Vakgroep Chemie
Conceptual Density Functional Theory
Conceptual Density Functional Theory

In the context of reactivity descriptors in Conceptual DFT, the  nearly unexploited (χ(r,r’)) reveals its chemical and physical significance

Expeditie in Antarctica
Expeditie in Antarctica

Aankomst in de Russische basis Novolaszarevskaya. Op weg naar het Belgisch Research Station Princes Elisabeth op Antarctica

Meteoriet Inslag in Noorwegen
Meteoriet Inslag in Noorwegen

Excursie naar de Precambrium schiervlakte in de Geilo / Skurdalen, mogelijke meteoriet impact structuren over een periode van 150 miljoen jaar

In het Labo
In het Labo

Hoog technologische instrumenten ter beschikking ter ondersteuning van het onderzoek in de verschillende vakgroepen

Professoren
Dr.

Mercedes ALONSO GINER

Associate Professor / FWO
+32-2-6293315
Mercedes.Alonso.Giner@vub.be
Prof. Dr.

Audrey BAEYENS

Audrey.Baeyens@vub.ac.be
Steven BALLET
Prof. Dr.

Steven BALLET

Head of Research Group ORGC
+32-2-6293292
Steven.Ballet@vub.be
Prof. Dr.

Philippe CLAEYS

Head of Research Group AMGC
phclaeys@vub.be
Frank DE PROFT
Prof. Dr.

Frank DE PROFT

Head of Research Group ALGC
+32-2-6293310
Frank.De.Proft@vub.be
Marc ELSKENS
Prof. Dr. ir.

Marc ELSKENS

Professor
melskens@vub.be
Prof. Dr.

Ulrich HENNECKE

+32-2-6293290
Ulrich.Hennecke@vub.be
Prof. Dr.

Yue GAO

Professor
Yue.Gao@vub.be
Prof. Dr.

Steven GODERIS

Research professor
Steven.Goderis@vub.be
Martine LEERMAKERS
Prof. Dr.

Martine LEERMAKERS

Part-time professor
mleermak@vub.be
Prof. Dr. ir.

Christophe SNOECK

Research Professor, Head BBLab
Joint with MARI-Archaeology
Christophe.snoeck@vub.be
Frederik Tielens
Prof. Dr.

Frederik TIELENS

Materials Modeling
+32-2-6293311
frederik.tielens@vub.be
Prof.

Gregory VAN LIER

Associate Professor
+32-2-6293516
gvanlier@vub.ac.be
POSTDOCTORALE ONDERZOEKERS
Cecilia BETTI
Dr.

Cecilia BETTI

+32-2-629 3299
Cecilia.Betti@vub.be
Dr.

Mercedes ALONSO GINER

Associate Professor / FWO
+32-2-6293315
Mercedes.Alonso.Giner@vub.be
Natacha BRION
Dr.

Natacha Brion

Research Scientist
nnbrion@vub.be
Niels DE WINTER
Dr.

Niels de Winter

FWO post-doctoral researcher
Marie Sklodowska Curie Fellow
nidewint@vub.be
Dr.

Stijn FIAS

FWO
Stijn.Fias@vub.be
Charlotte MARTIN
Dr.

Charlotte MARTIN

charlotte.martin@vub.be
Dr.

Jan TUREK

FWO
+32-2-6293520
jan.turek@vub.be
Dr.

Marion Peral

Post-doctoral researcher
Marion.peral@vub.be
Dr.

Marta Marchegiano

Post-doctoral researcher
Marta.marchegiano@vub.be
Dr.

Vincent Perrrot

Post-doctoral researcher
Vincent.perrot@vub.be
Dr.

FIona Karen Thiessen

FWO Post-doctoral researcher
European Space Agency researcher
Fiona.karen.thiessen@vub.be
Rhy McMillan
Dr.

Rhy McMillan

SSHRC post-doctoral researcher
Rhy.McMillan@vub.be
Dr.

