Projects
Sustainable reduction reactions in water via in situ hydrogen gas production. University of Antwerp
Development of a novel in situ phenotyping methodology to measure nitrification in the rhizosphere. KU Leuven
Nitrogen (N)-fertilisers, commonly applied as ammonium (NH4+) support half of the world food production but globally up to 50% are lost to the environment through leaching of the soluble form nitrate (NO3-) and gaseous emissions of greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O). Nitrification is the oxidation process of NH4+ into soluble NO3- by soil bacteria. Reducing nitrification rates in soils may lower N-fertilisers losses and lead to higher ...
Structure-function relation of pectin: role of in situ pectin cross-linking in plant-based tissues. KU Leuven
Services in the field of in situ nanomechanical analysis. University of Antwerp
In situ investigation of biochemical and nanocolloidal dynamics using fast optical nanoscopy: Video rate high resolution fluorescence microscopy in material science and biochemistry. KU Leuven
Nanomaterials are all around us. They are widely used as they show some extraordinary properties as catalysts (showing unexpected reactivity or needing less starting material), as additives to change properties of bulk materials (exhibiting luminescent properties like in quantum dots, or altering wetting behavior for self cleaning effect), biomedical applications for target drug delivery, potential investigation tool or new treatment ...
An in situ investigation of the surface chemistry during the nucleation and growth of cobalt and nickel using atomic layer deposition Ghent University
This proposal aims to provide a thorough understanding of the surface chemistry and physics during atomic layer deposition (ALD) of cobalt and nickel for applications in microelectronics and catalysis. In microelectronics, ALD of high quality, continuous metallic films is required, and preferably only on specific parts of the substrate, so-called area-selective ALD. As for catalysis, deposition of metal or bimetallic nanoparticles with ...
An AI-driven study of mRNA subcellular localization using highly-multiplexed super-resolution in situ transcriptomics KU Leuven
The localization of mRNA molecules within a cell plays a crucial role in many fundamental biological processes such as cell migration, polarization, and differentiation. However, this post-transcriptional phenomenon has been understudied due to technological limitations, where only few genes could be assayed. Recently, novel technologies have been proposed for highly-multiplexed, subcellular-resolution in situ assaying of transcripts. Here we ...
Mycology and development in the Great Lakes Region: a reasoned approach and ex situ production chains for edible fungi, an additional economic alternative to the exploitation of protected areas Meise Botanic Garden
Genetic diversity of wild coffee (Coffea arabica L.) in its region of origin in southwest Ethiopia: Assessment, threats and in situ management Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The montane rainforests of southwest Ethiopia are the primary centre of diversity of Coffea arabica. All of the arabica coffee grown worldwide originates from these forests. Ethiopian wild arabica coffee therefore constitutes a unique source of genetic diversity for the breeding of improved arabica cultivars. Despite its importance for the coffee industry and for the livelihood of the ...