Prof. dr. Marlies VAN BAEL
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Prof. dr. Marlies VAN BAEL
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Prof. dr. Marlies VAN BAEL
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Research
Discipline codes: Solid state chemistry (01040208), Solution chemistry (01040606), Synthesis of materials (01040307), Nanomaterials (02020709)
Supervised PhDs
Soft-chemical synthesis routes towards 3 dimensional nanoarchitectures for energy generation and storage
Thomas Vranken for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
Solution based synthesis, local magnetic probing, magneto-electric coupling of single phase and composite multiferroic films
Periyasamy Periyasamy for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
Unveiling the defect chemistry of doped Zinc oxide semiconductors towards improved photocatalytic performance in hydrogen production
Alessandra Piras for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
Synthesis of onion structured core-multishell particles for improved lithium sulphur batteries based on the constructive diffusion field concept
Ulrique Vounckx for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
The impact of core-shell packing material properties on plasma catalytic CO2 conversion
Gianfabio Mangione for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
Synthesis and design of multi-layered vesicles as cathode host for improved lithium sulfur batteries
Sander Stulens for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
Chemical solution synthesis of copper-based photocathode materials for photoelectrochemical reduction of CO2 to methanol
Nele Debusschere for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting for Hydrogen Generation: Bridging Reactor Engineering and Photoanode Design
Robbe Jacops for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
Solar-driven CO2 conversion and water splitting for H2 production using photoelectrochemical cells.
Kristy Talukdar for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
Next generation of conductive and stable electrocatalysts for CO2 / H2 conversion
Digvijay Ghogare for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
Development of a self-healing solid composite electrolyte and catholyte for lithium-ion batteries
Zoleikha Mirzaiealamooti for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
High-performance supercabatteries using confinement effect involved carbon electrodes
Shuang Liu for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
Synthesis and characterisation of high energy density polyanion compounds as cathode active materials for miniature, formable lithium-ion batteries
Hanne Broux for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalysts for sunlight powered methanol production: a systematic study on the influence of chemical composition, morphology, and architecture on the catalytic performance.
Esmee Roman for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
Hydrothermal synthesis of W/VO2 nanoparticles using non-toxic reducing agents, and their use in thermochromic coatings for smart windows
Stijn Cosemans for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
Solution based synthesis and structural control of Li and Na DRX cathodes for enhanced batteries
Juan Guerrero Paez for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
Tailoring plasmonic Au nanoparticles on CeO2-x and hollow TiO2: linking morphology, composition, and plasmonic effects to catalytic mechanism in the sunlight-driven rWGS reaction
Romy van Geijn for the title Doctor of Sciences: Materiomics (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
Rational Design of Copper Nanoreactors: A Systematic Study of Morphology and Nanoconfinement in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction
Gijs Dewitte for the title Doctor of Sciences: Materiomics (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
Selective Recovery and Regeneration of Cathode Active Materials from End-of-Life Lithium-Ion Batteries
Reja Trippaers for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Copromotor
Inductively heatable catalysts to enhance energy efficiency and flexibility of CO2 conversion via rWGS
Elvan Heirman for the title Doctor of Sciences: Materiomics (doctorate in progress)
Supervised as Promotor
Ru-Based Plasmonic Catalysts for CO₂ Methanation: Dissecting Thermal and Non-Thermal Contribution in Plasmon Photocatalysis
Daria Burova for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2026
Supervised as Promotor
Ceria and titania supported Au nanocatalysts for the sunlight-driven reverse water gas shift reaction: understanding the relationship between material properties and photocatalytic performance
Jordi Volders for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2025
Supervised as Promotor
Understanding the design, synthesis and properties of novel Na ion conducting electrolytes.
