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1 SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON ANTARCTIC RESEARCH (SCAR): NATIONAL REPORTS FOR MEMBER COUNTRY: BELGIUM 1 Activity Contact Name Address Telephone Fax web site National SCAR Committee Belgian National Committee on Antarctic Research Dr Annick Wilmotte Secretary Centre for Protein Engineering, Institute of Chemistry B6, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège SCAR Delegates 1) Delegate Prof. Frank Pattyn Université Libre de Bruxelles Département des Sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement Avenue Roosevelt 50 - CP 160/03 2) Alternate Delegate Dr. Annick Wilmotte Centre for Protein Engineering, Institute of Chemistry B6, University of Liège, B-4000 Liège / awilmotte@ulg.ac.be e/newsite/pages/themes /CyanoDiversityAntarcti ca.php?id= fpattyn@ulb.ac.be ciol/bncar/ / awilmotte@ulg.ac.be /newsite/pages/themes/ CyanoDiversityAntarctic a.php?id=13 Standing Scientific Groups Life Sciences 1) Dr. Claude De Broyer IRScNB 2) Prof. Ann Vanreusel Universiteit Gent Department of Biology Marine Biology Section Krijgslaan 281, S8 B-9000 Gent 3) Dr. Annick Wilmotte University of Liège Center for Protein Engineering (CIP) Institute of Chemistry, B6 Sart Tilman B-4000 Liège claude.debroyer@naturalsciences.be /amphi/ ann.vanreusel@ugent.be or awilmotte@ulg.ac.be

2 2 Activity Contact Name Address Telephone Fax web site Geosciences 1) Prof. Frank Pattyn Université Libre de Bruxelles Département des Sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement Avenue Roosevelt 50 - CP 160/03 2) Prof. Philippe Huybrechts Vrije Universiteit Brussel Earth System Sciences & Departement Geografie Pleinlaan, fpattyn@ulb.ac.be or phuybrec@vub.ac.be Physical Sciences 1) Prof. Hugues Goosse Université Catholique de Louvain hugues.goosse@uclouvain.be /goosse Centre de recherches sur la terre et le climat Georges Lemaître Place Louis Pasteur, 3 B-1348 Louvain-La- Neuve 2) Prof. Jean-Louis Tison Université Libre de Bruxelles Département des Sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement Avenue Roosevelt 50 CP 160/ jtison@ulb.ac.be

3 3 Activity Contact Name Address Telephone Fax web site Scientific Research Program AAA AntEco Dr. Annick Wilmotte University of Liège Center for Protein Engineering (CIP) Institute of Chemistry, B6 Sart Tilman B-4000 Liège or awilmotte@ulg.ac.be AnT-ERA 1) Dr. Claude De Broyer IRScNB 2) Dr. Annick Wilmotte University of Liège Center for Protein Engineering (CIP) Institute of Chemistry, B6 Sart Tilman B-4000 Liège claude.debroyer@naturalsciences.be /amphi/ or awilmotte@ulg.ac.be AntClim21 PAIS SERCE

4 4 Action Groups Activity Contact Name Address Telephone Fax web site SCAR-MarBIN 1) Steering Committee Dr Claude De Broyer IRScNB 2) Steering Committee Dr Bruno Danis Marine Biology Laboratory, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) claude.debroyer@naturalsciences.be /amphi/ bruno.danis@scarmarbin.be Expert Groups Life Sciences 1) Antarctic Biodiversity Informatics 2) Human Biology and Medicine Prof. Bruno Danis Dr Nathalie Pattyn Marine Biology Laboratory, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Royal Military Academy VIPER Research Unit Avenue de la Renaissancelaan, 30 npattyn@vub.ac.be biomar.ulb.ac.be Physical Sciences 1) Antarctic Sea-Ice and Climate (AsPect) 2) ISMASS (SCAR/IASC Expert Group on Ice Sheet Mass Balance and Sea Level) Prof. Jean-Louis Tison Prof. Frank Pattyn Université Libre de Bruxelles Département des Sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement Glaciologie Avenue Roosevelt 50 - CP 160/03 Université Libre de Bruxelles Département des Sciences de la Terre et de l'environnement Glaciologie Avenue Roosevelt 50 - CP 160/ jtison@ulb.ac.be fpattyn@ulb.ac.be

