Inaugural lectures 2016
Prof Siegfried Vlaeminck - Clean technology solutions
Professor Siegfried Vlaeminck applies a holistic view to water treatment, developing microbial clean tech processes that are cost-effective. In the lab, his team cultivates phototrophic microorganisms that capture and fixate nutrients from waste streams, making them useful as fertiliser or as feed. Read more about the research on the website of the Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology research group.
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Prof Toon Calders - Data mining
Professor Toon Calders and his team at the University of Antwerp are specialised in data mining. To be able to analyse huge amount of data, they are developing techniques to find irregularities in the data that are interesting to observe. That way, in stead of querying the data, they let the machine find the right questions to ask. Read more about their research on the website of research group ADReM.
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Prof Sonja Hohloch - Symplectic geometry in dynamical systems
Professor Sonja Hohloch's research areas comprise -- among others -- symplectic geometry, Floer theory and its applications to dynamics and hyperkähler geometry, and integrable Hamiltonian systems. Recently, she is getting more and more interested in more applied topics, seeking a good connection and interplay between pure mathematics and applied problems. Her favorite hobby is climbing which she loves for its combination of strength, elegance, and dynamic moves. Read more about her research on the web pages of research group Fundamental Mathematics.
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Prof Erik Verbruggen - Plant & Soil Microbial Ecology
A large part of what lives beneath our feet is still unknown to us. Professor Erik Verbruggen, ecologist at the University of Antwerp, talks about the research of the team at the Plant & Soil Microbial Ecology Laboratory.
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