UAntwerp - Department of Chemistry

Bart Wanten will defend his PhD on the 19th of December at 15:00. In his thesis, he focused on the combined conversion of CO2 and CH4 by means of a plasma reactor, specifically a confined atmospheric pressure glow discharge. An excellent performance was achieved in terms of conversion and energy cost. The product was a mixture of CO and H2, of which the value was improved after adding H2O to the reaction mixture. An improved environmental performance compared to the state-of-the-art was obtained, showing the potential of this plasma-driven process.

🌟 Join the University of Antwerp! 🌟 The Department of Chemistry in the faculty of science has the following full-time vacancy: 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿/𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 🔬 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: • Contribute to education (40%), research (40%), and services (20%) • Provide high-quality Chemistry education and develop new courses in computational chemistry    • Expand high-quality scientific research in computational chemistry • Supervise students, PhD candidates, and postdoctoral researchers • Play a role in academic services and societal contributions 👩🔬 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲: • PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Bio-engineering (option Chemistry), or a related field (e.g., Physics) with focus on Chemistry. • Several years of postdoctoral experience with at least part gained at an organization different from where you obtained your PhD. Extensive international experience is highly recommended. • Strong research portfolio and teaching competences • Leadership potential and organisational skills • Willingness to achieve CEFR B2 level Dutch in 5 years and C1 level within 8 years • Team player, collaborative mindset and open communicator 💼 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿: • Full-time appointment with potential for tenure • Attractive starter package including funding for a PhD project • Competitive salary with additional benefits • Dynamic and stimulating working environment at Campus Groenenborger 📅 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: January 21st, 2025 🔗 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://lnkd.in/enXn9bHS 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 - 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗽 For more details and to apply, visit our job application platform or contact Prof. Dr. Vera Meynen at vera.meynen@uantwerpen.be #UniversityofAntwerp #Facultyofscience #departmentofchemistry

🌟 Join the University of Antwerp! 🌟 The Department of Chemistry in the faculty of science has the following full-time vacancy: 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿/𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 🔬 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: • Contribute to education (40%), research (40%), and services (20%) • Provide high-quality Chemistry education and develop new courses in computational chemistry    • Expand high-quality scientific research in computational chemistry • Supervise students, PhD candidates, and postdoctoral researchers • Play a role in academic services and societal contributions 👩🔬 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲: • PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Bio-engineering (option Chemistry), or a related field (e.g., Physics) with focus on Chemistry. • Several years of postdoctoral experience with at least part gained at an organization different from where you obtained your PhD. Extensive international experience is highly recommended. • Strong research portfolio and teaching competences • Leadership potential and organisational skills • Willingness to achieve CEFR B2 level Dutch in 5 years and C1 level within 8 years • Team player, collaborative mindset and open communicator 💼 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿: • Full-time appointment with potential for tenure • Attractive starter package including funding for a PhD project • Competitive salary with additional benefits • Dynamic and stimulating working environment at Campus Groenenborger 📅 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: January 21st, 2025 🔗 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://lnkd.in/enXn9bHS 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 - 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗽 For more details and to apply, visit our job application platform or contact Prof. Dr. Vera Meynen at vera.meynen@uantwerpen.be #UniversityofAntwerp #Facultyofscience #departmentofchemistry

Many congratulations to Lore Van den Bergh on gaining the poster prize! 🏆

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🚀 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗖𝗔! 🚀 The LADCA research group is excited to announce an opening for a Postdoc Researcher to join the T-REX project! 🔗 Learn more about the T-REX project  https://lnkd.in/e9cf3BAd We are focused on converting CO2 to methanol and ethanol using innovative technologies, including plasma catalysis. This postdoc project will specifically analyze, evaluate, and understand the impact of packing material properties on the electrical behavior of the plasma and the yield of plasma products. 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗺𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀? 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺? 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿! 🌟 🔗 Apply online: https://lnkd.in/es4ZAc8T #UAntwerpen #Faculty_of_science #Department_of_Chemistry #Ladca

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Yuman Qin will defend her PhD on the 22nd of November at 16:00. The urgent need for sustainable strategies is driving innovations to tackle global environmental challenges. Photoredox catalysis represents an energy-efficient and sustainable process that uses light to facilitate reactions. Her thesis explores the combined potential of photoredox catalysis and its application on plastic waste valorization, CO₂ capture, and sustainable oxidation processes, focusing on how these approaches can contribute to circular economy.

Peng Ren will defend his PhD on the 21st of November at 16:00. His PhD research focuses on developing advanced photocatalysts for sustainable chemical production and carbon capture applications. He explored novel photocatalytic methods for producing hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) directly from seawater and for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) in exhaust gases, using materials such as BiOBr-lignin composites, manganese single-atom catalysts, and iron-based photocatalysts. These catalysts enhance reaction efficiency while minimizing environmental impact. His work aims to address global challenges related to energy sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions through innovative photocatalytic strategies. 

Joachim Slaets will defend his PhD today at 14:00. The dry reforming of methane (DRM) is a process that utilizes carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) to produce a mixture of carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2), which can be used to further synthesize of a variety of chemicals and fuels. A highly reactive plasma environment can be used to break down these molecules. By leveraging such processes, CO2 can be transformed into useful chemicals, contributing to both emission reduction and resource circularity. His thesis studies the reaction mechanism of DRM through chemical kinetics modelling to gain a better understanding of the effects of different plasma conditions. Evaluating the influence of different parameters on the core kinetics in warm plasmas as well as the post-plasma reactions, while considering different gas compositions, such as CO2 and CH4 ratio and the influence of N2 in the mixture. The findings presented improve the understanding of plasma-based DRM technology, providing a basis for further studies and process optimization.