CycloNet project presented at EGU 2022
New CycloNet project (European Cyclo-Stratigraphy Network) supported by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) is presented at the EGU 2022 General Assembly by Philippe Claeys, Christian Zeeden, David De Vleeschouwer and Matthias Sinnesael. The aim is to federate and coordinate research i...
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Ryoga first paper published
Ryoga Maeda PhD student on EOS ET-Home project published the first paper of his PhD on alteration of meteorites collected in Antarctica.
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STEVEN GODERIS LECTURES AT THE ROYAL FLEMISH CHEMICAL SOCIETY
On Tuesday 17 of May 2022, at 7 PM, Professor Steven Goderis presented a lecture to the "Koninklijke Vlaamse Chemische Vereniging" (Royal Flemish Chemical Society, KVCV) at the VUB, titled:"Iridium distributed around the globe following the Chicxulub impact event"
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Niels de Winter selected for two Science prices
Dr. Niels de Winter (PhD 2019) is selected for BOTH the 2021 EOS Pipet price and for the New Scientist Science Talent 2021. Please vote on websites of New Scientist Wetenschapstalent 2021 and EOS Pipet price 2021: to support Ni...
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Science Advances paper makes an impact
Former AMGC'er Dr. Matthias Van Ginneken is first author a new manuscript in Science Advances describing the explosion of a meteorite above Antarctica some 430000 years ago, and the production of a touchdown event when a vapor jets interact with the ice sheet Right: Touchdo...
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Annelies Van Heyst PhD on mineral oil hydrocarbons in food
Annelies Van Heyst obtained on April 1, 2021 the academic degree of DOCTOR OF SCIENCES with the following doctoral thesis: 'Challenges in the evaluation of mineral oil hydrocarbons in food' Promotor: Prof. dr. ir. Marc Elskens Co-promotor: Dr. Els Van Hoeck, Dr.
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Marta new paper
PhD student Marta Hlad (FWO Fellow) is first author of a new paper recently published in American Journal of Physical Anthropology together with other members of the CRUMBEL team, led by Professor Christophe Snoeck. Click here to read the paper or visit the&
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Paper in AGU top 2020 downloads
Days were shorter in time of the dinosaurs, according to 2020 AMGC paper in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology published by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). This paper is among the AGU top-download of 2020 Study directed by AMGC Dr.
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Chunyang Zhou PhD on biogeochemistry of marine sediments
Chunyang Zhou obtained on February 16, 2021 the academic degree of DOCTOR OF SCIENCES with the following doctoral thesis: 'Understanding biogeochemical processes of trace elements in marine sediments at various spatial scales' Promotor: Prof. dr. Yue Gao
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Flying mass spectrometers
Check out our two flying Mass Spectrometers entering the VUB building F through the window on the 8th floor. Two new instruments are being installed at the VUB this month.
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Matthias Sinnesael PhD on cyclostratigraphy & astrochronology
Matthias Sinnesael obtained on June 12, 2020 the academic degree of DOCTOR OF SCIENCES with the doctoral thesis: "Astronomical cycle identification methods and their application to high-resolution Ordovician stratigraphy". Joint PhD between VUB and Ghent University with Philipp...
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Iridium found in dino killer crater
Prof. Steven Goderis published a paper in Science Advances showing the presence of the KT boundary Ir positive anomaly within the Chicxulub crater in Yucatan (read it here open access) Check out VUB Today coverage, worldwide it attracted major media attention...
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