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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…
Research Wouter Hendrycks | Wouter Hendrycks | University of Antwerp
Wouter Hendrycks unpaid staff Research Wouter Hendrycks Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) The role of microbial symbionts in host plant use and spectrum in oligophagous cucurbit feeding fruit flies (Tephritidae). 01/11/2020 - 31/10/2024 Abstract Herbivorous insects are among the most …
Biogeochemical cycles | Plants and Ecosystems | University of Antwerp
Plants and Ecosystems search menu search content Biogeochemical cycles Ecosystem carbon and nitrogen cycling, modelling, laboratory experiments Plants are the engine pumping carbon into and water out of ecosystems. At ecosystem scale, photosynthesis is mainly climate-controlled. The biomass producti…
Research Sara Vicca | Sara Vicca | University of Antwerp
Sara Vicca associate professor Research Sara Vicca Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Expertise I have a background in terrestrial ecology, terrestrial carbon and nutrient cycling, and ecosystem-climate change interactions. Currently, my research focuses on natural methods f…
Research Thierry Backeljau | Thierry Backeljau | University of Antwerp
Thierry Backeljau emeritus occasional assignment Research Thierry Backeljau Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise My research focusses on taxonomy, phylogeny and population genetics of animals, and in particular of molluscs. Yet, other taxa, such as flatworms (Platyhelminthes), …
Research Matteo Campioli | Matteo Campioli | University of Antwerp
Matteo Campioli associate research professor Research Matteo Campioli Research team Plant and Ecosystems (PLECO) - Ecology in a time of change Expertise My research aims to understand how terrestrial ecosystems function, especially to improve the ecosystem models used to simulate climate change. My …
Research Ivan Janssens | Ivan Janssens | University of Antwerp
Ivan Janssens full research professor Research Ivan Janssens Research team Plant and Ecosystems (PLECO) - Ecology in a time of change Expertise - Greenhouse gas balance of ecosystems and continents. - Forest ecosystem productivity. - Carbon cycling through soil, ecosystem, region, continent, globe. …
Research Projects | Plants and Ecosystems | University of Antwerp
Plants and Ecosystems search menu search content Research Projects Ongoing projects Intercropping for Rhizosphere Stimulation. 01/11/2025 - 31/08/2028 Abstract Under the current climate change scenario, enhancing soil carbon (C) sequestration is a key mitigation strategy. Grasslands play a major rol…
Projects | SUSTAIN | Biobased Sustainability Engineering | University of Antwerp
SUSTAIN | Biobased Sustainability Engineering search menu search content Projects Planned, ongoing and finished projects Ongoing projects NutriChoice: Assessment of choice behaviors and technological development shaping the circular economy for N and P. 01/12/2025 - 31/12/2026 Abstract Municipal was…
Research Ivan Nijs | Ivan Nijs | University of Antwerp
Ivan Nijs full professor Research Ivan Nijs Research team Plant and Ecosystems (PLECO) - Ecology in a time of change Expertise Impact of climate change on plants and ecosystems, in particular the influence of climate extremes such as drought and heat. Role of biodiversity in ecosystems. Biological i…
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…
Research Erik Verbruggen | Erik Verbruggen | University of Antwerp
Erik Verbruggen associate research professor Research Erik Verbruggen Research team Plant and Ecosystems (PLECO) - Ecology in a time of change Expertise Microbial ecology of plants and soils Intercropping for Rhizosphere Stimulation. 01/11/2025 - 31/08/2028 Abstract Under the current climate change …
Research Els Prinsen | Els Prinsen | University of Antwerp
Els Prinsen full professor Research Els Prinsen Research team Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research (IMPRES) Expertise My expertise on targeted metabolomics lays in the development of physicochemical analytical techniques, e.g. UPLC-MS/MS for the identification and quantification of hormone…
Research Jonas Schoelynck | Jonas Schoelynck | University of Antwerp
Jonas Schoelynck associate research professor Research Jonas Schoelynck Research team Ecosphere Expertise In my research I focus on the BIO in biogeochemistry. This means that I study the interaction of plants and animals with their environment, and in particular chemical and geomorphological proces…
Research Erik Matthysen | Erik Matthysen | University of Antwerp
Erik Matthysen full professor Research Erik Matthysen Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise - Evaluation of landscape connectivity. - Population viability analysisand genetic analysis of (natural) populations. Evolutionary potential of phenological and morphological responses to…
Research Projects | Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | University of Antwerp
Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology search menu search content Research Projects Ongoing projects Advancing Health Equity Through Microbiome-Centric and Multidisciplinary Research.(U-MaMi). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2031 Abstract Research into health and well-being has historically been ne…
Research Sarah Lebeer | Sarah Lebeer | University of Antwerp
Sarah Lebeer full research professor Research Sarah Lebeer Research team Laboratory of Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (LAMB) Expertise Bacteria-host interaction for beneficial microbes and probiotics (lactobacilli in gut, vagina, ...) Microbial analyses and identification (Microbiome researc…
Research Projects in the UAntwerp database | Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO | University of Antwerp
Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Research Projects in the UAntwerp database Ongoing projects Computationally efficient model-based inference of speciation 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract The astonishing biodiversity we observe today is the result of speciation. Reproduc…
Public defences 2019 | Science | University of Antwerp
Science Public defences 2019 Public defences 2019 O(N) numerical methods for investigating graphene heterostructures and moiré patterns - Miša Anđelković (19/12/2019) Miša Anđelković 19 December 2019 Supervisors: François Peeters and Lucian Covaci Department of Physics Abstract In the resear…
Ongoing research projects | Integrated Molecular Plant physiology Research | University of Antwerp
Integrated Molecular Plant physiology Research search menu search content Ongoing research projects Ongoing projects ROSWALL: Unraveling the molecular basis of ROS-mediated cell wall biomechanics during plant cell growth. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract My study aims to elucidate the role of reacti…
Public defences 2025 | Science | University of Antwerp
Science Public defences 2025 Attend a phd defence or search the archive of concluded doctoral research Public defences 2025 Attend a phd defence or search the archive of concluded doctoral research Taming Terrestrial Tremors: Low-Frequency Displacement-Sensing Techniques for Gravitational-Wave Detec…
Research Patrick Meire | Patrick Meire | University of Antwerp
Patrick Meire emeritus occasional assignment Research Patrick Meire Research team Ecosphere Expertise Ecological investigations in aquatic and wetland ecosystems. Vegetation mapping. Physico-chemical and biological (BBI) analysis of water quality. Research of the impact of the Sigma plan (OMES), dre…