EOSystM Lab  

On 9–10 June 2026, the FLORES project officially kicked off in Antwerp. The event brought together project partners, members of the steering committee, and representatives from BELSPO for two days of fruitful discussions focused on forest ecophysiology and remote sensing.

The EOSYSTM lab is pleased to announce the successful PhD defence of Thomas Dethinne at the University of Liège on June 15, 2026.

His dissertation, entitled “Improving Representation of Land-Atmosphere Interactions Using Remote Sensing and Climate Models: Insights from Model Coupling and Satellite Data Integration”, addresses one of the major challenges in climate modelling: the representation of land-atmosphere interactions.

The EOSYSTM team warmly congratulates Thomas for this important achievement and wishes him continued success in his future professional endeavours.

The VOD4Forest workshop returns for a 7th edition, and will take place in Belgium on May 12–13, 2026, hosted by the University of Liège. During this two-day workshop we will explore Vegetation Optical Depth (VOD), a key indicator for studying forest ecosystems. The program will include presentations, discussions, and bainstorming sessions on the current applications, emerging research directions and future collaborations