In memory of prof. ir. Kees d'Angremond
Officier in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau
*14 September 1939 †15 August 2024
It is with sadness that we have learned of the passing of Emeritus Professor Kees d'Angremond, Professor of Coastal Engineering at our faculty from 1989 to 2001. Kees d'Angremond graduated as a Hydraulic Engineer in 1963. His career began at the research laboratory Waterloopkundig Laboratorium (now Deltares), where he conducted research on the construction of the storm surge barrier in the Oosterschelde. He then worked at Volker Stevin where he managed international projects and lived in India, Burma, and Singapore. After three years as Managing Director of the Port of Amsterdam, he returned to TU Delft in 1989 as Professor of Coastal Engineering. From 1996 to 1998 he was dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences.
Many of us have known Kees from personal cooperations and interactions. He was a warm personality, highly involved with the interests of students and staff, and a true leader in the field of hydraulic engineering. Together with colleagues like Prof. Jurjen Battjes and Arnold Verruijt, he established the basis for the high-profile university we are today. In his research, he always aimed to link theory to practice; besides he had a great passion for educating new generations of civil engineers. Kees was also one of the supervisors of (then) Prince Willem Alexander when he decided to specialise in water management in 1997. HRH Willem Alexander was also present during Kees’ farewell symposium in 2001.
After his retirement, Kees remained active in the field of hydraulic engineering, amongst other as Chairman of the Dredging Museum, member of the education board of the Royal Institute of Engineers (KIVI) and supervisor of a new school for coastal hydraulic engineering in Vietnam. Until very recently, he was active in Singapore as specialist advisor to the Singapore Government on hydraulic engineering projects. The government expressed its appreciation for Kees’ work by naming a navigation buoy at the port entrance after him.
With Kees, a great hydraulic engineer, beloved colleague and striking personality has passed away.
Stefan Aarninkhof and Andrei Metrikine, TU Delft