We are a group of young researchers with the ambition to bring polar and alpine science to the public and to raise awareness of current issues.
OUR STORY
APECS International was founded by the Belgian Youth Steering Committee of the International Polar Year 2005-2006. Since then, it has become active in over 29 countries all over the world. It was in 2007 that the Belgian branch of APECS was founded with Mieke Sterken as first chair and Bruno Danis as webmaster. Under the impulse of Ines Tavernier and Anton Van de Putte, APECS Belgium, which had been resting for some years, was then briefly reactivated in 2011. When Henrik Christiansen revived it in 2016, APECS Belgium had been hibernating for a couple years but quickly regained its energy and has been growing ever since. We are proud to say that our team is expanding every year and that our association is getting stronger by the day!
Our committed and passionate members are our strength but the community that grows around APECS Belgium is what drives us! Every early career scientist based in Belgium with an interest in the polar regions is highly encouraged to join us & we invite everyone to become a part of our inspiring community.
Our CHAIRS
Alexis Geels
Teaching Assistant & PhD Student
Biogéochimie et Modélisation du Système Terre (BGEOSYS), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
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Louise Delhaye
Scientific Collaborator
Suspended Sediment & Seabed Modelling & Monitoring (SUMO) team, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)
Coraline Leseurre
Postdoctoral Researcher
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
Rita Novo
Scientific Assistant
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
Our meMBERS
Constance lefebvre
PhD Student
Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
chiara de geeter
Researcher
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
Lisa Ardoin
PhD Student
Laboratory of Glaciology, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
sebastian berghald
PhD Student
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) & Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
nerea sainz de baranda
MSc Student
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria/University of Liege
Cecile Davrinche
Post doctoral scientist
Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
Sarah Wauthy
PhD Student
Laboratory of Glaciology, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
charlotte maistriau
Doctorate fellow
Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
Our mentors
Marie G.P. Cavitte
Valorisation Manager in Climate Science
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Loïc Michel
Assistant Professor
Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch (FOCUS), Université de Liège (ULiège)
Marianna Pinzone
Post-doc researcher
Oceanology Laboratory, FOCUS Research Unit, Université de Liège (ULiège)
Mieke Sterken
Education & Outreach Coordinator
International Polar Foundation (IPF)
Wieter Boone
Research Engineer & Head of Marine Robotics Centre
Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
Some of our alumni
Bianca Mezzina
Postdoctoral Researcher
Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
Lotte De Maeyer
Teaching Assistant
Research Group Protistology & Aquatic Ecology, Universiteit Gent (UGent)
carla López mateo
Master Student
Universiteit Gent (UGent)
Cathrin Wittig
PhD Student
Universiteit Gent (UGent) & Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)
Jill De Visscher
PhD student
Universiteit Gent (UGent)
ABOUT APECS INTERNATIONAL
The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) is an international and interdisciplinary organization for undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, early faculty members, educators and others with interests in Polar Regions and the wider cryosphere.
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