Namur Institute of Structured Matter

Projects

Projects per year 2003 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2028

• 10 Not started
• 77 Active
• 107 Finished

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  Bessel-CNNs: Rotation-Invariant and Multichannel Image Recognition with Bessel Functions, Bi-Quaternions and Clifford Algebras

  Delchevalerie, V., Frénay, B. & Mayer, A.

  1/01/23 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • Bessel functions 100%
  • Image recognition 80%
  • Algebra 73%
  • Physics 61%
  • Image analysis 50%

• AMANDA: Atomistic Modeling of the optoelectronic properties AND spinconversion processes in triangulene-based compounds for organic light-emitting diodes Applications

  Ricci, G. & Olivier, Y.

  1/01/23 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • light emitting diodes 100%
  • oscillator strengths 52%
  • emitters 41%
  • fluorescence 37%
  • atomic energy levels 27%

• NMR Spectrometer 400MHz for the studies of heterofunctional organic molecules

  Vincent, S., Berionni, G. & Fusaro, L.

  1/01/23 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

  • Organic Molecule 100%
  • Molecule 37%
  • Catalysis 34%
  • Application 34%

• Hybrid nanoparticle-loaded silicon nitride (Si3N4) nanostructures with plasmonic-driven optical properties

  Rassinfosse, L., Lucas, S. & Deparis, O.

  1/01/23 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • theses 100%
  • silicon nitrides 78%
  • nanoparticles 54%
  • optical properties 52%
  • electromagnetic interactions 49%

• Chemo-enzymatic synthesis of heteroglycoclusters designed to block the SARS-CoV-2 cell uptake

  Vincent, S. & Alsteens, D.

  1/01/23 → 31/12/26

  Project: Research

  • Block Like Crystal 100%
  • Molecule 51%
  • Biological Property 47%
  • NMR Spectroscopy 33%
  • Ligand 21%

• ROA_IC: Investigation of the vibrational signatures of molecules having specific interactions with the solvent such as chiral induction

  Liegeois, V.

  1/01/23 → 31/12/26

  Project: Research

  • optical activity 100%
  • induction 75%
  • signatures 66%
  • molecules 44%
  • interactions 32%

• POSITIVE: POrous SIlicates embedding single sites as acTIVE catalysts in the sustainable conversion of biomass derivatives: unveiling the role of the Lewis/Brønsted acid balance

  Maertens, A. & APRILE, C.

  1/01/23 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • Glycerol 100%
  • Fossil Fuel 68%
  • Environmental Pollution 68%
  • Porosity 67%
  • Green Chemistry 65%

• Plateforme technologique d’excellence interuniversitaire sur les méthodes alternatives à l'expérimentation animale

  Renard, H., Arnould, T., Muylkens, B., Nicaise, C., Vandeweerd, J., SU, B. L. & Poumay, Y.

  1/12/22 → 30/06/23

  Project: Research

• ROA_env: Investigation of the environment effects on the Raman optical activity signatures of flexible solute molecules

  D'Haese, L. & Liegeois, V.

  28/10/22 → 28/10/26

  Project: PHD

  • Raman Optical Activity 100%
  • Vibrational Circular Dichroism 53%
  • Encapsulation 23%
  • Enantiomer 20%
  • Electromagnetic Field 17%

• LASHG/MM: Liquid-Air Interfacial Second Harmonic Generation Responses Probed by Multiscale Molecular Modeling

  Ramos, T. N. & CHAMPAGNE, B.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/25

  Project: Research

  • liquid air 100%
  • harmonic generations 67%
  • quantum chemistry 47%
  • methodology 30%
  • atmospheric chemistry 29%

• Design of bio-controlled insecticides based on bug chitin disruption strategies

  GUILLAUME, L., Michaux, C. & Francis, F.

