Introduction 20092010

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• Introduction 2009-2010
• EnVOC Research Group
• Department of Organic Chemistry

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Who are we?
Professors
Scientific staff
Prof. dr. ir. Herman Van Langenhove Prof. dr. ir.
Jo Dewulf Prof. dr. ir. Kristof Demeestere (01/10)
ir. Evelien De Bel ir. Steven De Meester ir.
Karlien De Roo Msc. Eva Joo M. Tech. Amit Kumar
Malik Msc. Charles Nzila Msc. Olga Pokorska ir.
Geert Van der Vorst ir. Wouter Van Hecke ir.
Christophe Walgraeve
Assistants
ir. Bavo De Witte ir. Xander Van Doorslaer
Technical staff
Theo De Smet ing. Patrick De Wispelaere Ing. Lore
Vandermeersch
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Where can you find us?
6th floor

• Analytical laboratory

5th floor

• Main laboratory
• PC room
• coffee room
• desks
• prof. dr. ir. Herman Van Langenhove
• prof. dr. ir. Jo Dewulf
• Theo De Smet
• ir. Bavo De Witte
• ir. Xander Van Doorslaer
• ir. Evelien De Bel
• M. Tech. Amit Kumar Malik
• Msc. Olga Pokorska

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Where can you find us?
4th floor
Ground floor

• desks
• Prof. dr. ir. Kristof Demeestere
• ir. Wouter Van Hecke
• ir. Christophe Walgraeve

• desks
• ir. Steven De Meester
• ir. Karlien De Roo
• Msc. Eva Joo
• Msc. Charles Nzila
• ir. Geert Van der Vorst
• Ing. Lore Vandermeersch

-1 floor

• Analytical laboratory Amberlab
• desks
• ing. Patrick De Wispelaere

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Main research activities
Environmental Organic Chemistry and Analysis
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Main research activities
Treatment technology
Clean technology
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International collaborations

• Prague (Czech Republic)
• Vienna (Austria)
• Santa Clara (Cuba)
• among others

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• www.EnVOC.UGent.be

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Thesisstudents
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Thesis at EnVOC
Experimental Work
Literature
THESIS WORK
Writing
Results interpretation
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Starting your thesis starting literature

• Knowledge of literature is important when
  starting up experiments
• Start soon enough with looking for literature,
  e.g. Web of Science
• Journals electronic, ALLW,
• Books see our library
• When a book is taken, fill out the white card
  at the back of the book and put it in place of
  the book

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Experimental Work

• Where to work on your thesis?
• PC-room

• There are 3 computers available for the students
• Internet access for portable computers
• Every student has 2 personal drawers

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Experimental Work

• Where to work on your thesis?
• Laboratory

• Everybody gets a part of a lab table and drawer
• A badge, needed for entering the lab, will be
  provided by the secretary

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Experimental Work
When to work on your thesis?

• Between 8.30 and 18.00
• When you want to work later take care that the
  door is locked when you leave
• Important - the building closes at 8 pm
  (6 pm in weekend)
• - never work alone in the lab

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Experimental Work
Manage your data!

• The use of a lab note book to write down
  EVERYTHING is suggested, especially date and
  conditions of each experiment
• Keep every result/outprint (Chromatograms/integrat
  ions/output/) even if these data are already
  processed on PC
• Make back ups!!!

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Experimental Work
Use of chemicals

• Make use of the hood for solvent manipulations
• Label each solution with your name, date and
  description
• All solvents have to be collected in the waste
  bottles (chlorinated next to non-chlorinated
  solvents)
• When waste bottles are full, they need to be
  emptied in the appropriate containers in the lab
  at the 4th floor
• After use, put the chemicals to their appropriate
  place

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Experimental Work
Use of gas bottles

• In the beginning, ask for help to Theo or one of
  the PhD students
• If a bottle is empty, warn Theo so that theres
  always a stock of gas bottles

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Experimental Work
Safety in the lab

• No tubing or cables on the ground
• Take care on stability and safety of your
  experimental set-up
• Lab coat, handkerchiefs, lab glasses

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Experimental Work
Clean up

• General principles
• clean up everything after use
• after use of material, screwdrivers, glassware,
  clean it and put it back
• At the back of the lab green glass bin for
  broken glass
• Every Friday, lab tables have to be clean!
• Big clean up twice a year
• Evelien De Bel is the severe security and
  sanitary manager of the lab

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Follow up of the thesis work

• Personal guidance by supervisor
• Monthly meeting with Prof. Van Langenhove, Prof.
  Dewulf and supervisor
• Report to Prof. Van Langenhove, Prof. Dewulf and
  supervisor one week in advance (1 A4-page is
  enough)

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Follow up of your thesis work
Seminar

• Every month, 2 persons (PhD, students) of the lab
  present their results in a seminar (English)

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Follow up of your thesis work
Good planning !!!

• First version of literature study Christmas
  holiday
• End of experiments around Eastern holiday
• First version of materials and methods Eastern
  holiday
• Submission second half of May
• Defence end of June

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Next to work

• Coffee-break every day at 15.00 in the coffeeroom
• Lab activities (e.g. soccer game in september)
• Suggestions are always welcome!!

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• Good luck !!!!