Members
Process

Steven De Meester (Steering Committee)
Sustainable design of chemical process chains via chemical engineering, design & up-scaling, and sustainability analysis
T +32 56 24 12 36

Kristof Demeestere
Analysis and technology of organic minor components
T +32 9 264 59 65

Jo Dewulf
Clean technology, sustainability & footprinting analysis, life cycle analysis, thermodynamics based resource efficiency
T +32 9 264 59 49

Dagmar D'hooge
Design of polymerization and polymer processing techniques, functional material design, multi-scale modeling
T +32 9 331 17 72

Vladimir Galvita
Heterogeneous catalysis, low carbon technology, chemical looping and energy storage processes
T +32 9 264 58 30

Geraldine Heynderickx
Reactor hydrodynamics, multiphase flow regimes, computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
E geraldine.heynderickx@ugent.be
T +32 9 331 17 53

Philippe Heynderickx
Heterogeneous catalysis, chemical kinetics, modeling and design of chemical processes, application of renewable resources for environmental applications
E philippe.heynderickx@ghent.ac.kr
T +82 32 626 4206

Jeroen Lauwaert
Intensifying biomass valorization through heterogeneous catalysis, microkinetics and engineering thermodynamics
T +32 9 243 25 22

Guy Marin (Steering committee)
Chemical kinetics, modeling and design of chemical processes and products from molecule to full scale
T +32 9 331 17 60

Yi Ouyang
Process intensification with in particular computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and CO2 capture
T +32 497 21 65 84

Frederik Ronsse
Slow and fast pyrolysis for the production of biochar and bio-oils using biomass containing residue streams
T +32 9 264 62 00

Maarten Sabbe
First principles reaction engineering for various chemical processes: quantitarive prediction of chemical reaction rates
T +32 9 331 17 33

Mark Saeys
Catalytic process optimization via modelling-guided catalyst design, experimental kinetic validation and characterization
T +32 9 331 17 54

Georgios Stefanidis
Urban waste valorization and plasma reactor technology
E georgios.stefanidis@ugent.be
T +32 9 264 58 30

Chris Stevens (Steering Committee)
Heterocyclic synthesis, microreactor technology, chemical modification of renewable resources
T +32 9 264 59 57

Joris Thybaut
Catalytic reaction and process engineering for the transition from fossil to renewable resources
T +32 9 331 17 52

Kevin Van Geem (Director)
Thermochemical reaction engineering with in particular the transition from fossil to renewable resources
T +32 9 264 55 97

Veronique Van Speybroeck
First principle modeling of chemical transformations within nanoporous materials
E veronique.vanspeybroeck@ugent.be
T +32 9 264 65 58

Paul Van Steenberge
Polymer reaction engineering, chemical reactor design, multiscale modeling, scale-up, recycling, HSE management
T +32 9 331 17 72

Kim Verbeken
Corrosion, hydrogen induced cracking, high temperature thermodynamics and pyrometallurgical processes
T +32 9 331 04 53

Christophe Walgraeve
Environmental chemistry and technology; air quality, polution and treatment; odour nuisance
E christophe.walgraeve@ugent.be
T +32 9 264 59 53
Advanced Materials

Ludwig Cardon
Characterization and 3D processing of polymers and composites
T +32 9 331 03 90

Catherine Cazin
Sustainable transition metal chemistry and homogeneous catalysis, catalyst and ligand design for organic synthesis
T +32 9 264 96 84

Klaartje De Buysser
Synthesis of metal oxide particles and thin films for advanced applications
T +32 9 264 44 41

Karen De Clerck (Steering Committee)
Production and analysis of fibres in relation with the end-characteristics of the fibrous materials
T +32 9 264 57 40

Jolien Dendooven
Atomic Layer Deposition, Thin film technology, In-situ surface and thin film characterization during depostion and annealing
T +32 9 264 43 65

Christophe Detavernier
Atomic Layer Deposition, Thin film technology, In-situ surface and thin film characterization during depostion and annealing
E christophe.detavernier@ugent.be
T +32 9 264 43 54

Gijs Du Laing
Technology development for remediation of metal-contaminated environments, metal recovery from waste streams
T +32 9 264 59 95

Filip Du Prez (Steering Committee)
Polymer functionalization, dynamic and self-healing polymers, renewable materials functionalization
T + 32 9 264 45 03

Thomas Heugebaert
Development of photochemical and electrochemical methodologies, sustainable organic synthesis and microreactor technology
T +32 9 264 59 62

Steven Nolan
Organometallic chemistry and catalysis, development of novel organometallic complexes for homogeneous catalytic reactions
T +32 9 264 44 58

Kim Ragaert
Circular Plastics; Sustainable use and recycling of polymers and composites, advanced polymer processing
T +32 9 331 03 92

Johan Van der Eycken
Chiral ligands for asymmetric transition metal catalysis, total synthesis of complex organic molecules for drug discovery
T +32 9 264 44 80

Pascal Van Der Voort
Advanced nanoporous hybrid materials for green processes, water purification and urban mining
T +32 9 264 44 42

Isabel Van Driessche
Controlled synthesis and surface chemistry of metal oxide nanoparticles, coating development
E isabel.vandriessche@ugent.be
T +32 9 264 44 33

An Verberckmoes
Catalytic biomass conversion reactions, development and upscaling of catalysts and adsorbent materials
T +32 9 243 25 22

Johan Winne
Development of synthetic tools and organic building blocks for research in biomedical and materials sciences
T +32 9 264 44 61
Biotech

Marjan De Mey (Steering Committee)
Optimisation of microbial cell factories through metabolic engineering and synthetic biology
T +32 9 264 60 28

Ramon Ganigué
Biotechnologies for waste valorization; gas & liquid fermentations
T +32 9 264 59 73

Korneel Rabaey
Resource recovery, CO2 conversion, electrochemical engineering, fermentation, water treatment
T +32 9 264 59 76

Wim Soetaert (Steering Committee)
Industrial biotechnology and biocatalysis, fermentation science and engineering
T +32 9 264 60 83