Researchers

Dr. Geert Potters

Head of Scientific Research / External Projects

Geert Potters is part of the corrosion team at the Antwerp Maritime Academy and is also Head of Research for the entire institution. Originally trained as a plant physiologist rather than a maritime scientist, he obtained a PhD in antioxidants and plant growth and went on to conduct research into the use of bamboo in a sustainable green economy. However, as a proud resident of Europe's second largest port, he found his way into the maritime sector, helped set up the corrosion team in 2007, co-authored a considerable number of publications on the subject and mentored two theses in Nautical Sciences at the Academy. He is currently looking for connections between biology (micro-organisms) and the shipping world, and trying to get future captains involved and enthusiastic about sustainable development and a greener world. He writes for a popular science blog, podcasts, sings (but not in the lab) and likes to confuse honest sailors with words such as “multivariate statistics”, “environmental metagenomics” and “impact factor”.

Dra. Katrijn Verhasselt

Researcher

Katrijn Verhasselt obtained her Master's degree in Nautical Sciences from the Antwerp Maritime Academy in 2013. She then studied physics at the University of Antwerp and obtained her Master's degree in Science in 2016. She worked for the Royal Observatory of Belgium for three years before returning to the Antwerp Maritime Academy. In January 2020, she joined AMACORT and began working on her doctoral research, “Long-term corrosion of gas grenades”, as part of the DISARM project.

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Laura De Wel

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