Projects
New physics in interplay with top quarks: bump hunting in topquark-pair production with two additional quarks at the CMS experiment Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Collider, the last missing particle as predicted by the standard model
(SM) of particle physics was discovered. Nevertheless, there are
several open questions for which the SM lacks a suitable
explanation. An example is the question as to why the top quark is
significantly heavier than all other known elementary particles of the
SM. Many ...
Investigating the evolution of nuclear structure beyond N=50 by combined high-resolution laser spectroscopy and decay spectroscopy of radioactive zinc with the CRIS experiment at CERN KU Leuven
Measurement of the charm quark Yukawa coupling with the CMS experiment at the LHC. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
A glimpse into the Arctic future: equipping a unique natural experiment for next-generation ecosystem research (FutureArctic). University of Antwerp
The CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Participation in the CMS experiment at the LHC particle collider at CERN provides access to the forefront of this international research. With our recent discovery of the Higgs particle, all elementary particles of the Standard Model of particle physics are now observed. We ...
Land commodification without dispossession? The political economy of the market-oriented experiment of Rural Collective Commercial Construction Land in China KU Leuven
Rather than seeing land commodification as a taken-for-granted term to explain urban and rural changes, this thesis offers a nuanced conceptual and empirical explanation of the process of land commodification and the interaction among involved actors. Based on data collected from the fieldwork in Pidu District of Chengdu City, China, between 2017-2021, this thesis examines the socioeconomic dynamics and consequences of the market-oriented ...
Investigation to Local Defect Resonance (LDR) for Non-Destructive Evaluation of Composites: Experiment & Simulation Ghent University
In this project, high-frequency vibrations are investigated in order to only resonate defects locally and thereby localize them. This non-destructive so-called Local Defect Resonance method is investigated experimentally and numerically for different composites with various defect types and sizes. Apart from the classical evaluation of out-of-plane characteristics, this research extends the evaluation towards in-plane vibrational ...
Leadership development for public sector performance: a longitudinal field experiment in an educational context KU Leuven
Leadership and leadership development have been an important area of study for many public administration scholars for the past few decades. However, a thorough understanding of how leadership development can improve leadership behaviour and thus increase organisational performance in the public sector is still missing. This research project addresses the need for more rigorous empirical research to examine leadership in public administration ...