Projects
The magmatic-hydrothermal transition in pegmatites and its effects on rare metal mineralization: insights from melt-crystal-fluid interactions in phosphate minerals from the Buranga dike (Rwanda) KU Leuven
This PhD project aims to understand the magmatic-hydrothermal differentiation process recorded at the Buranga pegmatite system (Gatumba District, Western Province, Rwanda). The Buranga dike is a type-example of a phosphorus- and boron-rich lithium-cesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatite and well-known for its Ta-Sn-Nb mineralisation and its rich variety of primary and secondary phosphate minerals. The phosphate mineralogy records the magmatic, ...
Collective Intimacy: Engaging in pleasure and desire as a path towards sustainability in the social housing context in Limburg, Belgium. Hasselt University
Ore geology and geofluids research KU Leuven
General theme
The ore geology research line focusses on (1) Sediment-hosted deposits, such as stratiform Cu-Co deposits in the Central African Copperbelt and stratabound Zn-Pb deposits worldwide, and (2) Ta-Nb-Sn-Li pegmatite and Sn-W-Au quartz vein deposits in Central Africa (Burundi, DRC, Rwanda), Europe and the USA. This research line applies detailed field work and state-of-the-art petrographic and analytical techniques. This ...
Research towards understanding the control and regulation of the energy balance in chickens KU Leuven
The general aim of my research project is to gather more insight in the control and regulation of the energy balance in avian species, with the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) as model species. This energy balance is the net result of energy intake on the one hand and energy expenditure on the other hand. With respect to energy intake, attention is specifically focused on the hypothalamic neuropeptides that can be classified as either being ...
RIver flow regulation, fish BEhaviour and Status - MSCA-RIBES Ghent University
In 2016 serious concerns on the achievement of the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2020 targets, due to the continuing loss of biodiversity and degradation of aquatic habitats, led to the urgent adoption of a new Resolution for implementing ecosystem restoration measures. Moreover, on December 2018 the EU raised to 32% the binding renewable energy target for 2030, bringing further input to hydropower development. Meeting these targets sets ...
Distribution of Nb, Ta, Sn and Li in granitic pegmatites: The Musha-Ntunga system in the Karagwe Ankole Belt, Rwanda KU Leuven
Pegmatites of the Karagwe-Ankole Belt (Central Africa) provide world-class examples of regionally zoned mineralised systems, with distinct mineral associations with increasing distance from the inferred granitic source. Although extensively studied, the detailed controls on pegmatite genesis and the distribution of metals and minerals at different scales are still poorly constrained. This project focuses on the Musha-Ntunga pegmatite system ...
Bottom-up reconstruction of cytoskeleton-stabilized artificial cells. KU Leuven
At its most basic levels, life consists of the encoding of information, the catalysis of reactions, the compartmentalization of its parts and the ability to self-reproduce. Many research efforts are being devoted to develop artificial cells capable of these basic functions. Despite some key achievements in all these areas, much remains yet to be accomplished. Therefore, even the partial reproduction of some of these basic features will have a ...
Solar wind modeling: global MHD to kinetic treatments. KU Leuven
In the present work we use analytical and computational methods in order to examine different dynamical scales in the solar atmosphere and the solar wind.
The latter represents the expansion of the atmosphere to large radial distances, further than the Earth's orbit.
After the introduction presented in chapter 1, we start our analysis with investigating and presenting potential force-free field extrapolations based on observational ...