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Roy, a native of Turnhout (Belgium) discovered his passion for chemistry early on. He pursued a professional bachelor’s degree in Chemistry at UCLL (Leuven) before continuing with a bridging program and a Master’s in Chemistry at KU Leuven.His journey into battery...

Andrii Kachmar is a postdoctoral researcher in the Vlad Energy Group at UC Louvain, focusing on advancing calcium batteries as part of the ECOBAT project. Originally from Ukraine, Andrii earned dual master’s degrees in Physics from Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian...

On Friday, January 31, 2025, the Ecobat consortium held a progress meeting in University of Namur, Belgium. With an impressive turnout of 19 out of 21 project members, the event was a platform for technical discussions. This is especially useful as ECOBAT consortium...

Johannes Ingenmey was born in the small medieval town of Bad Münstereifel, just south of Bonn. During his master’s studies at the University of Bonn, he specialized in physical and theoretical chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Barbara Kirchner. He completed...

Researchers from KU Leuven's Department of Materials Engineering, Wouter Monnens and Zhenyu Zhou, showcased fruit-powered batteries during the Belgian National Day of Science on Sunday, November 24. Representing the ECOBAT project, they engaged the public,...

Tianqun Wang was born in the Inner Mongolia region of China. After earning her master’s degree in medicinal and biological chemistry from the University of Edinburgh, she pursued a PhD at the University of Bonn. Tianqun joined the research group of Prof. Barbara...

Wouter was born in Belgium and pursued his undergraduate studies in chemistry at the University of Hasselt. He then completed his Master's degree in Chemistry at KU Leuven. Following this, he embarked on a PhD under the supervision of Jan Fransaer and Koen Binnemans,...

Pierre Beaujean was born in Namur Belgium. After earning his Master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Namur, he pursued a PhD at the same institution in the Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry (LCT) under the supervision of Professor Benoît Champagne....

Zhenyu was born in East China, in the Anhui province. He arrived in Belgium in 2021 to pursue his PhD in the group of Professor Fransaer, in the Materials Engineering department*. Since 2023, he has been working on the Ecobat project. His task is the development of a...

Euromines has launched the first episode of its vodcast series on the topic of Europe’s raw materials conundrum. Episode 1 features SIM² KU Leuven’s Peter Tom Jones. A 40-minute conversation about responsible mining, refining and recycling.