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The Day Dinosaurs Died

15/05/2017 - 20:00

The BBC documentary called “The Day Dinosaurs Died” on IODP exp. 364 will be shown on BBC 2 Monday evening at 9 PM (London time, 22:00 local time)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08r3xhf

On May 5th 2017 Reinout Stevens obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
A Declarative Foundation for Querying the History of Software Projects
Promotors: Prof. Dr. Coen De Roover and Prof. Dr. Viviane Jonckers

PhD Severine MATTHIJS

15/05/2017 - 10:45

On May 4th 2017 Severine Matthijs obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Diversity and Evolution of Host-Defense Peptides in Frogs (Amphibia: Anura): a Phylogenomic Approach
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Kim Roelants

Sam Wouters wins Best Poster Award at MSB 2017

27/04/2017 - 16:15

Ir. Ing. Sam Wouters (promotor: Prof. Dr. Sebastiaan Eeltink) was awarded the Janssen Biologics (Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson) "Best Poster Award" at the 33rd International Symposium on Microscale Separations and Bioanalysis (MSB 2017).

PhD Seyed Pejman SAJJADI

24/04/2017 - 16:00

On April 24 2017 Seyed Pejman Sajjadi obtained the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Individualizing Learning Games: Incorporating the Theory of Multiple Intelligence in Player-Centered Game Design
Promotor: Prof. dr. Olga De Troyer

PhD Moa Megersa GUTA

21/04/2017 - 16:00

On April 21 2017 Moa Megersa Guta obtained the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Development of nature-based drinking water treatment derived from indigenous knowledge systems for its sustainable use
Promotors: Prof. Dr. Ludwig Triest & Dr. Abebe Beyene

PhD Felix Ulombe KAPUTU

19/04/2017 - 10:00

On April 19 2017 Felix Ulombe Kaputu obtained the academic degree of Doctor in Interdisciplinary Studies with the following docotral thesis:
“Chilima” and the Remaking of Chokwe Identity: An Exploratory Interdisciplinary Study on Globalization, Material Traditions and Gendered Cosmo-Polity.
Joint PhD with Universiteit Gent
Promotors: Prof. Dr. Jan Broekaert, Prof. Dr. Koenraad Stroeken (Univ. Gent) & Prof. Dr. Sandro Sozzo (Univ. Leicester)

Benjamin Claessens wins Best Poster Award at BZA 2017

18/04/2017 - 13:00

Ir. Benjamin Claessens (promotor: Prof. Dr. ir. Joeri Denayer) received the Best Poster Prize at the 40th annual meeting of the British Zeolite Association (BZA) in Preston, UK.

Dr. David De Vleeschouwer heads new IGCP project

12/04/2017 - 08:00

Former AMGC Dr. David De Vleeschouwer heads new IGCP project “ IGCP 652, Reading Geologic time in Paleozoic Sedimentary Rocks”

Team Gravity Bubbles into zero gravity with the help of Chemical Engineering - VUB

05/04/2017 - 12:00

The BIFROST-ONE campaign, a competition organized by Innoviris to encourage young people’s interest in sciences and engineering, organized its finals on March 22, 2017. The Chemical Engineering Department (CHIS) can happily announce that the team of the “Gravity Bubbles”-project has won the competition and will have the chance to participate in a parabolic flight.