5 5 Other Groups SCADM Activity Contact Name Address Telephone Fax web site CliC Prof. Thierry Fichefet Université Catholique de Louvain clic.npolar.no Institut d Astronomie et de Géophysique G. Lemaître Chemin du Cylotron, 2 B-1348 Louvain-la-neuve 1) Maaike Van Cauwenberghe Belgian Federal SPP Science Policy Rue de la Science 8 2) Dr Anton Van De Putte IRScNB SCAGI vcau@belspo.be tar/ Mr. Jean-Yves Pirlot Institut Géographique jyp@ngi.be National Abbaye de la Cambre, 13 National Antarctic Data Centre 1) Maaike Van Cauwenberghe Belgian Federal SPP Science Policy vcau@belspo.be tar/ Rue de la Science 8 ANTABIF Database Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility (ANTABIF) 1) Dr Hendrik Segers IRScNB Hendrik.segers@naturalsciences.be 2) Dr Anton Van De Putte IRScNB bruno.danis@gmail.com SCAR Database Antarctic Marine Biodiversity Information Network (SCAR- MarBIN) 1) Dr Claude De Broyer IRScNB claude.debroyer@naturalsciences.be 2) Dr Bruno Danis Marine Biology Laboratory, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) bruno.danis@scarmarbin.be

6 A BRIEF SUMMARY OF SCIENTIFIC HIGHLIGHTS: * Please include any scientific activities you believe might be considered bioprospecting ( see WP2) 6 Current Research Projects Subjects Investigations Locality Duration Principal investigators Geosciences ICECON Deterimining coastal uplift Constraining ice mass changes and ice mass change over in Dronning Maud Land the last 20,000 years using geodetic GPS, radar, GPS monitoring, ice coring, and ice sheet modelling Princess Ragnhild Coast (PEA) F. Pattyn J.L. Tison C. Bruyninx address fpattyn@ulb.ac.be jtison@ulb.ac.be carine.bruyninx@oma.be Website Icecon2012.blogspot.co m LISSA Lithospheric and Intraplate Structure and Seismicity in Antarctica Studying the crustal and upper-mantle structure and detection and analysis of global and local seismicity in the vicinity of the Princess Elisabeth Station Princess Elisabeth base T. Camelbeeck D. Lombardi G. Rapagnani Thierry.Camelbeeck@oma.be Denis.Lombardi@oma.be giovanni.rapagnani@oma.be GIANT Geodesy for Ice in Antarctica Studying ice mass variation and lithospheric movement in the vicinity of the Princess Elisabeth station. Princess Elisabeth base N. Bergeot C. Bruyninx T. Camelbeeck O. Francis M. van Camp nicolas.bergeot@oma.be carine.bruyninx@oma.be Thierry.Camelbeeck@oma.be olivier.francis@uni.lu mvc@oma.be SAMBA Search for Antarctic Meteorites: Belgian Activities Search, recovery and study of meteorites and from ice fields to document solar system evolution and planetary formation Ice fields surrounding the Princess Elisabeth station, Sør Rondane Mountains, Nansen, Balchenfjella Ph. Claeys, V. Debaille S. Goderis phclaeys@vub.ac.be vdebaill@ulb.ac.be steven.goderis@vub.ac.be MICROMETA Micro meteorites from Antarctica Collection and study of micrometeorites to document solar system evolution and planetary formation Sør Rondane Mountains, S. Goderis V. Debaille Ph. Claeys steven.goderis@vub.ac.be vdebaill@ulb.ac.be phclaeys@vub.ac.be

