Mingyue Luo PhD on biogeochemical processes of inorganic pollutants in water, soil and sediments
Mingyue Luo obtained on April 4th 2023, the academic degree of DOCTOR in of SCIENCE with the thesis "Monitoring and investigation of biogeochemical processes of inorganic pollutants in water, sediment and soil" Supervisors: Prof. Yue Gao (VUB) and Prof.
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Bye bye Dr. Ryoga Maeda and good luck in Japan
Dr. Ryoga Maeda is now a research associate at Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology - JAMSTEC in Yokohama, Japan. After four fantastic years of PhD research on Antarctic meteorites with Professor Steven Goderis as thesis advisor, and as a pillar of AMGC, Dr.
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Prof. Martine Leermakers with students on the Belgica
Professor Martine Leermakers held a training course for VUB and UGent Master students in Environmental Chemistry on board of the new RV Belgica in March 2023. Students learned to use oceanographic equipments and understand aquatic geochemical processes.
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Ryoga Maeda PhD on Chemical and isotopic characterization of Antarctic meteorites
Ryoga Maeda obtained on March 6th 2023, the academic degree of DOCTOR in of SCIENCE with the thesis "Chemical and isotopic characterization of Antarctica meteorites: The chemical and isotopic effects of thermal processing and terrestrial weathering on the (re)distribution of trace ele...
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Tessi Loeffelmann PhD on Viking mobility and burial in Medieval England
Tessi Loeffelmann obtained on February 3rd 2023, the academic degree of DOCTOR in INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. The thesis of her doctoral thesis is "There and back again - Mobility and burial rites in early medieval England c.
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Christina Makarona PhD on Late Bronze Age ceramics from Cyprus
Christina Makarona obtained on Tuesday February 28, the academic degree of DOCTOR OF SCIENCES. The title of her doctoral thesis is "Geochemical proxies for the technological study of Late Bronze Age ceramics from south-western Cyprus". Advisors Prof. Dr.
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Sarah Dalle PhD on Sr & 14C of Belgian cremated bones
On February 15, 2023 Sarah Dalle successfully defended her thesis “Exposing hidden transitions. Integrating strontium and radiocarbon data from archaeological cremated bone within the Belgian landscape”. Supervisors: Prof. dr. Guy De Mulder (UG), Prof. dr. Christophe Snoeck (VUB).
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Media storm about Tessi new Vikings paper
Tessi Loeffelmann paper in titled "Sr analyses from only known Scandinavian cremation cemetery in Britain illuminate early Viking journey with horse and dog across the North Sea" receives lots of media attention. Tessi is finishing her joint PhD at University of...
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Antarctica field season culminates with a ~ 8 kg meteorite
This year field season in Antarctica led to the discovery of an almost 8 kg meteorite.
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Flore and VUB Children University
PhD researcher Flore Van Maldeghem is very active in the diffusion of AMGC research, and its communication to schools and a large public. At AMGC we make every effort to spread the results of our research widely, to schools and the public in general.
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Bye bye Chris Cheung
Dr. Christina Cheung in now a Professor in Anthropology in Hong-Kong.
After two great years as post-doctoral researcher within AMGC, Dr.
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New Antarctic meteorites
Great start for our 2022-2023 meteorite search in East Antarctica, using the Belgian station Princess Elisabeth as logistic base. AMGC'er Ryoga Maeda already reports the finding of several meteorites within the searched moraines deposits.
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