VITO's PhD jury
Please find the jury dates and deadlines for online registration of your candidature and file submission in the table overview below. Only if you are selected and contacted by the VITO co-promotor (who is mentioned below the job description), you will be invited to prepare your PhD file.
| Overview planned PhD juries | Deadline candidate application | Deadline file submission |
|---|---|---|
| 31/01/2025 | 28/11/2024 | 10/01/2025 |
| 28/03/2025 | 31/01/2025 | 7/03/2025 |
| 21/05/2025 | 26/03/2025 | 28/04/2025 |
| 26/09/2025 | 09/07/2025 | 5/09/2025 |
Each PhD student who is supervised by VITO researchers and/or is (co)financed by VITO, must be evaluated by the VITO PhD jury before starting the PhD. This jury consists of VITO researchers who are also active as professor at a university, supplemented by independent experts from the academic and industrial world.
The jury evaluates whether the applicant is qualified to carry out his/her PhD successfully, with attention for:
- the alignment of the PhD project with the VITO research strategy,
- the high-quality elaboration of the PhD project.
The jury members
Chairman: Prof. dr. ir. Luc Sterckx
- Master in Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven
- PhD in Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven
- Postgraduate Business Administration, ULB Solvay
KU Leuven, Faculty of Engineering
Willem de Croylaan 46
B-3001 Heverlee (BE)
luc.sterckx@cit.kuleuven.be
Prof. dr. Ronny Blust
- Master in Biology, University of Antwerp
- PhD Biology, University of Antwerp
Vice-rector Research, University of Antwerp
Department of Biology, Sphere research unit,
Middelheim 1, 2020 Antwerpen
ronny.blust@uantwerpen.be
Prof. dr. Jef Hooyberghs
- PhD in Physics, UHasselt
- Master in Physics, KU Leuven
Professor – Hasselt University
Data Science Institute
Campus Diepenbeek, 3590 Diepenbeek (BE)
jef.hooyberghs@uhasselt.be
Em. Prof. dr. Paul Janssen
- Master in Mathematics, KU Leuven
- PhD in Statistics, KU Leuven/UHasselt
UHasselt, Campus Diepenbeek
Agoralaan Gebouw D, 3590 Diepenbeek (BE)
paul.janssen@uhasselt.be
Dr. Luc Peeters
- Master in Chemistry, UAntwerpen
- PhD in Science, UAntwerpen
R&D Manager
Performance Polymers Solutions Vehicle
Kaneka Belgium N.V.
Nijverheidsstraat 16, 2260 Oevel (BE)
luc.peeters@kaneka.be
Prof. dr. ir. Piet Seuntjens
- Master in Chemistry and Bio-industries Engineering, UGent
- PhD in Sciences, UAntwerpen
- Postdoctoral fellow at ETH Zürich
Visiting Professor – UAntwerpen en UGent
Innovation Manager at VITO
Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol (BE)
piet.seuntjens@vito.be
Em. Prof. dr. ir. Bruno Van Mele
- Master in Chemical Engineering, VUB
- PhD in Applied Sciences, VUB
Research Group Physical Chemistry and Polymer Science
Department Materials and Chemistry, VUB
Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels (BE)
bvmele@vub.be
Prof. dr. Luc Int Panis
- Master degree in Biology UAntwerpen
- PhD in Sciences, UAntwerpen
Visiting Professor - UHasselt
Staf Directie Walter Eevers bij VITO
Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol (BE)
luc.intpanis@vito.be
luc.intpanis@uhasselt.be
Prof. dr. Inge Mertens
- Master in Biochemistry, KU Leuven
- PhD in Biochemistry, KU Leuven
Research Professor (hoofddocent) – University of Antwerp
R&D Professional at VITO Health
Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol (BE)
inge.mertens@vito.be
Em. Prof. dr. ir. Ronnie Belmans
- PhD in Elektrotechniek, KU Leuven
Habilitierung, RWTH Aachen - Master in Elektrotechniek, KU Leuven
Professor – KU Leuven
Dept. ESAT – Afd. Electa
Kasteelpark Arenberg 10 b 2445
3001 Heverlee
E-mail: ronnie.belmans@kuleuven.be
Dr. ir. Jan Luyten
- Master in Engineering Sciences: Chemical Technology, KU Leuven
- PhD in Engineering Sciences: Chemical Technology, KU Leuven
Principal Scientist Recycling and Extraction Technologies
Umicore, Corporate Research & Development
Watertorenstraat 33, 2250 Olen (BE)
Jan.Luyten@eu.umicore.com
Prof. dr. Katja Loos
- PhD in Chemistry, Universität Bayreuth, Germany
- Master in Chemistry, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany
Professor – University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Macromolecular Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials
Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials
University of Groningen
Nijenborgh 3, 9747 AG Groningen (NL)
E-mail: K.U.Loos@rug.nl
Prof. dr. ir. Iris Cornet
- PhD in Engineering, KU Leuven
- Master in Bioscience engineering, Biotechnology, VUB
Professor – University of Antwerp
Faculty of Applied Engineering, Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, Research group BioWAVE_Industrial Biotechnology
Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerpen
E-mail: iris.cornet@uantwerpen.be
