I'm a strategic data analyst at the Directorate Research, Library and Internationalisation at UHasselt, Belgium. Until recently, I supported UHasselt researchers on research data management (RDM). Prior to that, I was a researcher involved in projects on Cenozoic climate variability on (sub)orbital time scales, using large and diverse datasets - an introduction to RDM. As a paleoceanographer at KU Leuven and Yale University, I have used the occurrences and geochemistry of Foraminifera to document ecosystem and environmental changes in the Eocene North Atlantic during transient global warming events called hyperthermals.
I've set up this little corner of the internet to showcase my research past and present, ranging from micropaleontology and paleoecology, paleoceanography, Paleogene stratigraphy, (isotope) geochemistry and metadata modeling.
I've set up this little corner of the internet to showcase my research past and present, ranging from micropaleontology and paleoecology, paleoceanography, Paleogene stratigraphy, (isotope) geochemistry and metadata modeling.
Bio
I obtained my BSc and MSc degrees in Geology from KU Leuven (Belgium) in 2007 and 2009, respectively. Afterwards, I enrolled in the doctoral program at KU Leuven and defended my PhD in Geology in early 2016. I was able to continue my research at Yale University (USA) through a Belgian-American Education Foundation (BAEF; boat of 2014) and a Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship. from late 2017 to late 2018 I worked as an information and RDM specialist at KU Leuven Libraries, Science Libraries. From 2018 onwards, I've been active as a staff member at UHasselt, first working as a Research Data Manager, and as of 2021 as a Strategic Data Analyst at the Directorate Research, Library and Internationalisation (OBI).
I have mainly published on the various aspects of paleoceanographic expression of Eocene hyperthermals, with a focus on the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) and Early Eocene Thermal Maximum 2 (ETM2), and middle Eocene climate variability. I diversified my research interests to include Paleogene planktic foraminiferal ecology. More recently, I've shifted my professional and research activities to information management and strategic and policy data analytics. However, I still remain active in the paleoceanography community as a part-time researcher and reviewer.
My expertise includes Paleogene benthic and planktic foraminifera taxonomy and ecology, Paleogene paleoceanography, stable isotope geochemistry and stratigraphy and proficient in multivariate statistics, data analytics, research data management and metadata modeling.
I have mainly published on the various aspects of paleoceanographic expression of Eocene hyperthermals, with a focus on the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) and Early Eocene Thermal Maximum 2 (ETM2), and middle Eocene climate variability. I diversified my research interests to include Paleogene planktic foraminiferal ecology. More recently, I've shifted my professional and research activities to information management and strategic and policy data analytics. However, I still remain active in the paleoceanography community as a part-time researcher and reviewer.
My expertise includes Paleogene benthic and planktic foraminifera taxonomy and ecology, Paleogene paleoceanography, stable isotope geochemistry and stratigraphy and proficient in multivariate statistics, data analytics, research data management and metadata modeling.