 1990—2004, Adjusted Present Value Working Group Dutch Priority Programma, 1991—1994. Programme manager various dutch research programmes, since 1994. Member Dutch Journal Milieu, 1995—2001.

Coordinator Intensive Forest Monitoring Programme of European Commission and United Nations-Electrical and Computer Engineering Integrated Co-operative Programme, 1996—2003. Member National Risk Platform Environmental Pollutants, 1998—2003. Coordinator European Union Project, 1998—2001.

Project leader Directorate General Agriculture and Directorate General Environment. Workpackage leader Nitro Europe, since 2006. Editorial board member Open Conservation Biology Journal, 2007.

Member UNECE Integrated Co-operative Programme.

Achievements

• Wim de Vries has been listed as a notable environmental scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Science Board of Dutch Political Party SGP. Member of Vereniging voor Milieukundigen.