#IHC2022 in Angers (France): looking forward to present my research on mathematical modelling of apple fruit growth to ripeness! Symposium 17, 17h10 for the flash presentation

#IHC2022 #Conferences: After 3 days of IHC 2022 so far, our delegates have all presented their #research work at the largest international horticultural conference! Missed a talk or would you like to know more about our expertise? Feel free to reach out to our group! IHC 2022 - Horticulture for a world in transition

#IHC2022 is over; highly interesting #conference, very insightful! Thank you to IHC 2022 - Horticulture for a world in transition for the organization, and to my lab MeBioS Postharvest KUL.

The Department of Biosystems is looking for a new Professor in Data Analytics for digital agriculture! Check out the vacancy below: kuleuven.be/personeel/jobs… #vacancy #professor #research #agriculture BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven KU Leuven Plant Institute

One week ago, Bart Dequeker was on a research stay in the Institute of Agrophysics (Polish Academy of Sciences). He gained new insights in the micromechanics of fruit tissues using AFM to aid his investigation of fruit morphogenesis. Thanks to the Artur Zdunek lab for hosting!

MeBioS Postharvest KUL wishes everyone a happy New Year! To celebrate the start of this new year, full of exciting research, we threw a party with @vcbtmebios.

#conference: We represented our lab at the MODEL-IT conference organized by ATB, with our latest results in the fields of #ethylene metabolism, #CFD, Discrete Element Modelling (#DEM), and Artificial Intelligence (#ai). Professor Bart Nicolai was one of the keynote speakers.

Congratulations to Bart Dequeker MeBioS Postharvest KUL! Despite the fundamental complexity of his research topic -Hydromechanical models of tissue growth and morphogenesis in 🍎 & 🍐- Bart won the award for best presentation EFCE conference 👉👉rb.gy/n7p3c

#Vacancy We're looking for new #PhDs! Are you up for the challenge to: -model #fruit #morphogenesis? lnkd.in/eBdVdghX - predict pome fruit storage potential early? lnkd.in/eG6vWnVM - elucidate the #kinetic #pathways during #postharvest? lnkd.in/ei-BcRZM

My first article has been published in Biosystems Engineering! Thanks to all authors. You can read it via the link below.

In one week, I will present my research on fruit biomechanics at the tissue and cell scale during growth at the #UKplantBioMech #conference in Cambridge, UK. Looking forward to meet you there! KU Leuven Plant Institute , BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven , MeBioS Postharvest KUL

Last short talk session with Malivert Alice on cell mechanical integrity 🫧, Bart Dequeker on the mechanics of fruit firmness 🍎, and Ritabrata Chowdhury on caterpillar adaptations to trichomes 🐛

#Conference: Bart Dequeker and Hans Van Cauteren presented their #research at UK Plant Biomech at Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) in Cambridge University! Thanks to @plantsci , BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven , KU Leuven Plant Institute , Bart Smeets, Pieter Verboven, @bartnicolai01

What happens to apples and pears when they soften during growth? In the year report of @vcbtmebios I show what happens microscopically & mechanically, see below! KU Leuven Plant Institute BIOSYSTEMS Department -KU Leuven FWO MeBioS Postharvest KUL Bart Smeets Pieter Verboven Bart Nicolai