Projects
Fast x-ray phase contrast computed tomography for materials science and industry. University of Antwerp
Quantitative X-ray tomography of advanced polymer composites. University of Antwerp
A game-changing perspective on intra-seasonal wood formation dynamics using high-resolution X-ray Computed Tomography to elucidate leaf senescence and autumn dynamics of temperate deciduous trees in Europe. University of Antwerp
The KU Leuven X-ray computed tomography centre: a versatile and structured way to unravel the material structures and dynamic processes. KU Leuven
The KU Leuven X-ray CT centre expands her infrastructure with a new high resolution XCT device with large cabinet in MTM and a new, more flexible, accurate automated XCT scanning device in Gasthuisberg, accessible to KU Leuven partners, imec and Louvain-La-Neuve, to complete their search for the internal structure of materials and to unravel dynamic processes and to provide data for modeling.
A game-changing perspective on intra-seasonal wood formation dynamics using high-resolution X-ray Computed Tomography to elucidate leaf senescence and autumn dynamics of temperate deciduous trees in Europe Ghent University
Intra-seasonal wood formation is still understudied because the measuring method (analysis of cellular anatomical traits) is labour-intensive and requires important manual skills The last phase of wood formation (lignification) has been particularly neglected, resulting in a lack of understanding of tree autumn dynamics UAntwerp-PLECO and UGent-Woodlab will join forces (in collaboration with dr Fonti, WSL, as key advisor) to address two ...
Application of X-ray computed tomography in turbidite research: determining the origin and formation of lacustrine turbidites Ghent University
Catastrophic events (earthquakes, floods) can cause turbidites in lake sediments. To distuinguish between the different triggers, we will use high-resolution X-ray CT to characterize the internal structures of lacustrine turbidites in 3D. These structures will allow reconstructing paleo turbidity-flow directions, and combined with a detailed analysis of the composition, it will permit to determine their trigger mechanisms.
Unraveling the depositional processes of megaturbidites in lakes using X-ray computed tomography Ghent University
Large, destructive earthquakes pose a significant risk to our society. Lake sediments constitute ideal natural archives of past earthquakes by virtue of the sedimentary traces they have left behind. When earthquakes trigger large and/or many landslides in lakes, the distal turbidity currents associated with these landslides can result in exceptionally thick deposits: so-called megaturbidites. The landslides usually also trigger lake tsunamis ...
FleXray: Flexible X-ray imaging for the next generation of tomographic applications. University of Antwerp
Hyperspectral X-ray ptychography for 3D spectroscopic and morphological information at the nanoscale Ghent University
X-ray ptychography is a lens-less imaging technique which is capable of making X-ray images of objects at ultra-high resolution, down to 10 nm When combined with tomographic acquisition schemes and reconstruction, it allows for non-destructive 3D visualization and analysis of objects and structures at this scale and is as such a very powerful tool in numerous research areas
However, conventional ptychographic tomography only ...