Seminars


Practical information 

The seminars are usually held on Monday at 13h in MERC12 (Mercator building). The presentation lasts approximately 50 minutes and is followed by questions.

1st semester 2011 program

Theme 1: Understanding the effect of the environment on vectors and vector-borne and zoonotic diseases 

  • October 24, 1:00 pm, MERC12:
    Sophie Vanwambeke: “Introduction”.
     
  • October 31, 1:00 pm, MERC12:
    Eva De Clercq: “Assessing ecological suitability for the spread of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in West Africa”.
    Caroline Zeimes:
    "Landscape-level determinants of the distribution of hantavirus in Sweden".
     
  • November 7, 1:00 pm, MERC12:
    Sen Li: “Modelling tick-borne zoonoses in Belgium: an agent-based perspective”.
    Valérie Obsomer: “Multi-level approach for tick-borne diseases in Belgium and the Baltic states”.

     
  • November 14, 1:00 pm, MERC12:
    Nienke Hartemink: "Spatial models and risk maps: case studies on canine leishmaniasis and puumala virus".
     

Theme 2: Natural and anthropogenic controls on geomorphic processes in mountain environments 

  • November 21, 1:00 pm, MERC12:
    Veerle Vanacker: “New tools advancing integrated human-environment research”.
     
  • November 28, 1:00 pm, MERC12:
    Marie Guns: “Influence of climatic and anthropogenic disturbances on erosion and sediment transfer mechanisms in tropical mountain regions”.
    Vincent Balthazar: “Impact of forest cover change on natural hazard regulation in mountainous terrain”.

     
  • December 5, 1:00 pm, MERC12:
    Nicolas Bellin: “Contrasting Modern and Cosmogenic-nuclide derived erosion rates for the Betic Cordillera, Spain”.

    Raul Ortega: “Changes in human occupation and soil erosion rates through historical time: evidence from an agricultural complex in Toledo (Spain)”.

 

2nd semester 2011-2012 program

  • February 6, 1:00 pm, MERC12:
    Veronique Dehant: “Recherches en géodésie, planétologie et missions spatiales faites dans le cadre de l'UCL”.
     
  • February 13, 1:00 pm, MERC12:
    Ozgur Karatekin: “Mécanique des fluides appliquée aux satellites de glace”.
    Marie Yseboodt:
    "Mercure, sa rotation et son intérieur".
     
  • February 20, 1:00 pm, MERC12:
    Pascal Rosenblatt: “Mars et ses lunes : que peut-on apprendre avec la géodésie planétaire”.
    Tim Van Hoolst: “Intérieur des planètes et des lunes du système solaire (in English)”.

     
  • February 27, 1:00 pm, MERC12:
    Pascale Defraigne: "L'heure des atomes et du GPS".
    Nicolas Bergeot: “L'ionosphère et la géophysique à partir des mesures GPS”.
    Mikael Beuthe: "Champ gravitationnel et tectonique de Mars".

Contact 

 If you or one of your collaborators wished to give a seminar, please contact the TECLIM Head (Thierry Fichefet).
 

 

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