Team ProfessorsStaffDoctoral fellowsPost-doctoral researchersProfessors EmeritiVisiting researchersFormer membersWhere do we come from PROFESSORS Prof. Dr. Philippe Claeys Chair of Research Group AMGC Professors Email address phclaeys@vub.be Telephone +32-2-6293394 Prof. Dr. Ralf Vandam Vice-Chair of the Research Group AMGC Professors Email address ralf.vandam@vub.be Prof. Dr. Steven Goderis Research professor, head of the Planetary Science & Meteorites group, Pi ERC-CoG FLUX Professors Email address Steven.Goderis@vub.be Telephone +32-2-629 1265 Prof. Dr. Ir. Marc Elskens Professor Professors Email address melskens@vub.be Telephone +32-2-6293260 Prof. Dr. Yue Gao Professor, head of Environmental & Bio-Geo-Chemistry Professors Email address Yue.Gao@vub.be Telephone +32-2-6293261 Prof. Dr. Ir. Christophe Snoeck Research professor, head BBLab group, Pi ERC Lumiere Professors Email address christophe.snoeck@vub.be Telephone +32-2-6291480 Prof. Dr. Barbara Veselka Assistant Professor Professors Email address barbara.veselka@vub.be Prof. Dr. Martine Leermakers Professor Professors Email address mleermak@vub.be Telephone +32-2-6293266 Dr. Soetkin Vervust Assistant Professor Professors Email address Soetkin.Vervust@vub.be Prof. Dr. Marc De Bie Professor Professors Email address mdebie@vub.be Telephone +32-473-881913 Prof. Dr. Yannick Devos Research Professor Professors Email address Yannick.george.devos@vub.be Staff Martyna Kopeć Chemist & Lab specialist Staff Email address martyna.kopec@vub.be Telephone +32456299328 Wim Borremans AMGC Technical expert on ICP-MS Staff Email address wim.borremans@vub.be Telephone +32487881389 David Verstraeten AMGC Lab manager Staff Email address David.Verstraeten@vub.be Telephone +32471133 865 Koen Wouters Project management officer Staff Email address koen.wouters@vub.be Telephone +32476806133 Doctoral Fellows Giorgio Arriga PhD student, jointly with University Roma Tre Doctoral Fellows Email address giorgio.arriga@vub.be Benjamin Avakian PhD student on Eutopia project with CY Cergy Univ. Doctoral Fellows Email address benjamin.avakian@etu.cyu.fr Deepak Binu Beena PhD student on ERC project FLUX Doctoral Fellows Email address Deepak.Binu.Beena@vub.be Tom Boonants PhD student Doctoral Fellows Email address Tom.Boonants@vub.be Telephone +32456173204 Ellen Campbell PhD student Doctoral Fellows Email address ellen.campbell@vub.be Telephone +32486859587 Axel Cerón González FWO PhD fellowship Doctoral Fellows Email address axelc@ciencias.unam.mx Solène Chevallier PhD student on project, joint PhD with INRAP Univ. Aix-Marseille Doctoral Fellows Email address solene.chevallier@vub.be Oriana Chiappa Joint PhD candidate at VUB & UGent Doctoral Fellows Email address oriana.chiappa@vub.be Polte De Weirdt PhD student Doctoral Fellows Email address polte.de.weirdt@vub.be Telephone +32486859587 Thomas Dehais BELSPO; Joint PhD VUB-ULB Doctoral Fellows Email address tdehais@vub.be Telephone +33-6-866 52217 Julius Pesola PhD student on ERC project FLUX Doctoral Fellows Email address julius.uolevi.pesola@vub.be Fien Jonckheere PhD student on ERC project FLUX Doctoral Fellows Email address fien.marie.raf.jonckheere@vub.be Telephone +32475617215 Juliette Faucher PhD student on project Doctoral Fellows Email address Juliette.Caroline.Faucher@vub.be Anneminne Frère FWO PhD fellowship Doctoral Fellows Email address Anneminne.Frere@vub.be Carina Gerritzen PhD student on FWO CRIME project Doctoral Fellows Email address carina.gerritzen@vub.be Jacob Griffith FWO PhD Fellowship Doctoral Fellows Email address jacob.griffith@vub.be Elly Heirbaut PhD student Doctoral Fellows Email address ellyheirbaut@laresarcheologie.be Rosalie Hermans FWO PhD fellowship Doctoral Fellows Email address