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Exploring Design Processes in Contemporary Building Design
Tilke Devriese was a Belgian 2025-26 Visiting Student Researcher in Engineering at Princeton University. Tilke’s research builds on her background as both architect and structural engineer. In her PhD, she reconstructs recent building design processes to examine how architects and…
Improving Personalized Patient-Centered Care
Antoine Christiaens was a Belgian 2025-26 Fulbright Visiting Scholar in Medical Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Christiaens is a researcher in pharmacoepidemiology. He holds a medical degree (2014), an advanced master’s in geriatric medicine (2022), and…
Developing Tools for Future Optimization and Engineering Design at Stanford
Vanessa Cool was a Belgian 2025-26 Visiting Scholar in Engineering at Stanford University. Dr. Cool graduated in 2020 with a master in Mechanical Engineering at KU Leuven in Belgium. She obtained her PhD in April 2024 within the Mecha(tro)nics System…
Developing a Sustainability Assessment Method for Biomass-Derived Chemicals at UC Davis
Pieter Nachtergaele was a Belgian 2024-25 Fulbright Research Scholar at the University of California, Davis. He is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer at the Sustainable Systems Engineering Group (STEN) at Ghent University, passionate about advancing the transition to a bio-based…
An Oklahoman in Ghent – my ETA experience
Avery Stevens is a second-year English Teaching Assistant at Ghent University. He completed a master’s degree in English: Literary and Cultural Studies with a Creative Writing thesis at the University of Oklahoma in 2023, where he also taught a first-year…
Demystifying Chronic Dizziness at Johns Hopkins University
Lien Van Laer was a Belgian 2024-25 Fulbright Research Scholar at Johns Hopkins University. In 2016, Lien Van Laer graduated from the University of Ghent with a Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Sciences and Physical Therapy. From 2016 to 2020, she…
Mastering Business and Society: A Journey in Global Economy and Data Science at Yale University
Pit Reckinger was a Luxembourgish 2024-25 Fulbright Master’s Student at Yale University. Pit is a young student from Luxembourg pursuing a double degree in management at HEC Paris. He already holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from ETH Zurich,…
Expanding Legal Horizons: My Fulbright Journey Toward an International Legal Career
Kenza Aiteur was a Belgian 2024-25 Fulbright Master’s Student at Stanford University. Kenza obtained a Master’s degree in law from the Université Catholique de Louvain in June 2023. She was sworn in as a lawyer in November 2023 and joined…
Investigating Transport Policies for Autonomous Vehicles in Urban Areas of the US and EU
Lotte Notelaers was a Belgian 2024-25 Fulbright Visiting Student Researcher at the University of Virginia. Lotte graduated in 2021 with a Master’s degree in Mobility and Supply Chain Engineering from KU Leuven. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the…
Digital and Embodied in Education: An Inspiring Research Visit to UC Berkeley
Catalina Lomos was a Luxembourgish 2023-24 Fulbright Research Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Lomos works as a researcher in Luxembourg, at the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER). She holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University…
A Multicultural Adventure: Teaching, Policy, and Community in Brussels
Hira Shah was a 2024-2025 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant to Belgium. As an ETA, Hira taught at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and Vrije Universiteit Brussel. She also researched AI policy at the FARI AI Institute for the Common Good….
Beyond Borders: Studying Global Health and Embracing Culture in Belgium
As the recipient of a Fulbright grant to Belgium, Mary Nayrouz spent the 2024-2025 academic year pursuing an advanced Master of Science in Global Health at Ghent University. She focused her study and research on improving healthcare accessibility and outcomes…