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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Bastiaan Notebaert

VITO

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Society

Expertise:

Nature-based climate solutions

(Just) transition

Water management

Climate economics and finance

Keywords:

Water Resource Management | Nature Based Solutions | Ecosystem Services | Soil Erosion | Land Use

Barry O'Sullivan

imec

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Industry

Keywords:

Semiconductor | Reliability | Device Physics

Sebastian Oberthür

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, University of Eastern Finland

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

Climate policy and law

(Just) transition

Keywords:

EU climate governance | International climate governance | climate policy integration | policy instruments | climate law

Amandine Orsini

UCL Saint-Louis Bxl

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

(Just) transition

Climate policy and law

Keywords:

International Climate Negotiations | Youth In Global Environmental Politics | International Regime Complex On Climate Change

Marten Ovaere

Ughent, Yale University

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

Behaviour and consumption

Climate economics and finance

Keywords:

Electricity Markets | Energy Economics | Energy Transition | Carbon Pricing | Renewable Energy

Pierre Ozer

ULiège

Research theme(s):

Society, Land and Water

Expertise:

Disaster risk management

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

(Just) transition

Sea-level rise and marine ecosystems

Keywords:

Shoreline Erosion | Disaster Management | Human Migration | Transition | Climate Change

Deepak Pant

VITO, CAPTURE

Research theme(s):

Technology, Physical

Expertise:

Waste and circular economy

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Carbon removal / capture / storage (CDR, CCS)

Keywords:

Electrosynthesis | Bioelectrochemistry | Circular Economy | Resource Recovery | Power-To-X

Erik Paredis

UGhent

Research theme(s):

Society, Technology

Expertise:

(Just) transition

Waste and circular economy

Industry

Keywords:

Transition Governance | Politics Of The Circular Economy | Social Movements And Just Transition | Politics Of Circular And Carbon-Neutral Technologies

Alessandro Parente

ULB, WEL Research Institute

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Renewable energy

Industry

Keywords:

Sustainable Combustion Technologies | Renewable Synthetic Fuels | Data-Driven Modelling | Digital Twins | Carbon-Free Fuels

Constanza Parra

KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

Disaster risk management

(Just) transition

Keywords:

Disasters Governance | Socio-Ecological Development | Sustainable Adaptation | Social Innovation | Community Development And Gender

Frank Pattyn

ULB

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Physical

Expertise:

Sea-level rise and marine ecosystems

Climate trends and extremes

Past and future climate

Keywords:

Glaciology | Glaciers And Ice Sheets | Ice Sheet Modelling | Ice-Ocean Interaction | Ice-Atmosphere Interaction

Nico Peiren

ILVO

Research theme(s):

Physical, Land and Water

Expertise:

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Agriculture and food

Keywords:

Methane Production | Livestock | Enteric Emissions | Feed Additives | Mitigation And Adaptation

Guido Pepermans

KU Leuven

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

Behaviour and consumption

Climate economics and finance

Keywords:

Energy markets | Environmental Economics | Valuation studies

Daiela Perrotti

UCLouvain

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Nature-based climate solutions

Waste and circular economy

Urban planning

Keywords:

Urban Metabolism | Urban Ecology | Material Flow Analysis | Urban Resource Management | Green Infrastructure And Landscape

Estelle Petitclerc

RBINS, OD Earth and history of life

Research theme(s):

Technology, Land and Water

Expertise:

Renewable energy

Urban planning

Water management

Keywords:

Geothermal Energy | Resources Assessment | Subsoil Exploration

Irina Petrova

Ghent University

Research theme(s):

Physical

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

Past and future climate

Keywords:

Droughts and heatwaves | Land-Atmosphere Interactions | Climate model validation | Satellite data applications | Climate change

Arne Peys

VITO

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Waste and circular economy

Industry

Keywords:

Cement | Supplementary Cementitious Material | Calcination | Concrete | Mineral Carbonation

