Attila Kovács senior researcher - academic interim staff postdoc Research Attila Kovács Research team Intelligence in PRocesses, Advanced Catalysts and Solvents (iPRACS) Expertise During my Ph.D. research, I studied the physicochemical properties of neoteric reaction media (deep eutectic solvents)…

Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences Defences 2019 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Defences 2019 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences What contribute to human exposure to organophosphate esters flame retardants? An experimental approach - Fuchao Xu (16/12/2019) Fuchao Xu 16 Dece…

Clem De Preter doctoral scholarship holder Research Clem De Preter Research team Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT) Radical transformation of CO2 electrolyser design through the development of innovative, perfectly controllable and improved reactor components. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2025 Abstr…

Leili Esrafili Dizaji postdoc researcher FWO Research Leili Esrafili Dizaji Research team Intelligence in PRocesses, Advanced Catalysts and Solvents (iPRACS) Expertise With over 8 years of experience in the field of functionalized metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), my expertise lies in synthesizing MO…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Degradation of chrome yellow The darkening of chrome yellow is a phenomenon widely observed on several paintings by Vincent van Gogh such as the famous versions of the Sunflowers. Analysis of artificially aged model samples…

Applied Engineering 2023 Attend a PhD defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research 2023 Attend a PhD defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research 'Motion Profile Optimization for Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Industrial Positioning Applications' (17/11/2023) Nick Van Oost…

Laboratory of Cell Biology and Histology search menu search content Cell biology of cancer and neurodegeneration/aging Accelerated Aging Diseases Running research topics: Progeroid disorders Laminopathies are genetic diseases that target specific tissues such as adipose, muscle or nerves, but can al…

Camilla Scarpellini senior researcher Research Camilla Scarpellini Research team Medicinal Chemistry (UAMC) Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel ferroptosis and necroptosis inhibitors. 01/10/2021 - 30/09/2022 Abstract Different types of cells deaths play a key role in the pathogenesi…

Filip Kiekens professor Research Filip Kiekens Research team Natural Products & Food Research and Analysis - Pharmaceutical Technology (NatuRAPT) Expertise research into conventional dosage forms and drug delivery systems research into products with Probiotic (Formulations and production techniques)…

Lukasz Pazdur project coordinator Research Lukasz Pazdur Research team Intelligence in PRocesses, Advanced Catalysts and Solvents (iPRACS) Expertise The expertise in oleochemistry. More specifically on chemical and biochemical modification of natural raw products (mostly oils and fats). Valorization…

Koen Augustyns full professor Koen Augustyns PhD Students 26/09/2000 Gabrielle Thonus: Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of opioid-related prolyl peptides and pseudopeptides 10/11/2000 XueMei Zhang: Design, synthesis and evaluation of dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP IV) inhibitors 25/06/2002 …

Natural Products and Food Research and Analysis - Pharmaceutical Technology search menu search content Completed PhD theses since 2013 N.T. H. Le: Analytical, Biological and Chemical Investigations on Selected Classes of Alkaloids. (8/11/2023) A. Van der Auwera: Development of an integrated strategy…

Intelligence in Processes, Advanced Catalysts and Solvents search menu search content Technology offer - iPRACS Advanced materials, catalysts and solvents iPRACS offers technological development related to (patented) long chain condensation monomers and natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES), next t…

Iris Cornet associate professor Research Iris Cornet Research team Biochemical Wastewater Valorization & Engineering (BioWaVE) Expertise I have experience in research into the valorisation of by-products of agriculture, horticulture, food industry and forestry. This biomass is used as a raw material…

Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences Refresher courses Refresher courses University programmes with highly scientific content require sound prior knowledge of mathematics and sometimes also chemistry. For this reason, the Faculties of Science and of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veter…

Intelligence in Processes, Advanced Catalysts and Solvents search menu search content Projects of the iPRACS research group Ongoing projects Design for circularity: fluorescent tagging of polyols to aid polyurethane recycling. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Polyurethane (PU) foams are all around u…

Pieter Billen associate professor Research Pieter Billen Research team Intelligence in PRocesses, Advanced Catalysts and Solvents (iPRACS) Expertise Sustainability assessment based on life cycle assessment (LCA) and techno-economic analysis (TEA), applied to design and evaluatie material cycles in e…

Vincent Segers associate professor - fund. clinical researcher Research Vincent Segers Research team Physiopharmacology (PHYSPHAR) Cardiovascular diseases (CARDIOVASC) Expertise The main focus of our research is communication between endothelial cells and cardiomyocytes. More specifically, we are in…

Tom Vanden Berghe associate research professor Research Tom Vanden Berghe Research team Cell death signaling (CDS) Expertise Experimental focus 'Role of ferroptosis and inflammation in disease': Study role of cell death in organ failure and septic shock Study role of ferroptosis in multiple sclerosi…

Christophe Vande Velde associate professor Research Christophe Vande Velde Research team Intelligence in PRocesses, Advanced Catalysts and Solvents (iPRACS) Expertise My expertise is situated in organic synthesis and structure determination, in the framework of structure-activity relationships, phys…

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 …

Lieven Bervoets full professor Research Lieven Bervoets Research team Ecosphere Expertise For more than 30 years, I have mainly been carrying out field ecotoxicological research on the bioavailability and effects of micropollutants on both aquatic and terrestrial organisms. We mainly look at the eff…

Erik Neyts professor Research Erik Neyts Research team Modelling and Simulation in Chemistry (MOSAIC) Expertise We employ computational techniques (molecular dynamics, DFT, enhanced sampling) in astrochemistry and to study the chemistry of nanomaterials. We have expertise in particular in gas-ice in…

Koen Augustyns full professor Research Koen Augustyns Research team Medicinal Chemistry (UAMC) Expertise Koen Augustyns (°13/09/1965) obtained his Master and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the KU Leuven, Belgium in 1988 and 1992 respectively. After postdoctoral stays at the University of Antwerp…

Biochemical Wastewater Valorization and Engineering search menu search content Projects - BioWAVE Ongoing projects PFAS removal from industrial effluents using biological activated carbon filtration 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract The overall objective of the project is the lab scale evaluation and…