Geodesy

Bart Root

Bart Root is an assistant professor at the TU Delft at the faculty of Aerospace Engineering working on satellite gravimetry. Along-side his PhD research at the TU Delft, he has been working on the Vening Meinesz project as scientific advisor. During his Postdoctoral Research fellowship at Dublin institute for Advanced Sciences, he looked at the gravitational signal of mantle convection and its effect on lithosphere structures. Now back at the TU Delft, his research is focussed on planetary gravity field modelling, lithosphere structure, mantle convection, glacial isostatic adjustment, and satellite tracking.

Around the world with Professor Vening Meinesz onboard the submarine K-XVIII: Exploration of the Solid Earth

Bart Root and edited by Rebekka Steffen November 12, 2021

Gravimetrical-Geological Map East Indian Archipelago. Photo credit: From the Gravity Expeditions at Sea Vol. 4, F.A. Vening Meinesz.

On 14th of November 1934, the Dutch travelled to the harbor of Den Helder situated in the north of the Netherlands to catch a glimpse of the departure of Hr. Ms. K-XVII: A submarine of the Royal Dutch Navy setting sail on a trip around the world. Onboard was a unique traveler and with his non-typical height of 2 meters tall, he towered above the average submarine sailor. Professor Vening Me ...[Read More]