The Scientific Committee supports the Board in formulating high-quality and scientifically sound advice and ensures the image of the VLIZ. It is composed of representatives of various disciplines from all Flemish research institutes, reinforced with foreign experts.
Members of the Scientific Committee
Ghent University
- Effective members: Jana Asselman, Marleen De Troch
- Deputy members: Griet Neukermans, Peter Troch
Antwerp University
- Effective members: Gudrun De Boeck, Filip Meysman
- Deputy members: Ronny Blust, Stijn Temmerman
Free University Brussels
- Effective members: Margaret Chen, Marc Kochzius
- Deputy members: Tom Van Der Stocken, Karolien Van Puyvelde
Catholic University Leuven
- Effective members: Jaak Monbaliu, Pieter Rauwoens
- Deputy members: Gert Jan Weltje, Erik Toorman
Hasselt University
- Effective member: Tom Artois
- Deputy member: Natalie Beenaerts
Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food - ILVO
- Effective member: Hans Polet
- Deputy member: Kris Hostens
Research Institute for Nature and Forest - INBO
- Effective member: Hilde Eggermont
- Deputy member: Eric Stienen
Flemish Institute for Technological Research - VITO
- Effective member: Bart Deronde
- Deputy member: Inge Genné
Flanders Environment Agency - VMM
- Effective member: Didier D'hont
Flanders Hydraulics
- Effective member: Karim Bellafkih
- Deputy member: Toon Verwaest
Flanders Heritage Agency
- Effective member: Marnix Pieters
- Deputy member: Tom Lenaerts
This committee consists of three interlinked and mutually reinforcing components
1. The Scientific Board is a compact steering group that provides qualitative and scientifically based advice to the Board.
2. The Guidance Committee is convened annually for a plenary meeting. This is open to a broad group of marine scientists and allows discussion of important new and planned activities.
3. Expert Groups are thematic working groups composed of the most relevant experts from Belgium and abroad. They are set up for a limited or longer period of time.
Attachments Scientific Board
Friday 1 December 2023
- Informatieve bijlagen (Dutch)
Friday 6 October 2023
- Report (Dutch)
Friday 2 June 2023
- Report (Dutch)
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Informatieve bijlagen (Dutch)
Friday 17 March 2023
- Report (Dutch)
Friday 2 December 2022
- Report (Dutch)
- Informatieve bijlagen (Dutch)
Friday 7 October 2022
- Report (Dutch)
Friday 10 June 2022
- Report (Dutch)
Thursday 17 March 2022
- Report (Dutch)
- Informatieve bijlagen (Dutch)
Friday 10 December 2021
- Report (Dutch)
- Informatieve bijlagen (Dutch)
Thursday 14 October 2021
- Informatieve bijlagen (Dutch)
Friday 18 June 2021
- Report (Dutch)
- Informatieve bijlagen (Dutch)
Attachments Guidance Committee
Friday 1 December 2023
- Report (Dutch)
- Informatieve bijlagen (Dutch)
- Presentation: New developments at VLIZ (Dutch)
- Jan Mees, general director VLIZ
- Presentation: VLIZ research agenda 2024
- Peter Landschützer, research director VLIZ
- Presentation: Introduction Indicator Report Marine Research and Innovation - general context (Dutch)
- Hans Pirlet, head of Valorisation & Innovation department
- Thomas Verleye, senior science officer Policy Information
- Presentation: Marine research and innovation as a lever for the Blue Economy in Flanders (Dutch)
- Piet Opstaele, CEO Blue Cluster
- Presentation: The importance of marine research in Flanders and Belgium (Dutch)
- Jan Mees, general director VLIZ
- Presentation: Ocean Decade session: from knowledge to action
- Juana Jimenez, international liaison officer VLIZ
Friday 2 December 2022
- Report (Dutch)
- Informatieve bijlagen (Dutch)
- Summary Interactive Session Ocean Decade
Friday 10 December 2021
- Report (Dutch)
- Informatieve bijlagen (Dutch)
- Presentation: Research Work Plan 2022 (Dutch)
- Michiel Vandegehuchte, Research Director, VLIZ
- Presentation: DORA & Open Science
- Heike Lust, Library Division Manager, VLIZ
- Presentation: Open Science (Dutch)
- Bart Dumolyn, Flemish Government, Department of EWI
- Presentation: Horizon Europe partnerships & Mission 'Restore our Ocean & Waters by 2030'
- Gert Verreet, Flemish Government, Department of EWI