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Research Enya Arconada Nuin | Enya Arconada Nuin | University of Antwerp
Enya Arconada Nuin predoc researcher FWO Research Enya Arconada Nuin Research team Laboratory of Medical Microbiology (LMM) POEMBAKterie: Citizen Science to define the urban kitchen sink microbiome. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract People are frequently exposed to bacteria in the urban environment. …
Research Sofia Deboli | Sofia Deboli | University of Antwerp
Sofia Deboli predoc researcher FWO Research Sofia Deboli Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Built Heritage as Unrecognized Pollution Sink: A Pathway Towards Healthier and More Sustainable Urban Environment. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract Prolonged exposure to urban environme…
Research Gert-Jan de Bruijn | Gert-Jan de Bruijn | University of Antwerp
Gert-Jan de Bruijn professor Research Gert-Jan de Bruijn Research team Media, ICT and interpersonal relations in Organisations and Society (MIOS) Expertise My research expertise centers around the application of emergent technological innovations for communication science purposes. Those technologic…
Research Cedric Goossens | Cedric Goossens | University of Antwerp
Cedric Goossens doctoral scholarship holder Research Cedric Goossens Research team Geobiology Marine carbon dioxide drawdown via enhanced carbonate dissolution in coastal sediments. 01/11/2024 - 14/09/2026 Abstract Ocean alkalinization is a climate stabilization technique that increases the buffer c…
Research Benjamin Van Heurck | Benjamin Van Heurck | University of Antwerp
Benjamin Van Heurck doctoral scholarship holder Research Benjamin Van Heurck Research team Geobiology The impact of macrofauna and microbiota on silicate weathering in coastal sediments. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Enhanced silicate weathering (ESW) is an approach that targets for the deliberat…
Research Sandra Van Puyvelde | Sandra Van Puyvelde | University of Antwerp
Sandra Van Puyvelde associate professor - guest professor Research Sandra Van Puyvelde Research team Laboratory of Medical Microbiology (LMM) Expertise Prof. Sandra Van Puyvelde joined the Laboratory of Medical Microbiology at UA as an Assistant Professor in 2019. She received her MSc and PhD degree…
Research Kevin Van Sundert | Kevin Van Sundert | University of Antwerp
Kevin Van Sundert unpaid staff Research Kevin Van Sundert Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Expertise My research domain concerns interactions between land ecosystems and climate change, in both directions (through for example impacts on CO2-exchange). Focus is specifically…
Sustainable water management | Sustainable water management | University of Antwerp
Sustainable water management search menu search content Sustainable water management Water is key in every aspect of life. The natural environment is dependent of the ecology of aquatic systems. These systems are used both as a resource and as a sink by industrial technology and by society. Human ac…
Air Quality cluster | Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development | University of Antwerp
Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development search menu search content Air Quality cluster Covering a chain of aspects ranging from research & development towards clean air: research to reduce pollution sources, monitoring & chemical characterisation, technology for purification and stakeho…
Environment and health | Sustainable water management | University of Antwerp
Sustainable water management search menu search content Environment and health Environment and health Surface waters and the marine environment are considered the final sink for most, if not all, pollutants. Chemical pollution in combination with changing climate conditions puts stress on aquatic ec…
The POEMBAKterie project | Laboratory of Medical Microbiology | University of Antwerp
Laboratory of Medical Microbiology search menu search content The POEMBAKterie project Citizen science at LMM Even the cleanest kitchen sink, or "poembak," is teeming with unseen bacterial life. The POEMBAKterie citizen science project invites residents of Antwerp to explore this microbial world, he…
NETs | Plants and Ecosystems | University of Antwerp
Plants and Ecosystems search menu search content NETs Negative Emission Technologies for CO2 removal Basalt NETs manipulation experiment NETs manipulation experiment Biochar Achieving the climate targets as agreed at the climate summit in Paris requires rapid decarbonization of all sectors. However,…
