Catalogue of Climate Scientific Experts

Welcome to the beta version of our Catalogue of Climate Scientific Experts! This catalogue centralises information on climate-related scientific experts working in universities, federal scientific institutes, and regional research centres of Belgium. It currently features 453 well-established scientific experts who are actively engaged in climate research.
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Marilyn Roland

UAntwerp, ICOS - Integrated Carbon Observation System

Research theme(s):

Physical, Land and Water

Expertise:

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF)

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Ecosystem | Carbon | Photosynthesis | Flux Tower | Icos

Filip Rolland

KULeuven, KULeuven Plant Institute (LPI)

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

Carbon removal / capture / storage (CDR, CCS)

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Plant Biology | Plant Carbon Metabolism | Plant Stress Tolerance

Sandra Rousseau

KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

Behaviour and consumption

Climate economics and finance

Keywords:

Environmental Policy Design | Policy Evaluation | Sustainable Consumption | Circular Economy

Mark Runacres

VUB

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Renewable energy

Keywords:

Wind Energy | Wind Resource Assessment | Data-Driven Modelling | Distributed Wind Energy | Small Wind Turbines

Greet Ruysschaert

ILVO

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF)

Keywords:

Soil Carbon Sequestration | Agricultural Soil Management | Soil Health | Soil Emissions

Ilse Ruyssen

UGhent, UNU-CRIS

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

Health and wellbeing

Behaviour and consumption

Keywords:

Climate Migration | Trapped Populations | Climate-Migration-Health Nexus

Dirk Saelens

KULeuven, EnergyVille

Research theme(s):

Technology, Society

Expertise:

Renewable energy

Health and wellbeing

Infrastructure

Behaviour and consumption

Keywords:

Energy In Buildings And Districts | Building Physics | Occupant Behaviour | Building Energy Simulation

Momo Safari

UHasselt

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Renewable energy

Mobility and transport

Keywords:

Advanced Battery Technologies

Charlotte Scheerens

UGhent, UNU-CRIS

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

Health and wellbeing

(Just) transition

Keywords:

Climate-Resilient Health Systems | Lung Health | Equity In Care | Air Pollutants | Psychosocial Impact

Christian Schwarz

KULeuven, University of Delaware

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Nature-based climate solutions

Carbon removal / capture / storage (CDR, CCS)

Sea-level rise and marine ecosystems

Keywords:

Eco-Morphodynamics | Sediment Transport | Wetlands | Nature Based Solutions

Cem Berk Senel

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Royal Observatory of Belgium

Research theme(s):

Physical

Expertise:

Past and future climate

Climate trends and extremes

Keywords:

Planetary atmosphere modelling of Earth and Mars | Past climate extremes | Numerical weather prediction modelling | Asteroids impact events | Fluid and thermodynamics

Jan Sermeus

KULeuven, ORB-KSB

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

Education, communication and art

Keywords:

Science Education | Out-Of-School Education | Informal Education | Science Communication | (Astro)Physics Education

Mahesh Kumar Sha

BIRA-IASB

Research theme(s):

Physical

Expertise:

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Keywords:

Remote Sensing Measurements Of Greenhouse Gases | In Situ Measurements Of Greenhouse Gases | Satellite Validation | Ground-Based And Airborne Imaging Fourier Transform Spectroscopy | Carbon Cycle Science

Aurélie Slechten

Lancaster University

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

Climate economics and finance

Keywords:

Carbon Market | Environmental Justice | Corporate Social Responsibility

Steven Sleutel

UGhent

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Physical

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF)

Keywords:

Soil | Organic Matter In Terrestrial Ecosystems | Biogeochemistry | Non-Co2 Greenhouse Gases | Agriculture

Chris Smith

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Research theme(s):

Physical, Society

Expertise:

Past and future climate

Climate economics and finance

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Keywords:

Climate scenarios | Radiative forcing | Earth's energy budget | Short-lived climate forcers | Carbon budgets

Thierry Smith

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, University of Namur

Research theme(s):

Physical

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

Past and future climate

Keywords:

Paleontology | Vertebrate paleontology | Paleogene | Mammals | PETM

Ruben Snellings

KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Waste and circular economy

Industry

Keywords:

