Projects
Unraveling the molecular mechanisms of diversification: Comparative genomics of the monogeneans infecting the gills of the marine barramundi (Lates calcarifer), at both micro and macro evolutionary levels. Hasselt University
Essays on inflation and firm growth: from micro to macro. KU Leuven
The research will be focused on firm-level hubs and impact of granularity on the propagation of shocks and aggregate output fluctuations. The analysis is aimed to show how idiosyncratic shocks may (or may not) affect the macroeconomic performance of a country or region with application on a small open economy such as Belgium and Slovenia.
In support of the international travel of ethnographic collections: Identification of wood on Congolese objects using micro- and sub micron Tomography - TOCOWO Ghent University
Organizing travelling exhibitions and the circulation of artefacts on international loans is a core activity of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) in response to the museum’s mission to make the collection accessible to a large public. Importantly, the international travel of museum objects is subjected to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) regulations of trade and as a ...
Utilising combined Electron Probe Micro Analysis / micro Raman Spectrometry (MRS) to investigate the interrelationship between air quality and the degradation of building materials. University of Antwerp
Micro Thermoelectric Generators KU Leuven
Micro thermoelectric generators (TEGs) are promising agents in scavenging waste thermal energy suitable for various applications and disciplines. The ideal TEGs possess high conductivity to reduce the Joule effect, high Seebeck coefficient, and low thermal conductivity to increase the temperature gradient, all of which affect the figure-of-merit and increase the efficiency and the power factor. In this project, I aim to design, fabricate, and ...
Solid-State lithium ion batteries for macro-and micro battery applications Ghent University
The overall objective of the Project is to build a functional 3D thin film micro battery with a solid electrolyte, which inherently represent an improvement on the current Li-ion batteries with liquid electrolytes (in terms of safety and battery performance). Additionally, new roepassingen and makes it possible concepts battery (electric vehicles, micro-systems on chip, ...). To this end, have to be developed electrolyte materials, both ...
An innovative analytical platform to investigate the effect of toxicity of micro and nano plastics combined with environmental contaminants on the risk of allergic disease. KU Leuven
There is an urgent need to understand the risks on human health of micro- and nano-plastic particles (MNPs) that contaminate food and environment. We aim to create a cross-disciplinary platform to design suitable analytical approaches for determining the extent of the problem in the environment and to our health by evaluating the influence of ingested and inhaled exposure of MNPs contaminated with metals, allergens, pathogenic bacteria and ...
FemtoFac: Femtosecond pulse laser Facility for micro & nanoscale research. KU Leuven
This project is about acquiring a state-of-the-art femtosecond pulse laser micromachining platform and developing research activities using this novel micro and nano fabrication tool. With its ultrashort pulse width and extremely high peak intensity, a femtosecond laser can produce high quality small features with micrometer resolution as well as nano-features. Furthermore, it can do so with very limited thermal damage and material ...