Stassart Pierre

ULiège

Research theme(s):

Society, Land and Water

Expertise:

(Just) transition

Agriculture and food

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Citizen Deliberation | Ecological Justice | Agroecology | Anthropocen | Collective Intelligence

Kris Piessens

RBINS

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Urban planning

Waste and circular economy

Water management

Carbon removal / capture / storage (CDR, CCS)

Keywords:

Geological Economics | Structural And Geological Mapping | Subsurface Management | Geo-Energy | Cross-Thematic Research

Maxime Pochet

ECAM brussels engineering school

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Renewable energy

Keywords:

Sufficiency | Electrofuels | Energy Systems

Lien Poelmans

VITO

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

Urban planning

Keywords:

Land Use | Land Use Modelling | Spatial Environmental Indicators | Green Infrastructure

Samuel Poncé

UCLouvain, WEL-T

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Renewable energy

Keywords:

Computer Simulation | Photovoltaic | First-Principles Simulations

Ate Poorthuis

KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Society, Technology

Expertise:

(Just) transition

Mobility and transport

Behaviour and consumption

Keywords:

Human Mobility | Spatial Inequality | Geographic Data Science

Eric Pottiaux

ORB-KSB, Solar-Terrestrial Centre of Excellence (STCE)

Research theme(s):

Physical

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

Past and future climate

Keywords:

Geodesy | Gnss | Water Vapour | Remote Sensing

Joris Proost

UCLouvain

Research theme(s):

Technology, Society

Expertise:

Renewable energy

(Just) transition

Industry

Climate economics and finance

Keywords:

Green Hydrogen | Electrochemical Process Intensification | Techno-Economical Aspects Of Hydrogen Production | International Energy Agency (Iea)

Stef Proost

KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Technology, Society

Expertise:

Mobility and transport

Climate economics and finance

Keywords:

Environment | Transport | Energy | Policy

Mieke Quaghebeur

VITO

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Carbon removal / capture / storage (CDR, CCS)

Waste and circular economy

Keywords:

Mineral carbonation | Construction products | CO2 capture | Recycling | Minerals and metals

Francesco Ragone

University of Leicester

Research theme(s):

Physical, Land and Water

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

Agriculture and food

Keywords:

Extreme Events | Statistical Physics | Numerical Modelling | Attribution | Tipping Points

Maud Raman

INBO

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Physical

Expertise:

Nature-based climate solutions

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Water management

Keywords:

Climate Adaptation | Wetland Restoration | Carbon Stocks | Grassland Restoration | Natura 2000 Habitats

Pieter Rauwoens

KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

Nature-based climate solutions

Sea-level rise and marine ecosystems

Keywords:

Coastal Engineering | Beaches And Dunes | Nature Based Solutions | Sea Level Rise

Pierre Regnier

ULB

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

Water management

Keywords:

Greenhouse Gases (Co2, Ch4, N2o) | Land To Ocean Aquatic Continuum | Global Coastal Ocean | Earth System Modeling | Machine Learning

Bert Reubens

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

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

Carbon removal / capture / storage (CDR, CCS)

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Agroforestry | Agroecology | Agriculture

Glenn Reynders

KULeuven, EnergyVille

Research theme(s):

Technology, Society

Expertise:

Renewable energy

Climate economics and finance

Infrastructure

Keywords:

Energy Flexibility | Energy Economics | Thermal Systems | Buildings And Districts | Energy System Integration

Aurore Richel

ULiège

Research theme(s):

Technology, Society

Expertise:

Waste and circular economy

Behaviour and consumption

Renewable energy

Education, communication and art

Keywords:

Renewable Energy | Hydrogen | Biofuels | Bioplastics | Biodegradable Materials

Joeri Rogelj

Imperial College London, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Research theme(s):

Physical, Society

Expertise:

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Climate policy and law

Past and future climate

Keywords:

Societal Transformations | Scenarios And Projections | Integrated Assessment | Uncertainty | Net Zero

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