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Senior Researcher and CREST Codirector
Carlo Saverio Iorio
+3226502982
carlo.iorio@ulb.be
Heat and Mass Transfer, Complex Fluids
60%
Carlo Saverio Iorio is the director of ULB-CREST. He is also adjunct
Professor
Patrick Hendrick
patrick.hendrick@ulb.be
Hydrogen propulsion
100%
Full Professor and Head of Department ATM (Aero-Thermo-Mechanics) at ULB
Expertise in Aerospace
Professor
Axel Coussement
axel.coussement@ulb.be
Main Research Interests: Combustion of alternative fuels (H₂, NH₃, RCCI, flameless combustion) Hydrogen engines, turbines and power-to-X systems Data-driven and grey-box modelling / digital twins of energy systems Electrification of high-temperature industrial processes (plasma, electric furnaces) Decarbonisation of heat at building, district and industrial scale (heat networks, flexibility)
100%
Axel Coussement obtained his PhD in Engineering Science from the Université libre
Senior Researcher
Claire Perfetti
Claire.Perfetti@ulb.be
Moon and mars Exploration, Lunar regolith
100%
Claire Perfetti graduated as a material science engineer at Grenoble INP (PHELMA)
Senior Researcher
Immacolata Greco
immacolata.greco@ulb.be
3D Bioprinting, Life Science, Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials, Hydrogels, Scaffolds
100%
Immacolata Greco graduated as a chemical engineer from the University of Naples
Senior Researcher
Christophe Minetti
+3226506573
christophe.minetti@ulb.be
image processing, Digital Holography, Blood rheology
100%
Christophe Minetti, physicist, received the PhD in the faculty of Sciences with
Senior Researcher
Andrey Glushchuk
+3226506576
Andrey.Glushchuk@ulb.be
Thermal Management Systems, Additive manufacturing
100%
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Senior Researcher
Patrick Queeckers
+3226503171
patrick.queeckers@ulb.be
Data management, sensing, electronics controls
100%
Responsible for data transfers and electronics of the whole class of experiments
Researcher
Andrea Rozo
andrea.rozo@ulb.be
Machine Learning, Life Sciences, (Biomedical) Signal and Image Processing
100%
Andrea Rozo is currently a researcher at CREST, specializing in the development
Professor
Stefan Van Vaerenbergh
Van.vaerenbergh.stefan@ulb.be
Diffusion, irreversible thermodynamics, mixture
100%
Prof Stefan Van Vaerenbergh is a distinguished expert in the fields of
Administration and Business
Valérie Tommen
+3226502982
valerie.tommen@ulb.be
Grant management, Business Development, Administration
100%
Valerie Tommen holds the position of grant manager and business developer at
PhD Candidate
Anet Vadakken Gigimon
anet.vadakken.gigimon@ulb.be
Hydrogel composites, self-healing, scaffold fabrication, mechanical analysis
100%
I am Anet Vadakken Gigimon, PhD student at CREST pursuing research on
PhD Candidate
Aniello Zabatta
aniello.zabatta@ulb.be
Aerogels, Lunar thermal shielding
100%
Aniello Zabatta is PhD student at CREST at ULB, managing space related
PhD Candidate
Erica Lopedote
erica.lopedote@ulb.be
electrospray propulsion, satellite servicing
100%
Erica Lopedote is a Ph.D. student at CREST at Université Libre de
PhD Candidate
Cecilia Nogueira Calmon Sobral
cecilia.sobral@ulb.be
Life Support System, Food in Space
100%
Chemist and Biophysicist by profession; go-getter by nature. With over 19 years'
PhD Candidate
Allegra Bandini
allegra.bandini@ulb.be
Life Science, Scaffolds, Organ-on-chip
100%
Allegra Bandini is a PhD student at CREST at Université Libre de
PhD Candidate
Bram Verbruggen
bram.verbruggen@ulb.be
In-Space-Manufacturing
100%
Bram Verbruggen is a PhD student at CREST at Université Libre de
PhD Candidate
Antoine Simon
antoine.simon@ulb.be
Radiation Sensing, Nanomaterails
100%
Antoine is a Ph.D. student at CREST at Université libre de Bruxelles
PhD Candidate
Ludovica Sassi
ludovica.sassi@ulb.be
Space tourism, Space economy
100%
Ludovica’s thesis aims to systematically investigate the conditions required to enable the
PhD Candidate
Yann Van Royen
yann.van.royen@ulb.be
life support systems, 3D-bioprinting, Organoids, Gene editing
100%
A biomedical scientist with an advanced master's degree in Space Studies, currently
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Senior Researcher
Carolina Varon
carolina.varon@ulb.be
Machine Learning, AI, Smart Sensing
100%
Carolina Varon received the Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electrical Engineering
Professor
Alidad Amirfazli
alidad2@yorku.ca
Phase-Change; functionalized materials
100%
Prof Alidad Amirfazli's current research is in surface engineering and understanding droplet
Professor
Anne Beghin
anne.beghin@ulb.be
Cell biology, Optical microscopy, Signal processing, Cellular and tissue imaging
100%
I am a multidisciplinary PhD scientist with fiveteen years of extensive research
Professor
Kyriaki Polychronopoulou
Kyriaki.polychrono@ku.ac.ae
Catalysis, separation
100%
Prof. Kyriaki Polychronopoulou is currently a Full Professor of Mechanical Engineering at
Professor
Yarjan Abdul Samad
yarjan.abdulsamad@ku.ac.ae
Graphene, 2D materials
100%
Dr Yarjan Abdul Samad is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering at
Senior Researcher
Sebastian Georg Els
sebastian.georg.els@ulb.be
Lunar exploration mission, astronomy, deep space exploration
100%
My work background spans over two decades at major astrophysical research institutions,
Visiting Students
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Visiting Student
Rozy Noubeyi Kangmeni Nkie
rozynoubeyi.kangmeninkie@student.kuleuven.be
Condensation and Heat and mass transfer
100%
Condensation on conical surfaces and the role of cone geometry in a
Visiting Student
Alex Hilven
alex.hilven@student.kuleuven.be
biomaterial scaffold, fibroblast adhesion, proliferation, and survival in Space
100%
This thesis aims to design, construct, and evaluate a biomaterial scaffold that
Visiting Student
Sophie Michiels
sophie.michiels@ulb.be
Photophoretic Propulsion Characterization for Small Satellites in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO)
100%
The main goal of this master’s thesis is to evaluate the photophoretic
Visiting Student
GianRaffaele Fabozzi
gianraffaele.fabozzi@ulb.be
Lunar Dust removal
100%
Dust in the moon is a major problem for proper operation of
Visiting Student
Julien Kaisin
julien.kaisin@ulb.be
Satellite Electrospray Propulsion
100%
