Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Head of Division: Jes Vollertsen
The division is organized in five research groups:
- Human Factors and Data Analytics in Traffic Research Group
- Ocean and Coastal Engineering Research Group
- Traffic Research Group
- Urban Hydrology Research Group
- Urban Pollution Research Group
The Division of Civil and Environmental Engineering conducts research and provides research-based education at the highest international level within its subject areas. A common denominator for the division's research is to develop tools, methods and sustainable technical solutions for the benefit of the society. A key element in many of the activities is an experimental approach with an application-oriented focus.
Case studies, model experiments and fieldwork are largely supplemented by quantitative tools for analysis and simulation of observed data. In addition, the division develops software for various purposes, e.g. simulation of traffic, design of infrastructure, analysis of data from weather radar, automated identification of (micro) plastic, as well as control of wave basins and analysis of wave data. The developed software is available under different types of license and applied by e.g. research and educational institutions at home and abroad.
The division provides the teaching of the Engineering programs in Water & Environment and Veje & Trafik (red. Roads & Traffic), as well as the program in Geography. In addition, the division's researchers contribute to several other educations at the Department of the Built Environment and in other AAU departments, e.g. Environmental Science, Building & Civil Engineering, and Architecture & Design.
The vast majority of the section's research activities are funded externally, and we have strong national and international collaborations with research institutions, private companies and the public sector. The research results are published primarily in internationally recognized peer-reviewed journals and technical reports.
The research activities are organized into seven very active research groups. Choose one of the affiliated research groups to read more about the research and the division's expertise.
The section operates several well-equipped laboratories and field stations, which are used to perform experimental studies in lab, pilot and full scale.
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Collaborations from the last five years
Profiles
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Safer interactions between pedestrians and electric vehicles
Bianchi Piccinini, G. (PI) & Ôzinal Avsar, Y. (Project Participant)
01/01/2025 → 30/11/2025
Project: Research
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BEYONDBATTREC : BEYOND STATE-OF-THE-ART BATTERY RECYCLING BY INCREASING THE SELECTIVITY AND SPECIFICITY OF EFFICIENT PRE-PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES
Quist-Jensen, C. A. (PI), Ali, A. (PI), Varrone, C. (CoI) & Stakenaite, D. (Project Manager)
01/12/2024 → 30/11/2028
Project: Research
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Spatio-temporal rainfall data for urban hydrological applications under the impact of climate change
Vester, I. (PI) & Thorndahl, S. L. (Supervisor)
01/09/2024 → 31/08/2028
Project: PhD Project
Research output
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A connection between structure and reactivity in alkali-modified calcium aluminosilicate glasses for sustainable cements
Thomsen, R. M., Nie, S., Lothenbach, B., Jensen, L. R., Nielsen, A. H., Skibsted, J. & Yue, Y., 1 Oct 2025, In: Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 665, 13 p., 123606.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Benchmark study of the DTU OWC chamber with both two-way and one-way absorption
Bingham, H. B., Joensen, B., Read, R. W., Nielsen, K., Tran, T. T., Said, H. A., Kelly, T., Ringwood, J. V., Imai, Y., van der Zanden, J., Yu, Y. H., Eskilsson, C. & Shiri, A. A., 24 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy. 113124.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Directional Decomposition of Experimental Data With Nonlinear Short-Crested Waves Using the NL-SORS Method
Iversen, S. K., Eldrup, M. R. & Andersen, T. L., 11 Feb 2025, (Submitted). 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference without publisher/journal › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
Datasets
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Models and data for "Guaranteed safe controller synthesis for switched systems using analytical solutions"
Goorden, M. A. (Creator), Larsen, K. G. (Creator), Nielsen, J. E. (Creator), Nielsen, T. D. (Creator), Qian, W. (Creator), Rasmussen, M. R. (Creator) & Zhao, G. (Creator), Zenodo, 12 Jun 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8026422, https://zenodo.org/record/8026422
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Harmonized analysis of microplastics: Insights from practical application within the FACTS project
Primpke, S. (Contributor), Gerdts, G. (Contributor) & Vollertsen, J. (Contributor), Zenodo, 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7520724, https://zenodo.org/record/7520724
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Models for "Optimal Control Strategies for Stormwater Detention Ponds"
Goorden, M. A. (Creator), Larsen, K. G. (Creator), Nielsen, J. E. (Creator), Nielsen, T. D. (Creator), Qian, W. (Creator), Rasmussen, M. R. (Creator), Srba, J. (Creator) & Zhao, G. (Creator), Zenodo, 30 May 2022
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6592380, https://zenodo.org/record/6592380
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Prizes
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Teacher of the Year 2022 at The Study Board of the Built Environment
Møldrup, P. (Recipient), 30 Jun 2022
Prize: Educational prizes
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P. H. Bendtsens Trafikforskningspris 2022
Madsen, T. K. O. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Research, education and innovation prizes
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Best Paper Award: RM4L2020
Frandsen, K. M. (Recipient), Antonov, Y. I. (Recipient), Johra, H. (Recipient), Møldrup, P. (Recipient) & Jensen, R. L. (Recipient), 22 Sept 2021
Prize: Conference prizes
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Activities
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Directional Spectrum Estimation of Sea States Generated by the Single Summation Method
Iversen, S. K. (Lecturer)
14 May 2024Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Coastlab24: 9th Conference on Physical Modelling in Coastal Engineering
Iversen, S. K. (Participant)
13 May 2024 → 16 May 2024Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
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International Network on Offshore Renewable Energy (INORE): 24th International Symposium
Iversen, S. K. (Participant)
6 Nov 2023 → 12 Nov 2023Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
Press/Media
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Måling: En række køretøjer burde være forbudt på cykelstierne
03/05/2025 → 05/05/2025
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Vanvittige bilister skal straffes hårdere - flere skal i fængsel og sidde der længere tid
08/04/2025
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Radikale vil have børnene ud på villavejene med legezoner og bilfri søndage
08/04/2025
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Impacts
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Developing new food packaging for elderly citizens
Fisker, A. M. (Participant)
Impact: Social impact, Economic impact, Quality of life impact
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Political decisions on highway lighting with AAU-project
Madsen, T. K. O. (Participant)
Impact: Public policy impact
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The switching off of lighting at highway exits
Madsen, T. K. O. (Participant)
Impact: Public policy impact