Lawrence Percival

FWO Post-doctoral researcher
lawrence.percival@vub.be
Dr.

Rebecca Doyle

Post-doctoral researcher
+32473269094
Rebecca.doyle@vub.be
Dr.

Kevin Rey

Post-doctoral researcher
+3226293395
Kevin.rey@vub.be
Lisa Krämer Ruggiu
Dr.

Lisa Krämer Ruggiu

Post-doctoral researcher
Lisa.kramer.ruggiu@vub.be
Max Thiemens
Dr.

Maxwell Marzban Thiemens

Post-doctoral researcher EOS project
Maxwell.Marzban.Thiemens@vub.be
My TRAN THI AI
Dr.

My Tran Thi Ai

Post-doctoral researcher VLIR-UOS project
My.Tran.Thi.Ai@vub.be
Dr.

Barbara Veselka

Post-doctoral researcher
barbara.veselka@vub.be
Dr.

Christina Cheung

Post-doctoral researcher on ERC Lumiere
Christina.cheung@vub.be
Dr.

Kevin Salesse

Post-doctoral researcher
kevin.salesse@vub.be
Dr.

Hannah James

Post-doctoral researcher ERC Lumiere
+32 2 629 3395
hannah.james@vub.be
Thijs Stuyver
Dr.

Thijs STUYVER

FWO
+32-2-6293516
Thijs.Stuyver@vub.be
PREDOCTORALE ONDERZOEKERS
Ehab ABDULBUR ALFAKHOURY
Dr.

Ehab ABDULBUR ALFAKHOURY

Chemist on OMES project
+32-2-6293244
eabdulbu@vub.be

Thomas BARLOW

+32-2-6293300
Thomas.Barlow@vub.be
Sam DE CRAEMER
Dr.

Sam DE CRAEMER

Post-doctoral researcher University Antwerpen
PhD 2017
Pim KASKES

Pim KASKES

FWO Doctoral fellow
pim.kaskes@vub.be
ir.

Florian Deman

PhD student
Florian.Deman@vub.be

An DE PRINS

+32-2-6293301
An.De.Prins@vub.be

Sietze de Graaff

PhD student on Chixculub project
sietze.de.graaff@vub.be

Thomas DEHAIS

PhD student on Chicxulub project
tdehais@vub.be

Karlijn HOLLANDERS

+32-2-6293299
kholland@vub.be
Sara Krummenacher

Sara KRUMMENACHER

+32-2-6293300
sara.krummenacher@vub.be
Dr.

Niels MARIEN

+32-2-6293298
Niels.Marien@vub.be
Bastien SOENS
Dr.

Bastien Soens

PhD 2021
Dr.

