Researcher
Willy Verstraete
- Disciplines:Biomechanical engineering, Industrial biotechnology, Environmental engineering and biotechnology, Biomaterials engineering, Biological system engineering, Other biotechnology, bio-engineering and biosystem engineering, Other (bio)medical engineering
Affiliations
- Department of Biotechnology (Department)
Member
From28 Feb 2018 → Today - Department of Biochemical and microbial technology (Department)
Responsible
From1 May 2006 → 30 Sep 2011 - Department of Biochemical and microbial technology (Department)
Member
From1 May 2006 → 30 Sep 2011 - Department of Biochemical and microbial technology (Department)
Member
From1 Jan 1993 → 30 Sep 2017 - Ghent University (University)
Member
From1 May 1971 → 30 Sep 1978
Projects
1 - 10 of 19
- Development of a 5-step treatment for the purification of waste water aquacultureFrom1 Aug 2010 → 31 Jul 2011Funding: IOF - Industrial Research Fund
- The role of aerobic nitrifying bacteria in organic contaminents removalFrom1 Jan 2010 → 30 Nov 2010Funding: BOF - Other initiatives
- Development of an air purification strategy with microbially precipitated nanocatalysts.From1 Oct 2009 → 31 Mar 2013Funding: BOF - Other initiatives, FWO fellowships
- Sunlight: Lipid-based, high value products and renewable energy from microalgaeFrom1 Feb 2009 → 31 Jan 2013Funding: SBO (Strategic basic research)
- Sustainable methanotrophs: from ecology to microbial resource managementFrom1 Jan 2009 → 31 Dec 2015Funding: BOF - Concerted Research Project from 1994
- Living plants in microbial fuel cells for clean, renewable, sustainable, efficient, in-situ bioenergy productionFrom1 Jan 2009 → 31 Dec 2012Funding: Energy
- Fat metabolism by the human intestinal microbiotaFrom1 Oct 2008 → 16 Jan 2013Funding: BOF - Doctoral projects
- Cementitious materials with selfhealing properties by using bacteria, polymers or pozzolansFrom1 Jan 2008 → 31 Dec 2013Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Protective gastro-intestinal effects of milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) proteinsFrom1 Jan 2008 → 30 Dec 2013Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Probiont-induced functional responses in aquatic organismsFrom1 Jan 2008 → 31 Dec 2013Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
Publications
1 - 10 of 428
- A concept for international societally relevant microbiology education and microbiology knowledge promulgation in society(2024)
Authors: Kenneth Timmis, John E. Hallsworth, Terry J. McGenity, Rachel Armstrong, Maria Francisca Colom, Zeynep Ceren Karahan, Max Chavarria, Patricia Bernal, Eric S. Boyd, Juan Luis Ramos, et al.
- Ruminations on sustainable and safe food : championing for open symbiotic cultures ensuring resource efficiency, eco-sustainability and affordability(2024)
Authors: Ugo Javourez, Silvio Matassa, Siegfried E. Vlaeminck, Willy Verstraete
- Nitrogen and me : how little did we, and do we know about 'stikstof - azote - nitrogen'?(2024)
Authors: Willy Verstraete
- Weaponising microbes for peace(2023)
Authors: Shailly Anand, John E. Hallsworth, James Timmis, Willy Verstraete, Arturo Casadevall, Juan Luis Ramos, Utkarsh Sood, Roshan Kumar, Princy Hira, Charu Dogra Rawat, et al.
Pages: 1091 - 1111 - Analysis of non-axenic biomasses for self-healing concrete(2023)Volume: 378
Authors: Mustafa Mert Tezer, Nele De Belie, Nico Boon, Willy Verstraete, Tim Van Mullem, Liberato Ferrara, Elke Gruyaert, Kim Van Tittelboom
Number of pages: 1 - Vrij onderzoek noodzakelijk voor maatschappelijke uitdagingen : ruimte voor wetenschap op initiatief van de onderzoeker(2023)
Authors: Elisabeth Monard, Ann Buysse, Koenraad Debackere, Jan Delcour, Anne-Marie Vandenbergen, Joos Vandewalle, Dominique Van Der Straeten, Dirk Van Dyck, Bart Vermang, Willy Verstraete, et al.
- How can we possibly resolve the planet's nitrogen dilemma?(2023)
Authors: Silvio Matassa, Pascal Boeckx, Jos Boere, Jan Willem Erisman, Miao Guo, Raffaele Manzo, Francis Meerburg, Stefano Papirio, Ilje Pikaar, Korneel Rabaey, et al.
Pages: 15 - 27 - The Pareto principle : to what extent does it apply to resource acquisition in stable microbial communities and thereby steer their geno-/ecotype compositions and interactions between their members?(2023)
Authors: Kenneth Timmis, Willy Verstraete, Viduthalai Rasheedkhan Regina, John E. Hallsworth
Pages: 1221 - 1231 - Feasibility of packed-bed trickling filters for partial nitritation/anammox : effects of carrier material, bottom ventilation openings, hydraulic loading rate and free ammonia(2023)
Authors: Yankai Xie, Mingsheng Jia, Fabian De Wilde, Katrien Daeninck, Haydée De Clippeleir, Willy Verstraete, Siegfried E. Vlaeminck
- A sustainable waste-to-protein system to maximise waste resource utilisation for developing food- and feed-grade protein solutions(2023)
Authors: Ellen Piercy, Willy Verstraete, Peter R. Ellis, Mason Banks, Johan Rockstroem, Pete Smith, Oliver C. Witard, Jason Hallett, Christer Hogstrand, Geoffrey Knott, et al.
Pages: 808 - 832