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 450 well-established scientific experts who are actively engaged in climate research.
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Dries Van den Eynde

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Physical

Expertise:

Sea-level rise and marine ecosystems

Climate trends and extremes

Keywords:

Physical oceanography | Tides and waves | Sea level rise

Wim Van den bergh

UAntwerpen

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Infrastructure

Waste and circular economy

Keywords:

Asphalt recycling | Green Public Procurement | Digitization | Sustainable Pavements | Education

Tom Van der Stocken

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, NASA-Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

Sea-level rise and marine ecosystems

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Coastal Wetlands | Mangrove Forests | Dispersal Ecology | Species Range Shifts | Nature-based Climate Solutions

Veerle Van linden

ILVO

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:

Life Cycle Analysis | Mitigation And Adaptation Strategies In Agriculture | Environmental (+Carbon) Footprinting (Impact Assessment)

Veerle Vanacker

UCLouvain

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

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

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Nature-Based Solutions | Natural Hazards And Risks | Soil Development And Erosion | Water Quality And Quantity

Jan Vanaverbeke

RBINS

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Renewable energy

Keywords:

Marine Ecology | Offshore Wind | Climate Change | Food Webs | Nature Inclusive Design

Marnik Vanclooster

UCLouvain

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

Water management

Keywords:

Agricultural Water Management | Integrated Water Ressource Management | Groundwater Protection | Water - Food Nexus

Leen Vandaele

ILVO

Research theme(s):

Physical, Land and Water

Expertise:

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Agriculture and food

Keywords:

Methane | Cattle | Methane Mitigation | Feed | Livestock

Dries Vandamme

Hasselt University, KU Leuven

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Waste and circular economy

Carbon removal / capture / storage (CDR, CCS)

Keywords:

carbonaceous adsorption technologies | biomass conversion and separation | pyrolysis | coagulation | microalgae

Bart Vandecasteele

ILVO

Research theme(s):

Technology, Land and Water

Expertise:

Waste and circular economy

Agriculture and food

Carbon removal / capture / storage (CDR, CCS)

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Biochar | Horticultural Substrates | Circular Horticulture | Peat Replacement | Controlled Environment Agriculture

Kris Vandekerkhove

INBO

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

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

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Aboveground Carbon Stocks | Forestry | Strict Forest Reserves

Filip Vandelook

Meise Botanic Garden, KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

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

Keywords:

Plant Diversity | Ecology | Evolution | Conservation | Plant Adaptations

Anne-Marie Vandenbergen

UGhent

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

Education, communication and art

Keywords:

Analysis Of Political Discourse | Media Discourse Analysis | Subjectivity In Discourse

Kristine Vander Mijnsbrugge

INBO

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

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

Keywords:

Forestry | Provenance Research (Provenance Trials) | Drought And Temperature Experiments | Seed Orchards | Native Tree And Shrub Species

Inne Vanderkelen

KU Leuven, Royal Meteorological Institute

Research theme(s):

Physical, Land and Water

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

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

Past and future climate

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Climate modelling | Climate Impacts | Land-Atmosphere interactions | Land use change | Adaptation

Han Vandevyvere

VITO - EnergyVille, NTNU

Research theme(s):

Technology, Society

Expertise:

Renewable energy

(Just) transition

Infrastructure

Climate economics and finance

Keywords:

Urban climate action planning | Energy transition of the built environment | Integrated urban sustainability | Positive energy districts | Energy district design

Jonas Vandicke

Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO)

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

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

Keywords:

Agriculture

Toon Vandyck

KU Leuven

Research theme(s):

Society, Technology

Expertise:

(Just) transition

Mobility and transport

Climate economics and finance

Keywords:

Integrated Assessment | Distributional impacts | Macro-economic impacts | Sustainable Development Goals | Modelling

Lieselot Vanhaverbeke

VUB

Research theme(s):

Technology, Society

Expertise:

Mobility and transport

Behaviour and consumption

Keywords:

Electric Vehicles | Connected Cooperative Automated Vehicles

Dirk Vanhoudt

VITO, EnergyVille

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Renewable energy

Infrastructure

Keywords:

Fabio Vanin

VUB, Latitude Platform

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Urban planning

Waste and circular economy

Water management

Renewable energy

Keywords:

Energy Justice, Positive Energy Districts | Water Dysfunctions (Floods, Draught) | Urban Design, Research By Design, Scenario Thinking

Pieter Vansteenwegen

KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Technology, Land and Water

Expertise:

Mobility and transport

Urban planning

Keywords:

Public Transport | Optimization Of Planning And Operations | Supply Chain Engineering | Operations Research | Metaheuristics and Algorithms

Emilie Vanvyve

International Institute for Environment and Development

Research theme(s):

Physical

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

Past and future climate

Keywords:

Climate Services | Climate Change | Climate Modelling | Extremes

Sophie Vanwambeke

UCLouvain

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

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

Keywords:

Health | Vector-borne pathogens | Zoonotic pathogens | Disease ecology | Spatial epidemiology

Johan Vellekoop

RBINS, KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Physical

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

Past and future climate

Keywords:

Past Climate Extremes | Biodiversity Changes | Ecosystem Changes | Paleontology

Frank Venmans

London School of Economics

Research theme(s):

Society, Physical

Expertise:

Disaster risk management

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Climate economics and finance

Past and future climate

Keywords:

Integrated Assessment Models | Eu Emission Trading Scheme | Decision Making Under Uncertainty

Hans Verbeeck

UGhent

Research theme(s):

Physical, Land and Water

Expertise:

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

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

Past and future climate

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Forest Biogeochemistry | Vegetation Modelling | Tropical Forest Ecology | Forest Carbon Cycling

Stijn Verbeke

UAntwerp, VITO

Research theme(s):

Technology, Society

Expertise:

Renewable energy

Health and wellbeing

Infrastructure

Behaviour and consumption

Keywords:

Energy In Buildings | Positive Energy Districts | Smart Buildings | Energy Management in Buildings | Building Physics

Aviel Verbruggen

UAntwerp, -

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

Climate economics and finance

Climate policy and law

Keywords:

Carbon Emissions Trading | Electricity Economics | Renewable Energy Technology Support | Financial Incentives | Societal & Energy Transformation

Ivan Verhaert

University of Antwerp

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Infrastructure

Renewable energy

Keywords:

Thermal energy systems | District heating | HVAC in buildings | Optimization of hybrid energy systems | Energy efficiency

Sophie Verheyden

RBINS

Research theme(s):

Physical, Land and Water

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

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

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Karst | Speleothems | Palaeoclimate | Geoarchaeology

Kris Verheyen

UGhent

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

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

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Forest Ecology And Management | Functional Biodiversity Research | Ecosystem Services And Nature Based Solutions | Management of Natural Resources

Niko Verhoest

Ghent University

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

Water management

Urban planning

Keywords:

Hydrology | Remote sensing | Water resources management

Elie Verleyen

UGhent

Research theme(s):

Physical, Land and Water

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

Sea-level rise and marine ecosystems

Keywords:

Paleolimnology | Relative Sea Level Changes | Microorganisms | Climate Change and Aquatic Ecosystems | Climate Change and Tundra Ecosystems

Bart Vermang

UHasselt, imec

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Renewable energy

Carbon removal / capture / storage (CDR, CCS)

Keywords:

Energy | Renewable Energy | Photovoltaics | Solar Fuels | Materials Engineering

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