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 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…

A-PECS search menu search content Cultural heritage Understanding the reactivity of (semiconductor) pigments provides vital information on how to improve conservation strategies for works of art in order to avoid rapid degradation or discoloration of the pigments. Even more, the gained insights and …

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–…

Applied Engineering Giorgio Tofani is doctor of Applied Engineering Giorgio Tofani is doctor of Applied Engineering The Faculty of Applied Engineering has a new doctor! Dr. Giorgio Tofani defended his doctoral thesis on the 13th of January, with professor Serge Tavernier and professor Iris Cornet as…

A-PECS search menu search content Cultural heritage & air quality analysis Cultural heritage and air quality analysis Fading colors Understanding the reactivity of (semiconductor) pigments provides vital information on how to improve conservation strategies for works of art in order to avoid rapid d…

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…

A-PECS search menu search content ThreatSens ThreatSens Explosives are a threat to the well-being of our societies, especially due to a tremendous increase in terrorist attacks around the world including Western Europe. Considering their destructive power, ease in procurement and the availability of…

Structural Chemistry search menu search content Chalcogen - Nitrogen - Structural Chemistry Group Structure and Bonding in Chalcogen-Nitrogen Compounds The discovery of the metallic properties of (SN) polymer in 1973 and the observation that it becomes a superconductor at low temperatures, two years…

Applied Engineering PhD defences in 2021 Find the archive of concluded doctoral research PhD defences in 2021 Find the archive of concluded doctoral research Biologically-Inspired Radar Sensing for Robotic Perception, Navigation and SLAM (03/12/2021) Girmi Schouten Friday 3 December 2021 4 pm Promot…

Tim De Kock tenure track asst. professor Research Tim De Kock Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Expertise Expertise in stone-built heritage, in particular multi-scale assessment of material characterization, degradation processes and conservation in the context of cultural he…

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…

Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences search menu search content Projects - Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences Ongoing projects Designing Adaptation Pathways for Rock Art and Architecture Facing Climate Risks. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2027 Abstract Climate change poses risks to the protection and preservatio…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Conferences AXIS 2023 Denver X-ray Conference 2023 – Cultural Heritage Workshop 07 – 11 August 2023 in Lombard, Illinois, United States Mobile X-ray powder diffraction imaging of oil paintings Oral presentation by F. Va…

Geert Van der Snickt associate research professor Research Geert Van der Snickt Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy (AXIS) Expertise Geert Van der Snickt received his Master in Conservation-Restoration in 2003 at the University of Antwerp.…

A-PECS search menu search content Conferences A-Sense Lab 2024 ESEAC 2024 19th International Conference on Electroanalysis 23 - 26 June 2024 in Ulm, Germany Enhancing photoelectrochemical detection of specific target sequences within double-stranded DNA Poster presentation by A. Peymen, A. Valverde …

Rene Van Grieken emeritus occasional assignment Research Rene Van Grieken Research team Expertise Trace and micro analysis, especially for environmental samples Research project VMM – heavy metals. 01/10/2014 - 31/10/2015 Abstract Examination of instrumental parameters and current validation for t…

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 …

Karolien De Wael full research professor Research Karolien De Wael Research team Antwerp engineering, PhotoElectroChemistry & Sensing (A-PECS) Expertise photo-electrocatalysis, (bio)sensor development, electrochemical sensors,fundamental electrochemical studies,material degradation studies,organic e…

Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine - ANTwerp search menu search content Full list of publications If needed, copies of publications can be obtained upon simple request to: priyanka.shaw@uantwerpen.be and/or karel.venken@uantwerpen.be 2024 766. Plasma-driven non-oxidative coup…