1 SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON ANTARCTIC RESEARCH (SCAR): NATIONAL REPORTS FOR 2011-2012 MEMBER COUNTRY: BELGIUM Activity Contact Name Address Telephone Fax Email web site National SCAR Committee Belgian National Committee on Dr Annick Wilmotte Centre for Protein +32 4 +32 4 366.33.64 [email protected] http://www.cip.ulg.ac.b Antarctic Research Secretary Engineering, Institute of 366.33.87/38.56 e/newsite/pages/themes Chemistry B6, University /CyanoDiversityAntarcti of Liège, B-4000 Liège ca.php?id=13 SCAR Delegates 1) Delegate Prof. Frank Pattyn Université Libre de +32 2 650.28.46 +32 2 650.22.26 [email protected] http://dev.ulb.ac.be/gla Bruxelles ciol/BNCAR/ Département des Sciences de la Terre et de l'Environnement Avenue Roosevelt 50 - CP 160/03 B-1050 Brussels 2) Alternate Delegate Dr. Annick Wilmotte Centre for Protein +32 4 +32 4 366.33.64 [email protected] http://www.cip.ulg.ac.be Engineering, Institute of 366.33.87/38.56 /newsite/pages/themes/ Chemistry B6, University CyanoDiversityAntarctic of Liège, B-4000 Liège a.php?id=13 Standing Scientific Groups Life Sciences 1) Dr. Claude De Broyer IRScNB +32 2 627.41.27 +32 2 627.42.77 [email protected] www.naturalsciences.be Rue Vautier, 29 /amphi/ B-1000 Brussels 2) Prof. Ann Vanreusel Universiteit Gent +32 92 64.52.15 +32 92 64.53.44 [email protected] Department of Biology Marine Biology Section Krijgslaan 281, S8 B-9000 Gent 3) Dr. Annick Wilmotte University of Liège +32 4 366.38.56 +32 4 366.33.64 [email protected] Center for Protein or Engineering (CIP) +32 4 366.33.87 Institute of Chemistry, B6 Sart Tilman B-4000 Liège Geosciences 1) Prof. Frank Pattyn Université Libre de +32 2 650.28.46 +32 2 650.22.26 [email protected] Bruxelles Département des 2 Sciences de la Terre et de l'Environnement Avenue Roosevelt 50 - CP 160/03 B-1050 Brussels Activity Contact Name Address Telephone Fax Email web site Geosciences (cont/d) 2) Prof. Philippe Huybrechts Vrije Universiteit Brussel +32 2 629 35 93 or +32 2 629 33 78 [email protected] Earth System Sciences & 33 82 Departement Geografie Pleinlaan, 2 B-1050 Brussels Physical Sciences 1) Prof. Hugues Goosse Université Catholique de +32 10 47.32.98 +32 10 47.47.22 [email protected] http://www.clim Louvain ate.be/u/goosse Centre de recherches sur la terre et le climat Georges Lemaître Place Louis Pasteur, 3 B-1348 Louvain-La- Neuve 2) Prof. Jean-Louis Tison Université Libre de +32 2 650.22.16 +32 2 650.22.26 [email protected] Bruxelles Département des Sciences de la Terre et de l'Environnement Avenue Roosevelt 50 CP 160/03 B-1050 Brussels Antarctic Geographic Information 1) Mr. Jean-Yves Pirlot Institut Géographique +32 2 629.82.20 +32 2 629.82.67 [email protected] www.ign.be National Abbaye de la Cambre, 13 B-1050 Brussels 3 Scientific Research Program Activity Contact Name Address Telephone Fax Email web site ACE AGCS CliC Prof. Thierry Fichefet Université Catholique de +32 10 47.32.95 +32 10 47.47.22 [email protected] clic.npolar.no Louvain Institut d’Astronomie et de Géophysique G. Lemaître Chemin du Cylotron, 2 B-1348 Louvain-la-neuve EBA 1) Dr. Claude De Broyer IRScNB +32 2 627.41.27 +32 2 627.42.77 [email protected] www.naturalsciences.be Rue Vautier, 29 /amphi/ B-1000 Brussels 2) Dr. Annick Wilmotte University of Liège +32 4 366.38.56 +32 4 366.33.64 [email protected] Center for Protein or Engineering (CIP) +32 4 366.33.87 Institute of Chemistry, B6 Sart Tilman B-4000 Liège ICESTAR AAA (2010-) 1) Action Groups CAML 1) Steering Committee Dr Claude De Broyer IRScNB +32 2 627.41.27 +32 2 627.42.77 [email protected] www.naturalsciences.be Rue Vautier, 29 /amphi/ B-1000 Brussels 2)Expert Dr Bruno Danis IRScNB +32 2 627 41 39 +32 2 627.42.77 [email protected] www.scarmarbin.be Rue Vautier, 29 www.biodiversity.aq B-1000 Brussels SCAR-MarBIN 1) Steering Committee Dr Claude De Broyer IRScNB +32 2 627.41.27 +32 2 627.42.77 [email protected] www.scarmarbin.be 4 Rue Vautier, 29 B-1000 Brussels 2) Steering Committee Dr Bruno Danis IRScNB +32 2 627 41 39 +32 2 627.42.77 [email protected] www.scarmarbin.be Rue Vautier, 29 B-1000 Brussels Expert Groups Geosciences Life Sciences Physical Sciences 1) Antarctic Sea-Ice and Prof. Jean-Louis Tison Université Libre de +32 2 650.22.16 +32 2 650.22.26 [email protected] Climate (AsPect) Bruxelles Département des Sciences de la Terre et de l'Environnement Glaciologie Avenue Roosevelt 50 - CP 160/03 B-1050 Brussels 2) ISMASS (SCAR/IASC Prof. Frank