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Education Raewyn Town | Raewyn Town | University of Antwerp
Raewyn Town guest prof. external funds Education Raewyn Town 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2025-2026 Integrated assessment of water and sediment quality Integrated assessment of water and sediment quality Course code: 3102WETIAW Master of Applied Ecohydrology MNM Water Sustainability: Integrating Te…
Education Thimo Groffen | Thimo Groffen | University of Antwerp
Thimo Groffen postdoc researcher FWO Education Thimo Groffen 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2025-2026 Integrated assessment of water and sediment quality Integrated assessment of water and sediment quality Course code: 3102WETIAW Master of Applied Ecohydrology MNM Water Sustainability: Integrating Te…
Education Ronny Blust | Ronny Blust | University of Antwerp
Ronny Blust emeritus with assignment Education Ronny Blust 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2025-2026 Ecological toxicology Ecological toxicology Course code: 1002WETECT Bachelor of Bioscience Engineering Biodiversity and function Biodiversity and function Course code: 1004FBDBIC Bachelor of Biochemist…
Research Tom Cox | Tom Cox | University of Antwerp
Tom Cox senior researcher Research Tom Cox Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Capturing Suspended Particulate Matter Evolution in Estuaries: Sustaining Vital Ecosystems. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Suspended Particulate Matter(SPM) is at the core of estuarine functionin…
Simulating natural environments | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content Simulating natural environments Bioturbators mix sediment in the mesocosm setup. Closed incubations to determine the carbonate system. Merging lab and nature Current knowledge on how mineral dissolution or precipitation can increase ocean alkalinity is largely b…
Research Julio Torres Monroy | Julio Torres Monroy | University of Antwerp
Julio Torres Monroy doctoral scholarship holder Research Julio Torres Monroy Research team Ecosphere Assessing effects of changes in sediment supply across time and space on tidal marsh adaptability to sea level rise. 01/08/2024 - 31/07/2028 Abstract Tidal marshes are highly valuable coastal wetland…
Publications Greg Fivash | Greg Fivash | University of Antwerp
Greg Fivash postdoctoral scholarship hold. Publications Greg Fivash Bivalve mortality and burrowing behavior under compound stress of salinity and temperature: Data from a mesocosm experiment Source Dryad, 2025, Author(s) Zhengquan Zhou, Gregory Scott Fivash, Francesco Cozzoli, Brenda Walles, Karin …
Research Jean-Philippe Belliard | Jean-Philippe Belliard | University of Antwerp
Jean-Philippe Belliard assistant professor - senior researcher Research Jean-Philippe Belliard Research team Ecosphere Expertise Estuarine and coastal processes; biogeomorphology of coastal wetlands; physical oceanography Assessing effects of changes in sediment supply across time and space on tidal…
Modelling ocean alkanization | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content Modelling ocean alkanization Models are crucial for integrating field and experimental observations, simulating alkalinity release rates over long time scales, and assessing the regional and global ocean alkalinization potential. Coastal Carbon uses modeling for…
Mini-symposium on coastal zone management | Global Change Ecology | University of Antwerp
Global Change Ecology search menu search content Mini-symposium on coastal zone management Mini-symposium with Kate Spencer and Peter Herman On the occasion of the PhD-defense of Niels Van Putte, we organize a mini-symposium with two prominent coastal scientists, Peter Herman and Kate Spencer. The s…
Research Dorian Bas | Dorian Bas | University of Antwerp
Dorian Bas unpaid staff Research Dorian Bas Research team Ecosphere The importance of microphytobenthos in sustainable ecosystem management: benthic primary production and sediment stability in estuaries. 01/11/2019 - 31/10/2023 Abstract Microphytobenthos (MPB), the algae that inhabit the intertidal…
Research Harvey Suello | Harvey Suello | University of Antwerp
Harvey Suello unpaid staff Research Harvey Suello Research team Ecosphere Quantifying and modelling soil carbon accumulation in mangrove forests in response to sea level rise. 01/11/2019 - 30/04/2024 Abstract Mangrove forests are coastal wetlands with highly valued functions, including climate regul…
