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Award for best poster for a young researcher (younger than 35 years) in the category Atmospheric Aerosols on the Sixth Scientific Conference of the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project (IGAC), Bologna, Italy, September 13-17, 1999; this award was given to Dr. A. Kubátová, a postdoctoral researcher of my group (coauthors: R. Vermeylen, M. Claeys, J. Cafmeyer, W. Maenhaut, G. Roberts, and P. Artaxo) for the poster entitled “Carbonaceous aerosol characterization in the Amazon Basin, Brazil”. – 2002: Student prize of the Belgian Society for Mass Spectrometry (BSMS), awarded during the annual BSMS meeting (2 Sept. 2002), Ghent, Belgium, to Filip Cuyckens, a doctoral student of my research group, for his research on the mass spectrometric characterization of flavonoids. The prize amounted 800 Euro. – 2003: Student prize of the Journal of Mass Spectrometry, awarded during the 16th International Mass Spectrometry Conference (16th IMSC), Edinburgh, UK, 31 Aug. – 5 Sept. 2003, to Filip Cuyckens for his research on the mass spectrometric characterization of flavonoids. The prize consisted of a travel grant of 1200 US $ for participation at the 16th IMSC and was sponsored by Wiley Interscience. Study Leaves Abroad  1 December 1974 30 March 1976: National Institute for Mental Health, Laboratory for Clinical Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A. (Dr. S.P. Markey and Dr. I.J. Kopin). Objective: Development of quantitative mass spectrometric methods for the determination of antidepressants and biogenic amine metabolites in biological fluids.  27 February 1978 7 April 1978: Unilever Research Laboratoria, Laboratorium for Biochemistry of Unsaturated Fatty Acids, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands. (Dr. D.H. Nugteren and Dr. D.A. Van Dorp). Objective: training in biosynthetic methods for the study of the metabolism of arachidonic acid.  22 August 1983 23 September 1983: Unilever Research Laboratoria, Laboratorium for Biochemistry of Unsaturated Fatty Acids, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands. (invited by Dr. D.H. Nugteren). Objective: collaboration on the mass spectrometric structure elucidation of lipoxygenase metabolites of linoleic acid formed by leukocytes.  8 July 1985 30 August 1985: Louisiana State University Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Laboratory of Neurobiochemistry, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. (invited by Prof. Dr. N.G. Bazan as visiting research professor). Objective: collaboration on the mass spectrometric structure elucidation of metabolites of docosahexaenoic acid formed by the retina and neuronal tissue. Membership of Scientific Societies  Koninklijke Vlaamse Chemische Vereniging (KVCV)  Belgisch Genootschap voor Farmaceutische Wetenschappen  Belgische Vereniging voor Massaspectrometrie (BSMS)  Koninklijke Nederlandse Chemische Vereniging (KNCV)  American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Functions in Scientific Societies – 1995: co-founder of the Belgian Society for Mass Spectrometry (BSMS) – 1996-2000: secretary of BSMS – 2001-2008: chairwoman of BSMS Teaching Experience  since 1 October 1981: Course : « Structure elucidation of pharmaceuticals » Partim : Organic mass spectrometry and seminar on combined spectroscopic excercises; 5th year pharmacy students; 10 hours/year  since 1 October 1995: Course « Spectrometric identification of organic compounds »; Partim: Organic mass spectrometry; 3rd cycle pharmacy students specializing in industrial pharmacy; 5 hours/year.  1992 – 1995 Course « Organic chemistry of biomolecules » consisting of three parts: – chemical properties and structure characteristics of the major classes of biomolecules; – bio-organic reaction mechanisms; – spectrometric identification of organic compounds; 3rd year biochemistry students; 45 hours theory and 30 hours seminar on combined