Jan Nonner

Jan C. Nonner (1948) obtained his Master of Science degree in Hydrogeology at the Free University of Amsterdam in 1972.

On contract basis employed by consultancies and governments in Canada, Mexico, South Africa, Ethiopia, and Australia, he supervised and analysed the results of field investigations for groundwater development programmes.

In 1983, he joined IHE for the first time, and stationed on Barbados, he was in charge of a hydrological training program for the Caribean. In 1985, Jan C. Nonner took up a post with a Dutch consultancy firm and was involved in groundwater assessments in various countries, mainly in the developing world.

For the second time, he joined IHE in 1989 where he was, and still is, involved in curriculum development, lecturing, and MSc research. The IHE lectures on Hydrogeology, Groundwater Exploration and the Integrated Groupwork Training are his responsibility.

In addition Jan C. Nonner is involved in missions to various countries in Asia, the Middle East and Africa to assist in setting up Water programmes at universities, to present lectures or to complete consultancy work.