Project 5: Water Pollution | VLIR-IUC Limpopo | University of Antwerp
VLIR-IUC Limpopo search menu search content Project 5: Water Pollution Key focus Biomonitoring the impact of land-use on the ecosystem functions of the Limpopo and Olifants River systems, Limpopo province, South Africa. Objectives Establishment of sustainable water research and training programmes/c…
Research Stijn Temmerman | Stijn Temmerman | University of Antwerp
Stijn Temmerman professor Research Stijn Temmerman Research team Ecosphere Expertise Stijn Temmerman and his team are specialized in the ecology and geomorphology of coastal and estuarine systems, in particular tidal wetlands (marshes and mangroves): How they function through interactions between ti…
Coastal oceans as real-life knowledge base | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content Coastal oceans as real-life knowledge base Alkalinity release from mineral dissolution or precipitation can be slow and often has a characteristic time scale of decades to centuries. However, some natural sites are known for their natural high alkalinity release…
Coastal Ocean Alkalinization | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content Coastal Ocean Alkalinization Coastal Carbon brings together all coastal ocean alkalinization projects within the Geobiology research group at the University of Antwerp. We study the natural processes that control ocean alkalinity and explore how these processes …
News | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content News 3 November 2025 We welcome a new Master student Florien Sennesael in our group. For her master's thesis in environmental science, Florien will be investigating the natural mechanisms that drive alkalinity generation in the coastal sediments of the Belgian p…
Research team expertise | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content Research team expertise Boschker Eric I study electron conduction in cable bacteria. Technique Raman, Cryo-EM, ToF-SIMS Users Researchers Keywords Microbiology, Bacteria, Sediments Flipkens Gunter Limiting global warming will require not only reducing emissions …
Available Master thesis topics | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content Available Master thesis topics New Culturing approaches for cable bacteria - with Prof. Dr. Ir. Filip Meysman and Dr. Ir. Jeanine Geelhoed Very recently, long filamentous so-called “cable bacteria” have been discovered in marine sediments that are able to ge…
Education Bart Slootmaekers | Bart Slootmaekers | University of Antwerp
Bart Slootmaekers policy officer Education Bart Slootmaekers 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2025-2026 Aquatic Ecology Aquatic Ecology Course code: 2001WETAQU Master of Biology: Evolution and Behavioral Biology Master of Biology: Global Change Biology Master of Biology: Biodiversity, Conservation and …
Research Mariam Olamide Idowu | Mariam Olamide Idowu | University of Antwerp
Mariam Olamide Idowu predoc researcher FWO Research Mariam Olamide Idowu Research team Ecosphere Capturing Suspended Particulate Matter Evolution in Estuaries: Sustaining Vital Ecosystems. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Suspended Particulate Matter(SPM) is at the core of estuarine functioning in l…
Technological offer | ECOSPHERE | University of Antwerp
ECOSPHERE search menu search content Technological offer Ecotoxicological analysis Dose-response with determination of ECx or limit test Microalgae inhibition with Raphidocelis subcapitata or Phaeodactylum tricornutum Acute immobilisation with Daphnia magna of Artemia franciscana Acute bioluminescen…
Publications Tom Cox | Tom Cox | University of Antwerp
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…
Mesodrome | ECOSPHERE | University of Antwerp
ECOSPHERE search menu search content Mesodrome The mesodrome, operational since 2017, forms the hub of innovative aquatic research platforms. These platforms focus on the dynamics of aquatic ecosystems, addressing converging issues such as eutrophication, pollution, and flooding. A standout feature …
Ecology Research Topics | Sustainable water management | University of Antwerp
Sustainable water management search menu search content Ecology Research Topics Aquatic Research The research group ECOBE has more than 15 years experience in aquatic ecology and the interaction between plants, water flow, sediments, nutrients and animals. We possess an elaborate set of data, experi…