spectroscopy  since 1 October 2002: Course “Pharmaceutical Analysis III” Partim: Sample preparation and gas chromatography; 4th year pharmacy students; 7.5 hours/year Promoter of Research Projects  National Fund for Scientific Research (NFWO): FGWO project Nr. 3.0089.87N 1986-1989 and extension 1990-1993 Title: Biomedical Applications of Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Promoter-coordinator (Copromoters: F. Alderweireldt, A. De Leenheer, W. De Potter, E. Esmans, A. Herman, S. Scharpé, D. Vanden Berghe and A. Vlietinck) Budget: 26 000 kBEF  University of Antwerp (UA) – Special Research Fund (BOF), Concerted Research Action (GOA) 1987-1992 Title: Spectrometry and Imaging in Biomedical Research. Promoter-coordinator (Copromoters: W. Jacob, F. Van de Vyver, F. Alderweireldt, A. De Schepper, P. Dockx, R. Dommisse, E. Esmans, K. Van Cauwenberghe, P. Van Espen and A. Vlietinck) Budget: 55 000 kBEF (15 000 kBEF for own research group)  National Fund for Scientific Research (NFWO): FKFO project Nr. 2.0133.94N 1994-1997 Title: Mass Spectrometric Structure Determination of Biomolecules: Analytical Developments and Bio-analytical Applications. Promoter (Promoter-coordinator: E. Esmans; copromoters: A. De Leenheer, W. De Potter, L. Moens, H. Slegers, E. Van den Eeckhout and H. Van Onckelen) Budget: 10 000 kBEF (for own research group)  European Economic Community (EEC): Programme Human Capital and Mobility: Contract no.: ERB-CHRX-CT 94-0425 1994-1997 and extension 1997-1998 Title: Peptide and protein structure elucidation by mass spectrometry. Analytical development and bioanalytical application. Promoter (Promoter-coordinator: M. Przybylski; copromoters: A. Van Dorsselaer, S. Foti, P. Roepstorff and E. Schmid) Budget: 2 500 kBEF (for own research group) + Cofinancing EU HCM – Ministry of the Flemish Community Budget: 1 000 kBEF  Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs (OSTC): Contract Nr. CG/DD/03C Contribution to the programme PODO I / Global Change and Sustainable Development 1997-2000 Title: Sources, physicochemical characteristics and climate forcing of atmospheric aerosols promoter (Promoter-coordinator: W. Maenhaut, copromoters: F. Adams) Budget: 6 000 kBEF (for own research group)  Fund for Scientific Research (FWO) Flanders: Project number: G.0082.98 1998-2001 Title: Mass spectrometric structure characterization of biomolecules and functional dyes: investigation of ionization and fragmentation mechanisms, development of methods and analytical applications. Promoter-coordinator (Copromoters.

Other Review Activities

Haemers, H. Geise, L. Pieters and A. Vlietinck) Budget: 32.187 kBEF (of which 23.595 kBEF for instrumentation)  University of Antwerp (UA) – Special Research Fund (BOF), Concerted Research Action (GOA): Project number: 99/3/34 1999-2002 Title: Multidisciplinary spectroscopic research on organic materials and biomolecules. Promoter (Promoter-coordinator: E. Goovaerts; copromoters: R. Dommisse and B. Van der Veken) Budget: 6.820 kBEF (for own research group) – University of Antwerp (UA), Special Research Fund, Action for stimulation of participation in European research projects (ASPEO) Title: Development of analytical methods for water soluble organic compounds in atmospheric aerosols. Promoter: M. Claeys. Period: January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2003 Grant amount: 2.916 kBEF – Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs (OSTC): Contract number: EV/06/11B. Contribution to the program “Second Multiannual Scientific Support Plan for a Sustainable Development Policy – SPSD II – Part II – Global Change, Ecosystems and Biodiversity”. Title: Characterisation and sources of carbonaceous atmospheric aerosols. Co-ordinator: W. Maenhaut; Promoter: M. Claeys. Period: December 1, 2000 February 28, 2005. Grant amount: 321,641.85 Euro (i.e., 194,381.74 Euro for personnel, 41,854.39 Euro for expendables, 74,368.06 Euro for equipment, and 