7 7 Subjects Investigations Locality Duration Principal investigators YROSIAE McMurdo Sound, Year-Round survey of Ocean- Antarctica - Scott Base Sea Ice-Atmosphere (NZ) Exchanges BIGSOUTH BIoGeochemical cycles in the SOUTHern ocean: role within the earth system Life Sciences CCAMBIO Climate Change and Antarctic Microbial Biodiversity BELDIVA Exploration of the microbial diversity around the Belgian station COLD LIFE Cold adaptations in Antarctic microorganisms Study of landfast sea ice biogeochemistry during a whole year growth-decay cycle with focus on C, S, N and Si fluxes to Atmosphere and/or Ocean Understanding processes controlling functioning and strength of the oceanic biological pump for representative areas of the Southern ocean (open ocean, sea ice) to assess carbon sequestration capacity and nutrient cycling in the Southern ocean with impacts on Global ocean study the diversity, biogeographic zoning, evolutionary history, and genomic make-up of lacustrine microbial mat communities in the Antarctic Realm in order to assess their resilience and local and regional responses to global change Database of diversity (lichens, mosses, bacteria, cyanobacteria, algae, micro-arthropods) in the region and support for management plans. Proteomic studies of Antarctic microorganisms. Biophysical studies of the activity, stability and conformation of enzymes from psychrophilic microorganisms Southern ocean incl. sea ice covered areas Antarctic continent and surrounding (sub-) Antarctic islands Dronning Maud Land, Sör Rondane Mountains Terre Adélie Antarctic continent B. Delille J.-L. Tison T. Fichefet M. Vancoppenolle B. Heinesch V. Schoemann G. Dieckmann T. Haskell (NZ) F. Dehairs B. Delille J.-L. Tison H. Goosse L. André F. Fripiat M. Vancoppenolle V. Schoemann A. Wilmotte W. Vyverman E. Verleyen A. Willems B. Van de Vijver A. Van de Putte W. Vyverman E. Verleyen A. Willems A. Wilmotte D. Ertz B. Van De Vijver address Bruno. Delille@ulg.ac.be jtison@ulb.ac.be thierry.fichefet@uclouvain.be mvlod@locean-ipsl.upmc.fr heinesch.b@ulg.ac.bev Veronique.Schoemann@nioz.nl gdieckmann@awi-bremerhaven.de t.haskell@irl.cri.nz fdehairs@vub.ac.be Bruno. Delille@ulg.ac.be jtison@ulb.ac.be hugues.goosse@uclouvain.be landre@ulb.ac.be ffripiat@ulb.ac.be mvlod@locean-ipsl.upmc.fr Veronique.Schoemann@nioz.nl awilmotte@ulg.ac.be wim.vyverman@ugent.be elie.verleyen@ugent.be anne.willems@ugent.be vandevijver@br.fgov.be antonarctica@gmail.com wim.vyverman@ugent.be elie.verleyen@ugent.be anne.willems@ugent.be awilmotte@ugent.be Damien@br.fgov.be Bart.vandevijver@br.fgov.be Website - dev.ulb.ac.be/glacial/ind ex.htm lspo/ssd/science/proje cts/bigsouth.fr.pdf Blog: blogspot.com unlimited G. Feller gfeller@ulg.ac.be ochlab/

8 8 Subjects Investigations Locality Duration Principal investigators Life Sciences (cont/d) SCAR-MarBIN Antarctic Marine Biodiversity Information Network ANTABIF Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility Neuropole COALA HASTE Physical Sciences ice2sea (FP7) iclips Constraining long-term climate and sea-level projections using the Last Interglacial Development of an integrated network of interoperable marine biodiversity databases. Elaboration of a Register of Antarctic Marine Species Setup of web-based information system on Antarctic Biodiversity. Free and Open access to data Antarctic and Sub- Antarctic C. De Broyer B. Danis Bruno Danis Anton Van de Putte Psychophysiological investigation of adaptation to overwintering and testing exercise as a countermeasure Concordia Station R.Meeusen N.Pattyn Assessing psychological adaptation through linguistic and voice analysis of diary recordings The effect of hypoxia on sleep during an Antarctic overwintering Improving the contribution of ice sheets and glaciers to future sea-level change Improving projections of climate and sea-level changes over the next century and millennium, and to better understand their causes and mechanisms. Future rates of climate change are constrained based on simulations of the Last Interglacial (LIG, kyr BP). Focus on two polar areas. Concordia Station N.Pattyn Hungary: L.Balazs Italy: A.Esposito Russia:V.Gushin Canada:P.Suedfel d Concordia Station N.Pattyn Slovenia:I.Mekjavi c Sweden:O.Eiken Global P. Huybrechts F. Pattyn Global P. Huybrechts T. Fichefet address claude.debroyer@naturalsciences.be bruno.danis@scarmarbin.be Bruno.danis@gmail.com antonarctica@gmail.com rmeeusen@vub.ac.be Nathalie.pattyn@rma.ac.be Nathalie.pattyn@rma.ac.be Nathalie.pattyn@rma.ac.be phuybrec@vub.ac.be fpattyn@ulb.ac.be phuybrec@vub.ac.be thierry.fichefet@uclouvain.be Website e c.be/~hgoelzer/iclips/

