VUB researchers assemble patterns of micro- and nanoparticles
Researchers from the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Riga Technical University and the MESA+ Institute at the University of Twente have succeeded in arranging very small particles (10 µm to 500 nm, 10 to 100 times thinner than a human hair) in a thin layer witho...
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Dr. Thomas Themelis receives Solvay award
On October 22nd, the ‘ 2023 Solvay Public Lectures ’ took place. Dr. Thomas Themelis was honored as one of the recipients of the prestigious Solvay Award for his PhD research on spatial three-dimensional chromatography.
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Golden Jubilee: Chemical Engineering Department Marks its 53rd Year
On Saturday, September 9, 2023, the Chemical Engineering Department (CHIS) celebrated its 50th anniversary at the VUB Main Campus, adjacent to the new Building I. Due to the pandemic, the planned celebration in 2020 had to be postponed.
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Prof. Gert Desmet ranked 2nd in the “Leaders and Advocates Power List” of The Analytical Scientist
Prof. Gert Desmet ranked 2 nd in the “Leaders and Advocates Power List” of The Analytical Scientist The Department of Chemical Engineering (CHIS) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, proudly announces that Prof. dr. ir.
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Ir. Timothy Januarius wins Poster Award at SFC 2023
At the SFC Europe 2023 conference held in Basel, Switzerland on May 15-16, 2023, ir. Timothy Januarius was awarded with the Poster Prize for his contribution entitled “CFD study on the true separation performance in SFC”.
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CHIS GreenTeam nominated for the Green Impact International Special Awards
The SOS International Green Impact Special Awards recognize exceptional students, staff members and teams who participated in the Green Impact program in 2022. SOS International has supported the Green Impact program at 5 universities in Belgium and The Netherlands in 2021-2022 and nomina...
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Ir. Amaury de Hemptinne wins 1st prize for presentation at ChemCYS
Amaury de Hemptinne of the Department of Chemical Engineering was awarded with the 1st prize for the best oral presentation in the session Chemical Processes and Reactor Technologies at the CRF-ChemCYS Symposium 2022 (Chemical Research in Flanders - Chemistry Conference for Young Scientists) held in...
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Prof. Ken Broeckhoven in the Top 40 under 40 “Power List” of The Analytical Scientist
The Department of Chemical Engineering is glad to announce that Prof.
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Prof. Gert Desmet awarded with Martin Gold Medal from the Royal British Chromatographic Society
At the 33rd International Symposium for Chromatography (ISC 2022) held in Budapest, Hungary, Gert Desmet was awarded the Martin Gold Medal from the Royal British Chromatographic Society. The award is named after the 1952 Nobel laureate A.J.P. Martin.
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Ir. Bert Vankeerberghen wins Poster Prize at MSB2022
Bert Vankeerberghen of the Department of Chemical Engineering (CHIS) was awarded the Best Poster Prize at the 38th International Symposium on Microscale Separations and Bioanalysis (MSB 2022) held in Liège, Belgium in July 2022. He received the €100 award for his poster entitled: “A novel...
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MicroFlow Cell on Kanaal Z
The demand for microfluidics is rising in the medical, pharma and biotech industry. It has multiple applications such as the isolation of cancer cells from blood.
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Ir. Bram Huygens received Poster Award at HTC-17
At the 17th International Symposium on Hyphenated Techniques in Chromatography and Separation Technology (HTC-17), held in Ghent from May 18-20, 2022, ir. Bram Huygens was awarded with the third place in the poster awards.
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