Below you will find our main areas of research in environmental sciences.
This research is carried out within the ELI-E (Environmental Sciences) department of the Earth and Life Institute.
You can also find all our scientific publications in the field of environmental sciences on this page.
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Our research aims at better understanding matter and energy fluxes through the soil-plant system at different scales.
We develop and apply advanced measurement and modeling methods to monitor soil water and chemical fluxes in soils and plants.
We also combine plant physiology, soil chemistry and hydrology to assess the vulnerability of soils, forests, agricultural and peri-urban ecosystems in a global changing environment.
Prof. Yannick Agnan - Soil science, biochemistry, mineral and organic contaminants
Prof. Charles Bielders - Soil and water conservation
Prof. Pierre Defourny - Remote sensing, geomatics and environmetrics
Prof. Pierre Delmelle - Geochemistry of volcanic environments; Biogeochemical cycles
Prof. Emmanuel Hanert - Multiscale numerical methods, modelling of transport and dispersion processes
Prof. Mathieu Javaux - Water flow in soils and roots
Prof. François Jonard - Remote sensing in hydrology
Prof. Mathieu Jonard - Forest ecosystem modelling
Prof. Sébastien Lambot - Environmental hydrogeophysics
Prof. Sophie Opfergelt - Geochemistry of the Earth surface, soil weathering, biogeochemical cycles
Prof. Quentin Ponette - Biogeochemistry and fertility of forest ecosystems
Prof. Caroline Vincke - Eco-hydrology and resilience of forest systems, wood anatomy and technology
Our research focuses on the development and application of new techniques for the assessment, the monitoring and the modelling of the spatiotemporal dynamics of complex environmental systems at different scales.
These techniques include hydrogeophysics, space-borne remote sensing, geographic information systems, geostatistical methods, stochastic and mechanistic modelling approaches.
Prof. Patrick Bogaert - Geostatistics, stochastic modelling
Prof. Pierre Defourny - Remote sensing, geomatics and environmetrics
Prof. Emmanuel Hanert - Multiscale numerical modelling of transport and dispersion processes
Prof. Mathieu Javaux - Soil-plant system modelling
Prof. François Jonard - Remote sensing in hydrology
Prof. Sébastien Lambot - Environmental hydrogeophysics
Prof. Marnik Vanclooster - Diffuse pollution modelling processes
We study water resources, soil and forest eco-systems in a holistic way, and we design technological solutions for integrated water, soil and forest management, as way to maintain the integrity of these systems and to use the associated natural resources in a sustainable way.
Prof. Yannick Agnan - Soil science, biochemistry, mineral and organic contaminants
Prof. Charles Bielders - Soil and water conservation, surface hydrology, desertification, soil quality
Prof. Pierre Delmelle - Geochemistry of volcanic environments; Biogeochemical cycles
Prof. Bruno Delvaux - Pedology, soil weathering, soil nutrient cycles
Prof. Mathieu Javaux - Hydropedology
Prof. Sophie Opfergelt - Geochemistry of the Earth surface, soil weathering, biogeochemical cycles
Prof. Quentin Ponette - Biogeochemistry and fertility of forest ecosystems
Prof. Marnik Vanclooster - Integrated water resources management
Prof. Caroline Vincke - Eco-hydrology and resilience of forest systems, wood anatomy and technology