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KU Leuven/ BioTeC+ : Chemical & Bio Chemical Process Te chnology & C ontrol MODEL BASED DESIGN, OPTIMIZATION AND CONTROL OF (BIO-)CHEMICAL CONVERSION PROCESSES Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Department of Chemical Engineering BioTeC – Chemical & Biochemical Process Technology and Control Application domains Research areas CHEMICAL & BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS & REACTORS (BIOLOGICAL) WASTE(-WATER) TREATMENT SYSTEMS PUBLIC HEALTH/ PREDICTIVE MICROBIOLOGY SYSTEM THEORY MODELING IDENTIFICATION MONITORING OPTIMIZATION CONTROL www.cit.kuleuven.be/biotec www.food4s.eu Department of Chemical Engineering /BioTeC+ 01 ZAP jan.vanimpe@kuleuven.be 06 PostDoc 3 fwo-Vlaanderen (2 Junior PostDoc) 1 EU-MSCA-IF “NanoSurf” 1 EU-ERA-NET “Flexibi” 1 Dr Assistant RE 14 PhD EU (MSCA-ITN, ERA-NET) www.cit.kuleuven.be/biotec - Center of Excellence OPTEC Optimization in Engineering: interdisciplinary research on systems for chemical & life sciences industries o in vitro / in vivo : state-of-the-art L2 lab for systems biology, predictive microbiology, cell factories positive microbiology: human gut, GMOs - recombinant proteins/low calorie sweeteners, waste valorization, … negative microbiology: food safety/spoilage, biofilm decontamination, innovative technology (light, ultrasound, plasma, RF) o in silico : multi-scale modeling, systems biology, data mining, PSE, advanced process optimization and control - EMJMD FOOD4S “ food force ” - Sustainable Food Systems Engineering, Technology & Business (120 ECTS – approx. 90 st)