BNCA
Belgian National Committee for Astronomy
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Mission

Role of the Belgian National Committee for Astronomy

Astronomy in Belgium

The BNCA is responsible for promoting and coordinating astrophysical activities in Belgium.

International astronomy

The BNCA serves as a link between the Belgian astronomical community and international organizations.

RASAB

The committee is vested by the Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium.

BNCA members

Bureau

Maarten Baes

President

UGent

Gregor Rauw

Vice-President

ULiege

Katrien Kolenberg

Secretary

UAntwerpen, KUL

Rodrigo Alvarez

Vice-Secretary

ROB

Effective members

Olivier Absil

ULiege

Joris Blommaert

VUB

André Füzfa

UNamur

Emmanuel Jehin

ULiege

Anne-Sophie Libert

UNamur

Stefaan Poedts

KUL

Hugues Sana

KUL

Ronald Van Der Linden

ROB

Sophie Van Eck

ULB

Tim Van Hoolst

ROB, KUL

Hans Van Winckel

KUL

Associate members

Marc David

UAntwerpen

Peter De Cat

ROB

Sophie Pireaux

BELSPO

Werner Verschueren

BELSPO

Honorary members

Conny Aerts

KUL

Marcel Arnould

ULB

Jean-Pierre De Greve

VUB

Véronique Dehant

ROB, UCL

Herwig Dejonghe

UGent

Yves Frémat

ROB

Marcel Goossens

KUL

Eric Gosset

ULiege

Léo Houziaux

ULiege

Alain Jorissen

ULB

Anne Lemaître

UNamur

Arlette Noels-Grötsch

ULiege

Paul Paquet

ROB

Paul Smeyers

KUL

Christiaan Sterken

VUB

Jean Surdej

ULiege

Frank Verheest

UGent

Christoffel Waelkens

KUL

Astronomy departments in Belgium

Astronomy departments at Belgian Universities and Research Centres

KULeuven: Centre for Mathematical Plasma Astrophysics

KULeuven: Institute of Astronomy

Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy

Royal Observatory of Belgium

UCLouvain: Centre for Cosmology, Particle Physics and Phenomenology

UGent: Department of Physics and Astronomy

ULB: Institut d'Astronomie et d'Astrophysique

UNamur: Institute for Complex Systems

ULiège: Department of Astrophysics, Geophysics and Oceanography

VUB: Astronomy and Astrophysics department

Research

An overview of astrophysical research in Belgium, with links to updates throughout the years.

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