Local Committee
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Organisation:
Cécile Nouet, Marc Hanikenne, Pierre Tocquin, Pierre Lejeune, Cécile Ek
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Communication:
Arnaud Colette
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Abstract/scientific:
Serge Brouyère, Gilles Colinet, Jeroen Meermans, Adrien Michez, Andrea Di Maria
Dr. Cécile Nouet
Dr. Cécile Nouet is a researcher at the University of Liege, specializing in environmental engineering. With a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Genetics, Dr. Nouet's research focuses on soil and water management, particularly in the areas of soil contamination remediation and sustainable land management practices. She is coordinator of the Waste2Bio S3 Initiative and board member of NICOLE (Network for Industrially Contaminated Land in Europe).
cnouet@uliege.be
Prof. Marc Hanikenne
Dr. Marc Hanikenne is Professor at the University of Liege and head of the Plant Translational Biology lab. With a Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Genetics, his research focuses on the mechanisms of metal homeostasis and tolerance in plants and algae. This research extends to the design of soil contamination remediation and phytomanagement solutions. Dr. Hanikenne is leading the Waste2Bio S3 Initiative, a multistakeholder network dedicated to phytomanagement implementation in Wallonia.
Pierre Lejeune
Pierre Lejeune is a plant biologist with deep interest in yield physiology, high-throughput phenotyping, and innovation management.
Research lines include urban-farming and smart-greenhouse technologies for high-value crop production as well as the use of controlled environment for determining interaction between soil, soil amendments, and plant species.
Cécile Ek
Secretary
Arnaud Collette
Communication officer
A.Collette@uliege.be
Prof. Serge Brouyère
Serge Brouyère is professor in Groundwater Resources Engineering at the University of Liège in Belgium, with 31 years of experience in applied research projects and consultancy in groundwater quality and contaminant hydrogeology, in Belgium and abroad. His experience goes from the development and application of artificial tracer techniques in hydrogeological contexts, the evaluation of contaminant transport processes in the soil – unsaturated zone – groundwater – river continuum and numerical groundwater flow and transport modelling.
Prof. Gilles Colinet
Gilles Colinet is professor of soil science. He focusses his research on soil quality, soil mapping and soil remediation. He has been PI or partner for many research projects in Belgium or abroad (RDCongo, China, Bolivia...). The main focuses of the projects and PhD research at present time are control of metal contaminations in the soil-plant systems, managing soil organic matter in crop soils, soil quality in urban ecosystems.
Dr. Jeroen Meersmans
Jeroen Meersmans is an associated professor working at the plant-water-soil-exchange unit of Uliège faculty Gembloux AgroBio Tech. His research focusses on assessing fluxes of organic carbon across the terrestrial-aquatic continuum and evaluating associated trade-offs and synergies between ecosystem services, including climate regulation, food security, water supply, flood and erosion regulation. As such, he has been involved in international multidisciplinary projects in China, India, UK, France, Cameroon, Brazil, Canada and Belgium.
Dr. Adrien Michez
Adrien Michez develops a research activity focused on remote sensing applied to hydrology and ecology, with a particular interest in riparian ecosystems and the impact of rural landscape design on their hydrological resilience. His research in remote sensing integrates the use of advanced technologies such as drones (LiDAR, photogrammetry) and satellite imagery (optical and cubesat) to improve the understanding of landscape dynamics in response to human activities and, more broadly, global changes.