Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences search menu search content Phase transitions of salts under changing climatic conditions (PREDICT) The PREDICT project will look into the physical processes of salts. Salts are known to have kinetic properties that are unpredictable in nature and the theoretical pr…

Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences search menu search content SAFESILK: Understanding, preventing and treating metal salt-induced silk degradation in heritage collections Manufacture of textiles, including both production and dyeing of fabrics, has been one of Western Europe most important industria…

Learning strategies in social and informal learning contexts search menu search content Partners - Learning in Transition Partners University of Antwerp – research group Edubron (coordinating team) University of Leuven – POOLL research team University of Ghent – Onderzoeksgroep Taal, leren en …

A-PECS search menu search content Diatoms as bio-template for photocatalytic materials Diatoms are an extremely diverse group of unicellular algae that self-assemble a porous, intricate siliceous cell wall, called frustule. Such frustules possess a unique combination of physical and chemical propert…

Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences search menu search content Built Heritage The materiality of heritage buildings faces man-made and natural environments in settings from densely populated urban centers to rural environments that are changing on a global (e.g. climate change) over regional (e.g. ur…

Microbial Systems Technology search menu search content Meysman Filip Cell cycle, filament growth and synchronized cell division in multicellular cable bacteria Geerlings, Nicole M. J.; Geelhoed, Jeanine; Vasquez-Cardenas, Diana; Kienhuis, Michiel V.M.; Hidalgo Martinez, Silvia; Boschker, Henricus T…

Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences search menu search content The compatibility of vertical greening with historic building materials The global climate change and rapid urbanization have caused a lot of urban challenges. In the last decades, the urban heat island received an increased amount of att…

Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences search menu search content News & Events December 2021: Gerrit Verhoeven on Tourism by train in FARO (article in Dutch) December 2021: Ehab Alemam successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled: Cleaning of Wall Paintings by Polyvinyl alcohol–Borax/Agarose (PVA–…

Timothy Pennycook senior researcher Research Timothy Pennycook Research team Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) Expertise Electron microscopy development and application for investigating the atomic structure and composition of materials and understanding their physics in combination …

Tamazouzt Chennit doctoral scholarship holder Research Tamazouzt Chennit Research team Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT) Atomic resolution electron microscopy of nano-pores in 2D materials for blue energy. 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2026 Abstract The salinity gradients that occur where fresh…

USOS search menu search content Neglected minerals Presentation Franks Click here Pictures of the debate Background readings Franks (2015) What has salt got to do with development? Franks (2016) Which minerals will pave Africa's development? Torres et al. (2017) A Looming Tragedy of the Sand Commons…

Microbial Systems Technology search menu search content Meysman Filip Division of labor and growth during electrical cooperation in multicellular cable bacteria Geerlings, Nicole M.J.; Karman, Cheryl; Trashin, Stanislav; As, Karel S.; Kienhuis, Michiel V.M.; Hidalgo Martinez, Silvia; Vasquez-Cardena…

Microbial Systems Technology search menu search content Beemster Gerrit Chitosan nanoparticles support the impact of arbuscular mycorrhizae fungi on growth and sugar metabolism of wheat crop Saleh, Ahmed M.; Abu El-Soud, Walid M.; Alotaibi, Modhi O.; Beemster, Gerrit , Mohammed, Afrah E.; Abd Elgawa…

Harun Niron postdoctoral scholarship hold. 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 clon…

Sofie Cambré associate research professor About Sofie Cambré Sofie Cambré Contact Campus Drie Eiken Show email address Tel. +3232652452 Universiteitsplein 1 2610 Wilrijk, BEL In my research I focus on the characterization of various nanomaterials with optical and magnetic resonance spectroscopy. …

Cell Death Signaling search menu search content Equipment PPES uses a large variety of techniques situated in the field of proteomics, (epi)genomics and proteinscience. Here are a few examples of equipment in the PPES lab: Flash photolysis and stopped flow The reactivity of globins towards gaseous l…

Wim Wenseleers associate professor Research Wim Wenseleers Research team Nanostructured and organic optical and electronic materials (NANOrOPT) Expertise * Solubilization, molecular filling, and chirality sorting of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) * Spectroscopic characterization of carbon nanotubes and the…

Stijn Temmerman professor Research Stijn Temmerman Research team Ecosphere Expertise Ecology of coastal and estuarine systems, in particular tidal wetlands (marshes and mangroves), how they function through interactions between tides, waves, storm surges, sea level rise, erosion, sedimentation, vege…

Stijn Temmerman professor About Stijn Temmerman Stijn Temmerman Contact Campus Drie Eiken Show email address Tel. +3232652313 Universiteitsplein 1 2610 Wilrijk, BEL I am a Geographer studying impacts of global change on coasts and river landscapes, and how ecosystems and human society can mitigate a…

Nanostructured and Organic Optical and Electronic Materials search menu search content Research Projects Ongoing projects Spin Resonance and Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of Optically-Adressable Diradical Qubits (SPECTROBITS). 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2026 Abstract In quantum sensing, capable of sensing smal…

Roeland Samson full professor Research Roeland Samson Research team Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Expertise The Laboratory of Environmental and Urban Ecology (EUREC-Air) of which I am spokesman, is one of the two laboratories belonging to the Research Group ENdEMIC (Research Group on…

Natalia Ortega Saez tenure track asst. professor Research Natalia Ortega Saez Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Expertise Natalia Ortega Saez has expertise in materials science and materials research, degradation and conservation of organic materials such as; interior textile…

Department of Chemistry search menu search content Defended Ph.D. Theses 2022 Vibrational optical activity spectral response to the conformational behaviour of antibiotic glycopeptides - Roy Aerts (22/11/2022) Roy Aerts 22/11/2022 5 p.m. Venue: Campus Drie Eiken, Q0.02 Online PhD defence Supervisors…

Tom Breugelmans full professor - dean Research Tom Breugelmans Research team Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT) Expertise My expertise is situated in the field of Electrochemical Engineering. More specific: - Design of new catalytic materials for electrodes in electrolyzers and fuel cells …

Filip Kiekens professor Research Filip Kiekens Research team Natural Products & Food Research and Analysis - Pharmaceutical Technology (NatuRAPT) Expertise research into conventional dosage forms and drug delivery systems research into products with Probiotic (Formulations and production techniques)…