Kristiaan D'Aout unpaid guest prof. Research Kristiaan D'Aout Research team Functional Morphology Analysis of the foot using finite-element modelling 01/01/2011 - 31/12/2012 Abstract The technique of finite-element modeling will be applied to a complex biological structure: the human foot. After con…

Marc David emeritus occasional assignment Research Marc David Research team Applied mathematics Expertise Data reduction for echelle spectra; Doppler-shift measurement by means of cross-correlation and alternative techniques. Digital access to aero- andf astrophotographic archives. 15/12/2001 - 30/0…

Functional Morphology search menu search content The seadragon's strike: cranial kinematics during feeding Promoter: Sam Van Wassenbergh Subject: Syngnathiform fishes, such as pipefish and seahorses and their relatives, depend on an extremely rapid dorsal rotation of their head to bring their mouth …

Functional Morphology search menu search content Dynamics of cranial rotations in woodpeckers Promoter: Sam Van Wassenbergh Subject: A recent study using high-speed video data of woodpeckers pecking showed that the head's translational deceleration during impact is high but remains below levels that…

Functional Morphology search menu search content Dynamics of cranial rotations in woodpeckers Promoter: Sam Van Wassenbergh Subject: A recent study using high-speed video data of woodpeckers pecking showed that the head's translational deceleration during impact is high but remains below levels that…

Functional Morphology search menu search content Equipment High-speed videography systems High-speed cameras are used for kinematical analyses. We have two systems with four cameras to record synchronised videos for 3D-motion analyses: Four Fastec IL5-S cameras (pdf - 738kb), each with 8GB of image …

Wim Decraemer emeritus occasional assignment Research Wim Decraemer Research team Expertise Shape and deformation measurements on mm and sub-mm scale and static and dynamic deformation and vibration measurements. Sabbatical leave within the framework of biomedical physics. 01/10/2007 - 30/09/2008 Ab…

Ann Hallemans associate research professor Research Ann Hallemans Research team Movement Antwerp (MOVANT) Expertise My research focusses on neuromechanics and balance control in relation to childhood development and ageing. Optimizing gait rehabilitation after stroke: neuromechanical understanding a…

Wendt Müller research professor seminars Wendt Müller Seminars in Ecology and Evolution 2022-23 The next seminar is on Thursday 17th of November (12h15 in D 0.39): Jana Tesikova (EVECO) Virus hunting: the diversity of selected rodent-borne viruses. Valentina Burskaya (EVECO) Does hybridization fac…

Peter Aerts emeritus with assignment Research Peter Aerts Research team Functional Morphology Expertise Kinesiological analyses. Belgian Alliance for Biomechanics. 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2029 Abstract The Belgian Alliance for Biomechanics (BAB) originates from the fundamental belief that the science of …

Joris Dirckx emeritus with assignment Research Joris Dirckx Research team Expertise dedicated optical measuring techniques for biomechanics, such as digital image correllation, digital holography, laser doppler interferometry modeling of biomechanical systems using finite elements functioning of the…

Functional Morphology search menu search content Research Projects Ongoing projects Functional morphology. 01/10/2025 - 30/09/2030 Abstract As a researcher at the Laboratory for Functional Morphology, I study how the anatomy and mechanical properties of animal bodies are adapted to the functions the…

Science Public defences 2020 Attend a phd defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research Public defences 2020 Attend a phd defence or find the archive of concluded doctoral research First-Principle Studies of Plasma-Catalyst Interactions for Greenhouse Gas Conversion - Amin Jafarzadeh (1…