Laura Steinwidder predoc researcher FWO Research Laura Steinwidder Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Enhanced weathering of steel slags: Soil organic carbon dynamics and storage. 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2026 Abstract An active removal of CO2 from the atmosphere will be necessary…

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…

Sarah Janse doctoral scholarship holder Research Sarah Janse Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Restoring degraded soils while sequestering carbon (RESTOC). 01/12/2024 - 30/11/2028 Abstract RESTOC aims to test the use of three CO2 removal (CDR) techniques - enhanced weatheri…

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…

Global Change Ecology search menu search content FWO fellowhips 2022 Four new PhD fellows can embark on FWO PhD adventure at GCE It’s that time of the year again: the final results for the new PhD fellowships awarded by FWO. At the Global Change Ecology Centre, we’re proud that also this year, 4…

Geobiology search menu search content Available Master thesis topics New Culturing approaches for cable bacteria - with Prof. Dr. Ir. Filip Meysman and Dr. Ir. Jeanine Geelhoed Very recently, long filamentous so-called “cable bacteria” have been discovered in marine sediments that are able to ge…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Eric Struyf senior research manager Research Eric Struyf Research team Plant and Ecosystems (PLECO) - Ecology in a time of change Expertise Research Manager of the Global Change Ecology Centre. My expertise lies in the development of multi- and transdisciplinary research projects on multi-factorial …

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. …

Jan Staes guest prof. external funds - associate professor - senior researcher Research Jan Staes Research team Ecosphere Expertise Dr. Staes Jan has been working at the Ecosystem Management Research Group since 2002. In 2002-2004 he developed (and applied) a concept and methodology for the elaborat…

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…

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…

Pegie Cool full professor Research Pegie Cool Research team Laboratory of adsorption and catalysis (LADCA) Expertise Research on sorbents, catalysts and characterization/synthesis of porous materials. Catalysis for sustainable organic chemistry (CASCH). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2031 Abstract Catalysis is …

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…

ECOSPHERE search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects AQuatic Urban ecosystems Alive (AQUAlive). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2028 Abstract Cities face challenges from climate change (like floods and droughts) and urban sprawl (such as the Urban Heat Island effect and pollution). These issues threate…

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…