Jonas Mercken for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2025
Supervised as Copromotor
VO2 nanoparticles and their application in thermochromic coatings and films for smart windows: An in-depth study of the thermodynamics and kinetics of the structural phase transition
Lavinia Calvi for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2024
Supervised as Copromotor
Core-shell particles in lithium-ion batteries: synthesis and impact on performance
Satish Kumar Mylavarapu for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2024
Supervised as Copromotor
Advancement of solid-state batteries through the understanding of cathode-solid electrolyte interactions
An-Sofie Kelchtermans for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2024
Supervised as Copromotor
Plasma-assisted coating of sulfur particles and engineering of sulfur electrodes for Li-S batteries
Ahmed Shafique for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2022
Supervised as Copromotor
Surface modification of the Co-free LiNi0.5 Mn1.5O4-δ positive electrode material for high-voltage lithium ion batteries
Fulya Ulu for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2021
Supervised as Copromotor
Solution synthesized Li-rich layered oxide cathodes for LIBs: effect of cationic substitutions on oxygen anionic redox chemistry
Andreas Paulus for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2021
Supervised as Copromotor
Toward green and sustainable lithium batteries, from novel electrolytes in LIBs to circular active materials in Li-S batteries
Bjorn Joos for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2020
Supervised as Copromotor
Design and aqueous solution-based synthesis of transparent metal oxide and oxyselenide semiconductors
Gilles Bonneux for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2019
Supervised as Promotor
Wet-chemical synthesis processes of electrodes for sustainable lithium- and sodium-ion batteries
Dries De Sloovere for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2019
Supervised as Copromotor
Redox Mechanisms in Low-Temperature Solution Processing of Materials for Flexible Electronics
Wouter Marchal for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2018
Supervised as Copromotor
Chemical Solution Deposition of LiMn2O4 cathodes for thin film lithium ion batteries: Following the path from precursor chemistry towards active 2D and high aspect ratio 3D layers
Giulia Maino for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2017
Supervised as Promotor
Study and optimization of the solid-electrolyte interphase on silicon anodes for lithium-ion batteries
Boaz Moeremans for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2017
Supervised as Copromotor
Wet-chemical synthesis of thin film materials for 3D all-solid-state Li-ion batteries
Evert Jonathan van den Ham for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2017
Supervised as Copromotor
Chemical solution deposition of oxides for energy storage applications: the breakthrough in coating high aspect ration 3D structures
Sven Gielis for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2015
Supervised as Promotor
Studie van zinkoxide coatings ter verbetering van de gasbarrière, UV beschermende en fotodegradatie eigenschappen van het bioplastic PHBV.
Lize Jaspers for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2015
Supervised as Promotor
Exploration of single-phase and composite multiferroics by means of chemical solution deposition
Nikolina Pavlovic for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2015
Supervised as Promotor
Study of the CVD diamond growth mechanism in the presence of a metal-based interlayer
Giedrius Degutis for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2015
Supervised as Promotor
Solution processing of n-type doped ZnO
Hanne Damm for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2014
Supervised as Promotor
Morphological characterization and electronic transport properties of aluminum-doped zinc-oxide films prepared by dc sputtering"
Matthias Van Gompel for the title Doctor of Sciences: Physics in 2014
Supervised as Copromotor
How to master vanadium oxide stoichiometry and phase formation? Insights in the aqueous precursor chemistry
Nick Peys for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2014
Supervised as Promotor
Synthese en karakterisering van aluminium gedopeerde ZnO nanopartikels als bouwstenen voor transparante geleidende oxides
Anke Kelchtermans for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2014
Supervised as Promotor
Synthesis and characterization of multifunctional tin based compounds
Andrius Stanulis for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2014
Supervised as Promotor
Controlled synthesis of substrate supported TiO2 nanostructures with different/interesting morphologies
Bertie Souvereyns for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2013
Supervised as Promotor
Study of the CSD process for the controlled deposition of metal nanocrystals
