Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences search menu search content Phase transitions of salts under changing climatic conditions (PREDICT) The PREDICT project will look into the physical processes of salts. Salts are known to have kinetic properties that are unpredictable in nature and the theoretical pr…

Tom Cox senior researcher Publications Tom Cox Integrating experiments and models to unravel interactions between soil organic matter and enhanced weathering Source Environmental science and technology - ISSN 0013-936X-60:27 (2026) p. 19249-19261 Author(s) Arthur Vienne, Tom Cox, Harun Niron, Bertra…

Michiel Van Tendeloo unpaid staff Publications Michiel Van Tendeloo Machine learning-based identification of key biotic and abiotic drivers of mineral weathering rate in a complex enhanced weathering experiment Source Open research Europe - ISSN 2732-5121-5 (2025) p. 1-37 Author(s) Iris Janssens, Th…

Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences search menu search content Built Heritage The materiality of heritage buildings faces man-made and natural environments in settings from densely populated urban centers to rural environments that are changing on a global (e.g. climate change) over regional (e.g. ur…

Flore Vermijs researcher Publications Flore Vermijs Health programme spillover effects on childhood vaccination in India : a difference-in-differences analysis of the Zinc and Oral Rehydration Salts Programme using retrospective demographic health surveys data Source BMJ Public health - ISSN 2753-42…

A-PECS search menu search content Cultural heritage Understanding the reactivity of (semiconductor) pigments provides vital information on how to improve conservation strategies for works of art in order to avoid rapid degradation or discoloration of the pigments. Even more, the gained insights and …

Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences search menu search content News & Events December 2021: Gerrit Verhoeven on Tourism by train in FARO (article in Dutch) December 2021: Ehab Alemam successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled: Cleaning of Wall Paintings by Polyvinyl alcohol–Borax/Agarose (PVA–…

Kayhan Ilbeigi senior researcher Publications Kayhan Ilbeigi A strategic discovery roadmap towards high-quality leads and drug development candidates for kinetoplastid diseases. Part 1: setting the stage Source The journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - ISSN 0305-7453-81:5 (2026) p. 1-5 Author(s) S…

A-PECS search menu search content Cultural heritage & air quality analysis Cultural heritage and air quality analysis Fading colors Understanding the reactivity of (semiconductor) pigments provides vital information on how to improve conservation strategies for works of art in order to avoid rapid d…

Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences search menu search content SAFESILK: Understanding, preventing and treating metal salt-induced silk degradation in heritage collections Manufacture of textiles, including both production and dyeing of fabrics, has been one of Western Europe most important industria…

A-PECS search menu search content ThreatSens ThreatSens Explosives are a threat to the well-being of our societies, especially due to a tremendous increase in terrorist attacks around the world including Western Europe. Considering their destructive power, ease in procurement and the availability of…

Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis search menu search content ELCAT Driven by electrochemistry Our mission The research group Applied Electrochemistry and Catalysis (ELCAT) is active in the field of electrochemical engineering and more specifically in the domain power-to-X-to-power. The core resea…

UAntwerp Style Guide search menu search content In practice Examples Connection We build bridges. In our communication, we deliver stories respectfully, without taking a stand. We have empathy and pay attention to sensitivities. When our stories do include these, we explain where necessary why somet…

Applied Engineering 2026 Attend a PhD defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research 2026 Attend a PhD defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research 'Autonomous Electrochemical Monitoring with Low-Power Sensors and Application-Specific Energy Harvesting' (25/09/2026) Maby Jo…

Structural Chemistry search menu search content Chalcogen - Nitrogen - Structural Chemistry Group Structure and Bonding in Chalcogen-Nitrogen Compounds The discovery of the metallic properties of (SN) polymer in 1973 and the observation that it becomes a superconductor at low temperatures, two years…

Applied Engineering PhD defences in 2021 Find the archive of concluded doctoral research PhD defences in 2021 Find the archive of concluded doctoral research Biologically-Inspired Radar Sensing for Robotic Perception, Navigation and SLAM (03/12/2021) Girmi Schouten Friday 3 December 2021 4 pm Promot…

Tim De Kock associate professor Research Tim De Kock Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Expertise Expertise in stone-built heritage, in particular multi-scale assessment of material characterization, degradation processes and conservation in the context of cultural heritage an…

Natalia Ortega Saez tenure track asst. professor Research Natalia Ortega Saez Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Expertise Natalia Ortega Saez has expertise in materials science and materials research, degradation and conservation of organic materials such as; interior textile…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Conferences AXIS 2023 Denver X-ray Conference 2023 – Cultural Heritage Workshop 07 – 11 August 2023 in Lombard, Illinois, United States Mobile X-ray powder diffraction imaging of oil paintings Oral presentation by F. Va…

Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences search menu search content Projects - Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences Ongoing projects Elemental heritage whirling around the confluence of multivocal, ecocentric narratives (ELEMENTAL) 01/10/2026 - 30/09/2029 Abstract Carved through the limestone bedrock of sou…

Geert Van der Snickt research professor Research Geert Van der Snickt Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy (AXIS) Expertise Geert Van der Snickt received his Master in Conservation-Restoration in 2003 at the University of Antwerp. Shortly a…

Tom Breugelmans full professor - dean Research Tom Breugelmans Research team Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT) Expertise My expertise is situated in the field of Electrochemical Engineering. More specific: - Design of new catalytic materials for electrodes in electrolyzers and fuel cells …

Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine - ANTwerp search menu search content Full list of publications If needed, copies of publications can be obtained upon simple request to: annemie.bogaerts@uantwerpen.be 2027 855. Selectivity control of CH4 reforming in nanosecond pulsed plasm…