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…

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…

Harun Niron senior researcher Research Harun Niron Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Expertise During my Ph.D., I developed a strong foundation in plant physiology, bioinformatics, and molecular biology, acquiring proficiency in advanced techniques such as cloning, transgen…

Sophia Findeisen predoc researcher FWO Research Sophia Findeisen Research team Plant and Ecosystems (PLECO) - Ecology in a time of change Enhanced silicate rock weathering (ESW) for climate change mitigation and ecosystem restoration: Panacea or Pandora's box? 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Anthro…

Arthur Vienne predoc researcher FWO Research Arthur Vienne Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Long term, field-scale Terrestrial Enhanced Weathering (TEW) using Basalt rock dust: Modelling and monitoring carbon sequestration while investigating synergies for forestry. 01/11/…

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…

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,…

Sophia Findeisen predoc mandaat FWO Onderzoek Sophia Findeisen Onderzoeksgroep Planten- en Ecosystemen (PLECO) - Ecologie in tijden van verandering Versnelde verwering van silicaatmineralen voor ecosysteemherstel en mitigatie van klimaatverandering: wondermiddel of doos van Pandora? 01/11/2024 - 31/…

Geobiology search menu search content Simulating natural environments Bioturbators mix sediment in the mesocosm setup. Closed incubations to determine the carbonate system. Merging lab and nature Current knowledge on how mineral dissolution or precipitation can increase ocean alkalinity is largely b…

Filip Meysman research professor Research Filip Meysman Research team Geobiology Expertise Marine microbiology and biogeochemistry. Oceanography. Climate change and global change. Citizen science. Long-distance electron transport in coastal lagoon environments in the Mediterranean. 15/07/2025 - 14/0…

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…

Plants and Ecosystems search menu search content European project on climate change Can the power of biota bring rocks to the front of climate solutions? University of Antwerp coordinates European project on climate change A newly funded European research consortium investigates whether a low-energy…

Lucilla Boito researcher Research Lucilla Boito Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Experimental verification of the influence of biota on enhanced silicate weathering. 01/10/2021 - 30/09/2025 Abstract At the 2015 climate summit in Paris, the world committed to limit warming …

Global Change Ecology search menu search content Can the power of biota bring rocks to the front of climate solutions? A European funded research consortium investigates whether a low-energy solution for carbon capture can be designed using an ooze of rocks, fungi, bacteria and earthworms. Can we us…

Fran Lauriks Over Fran Lauriks Fran Lauriks Contact Campus Drie Eiken Toon e-mailadres Tel. +3232655051 Universiteitsplein 1 2610 Wilrijk, BEL Als post-doc met een achtergrond in boom-ecofysiologie nam ik deel aan het burgerwetenschapsproject CurieuzenAir, waar we samen met 3.000 burgers de luchtkwa…

Sophia Findeisen predoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Sophia Findeisen Silicate rock powder application : perspectives for the use as buffer restoration measure in acidified heathlands Bron Restoration ecology - ISSN 1061-2971-33:4 (2025) p. 1-13 Auteur(s) Sophia Findeisen, Maaike Weijters, Roland Bobbink…

Geobiology search menu search content Coastal Ocean Alkalinization Coastal Carbon brings together all coastal ocean alkalinization projects within the Geobiology research group at the University of Antwerp. We study the natural processes that control ocean alkalinity and explore how these processes …

Konstantina Vasilakou onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Konstantina Vasilakou Prospective water scarcity footprint under climate change applied to bio-based sustainable aviation fuel production pathways Bron iScience - ISSN 2589-0042-29:4 (2026) p. 1-13 Auteur(s) Konstantina Vasilakou, Philippe Nim…

Willem-Jan Emsens docent Publicaties Willem-Jan Emsens Mid-infrared spectroscopy as a tool to monitor molecular changes in fens upon restoration Bron Organic geochemistry - ISSN 0146-6380-214 (2026) p. 1-11 Auteur(s) Keunbae Kim, Ben Aernouts, Willem-Jan Emsens, Judith Schellekens, Rudy van Diggelen…

Jelle Vekeman tenure track docent Publicaties Jelle Vekeman Evaluation of Green Biobased Plasticizers in Poly(vinyl chloride): Sustainability, Thermal Behavior, Mechanical Properties, and Durability Bron ACS applied polymer materials - ISSN 2637-6105-6:11 (2024) p. 6831-6842 Auteur(s) Anthony De Bru…

Eric Struyf senior onderzoeksmanager Publicaties Eric Struyf The influence of green roof features on their carbon and nutrient stocks Bron Urban ecosystems - ISSN 1083-8155-29:1 (2026) p. 1-12 Auteur(s) Laure Steenaerts, Francois Rineau, Tom Artois, Bernard Bosman, Monique Carnol, Miguel Portillo-Es…

Plants and Ecosystems search menu search content Rock dust can remove a lot of CO2 from the atmosphere Scientists from UAntwerp and elsewhere expect a lot from this special technology Will we eventually spray powdered rock from airplanes over certain ecosystems to tackle climate change? It seems qui…

Cedric Goossens doctoral scholarship holder About Cedric Goossens Cedric Goossens Contact Campus Drie Eiken Show email address Universiteitsplein 1 2610 Wilrijk, BEL My PhD focuses on ocean alkalinization through enhanced silicate weathering and carbonate dissolution. To this end, I conduct a variet…

Geobiology search menu search content Administrative and Management Staff These staff members manage the Geobiology research group. Please click on the personal photo for further information. Dr. Fran Lauriks Research Manager CurieuzeNeuzen & Enhanced Silicate Weathering Dr. Galina Pankratova Resear…

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…