Namur Institute of Structured Matter

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Projects per year 2004 2025

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• 59 Finished
• 68 Active

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  Kinetic Monte Carlo modelling of interlocked catenane formation

  Datta, A., Das, A. & LEHERTE, L.

  19/03/21 → …

  Project: Research

• VOCaLISE (extension): Development of catalytic filters for the degradation of volatile organic compounds generated by combustion processes and the use of organic solvents

  SU, B. L. & Barakat, T.

  1/02/21 → 31/01/22

  Project: Research

  • volatile organic compounds 100%
  • degradation 59%
  • filters 56%

• 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%

• 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%

• RISE-2021: Bdelloid rotifer Adineta vaga: a new eukaryotic extremophile model organism to study the impact of radiation and micro-gravity on biological processes

  Hespeels, B., Lucas, S., Heuskin, A., Van Doninck, K. & Baatout, S.

  1/01/21 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

• 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-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%

• 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%

• Heterogeneous Frustrated Lewis Pairs for Catalytic Hydrogenation of CO2.

  Berionni, G. & APRILE, C.

  1/10/20 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research

  • Hydrogenation 100%
  • Lewis Acid 81%
  • Boron Atom 58%
  • Lewis Base 50%
  • Catalysis 43%

• EPT: Emerging Proton Therapies

  Lucas, S.

  1/10/20 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

  • Proton 100%

• 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

• 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%

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

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

  1/10/20 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

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

• 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%

• Design of biocontrolled pesticides based on detrimental insects trehalase inhibiton

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

  1/10/20 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

  • trehalase 100%
  • Acyrthosiphon pisum 92%
  • pesticides 59%
  • insects 45%
  • Aphidoidea 33%

• 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%

• 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%

• P&I: Parchments & inks: a combined approach of analytical methods for investigating parchment degradation and ink composition

  HOUSSIAU, L., DEPARIS, O. & Tumanov, N.

  1/10/20 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

• 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%

• 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%

• 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%

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

  Wouters, J. & Leyssens, T.

  1/01/20 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

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

• 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%

• A high-sensitivity low-noise experiment for detection of neutron interbrane transitions and the search for constraints on the vicinity of a hidden brane in the bulk

  Stasser, C. & Terwagne, G.

  1/01/20 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research

  • Neutrons 100%
  • Experiments 32%
  • High energy physics 15%
  • Research reactors 15%
  • Shielding 11%

• 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

• TINALTA: Product/process combination for the coating of machining tools with an optimized trimetallic nitride

  Lucas, S. & Haye, E.

  1/01/20 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

  • Machining 100%
  • Nitride 74%
  • Coating Agent 45%
  • Torque 32%

• 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%

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

  HONET, A. & Henrard, L.

  1/10/19 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research

  • metal oxides 100%
  • nanocrystals 92%
  • nanoparticles 70%
  • optical properties 67%
  • tuning 58%

• Cancer immunotherapy and dual IDO/TDO inhibitors: design, synthesis, physico-chemical and biological characterizations

  MIRGAUX, M. & Wouters, J.

  1/10/19 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research

  • Dioxygenases 100%
  • Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase 94%
  • Heme 76%
  • Tryptophan 73%
  • Catalytic Domain 62%

• Development and application of a multiscale theoretical chemistry method for investigating the second harmonic generation of lipid membranes

  BOUQUIAUX, C. & CHAMPAGNE, B.

  1/10/19 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

  • lipids 100%
  • harmonic generations 89%
  • chemistry 87%
  • membranes 74%
  • dyes 35%

• 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

• Novel silica-based nanotubes and nanospheres for glycerol valorization

  Soumoy, L. & APRILE, C.

  1/10/19 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

  • Glycerol 87%
  • Nanotube 81%
  • Heterogeneous Catalyst 38%
  • Diacetin 37%
  • Triacetin 30%

• BCatCFAct: New Pyramidalized Boron Lewis Acids For C-C and C-N Coupling via C-F activation

  OSI, A. & Berionni, G.

  1/10/19 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

  • Lewis Acid 100%
  • Fluorine Atom 98%
  • Boron Atom 96%
  • Fluoroarene 90%
  • Superacid 36%

• MODULAR01: MODULAR01

  LANNERS, S. & VINCENT, S.

  1/10/19 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research

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

• 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%

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

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

  1/10/19 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

  • Hydrogenation 94%
  • Amide 91%
  • Greenhouse Gas 83%
  • Reduction 58%
  • Phosphine 57%

• 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%

• Cocrystals as an alternative to combination drugs: cocrystallization, physico-chemical characterization and structural determination of cocrystallized active pharmaceutical ingredients

  Bodart, L. & Wouters, J.

  1/10/19 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research

  • ingredients 100%
  • drugs 97%
  • solubility 87%
  • characterization 53%
  • dissolving 44%

• 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%

• Novel Supramolecular Drugs for a “Supramolecular” Disease

  CHAMPAGNE, B., Liegeois, V., Dory, Y., GENDRON, L., Ryczko, D. & Soldera, A.

  1/09/19 → 31/08/22

  Project: Research

  • Neurodegenerative Diseases 100%
  • Parkinson Disease 64%
  • Synucleins 58%
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations 47%
  • alpha-Synuclein 45%

• Enhanced light absorption within natural photonic structures

  Lobet, M., Mouchet, S. & DEPARIS, O.

  1/09/19 → 31/08/25

  Project: PHD

• Synthetic inhibitors targeting polysaccharides biosynthesis as potential alternatives to antibiotherapy

  VINCENT, S., Gauthier, C. & Déziel, E.

  1/09/19 → 31/08/22

  Project: Research

  • Lipopolysaccharide 100%
  • Polysaccharide 77%
  • Biosynthesis 76%
  • Antimicrobial Agent 31%
  • Antibiofilm 31%

• Surface analysis of reconstructed human epidermis, with a focus on Atopic Dermatitis inflammatory condition

  HOUSSIAU, L., Delvaux, X. & Poumay, Y.

  1/09/19 → …

  Project: PHD

• Hierarchically structured porous nanomaterials for photocatalytic water splitting for green hydrogen production

  SU, B. L. & MADANU, L.

  1/09/19 → 31/08/23

  Project: PHD

• Antibacterial coatings aimed at preventing nosocomial infections

  HOUSSIAU, L.

  1/09/19 → 30/08/21

  Project: Research

• GO40COV: Assessment and effective reduction of VOC emission toxicity in industrial wood stove manufacturing processes

  SU, B. L., Barakat, T., LABOUREUR, M. & Duquesne, T.

  1/08/19 → 31/07/23

  Project: PHD