rosalie.madeleine.hermans@vub.be Marta Hlad FWO PhD fellowship Doctoral Fellows Email address marta.hlad@vub.be Thi Hoa Tran PhD student, jointly with Hanoi University of Science and Technology Doctoral Fellows Email address thi.hoa.tran@vub.be Veronica Jackson PhD student Doctoral Fellows Email address veronica.jill.jackson@vub.be Yuwei Jia PhD student funded by China Scholarship Council Doctoral Fellows Email address Yuwei.Jia@vub.be Andrei Kedich PhD student Doctoral Fellows Email address andrei.kedich@kuleuven.be Telephone +32 465 46 12 80 Zhilang Lao PhD student funded by CSC (China Scholarship Council) Doctoral Fellows Email address zhilang.lao@vub.be Emma Legrand FWO PhD fellowship Doctoral Fellows Email address emma.legrand@vub.be Hannah Leonard PhD student on LEAP project Doctoral Fellows Email address Hannah.leonard@vub.be Guanlei Li PhD student funded by China Scholarship Council (CSC) Doctoral Fellows Email address Guanlei.Li@vub.be Meihui Li PhD student on WEAVE project Doctoral Fellows Email address Meihui.Li@vub.be Sybrien Lievens PhD student Doctoral Fellows Email address Sybrien.Lievens@vub.be Telephone +32475726077 Sarah Lo Russo PhD student Doctoral Fellows Email address sarah.lo.russo@vub.be Besarta Matranxhi Horizon 2020 Doctoral Fellows Telephone +32 2 629 3293 Erwin Meylemans PhD student Doctoral Fellows Email address erwin.meylemans@vub.be Titouan Miloikovitch PhD student on Eutopia project with CY Cergy Univ. Doctoral Fellows Email address titouan.miloikovitch@vub.be Thi Thanh Thao Nguyen PhD student on VLIR-UOS project Doctoral Fellows Email address thithngu@vub.be Telephone +32 456391193 Charlotte Sabaux PhD student on EOS CRUMBEL Doctoral Fellows Email address charlotte.sabaux@vub.be Melissa Samaes PhD student Doctoral Fellows Email address Melissa.Samaes@vub.be Elisavet Stamataki FWO PhD fellowship Doctoral Fellows Email address Elisavet.stamataki@vub.be Yiqi Su PhD student funded by CSC (China Scholarship Council) Doctoral Fellows Email address yiqi.su@vub.be Zoë Vanbiervliet PhD student Doctoral Fellows Email address zoe.vanbiervliet@vub.be Delphine Vandeputte PhD student Doctoral Fellows Email address delphine.jenny.vandeputte@vub.be Telephone +32470997342 Dries Vergouwen PhD student Doctoral Fellows Email address dries.vergouwen@vub.be Zhuangsen Wang PhD student funded by CSC (China Scholarship Council) Doctoral Fellows Email address Zhuangsen.Wang@vub.be Naihua Xue PhD student funded by CSC (China Scholarship Council) Doctoral Fellows Email address naihua.xue@vub.be Xianye Zhao PhD student funded by CSC (China Scholarship Council) Doctoral Fellows Email address Xianye.Zhao@vub.be Post-doctoral researchers Dr. Natacha Brion Funded by INNOVIRIS projects postdoctoral researchers Email address nnbrion@vub.be Telephone +32-2-629 1479 Dr. Dina Cabrita Post doctoral researcher on BELSPO project postdoctoral researchers Email address dina.guerreiro.cabrita@ulb.be Dr. Swagata Chaudhuri EUTOPIA Post-doctoral fellow postdoctoral researchers Email address Swagata.Chaudhuri@vub.be Prof. Dr. Niels de Winter FWO climate price awardee & Assistant Professor Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam postdoctoral researchers Email address n.j.de.winter@vu.nl Telephone +31-6-3444-3433 Dr. Ella Egberts Impact Post-doctoral researcher postdoctoral researchers Email address Ella.Egberts@vub.be Dr. Monica Alonso Eguiluz Post-doctoral researcher on project postdoctoral researchers Email address monica.alonso.eguiluz@vub.be Dr. Jean-Guillaume Feignon EUTOPIA Post-doctoral fellow postdoctoral researchers Email address Jean-Guillaume.Feignon@vub.be Dr. Ben Gruwier FWO Post-doctoral researcher postdoctoral researchers Email address bgruwier@vub.be Telephone +32-2-6291479 Dr. Hannah James