Alexander Riskin for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2012
Supervised as Promotor
Nanorod metal oxide based electrodes and their application in hybrid photovoltaics
Linny Baeten for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2012
Supervised as Promotor
Development, modification and optimization of poly 1-(trimethylsilyl)-1-propyne pervaporation membranes
Stan Claes for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2012
Supervised as Promotor
Lagetemperatuursdepositie en structuurvorming als nieuwe uitdagingen voor de waterige oplossing-gel route: een case studie met PbTiO3
Christopher De Dobbelaere for the title Doctor of Sciences: Chemistry in 2011
Supervised as Copromotor
Projects
82 research projects have been found
Selective Recovery, Regeneration and Upcycling of Lithium Iron Phosphate from End-of-Life Lithium-Ion Battery Black Mass (Research)
01/11/2026 - 31/10/2030
Inductively heatable catalysts to increase energy efficiency and flexibility of CO2 conversion via rWGS (Research)
16/11/2025 - 15/11/2029
From DUBBLE to FLAME: The Flemish beamLine for Advanced Materials Exploration at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) (Research)
01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028
IOF mandate Institute for Materials Research (IMO-IMOMEC) 2024-2028 (Research)
01/01/2024 - 31/12/2028
Low-Toxic DRX Materials for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries. (Research)
01/10/2024 - 30/09/2028
Platform for liquid and solid state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy (Research)
01/05/2024 - 30/04/2028
PICaSSo: Plasmon-Induced Catalysis for Stimulating the Solar-powered reverse water gas shift reaction (Research)
01/01/2024 - 31/12/2027
Agreement between Energyville, VITO, KUL, IMEC and Hasselt University (Research)
01/01/2022 - 31/10/2027
Self-healing solid inorganic-organic hybrid electrolyte and catholyte for rechargeable batteries (Research)
01/03/2023 - 28/02/2027
On the transition to more Renewable Energy in power-to-X applications "T-REX" (Research)
01/11/2021 - 31/10/2026
Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalysts for sunlight powered methanol production: a systematic study on the influence of chemical composition, morphology, and architecture on the catalytic performance. (Research)
01/10/2024 - 30/09/2026
Artificial leaves, nano-scale reactors on the road to green hydrogen and value-added chemicals through monolithic tandem-cells made from earth-abundant non-toxic elements. (Research)
01/01/2024 - 31/12/2025
SYN-CAT: SYNergetic design of CATalytic materials for integrated photo- and electrochemical CO2 conversion processes (Research)
01/03/2021 - 28/02/2025
Commissioning and sustainable exploitation of the upgraded DUBBLE beamlines at the ESRF: Studying the structure and function of matter at the world's most powerful synchrotron (Research)
01/01/2023 - 31/12/2024
Organically modified ionogels: the ultimate material to improve the electrolyte-electrode contact in solid SIBs? (Research)
01/11/2022 - 31/10/2024
Synthesis of onion structured core-multishell particles for improved lithium sulfur batteries (Research)
01/11/2021 - 31/10/2024
Disruptive photonic devices for highly efficient, sunlight-fueled chemical processes (Research)
01/01/2021 - 30/06/2024
IOF mandate Institute for Materials Research (IMO-IMOMEC) 2019-2023 (Research)
01/07/2019 - 31/12/2023
Structural funding institutions: structural funding for the operation of the Institute IMO (Research)
01/10/2012 - 31/12/2023
The DUBBLE Beam Lines at the ESRF: Extremely brilliant Xrays for revealing the structure and function of atoms, molecules and materials (Research)
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2022
PlasMaCatDESIGN : Designing the packing materials and catalysts for selective and energy efficient plasma-driven conversions (Research)
01/01/2019 - 31/12/2022
Structural funding institutions: project funding IMO for fundamental research (Research)
01/10/2012 - 31/12/2022
Organically modified ionogels: the ultimate material to improve the electrolyte-electrode contact in solid SIBs? (Research)
01/11/2020 - 31/10/2022
Unveiling the defect chemistry of doped Zinc oxide semiconductors towards improved photocatalytic performance in hydrogen production. (Research)
01/10/2018 - 30/09/2022
Research and Development agreement on project: "Development of metal oxides for use as photocathodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting" between Hasselt University and TNO (Research)
01/02/2021 - 31/12/2021
Synthesis of onion structured core-multishell particles for improved lithium sulfur batteries (Research)
01/11/2019 - 31/10/2021
Dioxide to Monoxide (D2M): Innovative catalysis for CO2 to CO conversion (Research)
01/01/2020 - 30/09/2021
XL-Lion Advanced lithium ion batteries with dual ionic-electronic conducting core-shell particles (Research)
01/03/2017 - 28/02/2021
Understanding the design, synthesis and properties of novel Na ion conducting electrolytes: toughening ionogels with organic modifications. (Research)
