Gaby Deckmyn unpaid staff Research Gaby Deckmyn Research team Plant and Ecosystems (PLECO) - Ecology in a time of change Modelling and assessing surface change impacts on Belgian and Western European climate (MASC). 01/10/2013 - 30/06/2018 Abstract The overall objective of this project is to study t…

Manuela Balzarolo unpaid staff Research Manuela Balzarolo Research team Plant and Ecosystems (PLECO) - Ecology in a time of change Expertise Manuela Balzarolo is a remote sensing specialist on ecological applications. Over the years, she has specialized in the application of remote sensing to assess…

Bart Craeye associate professor Publications Bart Craeye Cement's environmental future : towards a structured modelling approach for exploring technology, industry and intersectoral dynamics in ex-ante LCA Source Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Applied Engineering,xii, 233 p. Author(s) Be…

Matthias Buyle postdoc researcher FWO Publications Matthias Buyle Cement's environmental future : towards a structured modelling approach for exploring technology, industry and intersectoral dynamics in ex-ante LCA Source Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Applied Engineering,xii, 233 p. Aut…

Ben Moins principal research fellow Publications Ben Moins Life cycle assessment of concrete intervention strategies for the repair and prevention of a corrosion-damaged canopy Source MATEC web of conferences-409 (2025) p. 1-13 Author(s) Neel Renne, Ben Moins, Matthias Buyle, Amaryllis Audenaert, Ba…

Neel Renne doctoral scholarship holder Publications Neel Renne Durable and sustainable service life extension of existing concrete structures : a holistic approach within a life cycle perspective Source MATEC web of conferences-409 (2025) p. 1-10 Author(s) Bart Craeye, Neel Renne, Amaryllis Audenaer…

Plants and Ecosystems search menu search content The FATI experimental platform Free Air Temperature Increase Main features: 12 plots of 3 m diameter, with flexibility regarding the use: mesocosms can be placed inside, or the plots can be fully filled with soil Soil up to 70 cm deep, plants up to 1 …

Cristina Ariza Carricondo unpaid staff Publications Cristina Ariza Carricondo Leaching of dissolved organic carbon from a Scots pine forest under future rainfall regimes Source Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 2022,180 p. Author(s) Cristina Ariza-Carricondo,…

Ken Schoutens postdoc researcher FWO Publications Ken Schoutens Spatial distribution of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in natural and restored intertidal wetlands in the Scheldt estuary Source Journal of hazardous materials - ISSN 0304-3894-496 (2025) p. 1-14 Author(s) Thimo Groffen, Ken…

Maarten Op de Beeck Publications Maarten Op de Beeck X-BASE : the first terrestrial carbon and water flux products from an extended data-driven scaling framework, FLUXCOM-X Source Biogeosciences - ISSN 1726-4170-21:22 (2024) p. 5079-5115 Author(s) Jacob A. Nelson, Sophia Walther, Fabian Gans, Basil …

Roeland Samson full professor Research Roeland Samson Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Expertise The Laboratory of Environmental and Urban Ecology (EUREC-Air) of which I am spokesman, is one of the two laboratories belonging to the Research Group ENdEMIC (Research Group on…

Microbial Systems Technology search menu search content Verbruggen Erik Risk of short term biodiversity loss under more persistent precipitation regimes Reynaert, Simon; de Boeck, Hans; Verbruggen, Erik , Verlinden, Maya; Flowers, Nina; Nijs, Ivan Global change biology - ISSN 1354-1013 - 27(2021), p…

Global Change Ecology search menu search content Scientists launch unique research drone Drone conducts climate research over the Brasschaat forest De Inslag A unique drone from the University of Antwerp will now fly autonomously every day over the Brasschaat forest De Inslag. From the drone, seven …

Bert Belmans academic interim staff postdoc - principal research fellow Research Bert Belmans Research team Energy and Materials in Infrastructure and Buildings Expertise Bert is currently researching green facades and how they can contribute to sustainable buildings and adaptable ventilation soluti…

Reinhart Ceulemans emeritus occasional assignment Research Reinhart Ceulemans Research team Expertise Study, analyses and advise on renewable (bio-) energy sources. I have experience with the establishment, the management and the harvest of short-rotation coppice plantation of fast-growing trees, in…

Plants and Ecosystems search menu search content PhDs Completed PhDs since 1999 2025 Juan Zhou - Effects of fire on biodiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality: field observations and meta-analysis. Defended on 13.05.2025. Jet Rijnders - Assessing the role of enhanced weathering in sustainable agr…

Paul Scheunders professor Research Paul Scheunders Research team Vision lab Expertise Processing and analysis of multispectral and hyperspectral (signal and image) data for remote sensing and close-range applications. The data is reflectance spectra, in the visible, near and shortwave-infrared wavel…

Hans De Boeck senior researcher Research Hans De Boeck Research team Plant and Ecosystems (PLECO) - Ecology in a time of change Expertise * Setting up experiments to assess the impacts of climate change (including climate extremes) on ecosystems, as well as potential influences of plant community ch…

Stijn Verbeke assistant professor Research Stijn Verbeke Research team Energy and Materials in Infrastructure and Buildings Expertise Expert on energy performance of buildings regulations and modeling methods, part-time employed at both University of Antwerp and VITO. Developing methodologies and da…

Plants and Ecosystems search menu search content Research Projects Ongoing projects Intercropping for Rhizosphere Stimulation. 01/11/2025 - 31/08/2028 Abstract Under the current climate change scenario, enhancing soil carbon (C) sequestration is a key mitigation strategy. Grasslands play a major rol…

Amaryllis Audenaert full professor - vice-dean Research Amaryllis Audenaert Research team Energy and Materials in Infrastructure and Buildings Expertise The built environment is the result of a chain of materials, companies and people and their interaction. Therefore, defining sustainability in one …

Siegfried Denys professor Research Siegfried Denys Research team Antwerp engineering, PhotoElectroChemistry & Sensing (A-PECS) Expertise The main research focus is sustainable air purification using either advanced, emerging technologies (photocatalysis) or eco-technological solutions (using microor…

imec - Vision Lab search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Alliance for multidimensional and multidisciplinary neuroscience (µNEURO). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2031 Abstract Owing to their high spatiotemporal resolution and non-invasive nature, (bio)medical imaging technologies have become key…

Maarten Van Acker professor Research Maarten Van Acker Research team Research Group for Urban Development Henry van de Velde Expertise Maarten Van Acker is an expert in infrastructure and urban planning. He is Professor of Urban Design at the master programs of Architecture and Urbanism and Spatial …

Ivan Janssens full research professor Research Ivan Janssens Research team Plant and Ecosystems (PLECO) - Ecology in a time of change Expertise - Greenhouse gas balance of ecosystems and continents. - Forest ecosystem productivity. - Carbon cycling through soil, ecosystem, region, continent, globe. …