9 9 Subjects Investigations Locality Duration Principal investigators Physical Sciences (cont/d) AMANDA / IceCube Neutrino Astrophysics Climatology Climate evolution of the Southern Ocean during the Holocene Climatology / Physical oceanography Modelling the evolution of the Southern Ocean and of its ice cover during the last 50 years Galactic and extra-galactic neutrino detection using a ice-cherenkov telescope Modelling with a coupled atmosphere-ocean-sea-ice model Amundsen-Scott Base D. Bertrand P. Herquet C. De Clercq The whole Southern Ocean Modelling using a coupled The whole Southern ocean-sea-ice model driven Ocean by atmospheric reanalysis address bertrand@hep.iihe.ac.be Philippe.Herquet@umh.ac.be declercq@hep.iihe.ac.be H. Goosse hugues.goosse@uclouvain.be T. Fichefet H. Goosse thierry.fichefet@uclouvain.be hugues.goosse@uclouvain.be Website BELISSIMA Belgian Ice Sheet Shelf Ice Measurements in Antarctica BELATMOS Monitoring of ozone and related trace gases, UV radiation and aerosol particles in support of atmospheric chemistry and climate research HYDRANT Measuring and modelling meteorology, clouds and precipitation in Antarctica PREDANTAR Understanding and predicting Antarctic sea ice variability at the decadal timescale Improving the knowledge of Princess Elisabeth the interaction between the station, East Antarctica; ice sheet, ice shelf and the Coastal Dronning Maud ocean through melting and Land accretion Long-term monitoring of the chemical and particle composition of the Antarctic atmosphere and quantification of the UV radiation reaching the surface, using a suite of complementary groundbased instruments Princess Elisabeth station, East Antarctica, Dronning Maud Land, Sor Rondane Mountains Establishing a cloud and Princess Elisabeth precipitation observatory station, East Antarctica, containing in-situ and Dronning Maud Land, Sor ground-based remote Rondane Mountains sensing instrumentation for evaluation of regional climate models. Analyse of observations and simulations with different types of models to understand the changes over the last 50 years and to improve the predictions The whole Southern Ocean F. Pattyn J.L. Tison ff H. De Backer A. Mangold M. Van Roozendaal C. Hermans W. Maenhaut N. van Lipzig, I. Gorodetskaya, H. De Backer, A. Mangold; S. Crewell, M. Vandenbroeke H. Goosse A. Barth S. Vannitsem fpattyn@ulb.ac.be jtison@ulb.ac.be alexander.mangold@meteo.be hugo.debacker@meteo.be christian.hermans@aeronomie.be eteo/view/en/ BELATMOS.html Nicole.vanlipzig@ees.kuleuven.be; Irina.gorodetskaya@ees.kuleuven.be; ydrant/ hugo.debacker@meteo.be; alexander.mangold@meteo.be; crewell@meteo.uni-koeln.de; m.r.vandenbroeke@phys.uu.nl hugues.goosse@uclouvain.be SSD/science/projects/P REDANTAR.E.pdf

10 10 Subjects Investigations Locality Duration Principal investigators Physical Sciences (cont/d) Antarctic sea ice in The goal is to evaluate Southern ocean incl. sea climate models (F.R.S.-FNRS project biases : in the Antarctic iceocean system in the current ice covered areas generation of climate models and then use these results to improve their representation of Antarctic sea ice. Web site for description of national scientific programme activities SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC HIGHLIGHTS: H. Goosse T.Fichefer address hugues.goosse@uclouvain.be Thierry.fichefet@uclouvain.be Website!"#$%&#'()*+#,-./012#34/%"05-6#78-#*978#:"7%4;70;#<4-%7&#=3"51.7%70>-#$--70"/#?877@ABB%7;2*9C%"7%4;70;%CD-./012CD-BEC### F->-4%.#5;0-"70575##%4-#0">3.>-6#%5#-G@-475#0"#78-#,-./0%"#6-.-/%703"#73#78-#= #3H#I">043"2-"7%.#J437-;703"C! Concerning Bioprospecting, the projects CCAMBIO, BELDIVA and COLD LIFE imply the collection of samples. For the 2 first projects, microbial strains are sometimes isolated and deposited in culture collections. Therefore, these activities could be considered as a first step of bioprospecting.