  1/10/22 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

  • Halyomorpha halys 100%
  • chitinase 69%
  • chitin 68%
  • insecticides 54%
  • pesticides 21%

• Single Atom Catalysis on hierarchical porous single crystals of metal oxides for the conversion of carbon dioxide to methanol

  MATHIEU, M. & SU, B. L.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • Metal Oxide 100%
  • Hydrogenation 88%
  • Single Crystalline Solid 85%
  • Catalysis 77%
  • Porosity 69%

• Targeted covalent probes to interfere with homomeric proteinprotein interactions: inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis serine phosphatase through covalent modification of key amino acids

  Garcia Llinas, X., POCHET, L. & Wouters, J.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • Oligomerization 100%
  • Serine 91%
  • Ser-Tyr 42%
  • Lys-Ser 41%
  • Fluoride 39%

• B-yond: Reprogramming the reactivity of main-group compounds for capturing and activating methane and dinitrogen

  Berionni, G., Mathot, M., WILLEMS, A. & Bijouard, K.

  European Commission - ERC

  1/10/22 → 30/09/27

  Project: Research

• AC-DC: ACiDo Catalysis

  APRILE, C., CHAMPAGNE, B. & Gaigneaux, E.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/27

  Project: Research

  • Lewis Acid 100%
  • Heterogeneous Catalyst 79%
  • Catalysis 72%
  • Catalyst 34%
  • Hydrocracking 34%

• Structure-based drug design and synthesis of selective smallmolecular- weight inhibitors of FXIIa, an attractive target from the intrinsic coagulation cascade

  TRAINA, A., Lanners, S. & POCHET, L.

  1/10/22 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

  • Coagulation 100%
  • Serine 91%
  • Thrombotic 75%
  • Anticoagulant Agent 62%
  • Oxyanion 59%

• IN-TENSION: Atomistic modeling of the nanomechanical properties of doped and undoped pi-conjugated polymers for thermoelectric applications

  BRANDT, D. & Olivier, Y.

  1/10/22 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

  • polymers 100%
  • mechanical properties 76%
  • modulus of elasticity 68%
  • organic semiconductors 64%
  • Poisson ratio 61%

• Structural and functional characterization of a copper efflux membrane protein : PcoB from Caulobacter crescentus

  Hennaux, L. & Michaux, C.

  1/10/22 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • Detergent 100%
  • Liposome 98%
  • Protein 88%
  • Antibacterial Agent 59%
  • Protein Hydrolysis 57%

• Unravelling the disorder-aggregation-properties relationships of the intrinsically disordered protein DPF3: towards new antimitotic strategies

  Mignon, J. & Michaux, C.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • Intrinsically Disordered Proteins 100%
  • Antimitotic Agents 98%
  • Protein Isoforms 55%
  • Tubulin 36%
  • Proteins 25%

• ENCAPCELRAPY: Differentiation and Encapsulation of β-like cells for the treatment of type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

  Arnould, T. & SU, B. L.

  1/10/22 → 30/09/27

  Project: Research

  • insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus 100%
  • Stem cells 96%
  • Encapsulation 77%
  • Medical problems 75%
  • encapsulation 70%

• MULTICOATINGS4DENTALIMPLANTS: Design and development of advanced multifunctional nano-coatings to enhance the clinical performances of dental implants

  Houssiau, L., Mantovani, D., Houde, V. & Laloy, J.

  1/09/22 → 31/08/25

  Project: Research

  • dental prosthesis 100%
  • prostheses 75%
  • coatings 52%
  • titanium 27%
  • bones 21%

• TINALTA-POC: Qualification and validation of PPS TINALTA on high added value machining tools

  Lucas, S. & Haye, E.

  1/07/22 → 30/06/23

  Project: Research

  • Machining 100%

• PHOSPHOR: Investigation of PHOSpholipids-nanophosPHORS interactions by vibrational and thermoluminescence methods

  Cecchet, F. & Boiko, V.

  1/04/22 → 31/03/24

  Project: Research

  • Thermoluminescence Method 100%
  • Sum-Frequency Generation 67%
  • Thermoluminescence 67%
  • Vibrational Spectroscopy 54%
  • Marker 45%

• Functional oligomeric helices as versatile chiral molecular materials for second-order nonlinear optics and chiroptics

  CHAMPAGNE, B.

