Below you find poster presentations of the research of our first-year PhD students. Feel free to contact them to discuss their study in more detail.
Nuclear materials |
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Development of Reduced Activation Ferritic Martensitic Steels for fusion applications |
SCK CEN mentor: Dmitry Terentyev Promoter: Roumen Petrov, UGent |
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Assessment of mechanical properties of fusion materials by micro-mechanical testing |
SCK CEN mentor: Dmitry Terentyev |
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Effect of liquid metal environment on nucleation and propagation of fatigue cracks |
SCK CEN mentor: Serguei Gavrilov Promoter: Marc Seefeldt, KU Leuven |
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Preparation of Am containing transmutation targets |
SCK CEN mentor: Gregory Leinders Promoter: Jozef Vleugels, KU Leuven |
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Radiochemistry |
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Study of reaction kinetics in continuous partitioning processes for actinide separations |
SCK CEN mentor: Thomas Cardinaels Promoter: Koen Binnemans, KU Leuven |
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Han-Hung Hsu |
Sol-gel chemistry to control morphology and porosity of actinide oxide feeds for electroreduction | SCK CEN mentor: Bart Geboes Promoter: Tom Breugelmans, UAntwerpen |
Nuclear technology |
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Gregori Giacomo | Electrochemical measurement and characterization of corrosion products in lead-bismuth eutectic | SCK CEN mentor: Jun Lim Promoter: Thomas Doneux, ULB |
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Sophie Hurier |
High intensity ISOL ion source for long-term irradiations | SCK CEN mentor: Kim Rijpstra Promoter: Thomas Cocolios, KU Leuven |
Nuclear safeguards |
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A novel approach to partial defect testing of spent nuclear fuel for safeguards applications |
SCK CEN mentor: Alessandro Borella Promoter: Imre Pazsit, Chalmers University of Technology |
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Waste & disposal |
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Francisco Javier Giménez |
Microbial community structure and dynamics during radioactive waste disposal | SCK CEN mentor: Kristel Mijnendonckx Promoter: Eveline Peeters, VUB |
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Thi Nhan Nguyen | Physico-chemical evolution of geopolymers in contact with aggressive environment | SCK CEN mentor: Tri Quoc Phung Promoter: Yiannis Pontikes, KU Leuven |
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Xiang Li | Corrosion study of the BR1 fuel in highly alkaline conditions | SCK CEN mentor: Sébastien Caes Promoter: Thomas Pardoen, UCL |
Radiation protection |
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Jessica Ribeiro | Radiation effects on human brain development, modeled in human brain organoids | SCK CEN mentor: Roel Quintens Promoter: Jay Gopalakrishnan, UDüsseldorf |
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Tom Verbeelen |
URINIS Project - Urine valorisation in Space | SCK CEN mentor: Felice Mastroleo Promoter: Ramon Ganigue, UGent |
