Forming engineers in the current technological context requires a solid fundamental, basic and applied research support as well as a strong interaction with industrial and academic partners.
In the Department of Bioscience Engineering at the University of Antwerp, the development of scientific research and education happens in close cooperation with various institutions and universities.
The research can be divided in three major research themes:
- Chemistry and food technology and Environmental technology are based at the research group of "Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology" (DuEL)
- Cell and gene biotechnology and Land and forest management are situated in the research group of "Environmental Ecology & Microbiology" (ENdEMIC)"
- (Electro) Chemical Analysis Lab belongs to the group of "Antwerp Electrochemical and Analytical Sciences Lab (A-Sense)"
Research group Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology (DuEL)
Research focussing on: (1) purification technologies for air, water and various side and waste streams, (2) solar energy utilization, (3) hydrogen storage, and (4) microbial cleantech and systems analyses.
Research group Environmental Ecology and Applied Microbiology (ENdEMIC)
This group focuses on (1) the monitoring of air quality and bioremediation of air pollution by plants and its phyllosphere bacteria and (2) gaining more insights in the modulatory role of environmental microbes and air pollution on human health.
Research group Antwerp Electrochemical and Analytical Sciences Lab (A-Sense)
We introduce fundamental innovation in sensing and detection in a wide area of applications. Together with our partners, we bridge the gap between the academic world, industry and society. We take the process as important as the result.