  1/01/22 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • Hyper Rayleigh Scattering 100%
  • Hyperpolarizability 76%
  • Nonlinear Optical Property 75%
  • Quantum Chemistry 72%
  • Field Effect 66%

• Design of biocontrolled pesticides based on detrimental insects trehalase inhibition

  Neyman, V., Michaux, C. & Francis, F.

  1/01/22 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • Insecticide 100%
  • Pesticide 81%
  • Trehalose 54%
  • Environmental Friendliness 41%
  • Industry 32%

• Ultrahigh resolution crystal structures: chirality and non-covalent bonding in multicomponent crystal systems and pyramidal Lewis acids

  Wouters, J., Berionni, G. & Leyssens, T.

  1/01/22 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • chirality 100%
  • acids 84%
  • crystal structure 73%
  • crystals 45%
  • acquisition 41%

• PHOSPORE: Mastering metal-PHOSphonate properties in PORE-size engineered catalysts for bio-refinery processes

  MARCHAL, W., APRILE, C., Fusaro, L., Hermans, S., Ameloot, R., MEYNEN , V. & Hauffman, T.

  1/01/22 → 31/12/25

  Project: Research

  • Phosphonate 100%
  • Porosity 57%
  • Metal 44%
  • Catalyst 40%
  • Metal Organic Framework 34%

• Unveiling the molecular mode of action of general anaesthesia on the cell membrane: a study by surface-sensitive vibrational spectroscopy

  Cecchet, F.

  1/01/22 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • anesthetics 100%
  • anesthesia 98%
  • lipids 48%
  • spectroscopy 36%
  • membranes 25%

• HydrogenActive: Hydrogenation of unactivated alkenes, amides and carbon dioxide mediated by frustrated Lewis pairs

  Mahaut, D., Berionni, G. & CHAMPAGNE, B.

  1/01/22 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • Hydrogenation 94%
  • Alkene 91%
  • Amide 91%
  • Chemical Transformation 48%
  • Phosphine 46%

• Hollow silica nanotubes and nanospheres: toward catalytic and therapeutic applications

  Soumoy, L., APRILE, C. & Debecker, D. P.

  1/01/22 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • Nanotube 81%
  • Micelle 79%
  • Silicon Atom 60%
  • Heterogeneous Catalyst 48%
  • Lewis Acid 45%

• BtripCHAct: Csp2- and Csp3-H activation mediated by Lewis superacids derived from 9-boratriptycene

  OSI, A. & Berionni, G.

  1/01/22 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • Superacid 100%
  • Methane 61%
  • Alkane 43%
  • Lewis Base 28%
  • Autoclave 28%

• ipanema: Interuniversity Platform for the Analysis of the Nanoscale properties of Emerging Materials and their Applications

  Leclère, P., Nysten, B., Maes, B., Cecchet, F., USTARROZ, J., Voué, M., NGUYEN Ngoc, D., Deparis, O. & VISART DE BOCARME, T.

  1/01/22 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • emerging 100%
  • platforms 93%
  • microscopy 52%
  • failure analysis 50%
  • nanotechnology 42%

• NMR COMPASS: NMR characterisation of COMplex PhAses in Solid-State

  Fusaro, L.

  1/01/22 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • nuclear magnetic resonance 100%
  • solid state 94%
  • cations 79%
  • characterization 69%
  • anions 59%

• Characterization of innovative materials by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy

  Idrissi, H., Jonas, A., Simar, A., Jean-Christophe, C., Raskin, J., JACQUES, P., Hermans, S., Godet, S., Lucas, S. & Pardoen, T.

  1/01/22 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • transmission electron microscopy 100%
  • high resolution 92%
  • characterization 84%
  • federations 47%
  • research and development 34%

• LoDeGaN: Development of a low noise detection prototype for gamma rays spectroscopy

  Stasser, C. & Terwagne, G.

  1/11/21 → 31/10/25

  Project: Research

• DNMSTC: Development of new methodologies for the synthesis of taxpropellane and canataxpropellane

  Delmée, P. & Lanners, S.