Olivier VAN DER POORTEN

+32-2-6293300
Olivier.Van.Der.Poorten@vub.be

Flore Van Maldeghem

FWO Doctoral fellow
Flore.van.maldeghem@vub.be

Jonas VERHOEVEN

+32-2-6293299
joverhoe@vub.be

Steven VERLINDEN

50% ORGC / Assistant VUB
+32-2-6293296
steven.verlinden@vub.be

Tom WILLEMSE

+32-2-6293298
tomwille@vub.ac.be

Tom BETTENS

Strategic Research VUB
tom.bettens@vub.be

Xavier DERAET

Strategic Research VUB
xavier.deraet@vub.be

Steven VERLINDEN

50% ORGC / Assistant VUB
+32-2-6293296
steven.verlinden@vub.be
Tatiana Woller

Tatiana WOLLER

Assistant VUB
+32-2-6293310
Tatiana.Woller@vub.ac.be

Johannes TEUNISSEN

Strategic Research VUB
johannes.teunissen@vub.be

Tom Boonants

PhD student
Tom.Boonants@vub.be

Tessi Loeffelmann

Joint PhD Durham University - VUB
tessi.loeffelmann@vub.be

Inés Llopart Babot

PhD student SCK project
Ines.llopart.babot@vub.be

Ryoga Maeda

PhD student on EOS project
ryoga.maeda@vub.ac.be

Besarta Matranxhi

PhD student on EU project TriboREMEDY
Besarta.matranxhi@vub.be

Jérome Roland

Joint PhD student ULB - VUB
jerome.roland@ulb.ac.be
Rachel Spros

Rachel Spròs

PhD student on IRP project "Making of the city"
rachel.spros@vub.be

Jacob Griffith

PhD student on ERC Lumiere
jacob.griffith@vub.be

Naihua Xue

PhD student
CSC (China Scholarship Council)
Naihua.Xue@vub.be

Xiaohan ZHANG

Former PhD student
Chunyang ZHOU

Chunyang ZHOU

PhD student
Chunyang.Zhou@vub.be

Vendula Smolikova

PhD Student
Joint PhD with Mendel Univ. Brno
Vendula.Smolikova@vub.be

Elisavet Stamataki

FWO PhD fellow with MARI
Joint PhD VUB-ULB
Elisavet.stamataki@vub.be
Christina MAKARONA

Christina Makarona

PhD student
Christina.Makarona@vub.be

Tianhui Ma

PhD student on FWO project

Mingyue LUO

PhD student
Mingyue.Luo@vub.be
Imke BOONEN

Imke Boonen

PhD student on FWO Project
Iboonen@vub.be

Carina Gerritzen

PhD student FWO project CRIME
Carina.gerritzen@vub.be

Marta Hlad

FWO PhD fellow with MARI Archaeology
Marta.hlad@vub.be
Benjamin JENTGEN

Benjamin Jentgen

Joint PhD VUB - ULg
bjentgen@alumni.ulg.ac.be

Yuwei Jia

PhD student China scholarship Council (CSC)
Yuwei.Jia@vub.be

Benjamin Avakian

PhD student on Eutopia project with CY Cergy Univ.
benjamin.avakian@etu.cyu.fr

Sarah Dalle

Joint PhD student VUB-UGhent on Crumbel project
Sarah.Raice.G.Dalle@vub.be
Onderzoekers
Nicolas VAN LAREBEKE
Prof. Dr. em.

Nicolas VAN LAREBEKE

Research Chemist
Nicolas.Van.Larebeke@vub.be
Sophie VERHEYDEN
Dr.

Sophie VERHEYDEN

Research Geologist
Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences
Sophie.Verheyden@vub.be
EMERITI
Willy BAEYENS
Prof. Dr. em.

Willy BAEYENS

wbaeyens@vub.be
Frank DEHAIRS
Prof. Dr. em.

Frank DEHAIRS

fdehairs@vub.be
Steven John EISENREICH
Prof. Dr. em.

Steven John EISENREICH

Visiting professor
Steven.J.Eisenreich@vub.be
Edward KEPPENS
Prof. Dr. em.

Edward KEPPENS

Eddy.Keppens@ulb.ac.be
Paul GEERLINGS
Prof. Dr. em.

Paul GEERLINGS

Pro-Dean of the Faculty
+32-2-6293314
Paul.Geerlings@vub.be
Dirk Tourwe
Prof. Dr. em.

Dirk TOURWE

+32-2-6293295
datourwe@vub.be
ADMINISTRATIEVE MEDEWERKERS
Hilde SCHOETERS

Hilde SCHOETERS

Office Research Group ORGC
+32-2-6293294
hmschoet@vub.be

Stefaan BRUYLANDT

Administrative assistant DSCH
+32-2-6291479
Stefaan.Bruylandt@vub.be
TECHNISCHE MEDEWERKERS

Jean Pierre CLEMENT

+32-2-6293263
Pierre.Clement.Jean@vub.ac.be
Karen Goeyens

Karen GOEYENS

In memorium 2016
Diane SORGELOOS

Diane SORGELOOS

Technician
+32-2-6293312
Diane.Sorgeloos@vub.ac.be

Ingrid VERBRUGGEN

Former administration assistant

David VERSTRAETEN

AMGC Lab manager
+32471133865
David.Verstraeten@vub.be

Martyna Kopeć

Chemist on ERC Lumiere
+32456299328
Martyna.Kopec@vub.be
OVERIGE MEDEWERKERS
Vroegere medewerkers
Dr.

