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On 27 and 28 October, the ECOBAT team gathered for two full days of filming to create our project’s video.  We decided to produce the video ourselves because the project is lucky to have talented people on board. Pierre Beaujean is highly skilled with...

The Ecobat project, which began on 1 January 2022, is now entering its final stage and will officially conclude on 31 December 2025. With less than three months remaining, the consortium is focusing on wrapping up research activities, finalising publications, and...

On 12 September 2025, the Ecobat consortium came together for its closing meeting, marking the end of three years of joint research on next-generation battery materials. The event took place at KU Leuven’s Department of Materials Engineering and gathered partners from...

Robert was born in Poland and later moved with his family to Belgium, where he studied chemistry at UCLouvain in Louvain-la-Neuve. He completed both his bachelor's and master's degrees there. During the first year of his master's, he did an internship at ICMAB in...

François Mairesse was born in Namur and grew up in Arlon, Belgium. He completed both his bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry at the University of Namur, which has a renowned chemistry department. After finishing his master’s studies, he had the opportunity to...

We are excited to share that the ECOBAT project has received very positive feedback in its official mid-term review, covering the period from 1 January 2022 to 1 December 2024. The evaluator praised the project’s outstanding scientific output, strong...

On May 15th, 2025, the European Lithium Institute (eLi) hosted the high-level seminar “Sustainable Lithium for Europe” in Brussels, bringing together over 70 stakeholders from across the lithium value chain. The event gathered representatives from the European...

Born in Andhra Pradesh, India, Rambabu began his academic journey at Silver Jubilee College in Kurnool, India, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and Chemistry. Driven by a growing interest in analytical sciences, he pursued a Master's degree in...

Last Monday, 5 May 2025, the ECOBAT team from KU Leuven took part in the annual SIM² KU Leuven Researchers Meeting, an event that gathered the scientific community of the SIM² institute. Held on KU Leuven campus, the event brought together professors, postdoctoral...

Taniya is from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. She did her Master’s at the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, and then completed her PhD at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology in Mohali, Northern India. For her first postdoc, she moved to Europe, working in Spain...