# People

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## [About the People category](https://wise.discourse.group/t/about-the-people-category/214)

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**Author:** [@Fabrice](https://wise.discourse.group/u/Fabrice)\
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**Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 7:45am UTC](https://wise.discourse.group/t/about-the-people-category/214 "2024-12-03T07:45:18Z")

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Science is made by people and for people. Even though we generally focus on the result of scientists, the fact that it is the same person that contributed to different results often tells much about underlying ideas that…

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## [Congratulations to Jaak Monbaliu from KU Leuven in Belgium on the occasion of his retirement](https://wise.discourse.group/t/congratulations-to-jaak-monbaliu-from-ku-leuven-in-belgium-on-the-occasion-of-his-retirement/215)

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**Author:** [@Fabrice](https://wise.discourse.group/u/Fabrice)\
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**Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 7:51am UTC](https://wise.discourse.group/t/congratulations-to-jaak-monbaliu-from-ku-leuven-in-belgium-on-the-occasion-of-his-retirement/215 "2024-12-03T07:51:08Z")

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Studying waves in the southern north Sea was never an easy task and Jaak pioneered some of the very early coupled wave-current-water level models with many students (including quite a few from central and South America).…