Catalogue of Climate Scientific Experts

Welcome to the beta version of our Catalogue of Climate Scientific Experts! This catalogue centralises information on climate-related scientific experts working in universities, federal scientific institutes, and regional research centres of Belgium. It currently features 443 well-established scientific experts who are actively engaged in climate research.

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Raf Aerts

Sciensano, KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Society, Land and Water

Expertise:

Health and wellbeing

Nature-based climate solutions

Urban planning

Keywords:

Environmental Epidemiology | Green Space | Human Health | Biological Conservation | Environmental Exposure

Luc Alaerts

KULeuven, Vlaanderen Circulair

Research theme(s):

Technology, Society

Expertise:

Waste and circular economy

(Just) transition

Behaviour and consumption

Keywords:

Circular Economy | Monitoring | Sustainability Transitions | Data | Information Systems

Louis Albrechts

KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF)

Mobility and transport

Urban planning

Keywords:

Strategic Planning | Diversity | Socio-Spatial Justice | Power | Creativity

Karen Allacker

KU Leuven

Research theme(s):

Technology, Society

Expertise:

Waste and circular economy

Education, communication and art

Climate policy and law

Keywords:

Life cycle assessment | Stock modelling | Carbon reduction strategies | Building renovation

Alice Alonso

UCLouvain

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

Water management

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Water cycle | Hydrological extremes | Water management | Water quality

Aida Alvera-Azcárate

ULiège

Research theme(s):

Physical

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

Keywords:

Ocean Remote Sensing | Marine Heatwaves | Coastal And Global Ocean Monitoring | Data Analysis Techniques Development | Machine Learning

Fien Amery

ILVO

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

Waste and circular economy

Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF)

Keywords:

Carbon Monitoring | Circular Agriculture | Nutrient Reuse

Lise Appels

KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Waste and circular economy

Renewable energy

Keywords:

Anaerobic Fermentation | Hydrothermal Conversion | Biomass Valorisation | Renewable Chemicals | Renewable Energy

Chiara Armeni

ULB

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

(Just) transition

Climate policy and law

Keywords:

Climate Law And Policy | Environmental Law | Just Transition Law

Andrea Armstrong

Silent Spring Consultants, VUB

Research theme(s):

Society, Land and Water

Expertise:

(Just) transition

Nature-based climate solutions

Climate policy and law

Urban planning

Keywords:

Extreme Heat - Preparedness, Planning And Impacts | Climate Action | Climate Governance And Politics | Climate Adaptation And Mitigation | Climate Resilience

Sandra Arndt

University libre de Bruxelles, fonds.recherche@ulb.be

Research theme(s):

Physical

Expertise:

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Past and future climate

Keywords:

Biogeochemical Cycling in marine sediments | Subsea Permafrost and methane gas hydrates | Biogeochemical Cycling in Glacier and Ice Sheets | Coastal Carbon Cycling | Oceanic Anoxic Events

Lionel Artige

ULiège, HEC Liège

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF)

Industry

Keywords:

Economic Growth | Economics Of Innovation | Econometrics | Firm Dynamics | Economics Of Tropical Deforestation

Jana Asselman

Ghent University, Marine@UGent Korea

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Sea-level rise and marine ecosystems

Waste and circular economy

Water management

Carbon removal / capture / storage (CDR, CCS)

Keywords:

Marine Biotechnology | Oceans & Human Health | Microplastics

Shady Attia

ULiège

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Nature-based climate solutions

Infrastructure

Urban planning

Carbon removal / capture / storage (CDR, CCS)

Keywords:

Paris Targets | Carbon Removal | Biobased Construction | Carbon Neutrality Of Buildings | Embodied Emissions

David Aubin

UCLouvain, KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Society, Land and Water

Expertise:

(Just) transition

Water management

Climate policy and law

Keywords:

Knowledge Utilisation | Collaborative Governance | Policy Evaluation | Integrated Water Management | Environmental Justice

Amaryllis Audenaert

UAntwerp

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Urban planning

Waste and circular economy

Industry

Keywords:

Sustainability Assessment | Live Cycle Assessment | Live Cycle Cost Assessment | Circularity

Tessa Avermaete

KU Leuven

Research theme(s):