  1/10/21 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • Pauson-Khand Annulation 100%
  • Total Synthesis 91%
  • Diterpenoid 81%
  • Michael Addition 72%
  • Intramolecular Michael Addition 50%

• Towards the design of innovating inhibitors for the first step of the kynurenine pathway

  Mirgaux, M. & Wouters, J.

  1/10/21 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • human indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 2 100%
  • human indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 88%
  • Kynurenine 85%
  • Tryptophan Oxygenase 65%
  • Atoms 65%

• FEDER-FMF-3D-Coater-REACT-EU: Multifunctional films portofolio - additional budget

  Lucas, S.

  1/10/21 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

• ACTOP-NOMENA: Active tuning of the optical properties of non-metallic nanoparticles

  HONET, A. & Henrard, L.

  1/10/21 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • Nanosystems 100%
  • Light absorption 92%
  • Optical properties 76%
  • Nanostructures 75%
  • Hubbard model 62%

• Targeting the splicing factor TFIP11 in cancer by an intrinsically disordered protein-based drug design strategy

  JUNIKU, B., Michaux, C. & Mottet, D.

  1/10/21 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • tuftelin 100%
  • Intrinsically Disordered Proteins 83%
  • RNA Splicing Factors 75%
  • Drug Design 65%
  • Proteins 20%

• MOUSSEaION: Uncovering the growth mechanisms of coatings deposited by Physical Vapour Deposition on complex 3D substrates

  CHAVEE, L., Lucas, S. & Haye, E.

  1/10/21 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • foams 100%
  • vapor deposition 77%
  • coatings 68%
  • nickel 61%
  • characterization 42%

• Kinetic Monte Carlo modelling of interlocked catenane formation

  Datta, A., Das, A. & Leherte, L.

  19/03/21 → …

  Project: Research

• NEP: Nanoscience Foundries and Fine Analysis - Europe| PILOT

  Colaux, J., Louette, P. & Felten, A.

  1/03/21 → 28/02/26

  Project: Research

• Probe Molecules in Solid State NMR for Materials Chemistry

  APRILE, C. & Fusaro, L.

  1/01/21 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

  • Solid-State NMR 100%
  • Chemistry 57%
  • Molecule 34%
  • Nuclear Spin 33%
  • Heterogeneous Catalysis 26%

• BEWARE-MicroSpheres: Development of functionalized silica microspheres for the purification of proteins

  SU, B. L. & Trendafilova, I.

  1/01/21 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • purification 100%
  • silica 85%
  • protein 77%
  • drug 34%
  • market 30%

• Metallomimetic CH bond activations of methane by frustrated Lewis pairs and bifunctional catalysts

  Berionni, G., Chardon, A. & CHAMPAGNE, B.

  1/01/21 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

  • Methane 100%
  • Lewis Acid 84%
  • Boron Atom 82%
  • Chemical Bond 61%
  • Catalysis 61%

• BEWARE-DRAW-IT: Design of Red and White coatings by Innovative Technology

  Lucas, S.

  1/11/20 → 31/10/23

  Project: Research

  • Coatings 100%
  • Color 95%
  • Physical vapor deposition 65%
  • Atomic layer deposition 40%
  • Magnetron sputtering 35%

• EPT: Emerging Proton Therapies

  Lucas, S., Heuskin, A., Scarmelotto, A., Delprat, V. & Tonneau, R.

  1/10/20 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • proton beams 100%
  • irradiation 63%
  • dosage 54%
  • pulses 48%
  • energy 28%

• Coatings enabling robotic systems in liquid metal for a new generation of nuclear reactors

  Serag, E. S. T., Caers, B., Schuurmans, P. & Lucas, S.

  1/10/20 → 30/09/24

  Project: PHD

  • Liquid metals 100%
  • Coatings 67%
  • Bismuth 60%
  • Nuclear reactors 49%
  • Eutectics 47%

• PhD-SCK.CEN: Coatings enabling robotic systems in liquid metal for a new generation of nuclear reactors

  Lucas, S.

  1/10/20 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • Liquid metals 100%
  • Nuclear reactors 99%
  • Robotics 68%
  • Coatings 67%