Joris Proost

Professeur extraordinaire

SST/EPL -- Ecole polytechnique de Louvain

SST/IMMC -- Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering (IMMC)

SST/IMMC/IMAP -- Materials and process engineering

Adresse postale

IMAP
Place Sainte Barbe 2/L5.02.02
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve

Courriel

joris.proost@uclouvain.be

IMAP

N° tél.

+32 10 47 93 42

Secrétariat

+32 10 47 25 54

J. Proost , R. Delmelle, S. Michotte, "Device, method and system for improved uptake, storage and release of hydrogen", International Patent Application Number PCT/EP2011/058164

J. Proost , R. Santoro, G. Deschuyteneer, P. Soumillion, D. Flandre, "Genetically modified bacteriophage, biosensor containing same, and method of use", International Publication Number WO 2010/142532 A1

G.P. Beyer, K. Maex and J. Proost , "Method for filling an opening in an insulating layer", European Patent Number 99870058.7-, International Patent Number 60/083,822

J.A. Helsen, J. Proost and E. Brauns, "Process for preparing glass and for conditioning the raw materials intended for this glass preparation", International Patent Number WO 96/29292

N. Boucher, N. Clément, B. Cosijns, T. Lambricht, B. De Maeyer and J. Proost , "Mirror", International Publication Number WO 2013/057256

Born March 22 1971, Turnhout, Belgium
Married to Lien De Keukelaere
2 daughters : dora °2007 & jeanne °2010

Education

· Ph.D. in Applied Sciences (Doctor in de Toegepaste Wetenschappen), summa cum laude , K.U.Leuven & Interuniversity Micro-Electronics Center (IMEC), 1994-1998

· Degree for Higher Teaching in Applied Sciences (Geaggregeerde voor het Onderwijs in de Toegepaste Wetenschappen), magna cum laude , K.U.Leuven, 1994-1995

· Master in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering (Burgerlijk Materiaalkundig Ingenieur), magna cum laude , K.U.Leuven, 1989-1994

Positions Held

· Assistant (2003), Associate (2006) and Full Professor (2009), Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Louvain School of Engineering

· Research Fellow of the Belgian Fund for Scientific Research (FWO), October 1999-August 2003

· Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University, Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, October 1999-September 2002

· Visiting Scientist, Kyoto University & Panasonic Process Technology Development Center, June-July 1999

· Postdoctoral Fellow of the Research Council of K.U.Leuven, Division of Chemical Metallurgy, January-September 1999

· Doctoral Fellow, Flemish Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (IWT), 1995-1998

Awards & Fellowships
·    Antonella Karlsson Prize (2013, With Q. Van Overmeere)
     Awarded bi-annually by the Belgian National Science Foundation (FNRS), to honour the best PhD thesis defended in the French-speaking community in
     the field of exact sciences, including physics, chemistry, mathematics, informatics and applied sciences.

Diplômes

Année	Label	Institution
1994	Master in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
1995	Degree for Higher Teaching in Applied Sciences	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
1998	Ph.D. in Applied Sciences	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Les cours

Nom	ID
Chimie et chimie physique 2	LEPL1302
Metals Processing and Recycling	LMAPR2141
Sustainable Hydrogen Technologies	LMAPR2147
Metallurgical and electrochemical processes	LMAPR2231

Materials and processes for energy conversion and storage
(Photo-)electrochemical hydrogen production
Electronic materials and processing
Environmental electrochemistry, waste water treatment , porous electrodes , sonochemistry and cavitation
Functional metallic oxide films , cellular materials, selective oxidation
Surface reactivity of metals and metallic oxides in gaseous and aqueous environments
In-situ internal stress monitoring , on-line process diagnostics

Past en present PhD students

Jean-François Vanhumbeeck (2009)

In situ monitoring of the internal stress evolution during titanium thin film anodising
Marie-Aline Van Ende (2010)

Formation and morphology of non-metallic inclusions in aluminium killed steels (co-promotor Prof. B. Blanpain, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)
Vincent Minsier (2010)

Numerical simulation of cavitation-induced bubble dynamics near a solid surface (co-promotor Prof. J. De Wilde)
Quentin Van Overmeere (2011)

The role of internal stress on the growth and breakdown of barrier and porous anodic oxide films
Renaud Delmelle (2012)
Effect of internal stress and microstructure on the hydriding of Pd thin films
Quentin de Radiguès (in progress)
Advanced electrodes and reactors for environmental electrochemistry (co-promotor Prof. J. De Wilde)

Frédéric Blaffart (2014)

Anodisation du Silicium : oscillations électrochimiques et porosification
Astrid Van der Rest (in progress)
Effect of internal stress and microstructure on the mechanical behaviour of ultrathin alumina (co-promotor Prof. T. Pardoen)
Romain Tuyaerts (in progress)
Strain-engineered piezo-elctric ZnO thin films (co-promotor Prof. J.-P. Raskin)
Adeline Delvaux (in progress)
Photo-electrochemical hydrogen production on nanostructured porous electrodes (co-promotor Prof. Sophie Hermans)