Research at Princess Elisabeth Station: HYDRANT
HYDRANT (HYDRologic system of ANTarctica) is a project designed by Prof. Nicole van Lipzig from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL) which aims to investigate the atmospheric part of the Antarctic…
News from Antarctica
Interested in what's happening down at Princess Elisabeth? News from the field are posted here regularily to keep you updated about what's going on.
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BELISSIMA Expedition
The first scientific team to carry out research at the Princess Elisabeth Station, Frank Pattyn (ULB), Jean-Louis Tison (ULB) and a team of three international glaciologists travelled close to the…
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Research at Princess Elisabeth Station: CAML
For the second year in a row, scientists and associates from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences took part during BELARE 2008-2009 in the Census for Antarctic marine Life …
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Research at Princess Elisabeth Station: BELATMOS
Under the aegis of the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium and with the collaboration of researchers from the Institute of Spatial Aeronomy and the University of Ghent, BELATMOS is a…
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Research at Princess Elisabeth Station: BELDIVA
From 26 January to 17 February, 6 members of the BELDIVA team traveled to Antarctica to analyse the diversity of microorganisms around the Princess Elisabeth station.
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Interview: Sven Kerremans (Laborelec)
At age 35, Sven Kerremans has been working at Laborelec for 3 years and with GDF SUEZ for 8. He manages a team working on the conception and analysis of electrical energy systems.…
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Interview: Koen Verschraegen (Verhaert)
Aged 41, Koen Verschraegen is father of 3 children. As a production manager, he has been involved in consultancy and project management for the product development company Verhaert since the 1990s. His…
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Interview: Gregory Janssens (chef)
After training at the Namur hotel school, Grégory Janssens began a career in advertising and marketing before returning to his first love: cooking. Aged 32, he is the father…
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Interview: Jean Chalon (Schneider Electric)
Jean Chalon, born in 1961, has been a project engineer working on automated industrial systems at Schneider Electric since 1984. A rock-climbing, mountaineering and mountain hiking enthusiast, Jean has worked with some…
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Modeling the Interior of the Princess Elisabeth Station
Over the last school term, a class of 5th graders at the European School of Brussels looked into energy-saving as a way to cut greenhouse emissions. Their teacher, Ms. Hazel…