EOSystM Lab  

We are delighted to welcome Prof. Kristof Van Oost to our team during his sabbatical!

Prof. Van Oost is Professor at Université Catholique de Louvain, affiliated with the Earth & Life Institute, Faculty of Sciences.

His research focuses on three key areas: (i) Advancing sensing technologies, including drones, to improve data collection, (ii) Understanding fluxes and transformations related to human activities through targeted measurements, and (iii) Integrating these insights into modeling tools, bridging soil-geomorphology interactions with Earth System Models on local to global scales.

We look forward to a productive collaboration!

To wrap up the year on a high note, Pr. François Jonard and Dr. Simon De Canniere had the exciting opportunity to visit the renowned Parsons Lab for Environmental Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This research stay was made possible through a prestigious MIT-MISTI (MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives) grant.

This visit served as a key step in reinforcing the long-term collaboration that began in 2018 between the EOSystM Lab and Prof. Dara Entekhabi’s team at MIT. During their stay, the researchers worked on advancing the use of next-generation remote sensing satellites to monitor Earth's ecosystem health, further bridging the gap between cutting-edge technology and environmental science.

A lab research team member, Jordan Bates, was selected as one of the 50 Geospatial World’s Rising Stars for 2025. 

Geospatial World Rising Stars is an initiative to highlight the outstanding accomplishments of ‘rising’ and ‘rapidly rising’ young individuals who are making significant contributions to global geospatial efforts and technology for society, environment, and the economy

Congratulation to him !