Matthias SINNESAEL

Post-doc. Observatoire de Paris
PhD 2020
Matthias.Sinnesael@obspm.fr
Matthias Van Ginneken
Dr.

Matthias VAN GINNEKEN

Post-doctoral researcher Univ. of Kent
Post-doc 2016-2019
Dr.

Camille GAULIER

PhD 2020
Now works at Bruxelles Environnement - Brussel Leefmilieu
+3225634255
cgaulier@environnement.brussels
Marek Reichstadter
Dr.

Marek REICHSTADTER

Joint PhD Brno University of Technology - VUB 2020
Now works at Erba Mannheim
Annelies VAN HEYST
Dr.

Annelies VAN HEYST

PhD 2021
Now works at Primoris-Belgium
Dr.

Ines Tomasek

Researcher Université de Clermond-Ferrand, France
Post-doctoral researcher 2018-2021

Jagoda DROZDZAK

PhD 2016
Joke BELZA
Dr.

Joke BELZA

Post-doc Ghent University
PhD 2015
Loreto DE BRABANDERE
Dr.

Loreto DE BRABANDERE

St. Jozefhumaniora, Brugge
Post-doc 2012-2015
PhD 2005
David DEVLEESCHOUWER
Dr.

David DEVLEESCHOUWER

Senior researcher Marum, Univ. Bremen Germany
FWO PhD 2014

Cecilia FABRIS

+32-2-6293300
cfabris@vub.ac.be
Tom GOOSSE

Tom GOOSSE

IGEAT ULB
Researcher 2015
tpegoosse@gmail.com
Dr.

Karel GUILLEMYN

+32-2-6293300
Karel.Guillemyn@vub.ac.be
Songül GÜRYEL
Dr.

Songül GÜRYEL

+32-2-6293311
Songul.Guryel@vub.ac.be
Matthew HUBER
Prof.

Matthew HUBER

Senior Lecturer, Univ. Free State South Africa
Post-doc 2013-2015
Claire MOURGUES

Claire MOURGUES

Inst. of Marine Research, Norway
Lab specialist 2013 -2016
Dr.

Ben SCHURGERS

+32-2-6293296
Ben.Schurgers@vub.ac.be
Maité VAN RAMPELBERGH
Dr.

Maité VAN RAMPELBERGH

Spokesperson Brussels Mayor
PhD 2014
Nadia Van Roosbroek
Dr.

Nadia VAN ROOSBROEK

FOD Foreign Affairs
PhD 2015, jointly with ULB

Claudio VENTURA BORDENCA

Former PhD student

Eva Maria ZETSCHE

Post-doc Univ. of Antwerpen
Guido VERNIEST
Prof. Dr. ir.

Guido VERNIEST

+32-2-6293290
gvernies@vub.be
Stef VANSTEENBERGE
Dr.

Stef VANSTEENBERGE

Now works at A+E Consult bvba, Kortrijk, Belgium
PhD 2018
Alexandra Rodler
Dr.

Alexandra Rodler

Austrian Academy of Sciences
Post-Doc 2019-2020
Alexandra.rodler@oeaw.ac.at
Matthias Van Ginneken
Dr.

Matthias VAN GINNEKEN

Post-doctoral researcher Univ. of Kent
Post-doc 2016-2019
Dr.

Camille GAULIER

PhD 2020
Now works at Bruxelles Environnement - Brussel Leefmilieu
+3225634255
cgaulier@environnement.brussels
General info
Verwante OnderzoeksgroepenSURFChemical EngineeringInterdisciplinaire GroepEarth System Science
Onderzoeksgroepen
Researchgroup AMGC

Analytical, Environmental and Geo- Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Research Group General Chemistry

General Chemistry

Onderzoekers