Pattyn Université Libre de [email protected] Expert Group on Ice Sheet Bruxelles Mass Balance and Sea Level) Département des Sciences de la Terre et de l'Environnement Glaciologie Avenue Roosevelt 50 - CP 160/03 B-1050 Brussels 5 Activity Contact Name Address Telephone Fax Email web site SCADM 1) Maaike Van Cauwenberghe Belgian Federal SPP +32 2 238.35.42 +32 2 230.59.12 [email protected] http://www.belspo.be/an Science Policy tar/ Rue de la Science 8 B-1000 Brussels 2) Dr Bruno Danis (Deputy IRScNB +32 2 627 41 39 +32 2 627.42.77 [email protected] www.antabif.be Chief Officer) Rue Vautier, 29 B-1000 Brussels SCAGI Mr. Jean-Yves Pirlot Institut Géographique +32 2 629.82.20 +32 2 629.82.67 [email protected] www.ign.be National Abbaye de la Cambre, 13 B-1050 Brussels National Antarctic Data Centre 1) Maaike Van Cauwenberghe Belgian Federal SPP +32 2 238.35.42 +32 2 230.59.12 [email protected] http://www.belspo.be/an Science Policy tar/ Rue de la Science 8 B-1000 Brussels ANTABIF Database Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility (ANTABIF) 1) Dr Hendrik Segers IRScNB [email protected] www.antabif.be Rue Vautier, 29 B-1000 Brussels 2) Dr Bruno Danis IRScNB [email protected] www.antabif.be Rue Vautier, 29 B-1000 Brussels SCAR Database Antarctic Marine Biodiversity Information Network (SCAR- MarBIN) 1) Dr Claude De Broyer IRScNB +32 2 627.41.27 +32 2 627.42.77 [email protected] www.scarmarbin.be Rue Vautier, 29 B-1000 Brussels 2) Dr Bruno Danis IRScNB +32 2 627 41 39 +32 2 627.42.77 [email protected] www.scarmarbin.be Rue Vautier, 29 www.biodiversity.aq B-1000 Brussels 6 A BRIEF SUMMARY OF SCIENTIFIC HIGHLIGHTS: * Please include any scientific activities you believe might be considered bioprospecting (http://www.scar.org/treaty/atcmxxxiii/ see WP2) Current Research Projects Subjects Investigations Locality Duration Principal E-mail address Website investigators Geosciences ICECON Deterimining coastal uplift Princess Ragnhild Coast 2012-2016 F. Pattyn [email protected] Icecon2012.blogspot.co Constraining ice mass changes and ice mass change over (PEA) J.L. Tison [email protected] m in Dronning Maud Land the last 20,000 years using C. Bruyninx [email protected] geodetic GPS, radar, GPS monitoring, ice coring, and ice sheet modelling LISSA Studying the crustal and Princess Elisabeth base 2009-2013 T. Camelbeeck [email protected] Lithospheric and Intraplate upper-mantle structure and D. Lombardi [email protected] Structure and Seismicity in detection and analysis of G. Rapagnani [email protected] Antarctica global and local seismicity in the vicinity of the Princess Elisabeth Station GIANT Studying ice mass variation Princess Elisabeth base 2009-2013 N. Bergeot [email protected] Geodesy for Ice in Antarctica and lithospheric movement C. Bruyninx [email protected] in the vicinity of the T. Camelbeeck [email protected] Princess Elisabeth station. O. Francis [email protected] M. van Camp [email protected] SAMBA Search, recovery and study Ice fields surrounding the 2009-2014 Ph. Claeys, [email protected] Search for Antarctic of meteorites and from ice Princess Elisabeth V. Debaille [email protected] Meteorites: Belgian Activities fields to document solar station, Sør Rondane S. Goderis [email protected] system evolution and Mountains, Nansen, planetary formation Balchenfjella MICROMETA Collection and study of Sør Rondane Mountains, 2010-2014 S. Goderis [email protected] Micro meteorites from micrometeorites to V. Debaille [email protected] Antarctica document solar system Ph. Claeys [email protected] evolution and planetary formation 7 YROSIAE Study of landfast sea ice McMurdo Sound, 2011-2013 B. Delille Bruno. [email protected] www.fnrs.be - Year-Round survey of Ocean- biogeochemistry during a Antarctica - Scott Base J.-L. Tison [email protected] dev.ulb.ac.be/glacial/ind Sea Ice-Atmosphere whole year growth-decay (NZ) T. Fichefet [email protected] ex.htm Exchanges cycle with focus on C, S, N M. Vancoppenolle [email protected] and Si fluxes to B. Heinesch [email protected] Atmosphere and/or Ocean V. Schoemann [email protected] G. Dieckmann [email protected] T. Haskell (NZ) [email protected] BIGSOUTH Understanding processes Southern ocean incl. sea 2011-2014 F. Dehairs [email protected] http://www.belspo.be/be BIoGeochemical cycles in the controlling functioning and ice covered areas B. Delille Bruno. [email protected] lspo/SSD/science/proje SOUTHern ocean: role within strength of the oceanic J.-L.