01/10/2019 - 30/10/2020
Understanding wrinkling and its impact on the fundamental properties of large-area nanocrystalline diamond nanomembranes (Research)
01/10/2017 - 30/09/2020
Improving the performance of rock salt type cathodes for Li-ion batteries through control of the transition metal cation migration using redox reactions of the oxygen sublattice and Li-conductive coatings (Research)
01/01/2016 - 31/12/2019
Synthesis of onion structured core-multishell particles for improved lithium sulphur batteries. (Research)
01/09/2019 - 31/10/2019
Chemical synthesis of inorganic composite solid electrolytes with enhanced ionic conductivity by interfacial Li+ ion diffusion (Research)
01/10/2017 - 30/09/2019
Chemical synthesis of inorganic composite solid electrolytes with enhanced ionic conductivity by interfacial Li+ ion diffusion. (Research)
01/10/2015 - 30/09/2019
Atom Probe Tomography for advanced materials studies in 3D - LEAP 4000X Si Atomprobe (Research)
26/06/2014 - 31/12/2018
ESRF and DUBBLE: Synchrotron X-rays for revealing the structure and function of molecules and materials (Research)
01/01/2013 - 31/12/2017
Local magnetic probing and magneto-electric coupling of single phase and composite multiferroic films by chemical solution based synthesis (Research)
01/01/2014 - 31/12/2017
Synthesis, properties and modeling of doped ZnO nanowires and nanocrystals (Research)
01/01/2014 - 31/12/2017
Chemical synthesis of inorganic composite solid electrolytes with enhanced ionic conductivity by interfacial Li+ ion diffusion. (Research)
01/10/2015 - 30/09/2017
Highly non-equilibrium electron relaxation mechanism in n-type CVD diamond (Research)
01/10/2014 - 30/09/2017
Low Temperature Synthesis of Hole Conducting Layers for Organic Photovoltaics (Research)
01/10/2014 - 30/09/2017
Fabrication of a 3D all-solid state Li-ion battery via chemical solution depostion. (Research)
01/11/2014 - 31/03/2016
BOF NI project: Designing metal oxides semiconductors towards a lower bandgap and a higher mobility (Research)
01/01/2012 - 31/12/2015
FWO research project: Designing metal oxides semiconductors towards a lower bandgap and a higher mobility (Research)
01/01/2012 - 31/12/2015
Soft-chemical synthesis routes towards 3 dimensional nano architectures for energy storage (Research)
01/10/2013 - 30/09/2015
Study of sol(ution)-gel precursors towards lowtemperature oxide films (Research)
01/10/2012 - 30/09/2015
Chemical synthesis routes towards 3-dimensional metal oxide nano-architectures for energy generation and storage (Research)
01/10/2011 - 30/09/2015
Exploration of single phase layered perovskites as candidate magnetoelectrics (Research)
01/10/2014 - 04/09/2015
Exploration of single phase layered perovskites as candidate magnetoelectrics (Research)
01/10/2012 - 30/09/2014
SOL-GEL SYNTHESIS OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL TITANATES, STANNATES, ZIRCONATES, HAFNATES. INVESTIGATION OF OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES. (Research)
01/01/2010 - 31/05/2014
Action MP0904: Single- and multiphase ferroics and multiferroics with restricted geometries (SIMUFER) (Research)
02/03/2010 - 01/03/2014
Matching the functional properties of nanoparticles and nanowires (Research)
01/01/2009 - 31/12/2013
Study of mechanisms for diamond nucleation in the presence of a metal based interlayer (Research)
01/01/2010 - 31/12/2013
A study of the relation between water based precursor chemistry, morphology and transport properties of electroceramic metal oxide films. (Research)
01/01/2008 - 31/12/2013
'CIGStack': Research regarding solution Deposition Technologies for CIGS and TCO (Research)
01/12/2010 - 30/11/2013
Chemical synthesis of nano(hetero)structured metal oxides with remarkable physical properties (Research)
01/10/2009 - 30/09/2013
Soft-chemical synthesis routes towards 3 dimensional nanoarchitectures for energy generation and storage (Research)
01/10/2011 - 30/09/2013
Synthesis and optimisation of tailor-made supported titania layers for photo-induced processes. (Research)
01/01/2009 - 31/12/2012
Metal based nucleation interlayers for nanocrystalline diamond growth (Research)
01/01/2009 - 31/01/2012
High kappa metaloxides for IC applications CSD deposition & characterization of MIM and MOS - structures (Research)
01/01/2008 - 31/12/2011
Development of modified PTMSP-membranes for applications in pervaporation and solvent-resistent nanofiltration. (Research)
01/10/2007 - 30/09/2011
Tailor-made nanostructured metals for functional coatings and electronics (Research)
01/03/2007 - 01/03/2011
.Fundamental study of the sol-gel synthesis process of layered multimetal oxides: . Renewal: Study of the formation of metal oxide nanostructures. (Research)
01/10/1999 - 30/09/2009
Education
Involved in the following courses
Academic year 2026 - 2027
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Academic year 2025 - 2026
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