Margaux Boeraeve unpaid guest prof. Research Margaux Boeraeve Research team Ecosphere The consequences of nitrogen-induced shifts in fungal and bacterial communities for carbon cycling in temperate forests. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2027 Abstract Forests constitute a large and persistent carbon stock, whic…

Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine - ANTwerp search menu search content Nitrogen fixation New plasma approach can make chemistry greener UAntwerp researchers develop new method to achieve very sustainable nitrogen fixation UAntwerp chemists have built a new plasma reactor bas…

Sean Kelly unpaid staff Research Sean Kelly Research team Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine - Antwerp (PLASMANT) Plasma efficient nitrogen fixation (Penfix). 01/10/2019 - 30/09/2021 Abstract Industrial scale nitrogen fixation (NF) via the Haber-Bosch process dominates artifi…

Tobias Ceulemans tenure track asst. professor Research Tobias Ceulemans Research team Ecosphere Expertise The main focus of my research expertise is the conservation and restoration of threatened populations. My work focuses mostly on plants, but also insects and funghi. In order to maintain a good …

Annemie Bogaerts gewoon hoogleraar Publicaties Annemie Bogaerts RePlaChem : a dimensionality reduction library for plasma chemical mechanisms Bron Computer physics communications - ISSN 0010-4655-325 (2026) p. 1-11 Auteur(s) Z. Nikolaou, Eduardo Morais, Stijn Van Rompaey, C. Anastassiou, Annemie Bog…

Tobias Ceulemans tenure track docent Publicaties Tobias Ceulemans The impact of ecosystem nitrogen enrichment on pollen allergy : a cross-sectional paired comparison study Bron Lancet Planetary Health - ISSN 2542-5196-9:4 (2025) p. e294-e303 Auteur(s) Robin Daelemans, Paulien Verscheure, Thomas Romb…

Yury Gorbanev senior projectmanager Publicaties Yury Gorbanev Perspectives in plasma-based nitrogen fixaton for fertilizer applications Bron Plasma-Assisted Nitrogen Fixation for Sustainable Process Industries / Hessel, Volker [edit.]; et al. [edit.]-p. 423-449 Auteur(s) Yury Gorbanev, Annemie Bogae…

Kaja Czub doctoral scholarship holder Research Kaja Czub Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Enhanced basalt weathering with Bacillus subtilis in a controlled bioreactor to produce a climate- and nitrogen-friendly fertilizer. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2028 Abstract Agriculture and s…

Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine - ANTwerp search menu search content N2 fixation and NH3 cracking Plasma technology for the electrification of chemical reactions. A. Bogaerts Nature Chem. Eng. 2, 336-340 (2025) and supplementary information Plasma-assisted NH3 cracking in …

Plants and Ecosystems search menu search content Plants shift to the west Nitrogen pollution relates to unexpected westward shift in European forest plants New research reveals nitrogen pollution, and to a lesser extent climate change, unexpectedly as the key driver behind surprising westward shifts…

ECOSPHERE search menu search content Nitrogen Pollution and Hay Fever research on the Lancet Planetary Health Cover Published on 23/04/2025 We are proud to share that a recent study by Prof. Dr. Tobias Ceulemans and colleagues from KU Leuven has been published in The Lancet Planetary Health—and fe…

Marc Spiller guest professor Research Marc Spiller Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Expertise New technologies cannot function in isolation. Any innovation must be viewed in its context, that is in the system in which it eventually will have to function. It is only when te…

SUSTAIN | Biobased Sustainability Engineering search menu search content Biobased Cleantech and Environmental Analysis Research (BioCLEAR) BioCLEAR Welcome to BioCLEAR, where we combine scientific rigor with innovative technology to offer tailored, sustainable biotechnological solutions that meet to…

Jolien De Paepe onbezoldigd medewerker Over Jolien De Paepe Jolien De Paepe Contact Campus Groenenborger Toon e-mailadres Groenenborgerlaan 171 2020 Antwerpen, BEL Long-duration human spaceflight comes with grand engineering challenges. Cabin pressure is predominantly dictated by the amount of inert…

Tobias Ceulemans tenure track asst. professor Publications Tobias Ceulemans The impact of ecosystem nitrogen enrichment on pollen allergy : a cross-sectional paired comparison study Source Lancet Planetary Health - ISSN 2542-5196-9:4 (2025) p. e294-e303 Author(s) Robin Daelemans, Paulien Verscheure,…

Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine - ANTwerp search menu search content . Plasma to help make chemistry sustainable Annemie Bogaerts (UAntwerp) and European colleagues receive prestigious ERC Synergy grant. See ERC Synergy Grant “SCOPE” website 25 October 2018 According t…

Structural Chemistry search menu search content Crystal Engineering - Structural Chemistry Group Crystal Engineering and the Supramolecular Structures of Distyrylbenzene Derivatives The single-crystal X-ray diffraction facility of the Structural Chemistry Group consists of a Bruker-Nonius MACH3 diff…

Wilma Van Boxem dossierbeheerder - praktijkassistent Publicaties Wilma Van Boxem Influence of cell type and culture medium on determining cancer selectivity of cold atmospheric plasma treatment Bron Cancers - ISSN 2072-6694-11:9 (2019) p. Auteur(s) Eline Biscop, Abraham Lin, Wilma Van Boxem, Jinthe …

Michiel Van Tendeloo unpaid staff Research Michiel Van Tendeloo Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Expertise Climate change forces humanity to rethink the way we utilise resources and deal with waste streams. To avoid (further) transgression of the Earth’s natural boundari…

Kevin Van Sundert onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Kevin Van Sundert Plant functional traits affect biomass responses to global change : a meta-analysis Bron The journal of ecology - ISSN 0022-0477-113:8 (2025) p. 2046-2065 Auteur(s) Mingyan Hu, Han Y.H. Chen, Scott X. Chang, Sebastian Leuzinger, …

Marijn Juliaan Timmer onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Marijn Juliaan Timmer The membrane-aerated biofilm reactor as resource-efficient solution for water reuse in decentralized treatment schemes on Earth and in space Bron Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Science, Department of Bioscienc…

Jolien De Paepe onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Jolien De Paepe Combined membrane aeration and filtration for energy- and space-efficient COD removal in water reuse Bron Water Research X - ISSN 2589-9147-27 (2025) p. 1-12 Auteur(s) Marijn Juliaan Timmer, Maria Inês Vaz, Jolien De Paepe, Iris De …

Siegfried Vlaeminck professor Research Siegfried Vlaeminck Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Expertise In general: • Biological wastewater treatment • Resource recovery and reuse • Sustainable water treatment technology • Cleantech and environmental technology • M…

Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine - ANTwerp search menu search content Selection of recent publications If needed, copies of publications can be obtained upon simple request to: karel.venken@uantwerpen.be or priyanka.shaw@uantwerpen.be 764. Effect of plasma-induced oxidation…

Yury Gorbanev senior project manager Publications Yury Gorbanev Enhanced nitrogen fixation using DBD plasma with continuous flowing water and a TiO₂ photocatalyst coupled system Source Green chemistry : cutting-edge research for a greener sustainable future - ISSN 1463-9262- (2025) p. Author(s) We…