Namur Institute of Structured Matter

Projects

Projects per year 2003 2018 2019 2020 2021 2026

• 9 Not started
• 65 Active
• 86 Finished

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  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%

• 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%

• 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%

• 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%

• 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%

• 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%

• 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%

• 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%

• 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%

• 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%

• 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

  Chavée, L., Lucas, S. & Haye, E.

  1/10/21 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

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

• Hybrid nanoparticle-loaded silicon carbide (SiC) nanostructures with plasmonic-driven optical properties

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

  1/10/21 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

  • theses 100%
  • silicon carbides 77%
  • nanoparticles 54%
  • optical properties 52%
  • electromagnetic interactions 49%

• 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%

• 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%
  • Drug Design 24%

• 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%

• Kinetic Monte Carlo modelling of interlocked catenane formation

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

  19/03/21 → …

  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%

• IMAGINE: Influence of MAGgnetic field effects on spIN mixing in piconjugated organic materials for light-Emitting applications: An atomistic multiscale modeling approach

  Olivier, Y.

  1/01/21 → 1/12/22

  Project: Research

  • organic materials 100%
  • quantum efficiency 25%
  • magnetic fields 21%
  • light elements 17%
  • organic semiconductors 16%

• 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%

• Design and Synthesis of Hybrid Microcapsules for Mammal Cell Encapsulation devoted to Cell Therapy

  Neumann, M., SU, B. L. & ARNOULD, T.

  1/01/21 → 30/09/22

  Project: PHD

  • Microcapsule 100%
  • Encapsulation 78%
  • Immunosuppressive Agent 40%
  • Insulin Derivative 31%
  • Sol Gel Process 24%

• 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%

• 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%

• BORODIP: Borylated carbanions as new dipoles and Lewis pairs for small molecules activation

  Chardon, A., Berionni, G. & Robiette, R.

  1/10/20 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • Carbanion 100%
  • Dipole 89%
  • Chemistry 52%
  • Cycloaddition 51%
  • Benzyne 40%

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

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

  1/10/20 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

  • Bessel functions 100%
  • Image recognition 80%
  • Algebra 73%
  • Image analysis 67%
  • Physics 61%

• Quantum Chemical Investigations of the Organic and Organometallic Crystalline Solid State – Design of Materials with Outstanding Electronic, Electrical, Optical, and Electro-Optical Properties

  Mairesse, F. & CHAMPAGNE, B.

  1/10/20 → 1/10/26

  Project: PHD

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

  Ricci, G. & Olivier, Y.

  1/10/20 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

  • light emitting diodes 100%
  • emitters 52%
  • fluorescence 46%
  • atomic energy levels 33%
  • molecules 33%

• Development of novel Se cathode materials for rechargeable lithium batteries with high energy desity and long life as well as low cost and hygh safety

  SU, B. L. & Zheng, R.

  1/10/20 → 30/09/24

  Project: PHD

• EPT: Emerging Proton Therapy

  Penninckx, S., Lucas, S. & Scarmelotto, A.

  1/10/20 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

• Structural study of the regulatory ACT domains of M.tuberculosis and B.melitensis phosphoserinephosphatases towards the design of selective inhibitors

  PIERSON, E. & Wouters, J.

  1/10/20 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research

  • Crystallography 100%
  • Tuberculosis 85%
  • Ligands 73%
  • phosphoserine phosphatase 64%
  • Enzymes 56%

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

  Maertens, A. & APRILE, C.

  1/10/20 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

  • Glycerol 100%
  • Porosity 67%
  • Catalyst 48%
  • Lewis Acid 41%
  • Acid 40%

• EPT: Emerging Proton Therapies

  Lucas, S.

  1/10/20 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • Proton 100%

• EXO-Sugar-MAP: Mapping exo-glycals reactivity and biological applications

  Vincent, S., Berionni, G. & Robiette, R.

  1/10/20 → 30/09/25

  Project: Research

  • Glycal 100%
  • Double Bond 57%
  • Chemical Transformation 46%
  • Carbohydrate 40%
  • Borylation 32%

• INSPIRE 2.0: Service agreement

  APRILE, C. & Vivian, A.