Cement | Waste Recycling | Mineral Carbonation | Mineral Resources

Didier Snoeck

ULB

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Waste and circular economy

Infrastructure

Keywords:

Sustainability | Durability | Concrete | Self-Healing | Sustainable Structural Design

Tim Soens

UAntwerp

Research theme(s):

Society, Land and Water

Expertise:

Disaster risk management

Nature-based climate solutions

(Just) transition

Water management

Keywords:

Climate History | Climate Extremes | Vulnerability And Resilience | Storm Surges | Building With History

Jorge Sousa

VITO

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF)

Urban planning

Keywords:

Atmospheric Flows | Urban Microscale Flows | Urban Cfd Simulations | Air Quality | Atmospheric Dispersion

Niels Souverijns

VITO

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Physical

Expertise:

Nature-based climate solutions

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Urban planning

Climate trends and extremes

Keywords:

Urban Climate | Adaptation | Heat Stress

Robert Speijer

KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Physical

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

Past and future climate

Keywords:

Paleoclimate | Cenozoic | Micropaleontology | Biodiversity | Sea Level

Niko Speybroeck

UCLouvain

Research theme(s):

Society, Physical

Expertise:

Health and wellbeing

Climate trends and extremes

Keywords:

Epidemiology | Disasters | Public Health

Jeroen Spooren

VITO

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Waste and circular economy

Keywords:

Recycling | Sustainable Metallurgy | Mineral Waste Streams And End-Of-Life Products | Battery Recycling

Jan Staes

University of Antwerp

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Society

Expertise:

Nature-based climate solutions

(Just) transition

Water management

Climate economics and finance

Keywords:

Nature based Solutions | Integrated water management | Ecosystem services | Ecosystem based Adaptation

Christel Stalpaert

UGent

Research theme(s):

Society, Land and Water

Expertise:

Education, communication and art

Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF)

Health and wellbeing

Water management

Keywords:

Ecocriticism | Ecoperformances | Art activating ecological awareness | Hydrocolonialism | Social activation

Jenny Stavrakou

BIRA-IASB

Research theme(s):

Physical, Land and Water

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

Agriculture and food

Past and future climate

Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF)

Keywords:

Global/Regional Emissions Of Short-Lived Climate Forcers | Long-Term Emission Trends Of Pollutants Based On Satellites And Modelling | Impact Of Climate And Land Use Change On Vegetation Fluxes | Short-Term Climate Variability Observed Over Tropical Ecosystems | Effects Of Climate And Emission Changes On Atmospheric Composition

Therese Steenberghen

KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Urban planning

Mobility and transport

Keywords:

Mobility | Inclusiveness | Proximity | Active Modes | Micromobility

Sebastian Sterl

VUB

Research theme(s):

Technology, Society

Expertise:

Renewable energy

(Just) transition

Infrastructure

Climate policy and law

Keywords:

Renewable Energy | Energy Modelling | Energy Systems | Grid Flexibility | Sectoral Decarbonisation

Hossein Tabari

RMI, UAntwerp

Research theme(s):

Physical, Land and Water

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

Water management

Keywords:

Hydrological Extremes | Compound Extreme Events | Vulnerability And Risk Analysis | Climate Change Impact Assessments | Machine Learning

Jacques Teller

ULiège

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Urban planning

Infrastructure

Mobility and transport

Keywords:

Urbanization | Vulnerability | Resilience | Flood Risks

Stijn Temmerman

UAntwerp

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

Nature-based climate solutions

Sea-level rise and marine ecosystems

Keywords:

Coastal Wetlands | Mangrove Forests | Carbon Sequestration | Nature-Based Shoreline Protection | Nature-Based Flood Risk Mitigation

Piet Termonia

RMI

Research theme(s):

Physical

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

Past and future climate

Keywords:

Atmospheric Modeling | Climate Modeling | Impact Studies | Climate Services

Nicolas Theys

BIRA-IASB

Research theme(s):

Physical

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

Keywords:

Satellite | Remote Sensing | Atmosphere | Trace Gases | Aerosols

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