Projects
Sabbatperiode Gert Jan Weltje: Sediments from source to sink KU Leuven
The main reason for applying for a sabbatical is that I would like to synthesize a number of research themes that I have been working on for a long time. These can be grouped under the broader theme of “sediment generation” which allows to build so-called “source-to-sink” models of the Earth's surface, by unraveling the link between erosion, transport and deposition of sediments through measurement of their chemical/physical properties. This ...
Numerical Modelling of Sediment Generation KU Leuven
A better understanding of sediment generation is crucial for development of fully integrated source-to-sink models of Earth surface dynamics. The sediment-generation model should incorporate chemical weathering and formation of authigenic minerals, as well as mechanical weathering. The latter causes disaggregation of rocks along mineral interfaces, and accounts for size reduction of primary crystals (inter- and intracrystal breakage, ...
Unraveling the molecular and cellular basis of vascular tissue formation Ghent University
Plant cells are organised in files along the body axis and growth is maintained through divisions within these files of cells. In order to create a new three-dimensional organ however, plants trigger cells in a specific zone to undergo a different type of division, forming additional cell files. Vascular cells have the specific ability to undergo many of these formative divisions, generating the tissues that make up wood in trees and that are ...