Looking back at the VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day 2013

22 / 03 / 2013

Book of abstracts & lists presentations

The abstracts of all participants and award winners can be found in the Book of Abstracts (VLIZ Special Publications 62). It gives you a nice overview of the current marine research in Flanders and surroundings.

Twenty contestants were invited to prepare a short pitch presentation (max. 5 minutes) for the plenary session. The others could present their work during the poster session. The audience could vote the best oral and the best scientific poster.

Top-3 pitch presentations

1: Maarten Soetaert - The impact of electrotrawls on marine organsims [pitch presentation:PDF Icon]

2: Tom Van der Stocken - The role of wind in hydrochorous mangrove propagule dispersal [pitch presentation:PDF Icon]

3: Laurine Burdorf - Electrogenic bacteria leave a unique geochemical footprint in marine sediments

Top-3 scientific posters

1: Debusschere Elisabeth, Kris Hostens, Magda Vincx, Dick Botteldooren and Steven Degraer - Pilot study on the impact of impulse noise on sea bass larvae [PDF Icon]

2: De Smet Bart, Jan Vanaverbeke and Magda Vincx - The importance of Lanice conchilega reefs in trophic linkages on intertidal sandy beaches [PDF Icon]

3: Weijs Liesbeth, Nathalie Briels, Douglas Adam, Ronny Blust and Adrian Covaci - Shark fin soup from a toxicological perspective : Eat it or leave it? [PDF Icon]

Other posters

Other poster presentations delivered to VLIZ, are made available in the Open Marine Archive (OMA).

Key-note speakers

  • Ann Vanreusel (UGent - MarBiol) - Reflections on past, present and future challenges in deep-sea research [PDF Icon]
  • Enok Wakwabi (KMFRI, Kenia) - Highlights on research activities at the Kenya Marine & Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) [PDF Icon]
  • Jan Mees (VLIZ) - Renewed marine sciences collaboration between Kenya adn Belgium [PDF Icon]

    • Photo

    Pictures of the event are made available in the VLIZ photo gallery.

    VLIZ North Sea Award 2012

  • dr. Griet Neukermans: 'Optical in situ and geostationary satellite-borne observations of suspended particles in coastal waters' - [Ph.D. thesis] [pitch presentation - presented by promotor Kevin Ruddick:PDF Icon]

    VLIZ Thesis Award Marine Sciences 2012

  • Joachim Teunen: 'Migratory birds and the suitability of wetlands along the west coast of Greece: a preliminary analysis' - [M.Sc. Scriptie VUB - APNA] [pitch presentation - presented by promotor: Nico Koedam: PDF Icon]

  • Nicolas Loosveldt & Kenneth Vannieuwenhuyse: 'Experimental validation of empirical design of a scour protection around monopiles under combined wave and current loading' - [M.Sc. Scriptie UGent - AWW & IMDC] [pitch presentation - presented by promotor Peter Troch:PDF Icon]