  1/07/20 → 30/06/23

  Project: Research

  • subsidy 100%

• Multiresolution topological and non-covalent interaction analyses of electron density maps

  Leherte, L.

  1/03/20 → …

  Project: Research

  • phosphoserine phosphatase 100%
  • Electron Density 97%
  • Phosphoserine 77%
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation 60%
  • ligands 54%

• 2DHetero: hBN/Graphene 2D Heterostructures: from scalable growth to integration

  Lukosius, M., Colomer, J., Henrard, L. & Vignaud, D.

  1/01/20 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

  • boron nitrides 100%
  • nucleation 26%
  • mechanical devices 16%
  • electronics 12%
  • microelectronics 11%

• PLASMON_EC: Plasmon excitation and electrochromism of metal oxide nanoparticles

  Henrard, L., Cloots, R. & Lobet, M.

  1/01/20 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • electrochromism 100%
  • nanocrystals 82%
  • metal oxides 71%
  • plasmons 61%
  • synthesis 60%

• PEBIOTRA: Design of biocontrolled pesticides through the inhibition of trehalases of insect pests

  Perpete, E. & Michaux, C.

  1/01/20 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

• Preparation and physico-chemical characterization of (ionic) cocrystals of aryl hydantoins based on hydrogen, halogen, and chalcogen bonds

  Wouters, J., Leyssens, T. & Bodart, L.

  1/01/20 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • halogens 100%
  • hydrogen bonds 92%
  • preparation 65%
  • characterization 49%
  • nuclear magnetic resonance 47%

• IonCoating: Study of ion beam implantation of optical PVD coatings

  Lucas, S. & GOFFINET, V.

  1/12/19 → 30/11/23

  Project: Research

  • optical coatings 100%
  • implantation 70%
  • ion beams 61%

• Growth and doping of graphene and diamond by means of first-principles calculations

  Henrard, L., Guillaume, E., Haenen, K. & VanPoucke, D.

  1/10/19 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • diamonds 100%
  • carbon 20%
  • pushing 19%
  • surface reactions 16%
  • tuning 11%

• STABLE: Analogous Beta-Lactam Substitutes for Electrochemistry

  Vincent, S., Mertens, P. & BEAUFAYS, A.

  1/10/19 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • Beta-Lactam 100%
  • Electrochemistry 79%

• Electrochemical conversion of metal organic frameworks into porous amorphous metal sulfides with tailored composition and hydrogen evolution activity

  SU, B. L. & XING, P.

  1/10/19 → 30/09/23

  Project: PHD

• HydrogenActive: Sterically hindered 9-phosphatriptycenes as Lewis bases in frustrated Lewis pair chemistry: synthesis, application to hydrogenation reactions and computational investigations

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

  1/10/19 → 1/10/23

  Project: PHD

  • Lewis Base 100%
  • Acidity 85%
  • Lewis Acid 74%
  • Lewis Adduct 70%
  • Boron Atom 53%

• MODULAR01: MODULAR01

  LANNERS, S. & Vincent, S.

  1/10/19 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research

  • dispositif 100%
  • radio 32%
  • documentation 29%
  • diagnostic 28%

• SURFASCOPE: Surface Enhanced Spectroscopy by Second-Principles Calculations

  Gonze, X., RIGNANESE, G. M., Henrard, L., Liegeois, V., Banse, T. & Matatu Mbengo, C.

  1/10/19 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • spectroscopy 100%
  • quantum chemistry 87%
  • methodology 56%
  • computer programs 51%
  • atoms 29%

• WeaM: Quantum weak measurements: theoretical foundations, experimental approach, philosophical and logical interpretation

  Caudano, Y., Carletti, T., Hespel, B. & LAMBERT, D.

  1/10/19 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

  • Quantum Mechanics 100%
  • Nonsense 67%
  • Physics 65%
  • Historical Perspective 63%
  • Sensemaking 61%