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PARTNERS_________________________________________________________________________________________
FOLLOW-UP COMMITTEE______________________________________________________________________________
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| Flemish Authorities, Agency for Maritime & Coastal services, Coastal Division |
Nathalie Balcaen
Tina Mertens |
| Belgian Navy, (DGRM) |
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| FPS Economy, SMEs, Self-employed and Energy, Marine Sand Fund |
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| FPS Economy, Food chain Safety and Environment, Department of Marine Environment |
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| Institute for Agricultural and Fischeries Research, Fisheries |
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| Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models |
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| Flemish Environment Agency, MIRA |
Lisbeth Stalpaert |
| Flemish Authorities, department of Mobility & Public Works, Division Maritime Entrance |
Frederik Roose |
| Zeegra vzw |
René Desaever |
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UNIVERSITY OF GHENT: RENARD CENTRE OF MARINE GEOLOGY (RCMG)
The Renard Centre is involved in the EU-InterregIIIb project MESH ('Mapping European Seabed Habitats', http://www.search-mesh.net; 2004-2007) and coordinates the modelling actions on the prediction of habitats based on physical data. This project has generated significant new ideas on mapping and the use of various acoustic and sampling tools in habitat mapping. Protocols and guidelines are developed, according to European standards. Expertise is acquired on GIS data management, building metadatabases and archiving of the complex datasets, involved in habitat mapping. QUEST4D will significantly benefit from the MESH experience. UG-RCMG was recently granted a new project on the development of a methodology and strategy to map and analyse sandbank environments (Belspo RESOURCE-3D, 2006-2007). The purpose is to acquire, preferably simultaneously, very-high resolution seismic data and multibeam to model in 3D, the sandbank architecture and its morphology. These experiences can directly be used in the.
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ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES; MANAGEMENT UNIT OF THE NORTH SEA MATHEMATICAL MODELS (MUMM/BMM)
MUMM is involved in the MOMO project (MOnitoring and MOdelling of cohesive sediment transport and evaluating the effects of dredging and dumping operations on the marine ecosystem) financed in the framework of the OSPAR treaty by the Ministry of the Flemish Community. During the project significant expertise has been collected on the numerical modelling and monitoring (through tide measurements, long term measurements, remote sensing) of cohesive sediment transport in the Belgian coastal zone but also in the southern North Sea. MUMM-BMDC is partner of SeaDataNet, an Integrated Infrastructure Initiative of the EU Sixth Framework Programme started on April 1st, 2006. The objective of SeaDataNet is the creation of an online Pan-European distributed marine data management infrastructure. The adoption of new communication technology and the development of standards for quality assurance on data and metadata are topics of interest for the data management in QUEST4D.
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Gulledelle 100
B-1200 Brussel
Belgium
Phone: +32 2 773 21 32
www.mumm.ac.be
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UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN; LABORATORY OF HYDRAULICS
KUL is involved in the interdisciplinary and intersectorial Network SEAMOCS (Applied stochastic models for ocean engineering, climate and safe transportation), funded by the EU Marie Curie Research Training framework (2005-2009). It combines post-graduate research training in Statistics and Probability, Marine Sciences, Hydraulics and Coastal Engineering, Climatology, and Marine transportation safety. One of the main scientific goals of SEAMOCS is the improved understanding of climate change and its effects on extreme weather and waves. QUEST4D will be able to use the experience from this network for the design of climate change scenarios. KUL also has a EU Marie Curie Transfer of Knowledge contract (2005-2009), MARIE (Modelling and Assimilation for Region of fresh water Influence Environments. Limits of predictability). The main focus is the joint and coupled numerical prediction of wave/current and river plume hydrodynamics.
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UNIVERSITY OF GHENT; MARINE BIOLOGY SECTION
The Marine Biology Section of the Department of Biology of the Ghent University has been involved in ecological and systematic research of marine ecosystems from 1970 onwards. The research started with the investigation of North Sea benthic communities, with special focus on the macro- and meiobenthos. From 1980 onwards, research was expanded to include the hyperbenthic and epibenthic compartments. Research on all benthic compartments is still going on in the North Sea and adjacent estuaries.
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FLEMISH GOVERNMENT; FLANDERS HYDRAULICS RESEARCH
Flanders Hydraulics Research centre participates in a project elaborating a large-scale mud model for the Scheldt estuary. State-of-the-art 3D sediment transport process modelling software is used from the Netherlands (in collaboration with Rijkswaterstaat). The project is funded by the Scheldt Commission (Flemish Region and The Netherlands).
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UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN; APPLIED GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY
The research in applied geology aims at better understanding the (hydro)mechanical and geochemical interactions between the geological subsurface and the rather complex human interventions on the System Earth, such as soil and ground water pollution, engineering projects, infrastructure works, …). Applied mineralogy aims at understanding and solving problems related to the physical and chemical properties of minerals and materials. The research concerns the entire range from exploration and exploitation of ores and industrial minerals, building materials, and raw materials. Moreover, all secondary products of actual and historical mining and metallurgic processes are subject to the research in the research group.
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ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES; DEPARTMENT OF INVERTEBRATES (RBINS)
Research by the Malacology Section focuses on molluscs, poriferans and holothurians and aims at a holistic approach involving systematics, morphology, (molecular) phylogeny, population genetics, ecology (including ecotoxicology), and behaviour. Specific research areas are, amongst others, growth of the calcareous skeleton of sclerospongiae, growth of Tridacnidae in their natural environment (coral reefs), molluscan parasites on corals, spatiotemporal patterns of diversity in the Belgian marine and terrestrial malacofauna based on historical collections, phylogeography of European and Macaronesian terrestrial gastropods, and taxonomy of holothurians.
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FLANDERS MARINE INSTITUTE (VLIZ)
The Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) is the coordination and information platform for marine scientific research in Flanders. The VLIZ is a focal point for marine and coastal-related research and serves as an international contact point. The VLIZ signs cooperation agreements with Flemish research groups and administrations and furthermore integrates its activities in national and international networks. Major activities are the management of the Flanders Marine Data and Information Centre (VMDC), the Infodesk, the Sea Library and the research vessel 'Zeeleeuw'.
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Quest4D is fincanced by the Belgian Science Policy -BELSPO- in the programme 'Science for a sustainable development (SSD)'
Website hosted by the Flanders Marine Institute, contact info: (VLIZ)
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