Post-doctoral researcher on ERC Lumiere postdoctoral researchers Email address hannah.james@vub.be Telephone +3226293395 Dr. Pim Kaskes PhD 2023, Post-doctoral researcher on project postdoctoral researchers Email address pim.kaskes@vub.be Telephone +31-6-27308040 Dr. Lisa Krämer Ruggiu FWO Post-doctoral researcher postdoctoral researchers Email address lisa.kramer.ruggiu@vub.be Dr. Tessi Loeffelmann Post-doctoral researcher on project postdoctoral researchers Email address Tessi.Loeffelmann@vub.be Dr. Maxwell Marzban Thiemens Senior FWO post-doctoral researcher postdoctoral researchers Dr. Aniket Mitra EUTOPIA Post-doctoral fellow postdoctoral researchers Email address ani.vastuni@gmail.com Dr. Inigo Müller Post-doctoral fellow postdoctoral researchers Email address inigo.andreas.muller@vub.be Dr. Gabriel Pinto Post doctoral researcher on BELSPO project postdoctoral researchers Email address Gabriel.pinto@naturalsciences.be Dr. Trygve Prestgard Post-doctoral researcher on project postdoctoral researchers Email address trygve.prestgard@vub.be Dr. Ségolène Rabin Post-doctoral researcher on project postdoctoral researchers Email address segolene.rabin@vub.be Dr. Cem Berk Senel FWO Post-doctoral researcher postdoctoral researchers Email address cem.berk@observatory.be Dr. Vendula Smolikova FWO Post-Doctoral researcher postdoctoral researchers Email address Vendula.Smolikova@vub.be Dr. Rachel Spros Post doctoral research on project postdoctoral researchers Email address rachel.spros@vub.be Dr. Boris Theofanis Karatsolis EUTOPIA Post-doctoral fellow postdoctoral researchers Email address Boris.Theofanis.Karatsolis@vub.be Dr. Priscilla Ulguim Post-doctoral researcher postdoctoral researchers Email address priscilla.ferreira.ulguim@vub.be Dr. Luc Vrydaghs Post-doctoral researcher on project postdoctoral researchers Email address Luc.Vrydaghs@vub.be Dr. Patrick Willett FWO Post-doctoral researcher postdoctoral researchers Email address pwillett@buffalo.edu Telephone +1 (716) 316-1884 Professor Emeriti Prof. Dr. em. Willy Baeyens Professor Emeriti Email address wbaeyens@vub.be Prof. Dr. em. Frank Dehairs Professor Emeriti Email address fdehairs@vub.be Prof.Dr.em. Eric Gubel Professor Emeriti Email address Eric.Gubel@vub.be Prof. Dr. em. Edward Keppens Professor Emeriti Email address Eddy.Keppens@vub.ac.be Prof. Dr. Karin Nys Professor, Professor Emeriti Email address karin.nys@vub.be Telephone +32-2-6292587 Prof.Dr.em. Frans Verhaeghe Professor Emeriti Email address frans.verhaeghe@vub.be Visiting & international researchers Prof. Dr. Audrey Baeyens Visiting & international researchers Email address Audrey.Baeyens@vub.ac.be Telephone +32-2-6293602 Dr. Giacomo Capuzzo Marie Curie Post-doctoral Fellow Università di Trento, Italy Former teammembers Visiting & international researchers Yannis Chatzikonstantinou Visiting PhD student Visiting & international researchers Email address giannis.chat@gmail.com Prof. Dr. Jan Coenaerts Guest professor and senior archaeologist at ABO Visiting & international researchers Email address Jan.Coenaerts@vub.be DR. Peter Cosyns Visiting & international researchers Email address Peter.Cosyns@vub.be Dries Daems Visiting & international researchers Email address dries.daems@kuleuven.be Prof. Dr. em. John Eisenreich Post doctoral researcher on project Visiting & international researchers Email address seisenre@vub.be Telephone + 32 471 582 602 Prof. Dr. François Fripiat Professor of Paleoceanography and Glaciology ULB Former teammembers Visiting & international researchers Email address francois.fripiat@ulb.be Prof. Dr. Ming Ma Oil and Gas Research Center, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences Visiting & international researchers Email address mam@lzb.ac.cn