Dr. Sander Smeets ('Structurally pure and reproducible polymer materials for high-performance organic photovoltaics')

Dr. Jochen Vanderspikken ('Quantifying and removing structural defects in conjugated polymer semiconductors: influence on material and device properties')

Dr. Simon Paredis ('Investigation of the complex interplay between excited states and the resulting emission mechanisms in organic donor-acceptor chromophores')

Dr. Tom Vandermeeren ('Organic (cavity) photodiodes for near-infrared light detection')

Dr. Omar Beckers ('Increasing the applicability of push-pull conjugated polymers for organic electronics: continuous flow chemistry and the effect of structural imperfections')

Dr. Jasper Deckers ('Dual-functioning organic photosensitizers for image-guided photodynamic therapy')

Dr. Sam Gielen ('Near-infrared organic photodetectors: from molecules to imagers')

Dr. Frederik Verstraeten ('Development of high-performance ultra-low bandgap copolymers for near-infrared photodetectors')

Dr. Tom Cardeynaels ('Diverging from the beaten track - rational design of thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters inspired by different fields of organic electronics')

Dr. Jorne Raymakers ('Diamond surface functionalization: from gemstone to photoelectrochemical applications')

Dr. Dries Devisscher ('Insights in molecular interactions in bulk heterojunction organic solar cells by synthesis of novel electron donor materials')

Dr. Ruben Lenaerts ('Development of novel donor and acceptor materials for fullerene-free organic photovoltaics')

Dr. Yasmine Braeken ('Novel generation poly(p-phenylene ethynylene)s for bio-imaging applications')

Dr. Jeroen Brebels ('Strategies toward an enhanced efficiency and sustainability of organic photovoltaics – increasing the dielectric constant of low bandgap polymer materials')

Dr. Sanne Govaerts ('Synthesis and characterization of ionic copolythiophenes and all-conjugated polymers with advanced architectures for organic electronics')

Dr. Geert Pirotte ('Increasing the applicability of conjugated polymers for organic photovoltaics: continuous flow synthesis and elucidation of the importance of structural defects')

Dr. Julija Kudrjasova ('Thiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole-based semiconducting materials for organic photovoltaics')

Dr. Mirco Tomassetti ('Synthesis and characterization of novel donor-acceptor isoindigo-based conjugated copolymers and small molecules and their integration in organic photovoltaics')

Dr. Pieter Verstappen ('Design and synthesis of novel materials for optimization of the active layer morphology and stability of bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaics')

Dr. Jurgen Kesters ('Pathways toward increased efficiency and lifetime of organic photovoltaics')

Dr. Toon Ghoos ('Synthesis of ionic polythiophenes for organic photovoltaic applications')

Dr. Süleyman Kudret ('Optimized Rieke zinc synthetic protocols toward polythiophene copolymers for organic photovoltaic applications')

Dr. Lidia Marin ('4H-Cyclopenta[2,1-b:3,4-b’]dithiophene donors and quinoxaline acceptors with broadened absorption patterns toward light harvesting materials for organic photovoltaics')

Dr. Sarah Van Mierloo ('Synthetic approaches toward 4H-cyclopenta[2,1-b:3,4-b’]dithiophene and 2,5-dithienylthiazolo[5,4-d]thiazole building blocks and their integration in low bandgap copolymers for organic photovoltaics')

Dr. Wouter Vanormelingen (2012 - 2014; Ph.D. in 2009 from KU Leuven, Belgium: 'Helical conjugated polymers: synthesis and chiroptical properties')

Dr. Veronique Maes (Dec 2012 - Oct 2014; Ph.D. in 2006 from VUB, Belgium: 'Radiolabeled peptides for cancer diagnosis and therapy')

Dr. David Bevk (May 2011 - May 2013; Ph.D. in 2006 from University of Ljubljana, Slovenia: 'Dimethylaminomethylidene derivatives of dialkyl acetonedicarboxylates in the synthesis of heterocyclic systems')