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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Pieter Maeseele

University of Antwerp

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

Education, communication and art

Keywords:

Media | Discourse | Alternative media | News | Environmental communication

Pascal Mailier

RMI, UGhent

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

Disaster risk management

Education, communication and art

Keywords:

Weather And Climate Prediction | Forecasting And Decision-Making | High-Impact Events | Storms | Heat Waves

Robert Malina

UHasselt

Research theme(s):

Technology, Society

Expertise:

Renewable energy

Climate economics and finance

Mobility and transport

Climate policy and law

Keywords:

Sustainable Aviation Fuels | International Climate Regulation For Aviation | Economic Valuation Of Climate Change Impacts

Maria Mancilla Garcia

ULB, Stockholm University

Research theme(s):

Society, Land and Water

Expertise:

(Just) transition

Nature-based climate solutions

Education, communication and art

Water management

Keywords:

Conflict And Collaboration | Networks | Process-Relational Perspectives | Participation And Inclusion

Alexander Mangold

RMI

Research theme(s):

Physical

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

Past and future climate

Keywords:

Atmosperic Particles | Aerosol Cloud Interaction | Ozone | Uv Radiation | Antarctica

Saskia Manshoven

VITO

Research theme(s):

Technology, Society

Expertise:

Waste and circular economy

Behaviour and consumption

Education, communication and art

Keywords:

Circular Economy | Textile Industry | Serious Games | Circular Business Models | Education

Philippe Marbaix

UCLouvain

Research theme(s):

Society, Physical

Expertise:

Disaster risk management

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Climate trends and extremes

Keywords:

Risks | Impacts | Adaptation | Regional Climate | Emission Scenarios

François Massonnet

UCLouvain

Research theme(s):

Physical

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

Past and future climate

Keywords:

Sea Ice | Climate Model | Predictions | Projections

Erik Mathijs

KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Society, Land and Water

Expertise:

Behaviour and consumption

Agriculture and food

Climate economics and finance

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

Keywords:

Food Systems | Sustainability Impact Assessment | Soil Health | Food Environments

Jean-Francois Maystadt

UCLouvain, Lancaster University

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

Health and wellbeing

Climate economics and finance

Keywords:

Conflict | Migration | Political Economy | Data | Health

Kristel Mazy

UMons

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

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

Urban planning

Keywords:

Urban Planning | Port-City Relationships | Wastelands

Jeroen Meersmans

ULiège

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

Carbon removal / capture / storage (CDR, CCS)

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics | Soil Science | Ecosystem Services | Agro And Land Management | Lca

Devang Mehta

KULeuven, Leuven Plant Institute

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

Infrastructure

Keywords:

Latitudinal Adaptation In Plants | Circadian Biology | Plant Biotechnology | Gene Editing

Patrick Meire

UAntwerp

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

Nature-based climate solutions

Water management

Keywords:

Ecosystem Management | Nature Based Solutions | Estuarine Ecology | Wetlands | Integrated Water Management

Clemens Mensink

VITO, UGhent, Department Physics and Astronomy

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

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

Waste and circular economy

Nature-based climate solutions

Carbon removal / capture / storage (CDR, CCS)

Keywords:

Atmospheric Modelling | Climate Change And Air Quality | Climate Adaptation | Scientific Community Building | Teaching And Educational Outreach

Maarten Messagie

VUB

Research theme(s):

Technology, Society

Expertise:

Renewable energy

(Just) transition

Mobility and transport

Behaviour and consumption

Keywords:

Sustainability Life Cycle Assessment | Multi-Energy Systems | Technology Development (Electric Vehicles, Batteries, Heat Pumps, Hydrogen…) | Interdisciplinary Research (Combining Stem With Hss) | Living Labs To Test And Demonstrate Innovations

Félicien Meunier

UGhent, UCLouvain

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Physical

Expertise:

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

Climate trends and extremes

Nature-based climate solutions

Past and future climate

Keywords:

Land Surface Models | Drought | Tropical Forests

Patrick Meyfroidt

UCLouvain, FNRS

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Society

Expertise:

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

(Just) transition

Nature-based climate solutions

Behaviour and consumption

Keywords:

Land Systems | Agriculture | Food Systems | Sustainability | Supply Chains

Filip Meysman

UAntwerp

Research theme(s):

Technology, Physical

Expertise:

Carbon removal / capture / storage (CDR, CCS)

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Keywords:

Oceanography | Carbon Cycling | Marine Ecosystems | Geomicrobiology | Biogeochemistry

Adrien Michez

ULiege Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Society

Expertise:

Nature-based climate solutions

(Just) transition

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

Keywords:

Nature Based Solutions | Hydrological modeling | Remote Sensing

Diego Miralles

Ghent University

Research theme(s):

Physical, Land and Water

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

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

Past and future climate

Water management

Keywords:

Drought | Heatwave | Hydrology | Remote sensing | Land feedbacks

Delphine Misonne

F.R.S-FNRS, UCLouvain

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

Health and wellbeing

Climate policy and law

Keywords:

Environmental Law | Governance | Litigation | Atmosphere | Commmons

Koen Mommens

VUB

Research theme(s):

Technology, Society

Expertise:

Mobility and transport

Health and wellbeing

Behaviour and consumption

Keywords:

Transport Modelling | Sustainable Logistics | Nudging Strategies

Luisa Moretto

ULB

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Society

Expertise:

Urban planning

(Just) transition

Water management

Behaviour and consumption

Keywords:

Service Co-Production | Urban Water Transition | Environnemental Inequalities | Urban Poverty | Urban Governance + Urban Global South (Including Africa, Asia, And Latin America)

Abdul Mouazen

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:

Precision Agriculture - Smart Farming | Spectroscopy | Monitoring Contaminants In Soils | Bio-Based And Organic Fertilisation | Mutli-Sensor Data Fusion

Benedicte Mouton

ULB, UCLouvain

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

Health and wellbeing

Education, communication and art

Keywords:

Eco-emotions | Children and youth | Eco-anxiety | Coping | Pro-environmental behavior

Hilde Muylle

ILVO

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

Waste and circular economy

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Drought tolerance | Plant Breeding | Genetics | Agronomy | Bio-economy

Bart Muys

KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

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

Waste and circular economy

Nature-based climate solutions

Renewable energy

Keywords:

Forest Management | Climate Mitigation | Climate Adaptation | Biodiversity Function | Carbon Biodiversity Water Nexus

Joëlle Mühlemann

KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

Keywords:

Jean-François Müller

BIRA-IASB

Research theme(s):

Physical, Land and Water

Expertise:

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

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

Keywords:

Short-Lived Climate Forcers | Ozone | Modelling | Chemical Interactions

Johan Neirynck

INBO

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

Keywords:

Ozone And Co2 Flux Measurements | Forest Biogeochemistry | Monitoring Of Air Pollution

Dirk Nelen

VITO, International Solid Waste Association (ISWA)

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Waste and circular economy

Industry

Keywords:

Recycling | Critical Raw Materials | Waste management | Industrial ecology | Circular economy

Wai-Tim Ng

VITO

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

Infrastructure

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

Keywords:

Earth Observation | Remote Sensing | Invasive Species

Peter Nielsen

VITO

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Waste and circular economy

Carbon removal / capture / storage (CDR, CCS)

Keywords:

Carbon Capture And Utilization | Mineral Carbonation

Ivan Nijs

UAntwerp

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Physical

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Nature-based climate solutions

Climate trends and extremes

Keywords:

Plants | Ecosystem Functioning | Experiments | Climate Extremes | Climate Warming

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