Dr. Marta Marchegiano Researcher Andalusian Earth Sciences Institute, University of Granada, Spain Former teammembers Visiting & international researchers Email address martamarchegiano@ugr.es Prof. Dr. Carole Nehme Professor at Université de Rouen, FR Visiting & international researchers Email address Carole.nehme@univ-rouen.fr Dr. Marion Peral Post-doc 2020-2024, now CNRS researcher, Université de Bordeaux Former teammembers Visiting & international researchers Email address marion.peral@u-bordeaux.fr Prof. Marnix Pieters Guest professor and archaeological research director of the Flanders Heritage Agency Visiting & international researchers Email address marnix.pieters@vlaanderen.be Prof. Dr. Kevin Salesse Assistant Professor Masaryk University Former teammembers Visiting & international researchers Email address k.salesse@sci.muni.cz Amanda Sengeløv PhD student on EOS CRUMBEL Visiting & international researchers Email address Amanda.sengelov@ulb.be Prof. Dr. Matthias Sinnesael PhD 2020 - Assistant Professor Trinity College Dublin Former teammembers Visiting & international researchers Email address sinnesam@tcd.ie Prof. Dr. Johan Vellekoop Research Professor RBINS & KULeuven Former teammembers Visiting & international researchers Email address johan.vellekoop@kuleuven.be Dr. Sophie Verheyden RBINS/BELSPO Visiting & international researchers Email address Sophie.Verheyden@vub.be Former team members Look at profiles of former team members & where they are working now Where do we come from... and where do we work
Prof. Dr. Philippe Claeys Chair of Research Group AMGC Professors Email address phclaeys@vub.be Telephone +32-2-6293394
Prof. Dr. Ralf Vandam Vice-Chair of the Research Group AMGC Professors Email address ralf.vandam@vub.be
Prof. Dr. Steven Goderis Research professor, head of the Planetary Science & Meteorites group, Pi ERC-CoG FLUX Professors Email address Steven.Goderis@vub.be Telephone +32-2-629 1265
Prof. Dr. Ir. Marc Elskens Professor Professors Email address melskens@vub.be Telephone +32-2-6293260
Prof. Dr. Yue Gao Professor, head of Environmental & Bio-Geo-Chemistry Professors Email address Yue.Gao@vub.be Telephone +32-2-6293261
Prof. Dr. Ir. Christophe Snoeck Research professor, head BBLab group, Pi ERC Lumiere Professors Email address christophe.snoeck@vub.be Telephone +32-2-6291480
Prof. Dr. Martine Leermakers Professor Professors Email address mleermak@vub.be Telephone +32-2-6293266
Martyna Kopeć Chemist & Lab specialist Staff Email address martyna.kopec@vub.be Telephone +32456299328
Wim Borremans AMGC Technical expert on ICP-MS Staff Email address wim.borremans@vub.be Telephone +32487881389
David Verstraeten AMGC Lab manager Staff Email address David.Verstraeten@vub.be Telephone +32471133 865
Koen Wouters Project management officer Staff Email address koen.wouters@vub.be Telephone +32476806133
Giorgio Arriga PhD student, jointly with University Roma Tre Doctoral Fellows Email address giorgio.arriga@vub.be
Benjamin Avakian PhD student on Eutopia project with CY Cergy Univ. Doctoral Fellows Email address benjamin.avakian@etu.cyu.fr
Deepak Binu Beena PhD student on ERC project FLUX Doctoral Fellows Email address Deepak.Binu.Beena@vub.be
Ellen Campbell PhD student Doctoral Fellows Email address ellen.campbell@vub.be Telephone +32486859587
Solène Chevallier PhD student on project, joint PhD with INRAP Univ. Aix-Marseille Doctoral Fellows Email address solene.chevallier@vub.be
Oriana Chiappa Joint PhD candidate at VUB & UGent Doctoral Fellows Email address oriana.chiappa@vub.be
Polte De Weirdt PhD student Doctoral Fellows Email address polte.de.weirdt@vub.be Telephone +32486859587
Thomas Dehais BELSPO; Joint PhD VUB-ULB Doctoral Fellows Email address tdehais@vub.be Telephone +33-6-866 52217
