Theory and Spectroscopy of Molecules and Materials (TSM²)

Former Members

Former Members


  • Jonathan Bogaerts - Ph.D. in 2021: "Bringing the application of Raman optical activity for molecular structure determination in perspective"

  • Roberta Sgammato - Ph.D. in 2020: "Ligand binding in haem-containing proteins: A chiroptical study"

  • Carl Mensch - Ph.D. in 2018: "Unravelling structural motifs of intrinsically disordered proteins employing Raman optical activity: Understanding the basis of neurodegenerative diseases" Joint Ph.D. with UGent, supervisor: Patrick Bultinck

  • Evelien Van de Vondel - Ph.D. in 2018: "Towards a breakthrough in applications of vibrational optical activity: an experimental study of the environmental effects on protein spectra"

  • Yannick Geboes - Ph.D. in 2017: "Halogen bonds, hydrogen bonds and beyond: A cryospectroscopic study into competitive noncovalent interactions" Joint Ph.D. with VUB, supervisor: Frank De Proft

  • Liene De Beuckeleer - Ph.D. in 2016: "Exploring the boundaries of cryospectroscopy: A new approach towards separating monomer and complex spectra"

  • Ewoud De Gussem - Ph.D. in 2015: "Chiral Spectroscopy: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Chiral Structure Determination of Organic Molecules" Joint Ph.D. with UGent, supervisor: Patrick Bultinck

  • Jelle Vandenbussche - Ph.D. in 2013: "Across chiral and achiral worlds: validation in Vibrational Optical Activity and explorations in momentum space" Joint Ph.D. with UGent, supervisor: Patrick Bultinck

  • Nick Nagels - Ph.D. in 2013: "Building Cryospectroscopic Bridges: halogen bonding, hydrogen bonding and lone pair...@p interactions"

  • Johan Dom - Ph.D. in 2011: "Anesthetics directed via weak hydrogen bonds? An infrared and Raman spectroscopic study towards target molecules and computational accuracy"

  • Bart Michielsen - Ph.D. in 2011: "Molecular interactions with halothane: a spectroscopic study"

  • Dieter Hauchecorne - Ph.D. in 2011: "C—X...Y Halogen bonding: a spectroscopic study"

  • Elke Debie - Ph.D. in 2009: "A critical assessment of possible pitfalls in absolute configuration assignment using vibrational circular dichroism" Joint Ph.D. with UGent, supervisor: Patrick Bultinck

  • Wim Vanspeybrouck - Ph.D. in 2007: "Contribution to the study of transition dipole - transition dipole interaction in the liquid phase"

  • Tom Kuppens - Ph.D. in 2006: "Development of methodology to assign absolute configurations using vibrational circular dichroism" Joint Ph.D. with UGent, supervisor: Patrick Bultinck

  • Peter Van Ginderen - Ph.D. in 2005: "Studie van de Van der Waals complexen gevormd tussen zwakke Lewiszuren en verschillende Lewisbasen in vloeibare edelgassen"

  • An Van Looy - Ph.D. in 2004: "Simultaneous transitions in liquid nitrogen"

  • Sofie Delanoye - Ph.D. in 2004: "Cryospectroscopic study of proper and improper C-H...O hydrogen bonds: the Van der Waals complexes of dimethyl ether, acetone and oxirane with diverse proton donors"

  • Christiaan de Meyer - Ph.D. in 2002: "Infrarood gasfase bandcontour analyse van de C-H rek vibratie van enkele gehalogeneerde methanen"

  • Tom van den Kerkhof - Ph.D. in 2002: "Toepassing van de vibratiespectroscopie bij de bepaling van de moleculaire oriëntatie in polymeren en bij het onderzoek naar Van der Waalscomplexen"

  • Gert Everaert - Ph.D. in 2002: "Van der Waals molecules of some Lewis acids with bases containing π or pseudo-π systems: a cryospectroscopic and computational approach"

Postdoctoral Researchers

  • dr. Pilar Gema Rodriguez Ortega (2015 - 2016)

  • dr. Yannick Geboes (2018)

Exchange students

  • Hisato Ishii - Saga University, Japan (2020)

  • Ewa Machalska - Jagiellonian University, Poland (2018)