Cover Page
The handle
http://hdl.handle.net/1887/74366
holds various files of this Leiden University
dissertation.
Author: Bastiaansen, R.
Title: Lines in the sand : behaviour of self-organised vegetation patterns in dryland
ecosystems
Curriculum Vitae
Robbin Bastiaansen was born on the 21st of March 1991. From 2002 to 2009 he
attended the Norbertuscollege in Roosendaal and received his gymnasium diploma (profiles ‘Natuur & Gezondheid’ and ‘Natuur & Techniek’). Starting from 2009 he enrolled at Leiden university and followed both a bachelor program in Mathematics and one in Physics; he completed both cum laude in 2013 with a bachelor thesis on ‘Bending and buckling in elastic patterned sheets’ under joint supervision by prof. dr. Martin van Hecke and dr. Vivi Rottschäfer. In the same year he started two master studies, one in Theoretical Physics and one in Applied Mathematics. He finished his degree in Applied Mathematics cum laude in 2015 with a master thesis titled ‘Pattern formation in animal populations’ under the supervision of dr. Vivi Rottschäfer. That year he also discontinued his studies in Theoretical Physics in favour of a Ph.D. research position at the Mathematical Institute of Leiden University under the guidance of prof. dr. Arjen Doelman, prof. dr. ir. Max Rietkerk and dr. Martina Chirilus-Bruckner. The results of this project are partly presented as the contents of this thesis.
Besides his studies, he has been active in many different roles, including the follow-ing. In 2011–2012 he was vice president of the study association De Leidsche Flesch. From 2010 to 2014 he worked as ‘student ambassador’ to provide information to and to organize activities for prospective (mathematics) students. In 2013 he was member of the student council for the faculty of sciences. In 2011 and 2012 he organized the first two Leiden Education Debates. In 2013 he organized the Dutch-Flemish mathematics Olympiad LIMO for students. In 2017 he organized the NDNS+ PhD Days. Since 2017 he has been co-organizer of Leiden’s informal Analysis seminar.