Flemish institute for technological research
Encyclopedia
The Flemish institute for technological research or VITO, is a research centre, located in Mol, Antwerp
, Flanders
, Belgium
. The institute performs contract research and develops products and processes in the fields of energy
, environment
and materials, for both the public and the private sector. Dirk Fransaer
is director of the institute.
Antwerp (province)
Antwerp is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and East Flanders. Its capital is Antwerp which comprises the Port of Antwerp...
, Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. The institute performs contract research and develops products and processes in the fields of energy
Energy
In physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems...
, environment
Natural environment
The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
and materials, for both the public and the private sector. Dirk Fransaer
Dirk Fransaer
Dirk Fransaer is a Belgian engineer and director of the Flemish institute for technological research in Mol He graduated as a civil engineer at the University of Ghent in 1980 and as biomedical engineer at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in 1985.-Source:* -External links:*...
is director of the institute.
Research domains
- Energy technology
- Environmental measurement
- Environmental and Process Technology
- Environmental toxicology
- Integrated Environmental Study
- Materials technology
- Remote Sensing and Earth Observation processes:
- Image Processing Group
- Global Vegetation Research Group
- Agriculture Research Group
- Local Imaging Spectroscopy Research Group
- UAV (Unmanned Aerial VehicleUnmanned aerial vehicleAn unmanned aerial vehicle , also known as a unmanned aircraft system , remotely piloted aircraft or unmanned aircraft, is a machine which functions either by the remote control of a navigator or pilot or autonomously, that is, as a self-directing entity...
) Research Group
See also
- BIOMEDBIOMEDThe Biomedical Research Institute was founded on 1 January 1999 to combine the expertise of the former Dr. L. Willems-Instituut with the Medical faculty of the University of Hasselt . The institute is located in Diepenbeek, Belgium.The research topics of the institute are auto-immune disorders, e.g...
- Flanders Interuniversity Institute of Biotechnology (VIB)
- Flemish Energy AgencyFlemish Energy AgencyFlemish Energy Agency is a government agency of the Flemish Region under the Flemish Ministry of Environment, Nature and Energy, tasked with the preparation and execution of Flemish energy policy.-Overview:...
- Fonds Wetenschappelijk OnderzoekNFWOThe National Fund for Scientific Research is a government institution in Belgium for supporting scientific research...
(FWO) - InnotekInnotek (Belgium)Innotek is a technology centre located in Geel, in the Campine region of Belgium. It is a public private partnership between the Antwerp province and several organisations located in the Campine region of the province.-History:...
- Institute for the promotion of Innovation by Science and TechnologyInstitute for the promotion of Innovation by Science and TechnologyThe Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology is a public institution in Flanders to provide R&D and innovation support. The institute was established by the Flemish government in 1991...
(IWT) - Interdisciplinary institute for BroadBand Technology (IBBT)
- Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC)
- Science and technology in FlandersScience and technology in FlandersScience and technology in Flanders, the northern region of Belgium , is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes...
- SCK•CENSCK•CENSCK•CEN is the Belgian nuclear research centre located in Mol, Belgium. SCK•CEN is active in various areas of research and services in the nuclear sector.-Organisation profile:...
- Strategic Plan CampineStrategic Plan CampineStrategic Plan Campine is a non-profit organisation located in Turnhout, Belgium. Its aim is to promote the social and economic development of the Campine region of the province of Antwerp...
Source
- Schoeters G, Den Hond E, Zuurbier M, Naginiene R, van den Hazel P, Stilianakis N, Ronchetti R, Koppe JG., Cadmium and children: exposure and health effects, Acta Paediatr Suppl. 2006 Oct;95(453):50-4
- van der Lelie D, Corbisier P, Baeyens W, Wuertz S, Diels L, Mergeay M., The use of biosensors for environmental monitoring, Res Microbiol. 1994 Jan;145(1):67-74.
- Tirez K, Scharf H, Calzolari D, Cleven R, Kisser M, Lück D., Validation of a European standard for the determination of hexavalent chromium in solid material, J Environ Monit. 2007 Jul;9(7):749-59. Epub 2007 June 1.