Society, Land and Water

Expertise:

Behaviour and consumption

Agriculture and food

(Just) transition

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Agriculture economics | Food | Sustainability | Farming

Kris Bachus

UAntwerp, KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

(Just) transition

Climate policy and law

Keywords:

Just Transition | Circular Economy Policy | Climate Mitigation Policy | Climate Tax Shift | Environmental Taxation

Tine Baelmans

KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Renewable energy

Industry

Keywords:

Thermal Fluid Engineering | Nuclear Fusion | Automated Design | Heat Exchangers | Heat Sinks

Lander Baeten

UGhent

Research theme(s):

Land and Water

Expertise:

Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF)

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Ecological Restoration | Biodiversity | Conservation | Plant Ecology | Community Ecology

Philippe Baret

UCLouvain

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Society

Expertise:

Agriculture and food

(Just) transition

Nature-based climate solutions

Behaviour and consumption

Keywords:

Agricultural Systems | Lock-Ins | Transition | Agroecology | Food Systems

Françoise Bartiaux

UCLouvain

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

(Just) transition

Behaviour and consumption

Keywords:

Practice | Energy Poverty | Energy Retrofit | Practice Change

Francesc Baró

VUB

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Society

Expertise:

Nature-based climate solutions

Health and wellbeing

Urban planning

(Just) transition

Keywords:

Urban Green Infrastructure | Ecosystem Services | Nature-Based Solutions | Environmental Justice | Urban Climate Resilience

Jean-Francois Bastin

ULiège

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Physical

Expertise:

Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF)

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Nature-based climate solutions

Past and future climate

Keywords:

Remote Sensing | Forest Ecology | Carbon Stock | Ecosystem Restoration | Drones

Edward Baudrez

RMI

Research theme(s):

Physical

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

Keywords:

Earth Radiation Budget | Remote Sensing | Radiometry | Datasets | Software

Tom Bauler

ULB

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

(Just) transition

Climate policy and law

Keywords:

Ecological Economics | Governance Of Change / Transformations | Sts | Social-Ecological Dynamics

Marijn Bauters

Ghent University

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Physical

Expertise:

Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF)

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Tropical forests | Biogeochemistry | Land-use change | Greenhouse gases

Vincent Becue

UMons, Ecole des Ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris (EIVP)

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Technology

Expertise:

Urban planning

Renewable energy

Mobility and transport

Keywords:

Resilience | Adaptation | Urban Design

Hans Beeckman

Africa Museum

Research theme(s):

Physical, Land and Water

Expertise:

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF)

Climate trends and extremes

Nature-based climate solutions

Keywords:

Wood Anatomy | Forest Ecology And Management | Dendrochronology | Paleoecology | Tree Performance

Ronnie Belmans

KULeuven, Advisor to Florence School of Regulation at the EUI

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Renewable energy

Infrastructure

Keywords:

Energy System | Power Systems | Regulation Of Energy Systems | Gaseous And Liquid Energy Carreers

André Berger

UCLouvain

Research theme(s):

Physical

Expertise:

Climate trends and extremes

Past and future climate

Keywords:

Paleoclimates | Astronomical Forcing | Climate Modeling

Sebastien Bertrand

Université Paris-Saclay, UGhent

Research theme(s):

Land and Water, Physical

Expertise:

Land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF)

Greenhouse gases and carbon cycle

Sea-level rise and marine ecosystems

Climate trends and extremes

Keywords:

Paleoclimatology | Sediments | Lakes | Fjords | Patagonia

Katja Biedenkopf

KULeuven

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

Climate policy and law

Keywords:

Carbon Pricing Policy | Climate Diplomacy | Climate Policy Mixes

Pieter Billen

UAntwerp

Research theme(s):

Technology

Expertise:

Waste and circular economy

Industry

Keywords:

Circular Economy | Recycling | Plastics | Thermodynamics | Assessments

Carole M. Billiet

Law Faculty, UHasselt, Baeyens & Billiet Law

Research theme(s):

Society

Expertise:

Climate policy and law

(Just) transition

Keywords:

Climate change litigation | Biodiversity & climate change | Human rights & climate change | Innovation in governance | Environmental permitting & climate change