Projects
Electron, spin, and atom dynamics in excited transition metal oxide clusters KU Leuven
This research project deals with the study of electron, spin, and atom dynamics of excited transition metal oxide (TMO) clusters. The clusters will be driven out of equilibrium by short laser pulses and the position of the atoms, the electronic and magnetic states, as well as their dynamic interplay will be studied at any point in time thereafter. Hereto, different static and dynamic experimental techniques will be used such as magnetic ...
The magmatic-hydrothermal transition in pegmatites and its effects on rare metal mineralization: insights from melt-crystal-fluid interactions in phosphate minerals from the Buranga dike (Rwanda) KU Leuven
This PhD project aims to understand the magmatic-hydrothermal differentiation process recorded at the Buranga pegmatite system (Gatumba District, Western Province, Rwanda). The Buranga dike is a type-example of a phosphorus- and boron-rich lithium-cesium-tantalum (LCT) pegmatite and well-known for its Ta-Sn-Nb mineralisation and its rich variety of primary and secondary phosphate minerals. The phosphate mineralogy records the magmatic, ...
"Are you making your network work?" Examining SES differences in the transition from education to work. University of Antwerp
Backup mandate Research Council: The stalled fertility transition in sub-Saharan Africa: a case study of Congolese women A mixed methods approach of fertility among Congolese women in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Belgium since the 1960s Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Geometric, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Transition Metal Doped Silicon Clusters, and Development of a Magnetic Deflection Setup KU Leuven
The aim of the work presented in this thesis is to provide deeper understanding on the geometric, electronic, and magnetic properties of gas phase clusters as a function of size and composition using a combination of the spectroscopic techniques and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The thesis is divided into four parts. A review of recent research on the structural identification of doped silicon clusters is given in Part I. In ...
How electron correlations determine the magnetism and electronic excited states of transition metal oxide clusters KU Leuven
Fast scanning chip calorimetry combined with structural probes: on the role of metastable states in soft matter phase behavior. KU Leuven
Polymers, liquid crystals, gels, colloids and lipids are examples of soft matter, which all share the propensity to self-organize into mesoscopic physical structures. Little energy is often needed to convert one self-organized state to another, by which the structure and properties of soft matter can easily be altered by temperature or mechanical deformation. Under certain conditions, soft matter can take up multiple structures, of which only ...
Backup mandate Research Council: Exploring prion-like nucleation of liquid-liquid phase separation of hnRNPA2 in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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