Julius Pesola PhD student on ERC project FLUX Doctoral Fellows Email address julius.uolevi.pesola@vub.be
Fien Jonckheere PhD student on ERC project FLUX Doctoral Fellows Email address fien.marie.raf.jonckheere@vub.be Telephone +32475617215
Juliette Faucher PhD student on project Doctoral Fellows Email address Juliette.Caroline.Faucher@vub.be
Carina Gerritzen PhD student on FWO CRIME project Doctoral Fellows Email address carina.gerritzen@vub.be
Thi Hoa Tran PhD student, jointly with Hanoi University of Science and Technology Doctoral Fellows Email address thi.hoa.tran@vub.be
Yuwei Jia PhD student funded by China Scholarship Council Doctoral Fellows Email address Yuwei.Jia@vub.be
Andrei Kedich PhD student Doctoral Fellows Email address andrei.kedich@kuleuven.be Telephone +32 465 46 12 80
Zhilang Lao PhD student funded by CSC (China Scholarship Council) Doctoral Fellows Email address zhilang.lao@vub.be
Guanlei Li PhD student funded by China Scholarship Council (CSC) Doctoral Fellows Email address Guanlei.Li@vub.be
Sybrien Lievens PhD student Doctoral Fellows Email address Sybrien.Lievens@vub.be Telephone +32475726077
Titouan Miloikovitch PhD student on Eutopia project with CY Cergy Univ. Doctoral Fellows Email address titouan.miloikovitch@vub.be
Thi Thanh Thao Nguyen PhD student on VLIR-UOS project Doctoral Fellows Email address thithngu@vub.be Telephone +32 456391193
Yiqi Su PhD student funded by CSC (China Scholarship Council) Doctoral Fellows Email address yiqi.su@vub.be
Delphine Vandeputte PhD student Doctoral Fellows Email address delphine.jenny.vandeputte@vub.be Telephone +32470997342
Zhuangsen Wang PhD student funded by CSC (China Scholarship Council) Doctoral Fellows Email address Zhuangsen.Wang@vub.be
Naihua Xue PhD student funded by CSC (China Scholarship Council) Doctoral Fellows Email address naihua.xue@vub.be
Xianye Zhao PhD student funded by CSC (China Scholarship Council) Doctoral Fellows Email address Xianye.Zhao@vub.be
Dr. Natacha Brion Funded by INNOVIRIS projects postdoctoral researchers Email address nnbrion@vub.be Telephone +32-2-629 1479
Dr. Dina Cabrita Post doctoral researcher on BELSPO project postdoctoral researchers Email address dina.guerreiro.cabrita@ulb.be
Dr. Swagata Chaudhuri EUTOPIA Post-doctoral fellow postdoctoral researchers Email address Swagata.Chaudhuri@vub.be
Prof. Dr. Niels de Winter FWO climate price awardee & Assistant Professor Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam postdoctoral researchers Email address n.j.de.winter@vu.nl Telephone +31-6-3444-3433
Dr. Ella Egberts Impact Post-doctoral researcher postdoctoral researchers Email address Ella.Egberts@vub.be
Dr. Monica Alonso Eguiluz Post-doctoral researcher on project postdoctoral researchers Email address monica.alonso.eguiluz@vub.be
Dr. Jean-Guillaume Feignon EUTOPIA Post-doctoral fellow postdoctoral researchers Email address Jean-Guillaume.Feignon@vub.be
Dr. Ben Gruwier FWO Post-doctoral researcher postdoctoral researchers Email address bgruwier@vub.be Telephone +32-2-6291479
Dr. Hannah James Post-doctoral researcher on ERC Lumiere postdoctoral researchers Email address hannah.james@vub.be Telephone +3226293395
Dr. Pim Kaskes PhD 2023, Post-doctoral researcher on project postdoctoral researchers Email address pim.kaskes@vub.be Telephone +31-6-27308040
Dr. Lisa Krämer Ruggiu FWO Post-doctoral researcher postdoctoral researchers Email address lisa.kramer.ruggiu@vub.be
Dr. Tessi Loeffelmann Post-doctoral researcher on project postdoctoral researchers Email address Tessi.Loeffelmann@vub.be
Dr. Aniket Mitra EUTOPIA Post-doctoral fellow postdoctoral researchers Email address ani.vastuni@gmail.com
Dr. Inigo Müller Post-doctoral fellow postdoctoral researchers Email address inigo.andreas.muller@vub.be
