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…

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 …

Harun Niron senior researcher Publications Harun Niron Alkalinity production and carbon capture from dunite weathering : individual effects of oxalate, citrate, and EDTA salts Source Chemical engineering journal advances - ISSN 2666-8211-24 (2025) p. 1-8 Author(s) Harun Niron, Tullia Calogiuri, Abhi…

Tom Cox senior researcher Publications Tom Cox Alkalinity production and carbon capture from dunite weathering : individual effects of oxalate, citrate, and EDTA salts Source Chemical engineering journal advances - ISSN 2666-8211-24 (2025) p. 1-8 Author(s) Harun Niron, Tullia Calogiuri, Abhijeet Sin…

Sara Vicca associate professor Publications Sara Vicca Alkalinity production and carbon capture from dunite weathering : individual effects of oxalate, citrate, and EDTA salts Source Chemical engineering journal advances - ISSN 2666-8211-24 (2025) p. 1-8 Author(s) Harun Niron, Tullia Calogiuri, Abhi…

Siegfried Vlaeminck professor Publications Siegfried Vlaeminck The membrane-aerated biofilm reactor as resource-efficient solution for water reuse in decentralized treatment schemes on Earth and in space Source Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Science, Department of Bioscience Engineering,…

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–…

Michiel Van Tendeloo unpaid staff Publications Michiel Van Tendeloo Alkalinity production and carbon capture from dunite weathering : individual effects of oxalate, citrate, and EDTA salts Source Chemical engineering journal advances - ISSN 2666-8211-24 (2025) p. 1-8 Author(s) Harun Niron, Tullia Ca…

Kayhan Ilbeigi senior researcher Publications Kayhan Ilbeigi Thiazolidinones and related analogues as efficient antitrypanosomal agents Source Bioorganic and medicinal chemistry - ISSN 0968-0896-130 (2025) p. 1-18 Author(s) Michal Kolarik, Kayhan Ilbeigi, Guy Caljon, Lucie Brulikova Citation link Su…

Guy Caljon research professor Publications Guy Caljon Thiazolidinones and related analogues as efficient antitrypanosomal agents Source Bioorganic and medicinal chemistry - ISSN 0968-0896-130 (2025) p. 1-18 Author(s) Michal Kolarik, Kayhan Ilbeigi, Guy Caljon, Lucie Brulikova Citation link Sustainab…

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…

SUSTAIN | Biobased Sustainability Engineering search menu search content Publications Highlighted publications Exploring the synergy of enhanced weathering and Bacillus subtilis : a promising strategy for sustainable agriculture Harun Niron, Arthur Vienne, Patrick Frings, Reinaldy Poetra, Sara Vicca…

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…

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 Cultural Heritage Sciences search menu search content Projects - Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences Ongoing projects Reviving Historic Water Infrastructures: Integrating Historical Water Systems for Sustainable Urban Water Management and Climate Resilience. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract C…

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…

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…