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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Pascal Goderniaux

UMons

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

Water management

Keywords:

Hydrogeology | Groundwater | Aquifer | Drinking Water | Geothermy

Sofie Goormachtig

UGhent, VIB

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Physical

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

Climate trends and extremes

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Plant Microbe Interactions | Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria | Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation | Endosymbiosis | Crops

Hugues Goosse

F.R.S-FNRS, UCLouvain

Research theme(s):

Physical

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

Past and future climate

Keywords:

Modelling | Sea Ice | Natural Variability | Paleoclimate | Data Assimilation

Karen Goossens

ILVO

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

Waste and circular economy

Nature-based climate solutions

Carbon removal / capture / storage (CDR, CCS)

Keywords:

Cattle | Feed Production | Enteric Emission | Manure Management | Carbon Sequestration

Ivan Gordon

Imec, UHasselt

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Renewable energy

Keywords:

Photovoltaics | Synthetic Fuels | Material Science

Olivier Gourgue

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Physical

Expertise:

Sea-level rise and marine ecosystems

Climate trends and extremes

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Numerical modeling | Oceanography | Geomorphology | Ecology | Connectivity

Gerard Govers

KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

Renewable energy

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

Mobility and transport

Keywords:

Land Use Change | Food Production | Land Degradation | Planning For Climate Change

Elvira Haezendonck

Vrije Brussel Rotterdam, University of Antwerp

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

Climate economics and finance

Disaster risk management

Keywords:

Circular economy | Infrastructure | (Sea)ports and transport | Monitoring | Circular transition

Rafiq Hamdi

RMI, UGhent, Physics department

Research theme(s):

Physical, Land and Water

Expertise:

Past and future climate

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

Urban planning

Keywords:

Urban Climate | Regional Climate Modelling | Land-Atmosphere Interaction | Urban Heat Waves | Urban Meteorology

Thierry Hance

UCLouvain

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

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

Keywords:

Ecology Of Interactions | Entomology | Population Biology | Physiology of Temperature Extreme | Microbial Interactions With Insects

Emmanuel Hanert

UCLouvain

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Coral Reefs | Marine Connectivity | Environmental Impact Assessment | Coastal Ocean Processes

Alexandre Heeren

UCLouvain, FNRS

Research theme(s):

Society, Land and Water

Expertise:

Disaster risk management

Nature-based climate solutions

Health and wellbeing

Keywords:

Anxiety | Eco-Anxiety | Stress | Mental Health And Climate Change | Emotion Sciences

Bernard Heinesch

ULiège, ULiège - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Physical

Expertise:

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

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Keywords:

Carbon Cycle | Surface-Atmosphere Gas Exchanges | Micro-Meteorology | Reactive Gases

Jan Helsen

VUB

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Renewable energy

Keywords:

Offshore Wind Energy | Wind Energy | Ai For Renewable Energy Control

Lieve Helsen

KU Leuven, EnergyVille

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Renewable energy

Keywords:

Thermal Systems | Buildings And Districts | Energy System Integration | Optimal Control And Optimal Design | Physics-Based Modelling

Frederik Hendrickx

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Ghent University

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

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

Urban planning

Keywords:

Biodiversity | Entomology | Evolution | Global change

Wannes Hubau

Africa Museum, UGhent, Woodlab

Research theme(s):

Physical, Land and Water

Expertise:

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

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

Climate trends and extremes

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Congo | Rainforest | Carbon Dynamics | Biodiversity Shifts | Reforestation

Daan Hubert

BIRA-IASB

Research theme(s):

Physical

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

Keywords:

Ozone | Air Quality | Trend And Attribution Studies | International Scientific Assessments | Observations And Uncertainty

Marek Hudon

ULB, UNamur

Research theme(s):

Society, Land and Water

Expertise:

(Just) transition

Agriculture and food

Climate economics and finance

Urban planning

Keywords:

Just Transition | Climate Finance | Environmental Justice | Governance Of Change / Transformations

Jean Hugé

VUB, ULB

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

(Just) transition

Education, communication and art

Keywords:

Social-Ecological Systems | Impact Assessment | Stakeholder Analysis | Conservation Social Science | Climate Mainstreaming In Development Cooperation

Philippe Huybrechts

VUB

Research theme(s):

Physical, Land and Water

Expertise:

Past and future climate

Sea-level rise and marine ecosystems

Keywords:

Ice Sheets | Mountain Glaciers | Earth System Modeling | Sea Level Change | Paleoclimatology

Tine Huyse

Africa Museum, KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

Health and wellbeing

Keywords:

Tropical Diseases | Epidemiology | Vector Monitoring | Citizen Science | Molecular Diagnostics

Marijke Huysmans

VUB, KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

Nature-based climate solutions

Water management

Keywords:

Groundwater | Water Management | Drought | Groundwater Modelling | Climate Adaptation

Leonardo Iania

UCLouvain, KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Society, Physical

Expertise:

Education, communication and art

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Climate economics and finance

Past and future climate

Keywords:

Finance | Esg | Economics

Luc Int Panis

VITO, UHasselt

Research theme(s):

Technology, Society

Expertise:

Mobility and transport

Health and wellbeing

Keywords:

Health Benefits | Active Mobility | Air Pollution | Cycling

Dirk Inze

VIB, UGhent

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

Renewable energy

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Climate Resilient Crops | Drought Tolerant Crops | Carbon-Negative Bio-Energy And Biomolecules | Regenerative Agriculture | Reforestation

Sander Jacobs

INBO, UGhent

Research theme(s):

Society, Land and Water

Expertise:

(Just) transition

Nature-based climate solutions

Climate economics and finance

Urban planning

Keywords:

Hans Jacquemyn

KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Physical, Land and Water

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

Agriculture and food

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

Keywords:

Plant-Pollinator Interactions | Plant Population Dynamics | Mycorrhiza

Ivan Janssens

UAntwerp

Research theme(s):

Physical, Land and Water

Expertise:

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Icos | Ecosystem Elemental Cycles | Terrestrial Carbon Uptake | Ecosystem Functioning

Mathieu Javaux

UCLouvain, Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Soil science | Soil plant relationships | Water drought stress | Evapotranspiration | Root

François Jonard

ULiège

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Physical

Expertise:

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

Past and future climate

Water management

Keywords:

Terrestrial Remote Sensing | Earth Observation Systems | Ecosystem Health | Ecohydrology | Forest Ecosystems

Mathieu Jonard

UCLouvain

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

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

Keywords:

Forest Ecosystem Functioning | Process-Based Modelling | Forest Monitoring | Forest Management | Climate Change Impacts On Forests

Inge Jonckheere

European Space Agency, IPCC

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

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

Renewable energy

Nature-based climate solutions

Carbon removal / capture / storage (CDR, CCS)

Keywords:

Earth Observation | Forestry | Climate Change Mitigation And Adaptation | Monitoring | Remote Sensing

Vishal Jose

imec, UHasselt

Research theme(s):

Technology, Physical

Expertise:

Waste and circular economy

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Renewable energy

Keywords:

Electrochemistry | Solar Fuels | Nanotechnology | Photoelectrochemistry | Thin Films

Georg Jung

VITO

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Renewable energy

Infrastructure

Keywords:

Algorithms | Optimization | Interoperability | Demand Response | Flexibility

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