Dr. Gabriel Pinto Post doctoral researcher on BELSPO project postdoctoral researchers Email address Gabriel.pinto@naturalsciences.be
Dr. Trygve Prestgard Post-doctoral researcher on project postdoctoral researchers Email address trygve.prestgard@vub.be
Dr. Ségolène Rabin Post-doctoral researcher on project postdoctoral researchers Email address segolene.rabin@vub.be
Dr. Cem Berk Senel FWO Post-doctoral researcher postdoctoral researchers Email address cem.berk@observatory.be
Dr. Vendula Smolikova FWO Post-Doctoral researcher postdoctoral researchers Email address Vendula.Smolikova@vub.be
Dr. Rachel Spros Post doctoral research on project postdoctoral researchers Email address rachel.spros@vub.be
Dr. Boris Theofanis Karatsolis EUTOPIA Post-doctoral fellow postdoctoral researchers Email address Boris.Theofanis.Karatsolis@vub.be
Dr. Priscilla Ulguim Post-doctoral researcher postdoctoral researchers Email address priscilla.ferreira.ulguim@vub.be
Dr. Luc Vrydaghs Post-doctoral researcher on project postdoctoral researchers Email address Luc.Vrydaghs@vub.be
Dr. Patrick Willett FWO Post-doctoral researcher postdoctoral researchers Email address pwillett@buffalo.edu Telephone +1 (716) 316-1884
Prof. Dr. Karin Nys Professor, Professor Emeriti Email address karin.nys@vub.be Telephone +32-2-6292587
Prof. Dr. Audrey Baeyens Visiting & international researchers Email address Audrey.Baeyens@vub.ac.be Telephone +32-2-6293602
Dr. Giacomo Capuzzo Marie Curie Post-doctoral Fellow Università di Trento, Italy Former teammembers Visiting & international researchers
Yannis Chatzikonstantinou Visiting PhD student Visiting & international researchers Email address giannis.chat@gmail.com
Prof. Dr. Jan Coenaerts Guest professor and senior archaeologist at ABO Visiting & international researchers Email address Jan.Coenaerts@vub.be
Prof. Dr. em. John Eisenreich Post doctoral researcher on project Visiting & international researchers Email address seisenre@vub.be Telephone + 32 471 582 602
Prof. Dr. François Fripiat Professor of Paleoceanography and Glaciology ULB Former teammembers Visiting & international researchers Email address francois.fripiat@ulb.be
Prof. Dr. Ming Ma Oil and Gas Research Center, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences Visiting & international researchers Email address mam@lzb.ac.cn
Dr. Marta Marchegiano Researcher Andalusian Earth Sciences Institute, University of Granada, Spain Former teammembers Visiting & international researchers Email address martamarchegiano@ugr.es
Prof. Dr. Carole Nehme Professor at Université de Rouen, FR Visiting & international researchers Email address Carole.nehme@univ-rouen.fr
Dr. Marion Peral Post-doc 2020-2024, now CNRS researcher, Université de Bordeaux Former teammembers Visiting & international researchers Email address marion.peral@u-bordeaux.fr
Prof. Marnix Pieters Guest professor and archaeological research director of the Flanders Heritage Agency Visiting & international researchers Email address marnix.pieters@vlaanderen.be
Prof. Dr. Kevin Salesse Assistant Professor Masaryk University Former teammembers Visiting & international researchers Email address k.salesse@sci.muni.cz
Amanda Sengeløv PhD student on EOS CRUMBEL Visiting & international researchers Email address Amanda.sengelov@ulb.be
Prof. Dr. Matthias Sinnesael PhD 2020 - Assistant Professor Trinity College Dublin Former teammembers Visiting & international researchers Email address sinnesam@tcd.ie
Prof. Dr. Johan Vellekoop Research Professor RBINS & KULeuven Former teammembers Visiting & international researchers Email address johan.vellekoop@kuleuven.be
Dr. Sophie Verheyden RBINS/BELSPO Visiting & international researchers Email address Sophie.Verheyden@vub.be