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The Sustainable Air, Energy and Water Technology Research Group in the Bioscience Engineering Department (Faculty of Science) is looking for a full-time (100%) PhD student in the field of environmental systems analysis in the food production chain and water cycle (LCA).

The Bioscience Engineering Department was created in 2006, recognizing a strong societal demand in this field, for instance linked to cleantech and environmental technology. In 2009, the Sustainable Energy, Air and Water Technology Research Group was founded, in which prof. Siegfried Vlaeminck launched the Microbial Cleantech and Systems Analysis Team, focusing on sustainable water cycling and food production chains. The team s mission is to develop clean biotechnological solutions and to assess the environmental and economic sustainability of novel treatment and production pipelines. Key domains include technology for nitrogen cycling, nitrification, anammox, single-cell protein (microbial protein), nutrient recovery, and quantitative sustainability assessments including life cycle assessment (LCA), material/substance flow analysis (MFA/SFA) and water network analyses. With a sustainable circular and bio-based economy as goal, the team also contributes to regenerative life support systems like MELiSSA, a necessity for long-term human space missions. The team is a core member of the Microbial Systems Technology Centre of Excellence, the Enviromics valorization consortium, the BlueApp innovation hub for sustainable chemistry, and CAPTURE platform for resource recovery and circular economy. The team is dynamic, international and embraces diversity.

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