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Professor Robert Nerenberg of the University of Notre Dame (Illinois), who is currently on sabbatical at EAWAG, will visit UGent and CAPTURE on Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th of March. This visit is organized by Bohan Yu and prof. Eveline Volcke (BioCo Research group), and supported by CAPTURE. Robert has expertise on sludge floc/granule sizes, microbial communities, nitritation/anammox processes and MABRs.

For this occasion, we are hosting seminars and bilateral meetings over the course of the two days. The programme:

Thursday, March 13th @Room B0.1 - Kwarts, Blok B, Campus Coupure (Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent)

11:00

Keynote by prof. Eveline Volcke
"How did I get here? Personal reflections on her academic career, which may be useful for young water professionals and (post)doctoral researchers"

14:00

Bilateral meetings - Some slots still available

Friday, March 14th @ Room Kunveno, CAPTURE building (Frieda Saeysstraat 1, 9052 Zwijnaarde)

9:00

Doors open

9:20

Welcome by prof. Eveline Volcke

9:30

Keynote by em. prof. Willy Verstraete
"Escaping historical lock-in: Rethinking and redesigning waste treatment and bioprocesses for the 21st Century"

10:15

Keynote by prof. Robert Nerenberg
"The unique microbial ecology of MABR biofilms: insights from experiments and modelling"

11:00

Bilateral meetings - Fully booked

12:00

Informal lunch

Afternoon

Bilateral meetings - Some slots still available

Register here if you wish to attend the keynotes or request a meeting with prof. Nerenberg.