The Spin Off | INSPIRE safety pharmacology | University of Antwerp
INSPIRE safety pharmacology search menu search content The Spin Off 15/12/2021 - Callan (ESR#10) In Safety Pharmacology, an important element of drug research and development, it is common practice to determine the blood concentration of a drug candidate over time. This is important information to u…
Research Sebastiaan van de Velde | Sebastiaan van de Velde | University of Antwerp
Sebastiaan van de Velde senior researcher Research Sebastiaan van de Velde Research team Geobiology Expertise Focussing on the biogeochemical cycles of carbon, iron and sulfur, I study the past and present ocean, using a research approach that combines field work and laboratory incubations with nume…
Research Maby Johns | Maby Johns | University of Antwerp
Maby Johns researcher Research Maby Johns Research team Antwerp engineering, PhotoElectroChemistry & Sensing (A-PECS) Internet Data Lab (IDLab) Wireless self-sufficient implantable sensor system design and characterisation. 01/10/2021 - 30/09/2025 Abstract This BOF Docpro project aims to design and …
Research Maarten Op de Beeck | Maarten Op de Beeck | University of Antwerp
Maarten Op de Beeck Research Maarten Op de Beeck Research team Effect of tropospheric ozone on tree growth, wood quality, and forest ecosystem fluxes: a model simulation. 01/10/2007 - 30/09/2008 Abstract Tropospheric ozone (O3) has been shown to reduce the growth and carbon sink strength of European…
Research Ignace Pelckmans | Ignace Pelckmans | University of Antwerp
Ignace Pelckmans senior researcher Research Ignace Pelckmans Research team Ecosphere Climate mitigation of tidal and riverine wetland restoration (Sigmaplan) 10/04/2025 - 31/12/2028 Abstract Tidal and riverine wetlands are highly valued ecosystems, among others for nature-based climate mitigation th…
University residences | University of Antwerp
University residences Exchange students for 1 semester Who can apply for a room in the university residences? Both exchange students and international degree students can apply for housing in the university residences. During the allocation process, students staying in Antwerp for one full semester …
Anyone can coach? Focus on student well-being | Centre of Expertise for Higher Education | University of Antwerp
Centre of Expertise for Higher Education search menu search content Anyone can coach? Focus on student well-being September 2021 Student coaching has become an integral part of higher education, with different social evolutions causing a sharp increase in demand for student coaching in recent years.…
Climate solutions | SUSTAIN | Biobased Sustainability Engineering | University of Antwerp
SUSTAIN | Biobased Sustainability Engineering search menu search content Climate solutions Climate solutions Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges that humanity faces. In the Paris agreement, all countries committed themselves to limit the global warming to well below 2°C, aiming fo…
Research | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content Research The research group GEOBIOLOGY performs fundamental and applied research at the intersection between Geology and Biology. Our prime objective is to generate profound insights about the interactions between the biosphere on the one hand, and the geosphere…
Research Reinhart Ceulemans | Reinhart Ceulemans | University of Antwerp
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…
Midge monitoring along the Zeeschelde: short summary | ECOSPHERE | University of Antwerp
ECOSPHERE search menu search content Midge monitoring along the Zeeschelde: short summary Published on 29/03/2024 Last updated on 02/09/2025 Midges Midges are small (1-5 mm) slender to robust, often dark-colored mosquitoes that are related to lake flies. 167 species occur naturally in Belgium, both …
Research Freddy Dardenne | Freddy Dardenne | University of Antwerp
Freddy Dardenne senior valorization manager Research Freddy Dardenne Research team Ecosphere Expertise Ecotoxicological research with focus on the aquatic environment across all levels of biological organization and with both biotic and abiotic stressors. From past professional activities, trained i…
Research Marc Parrilla Pons | Marc Parrilla Pons | University of Antwerp
Marc Parrilla Pons unpaid staff Research Marc Parrilla Pons Research team Antwerp engineering, PhotoElectroChemistry & Sensing (A-PECS) Expertise Exploration of electrochemical strategies for the detection and monitoring of analytes of interest for society. PhD in electrochemical sensors based on th…