11,037.66 Euro overhead). – European Economic Community (EEC): EC Programme Energy, Environment and Sustainable Environment (EESD-1999): Contract no.: EVK2 CT2001 00110. Title: Smoke Aerosols, Clouds, Rainfall and Climate: Aerosols from Biomass Burning Perturb Global and Regional Climate (SMOCC). Co-ordinator: M.O. Andreae; contractor: W. Maenhaut; associate contractor at the UA: M. Claeys. Period: 1 December 2001 30 November 2004. Grant amount: 89,259 Euro for M. Claeys (mainly for personnel). – University of Antwerp (UA), Special Research Fund, Bilateral scientific and technological cooperation. Title: Urban and rural carbonaceous aerosols in Flanders and Hungary: Characterisation, source identification and apportionment, and chemical mass closure. Promoters: W. Maenhaut and M. Claeys (Flanders); I. Salma and A. Gelencsér (Hungary). Period: 1 January 2003 31 December 2004. Grant amount: 18,540 Euro for UA (mainly for exchange of scientists).European Commission (EC): 6th Framework Programme on Research, Technological Development and Demonstration: Contract no.: 018419. Title: Organics over the Ocean Modifying Particles in both Hemispheres (OOMPH). Co-ordinator: J. Williams; contractor at UA: M. Claeys. Period: 1 September 2005 31 August 2008. Grant amount: 117,000 Euro for M. Claeys (mainly for personnel). – Federal Science Policy Office (SPO): Contract number: SD/AT/02A. Contribution to the program “Science for a Sustainable Development”. Title: Formation mechanisms, marker compounds, and source apportionment for biogenic atmospheric aerosols (BIOSOL). Co-ordinator: W. Maenhaut; promoter: M. Claeys. Period: December 15, 2005 – December 14, 2007. Grant amount: 184,035 Euro (i.e., 107,510 Euro for personnel, 23,000 Euro for expendables, 47,000 Euro for equipment and 6,525 Euro overhead). – Fund for Scientific Research (FWO) Flanders: Project number: G.0258.06. Title: Biogenic atmospheric aerosols: Identification of marker compounds, study of their formation, and determination of the contribution to the carbonaceous aerosol. Promoters: W. Maenhaut and M. Claeys. Period: January 1, 2006 December 31, 2009. Grant amount: 100,000 Euro (for expendables). – Fund for Scientific Research (FWO) Flanders: Project number: G.0091.06. Title: Characterization of biologically active plant metabolites and carbonaceous aerosols using mass spectrometric methods. Promoters: M. Claeys and L. Pieters Period: January 1, 2006 December 31, 2009. Grant amount: 247,900 Euro (i.e., 207,900 Euro for instrumentation and 40,000 Euro for expendables). – Fund for Scientific Research (FWO) Flanders: Project number: G.0173.06 Title: The importance of volatile organic compounds in the carbon cyclus of terrestrial ecosystems and the production of secondary organic aerosols. Promoters: I. Janssens and M. Claeys. Period: January 1, 2006 December 31, 2009. Grant amount: 194,800 Euro (for instrumentation). – University of Antwerp (UA), Special Research Fund, Multidisciplinary doctoral project. Title: Biogenic and bio-aerosol formation by terrestrial vegetation. Promoters: M. Claeys and I. Janssens. Period: 1 October 2006 30 September 2008. Grant amount: 65,000 Euro for UA (mainly for personnel). – European Commission (EC): 6th Framework Programme on Structuring the European Research Area; Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships: Contract No.: 039787. Title: Characterization of secondary organic aerosol from photooxidation of isoprene and alpha-pinene with mass spectrometric approaches (SOAMASS). Promoter: M. Claeys. Period: 18 October 2006 – 17 October 2008. Grant amount: 152,752 Euro (mainly for personnel). Cooperation with other Laboratoria or Scientific Institutions in Belgium:  Research Group “Tropospheric Aerosol Research and Nuclear Microanalysis”, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Ghent University: Prof. W. Maenhaut.  Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, Department of Chemistry, University of Louvain: Prof. E. de Hoffmann.  Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University: Prof. A.P. De Leenheer, Prof. E. Van Den Eeckhout, Prof. J. Van Bocxlaer.  Zoological Institute, University of Leuven: Dr. P. Verhaert.  Laboratory of Genetics, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences: Prof. W. Broekaert.  Janssen Farmaceutica, R&D Division: Dr. J. Leysen, Dr. W. Lauwers. in Europe (Belgium excluded):  Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland: Prof. M. Kulmala, T. Ruuskanen.  Institute for Tropospheric Research (IfT), Leipzig, Germany: Dr. Y. Iinuma.  Biogeochemistry and Air Chemistry Divisions, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC), Mainz, Germany: Prof. M.O. Andreae, Dr. J. Williams and others (and also with several other European universities and institutions within the framework of the EU SMOCC project).  Institute for Analytical Chemistry, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria: Prof. H. Puxbaum, Dr. H. Bauer.  Air Chemistry Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Veszprém, Hungary: Dr. A. Gelencsér.  Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC), Bologna, Italy: Dr. S. Fuzzi, Dr. M.C. Facchini.  Department of Chemistry, University of Lisbon, Portugal: Prof. M. A. Almoster-Ferreira, Dr. C. Borges.  Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Germany: Prof. M. Przybylski.  Institute of Mass Spectrometry and Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, U.K.: Prof. P. Derrick.  Unilever Research Laboratories, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands: Dr. D.H. Nugteren.  Department of Pharmacy, University of Tromsoe, Norway: Prof. E. Jensen, Dr. M. Moe.  Institute for Food Research, Norwich, U.K.: Dr. F.A. Mellon.  Center for Mass Spectrometry, National Research Council (CNR), Naples, Italy: Dr. G. Pocsfalvi.  Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Kuopio: Dr. J. Joutsensaari. in the U.S.A.:  National Exposure Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Research Triangle Park, NC: Dr. T.E. Kleindienst, Dr. E.O. Edney.

Departments of Environmental Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, CA: Prof. J. H. Seinfeld. in the rest of the world:  Institute of Physics, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil: Prof. P. Artaxo.  Department of Chemistry, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil: Prof. M. Eberlin.  National Research Centre for Environmental Analysis and Measurements (NRCEAM), Beijing, China: Dr. X. Liu.  School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China: Dr. W. Wang.  Department of Environmental Sciences, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel: Dr. Y. Rudich.  Institute for Marine Biosciences, National Research Council, Halifax, Nova Scotia: Dr. R.K. Boyd.  Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Prof. J.S. Grossert.  Department of Chemical Pathology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa: Dr. V. Steenkamp.  Institute for Low Temperature Physics and Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine, Kharkov: Dr. M.V. Kosevich. Membership of Editorial Boards of International Scientific Journals  1.01.1982-31.12.2003: Mass Spectrometry Reviews  1.01.1993-31.12.1994: Biological Mass Spectrometry  1.01.1995- : Journal of Mass Spectrometry (continuation of « Organic Mass Spectrometry » and « Biological Mass Spectrometry)  1.01.2003-31.12.2008: Journal of the Amercian Society for Mass Spectrometry  1.01.2003- : Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry Review Activities for International Scientific Journals Last update: 31 December 2006 total number of manuscripts last year (2006)  Analusis: 1  Analytical Chemistry: 7 1  Analytica Chimica Acta: 1  Analytical Biochemistry: 1  Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: 2  Atmospheric Environment: 4 1  Biochimica Biophysica Acta: 1  Biological Mass Spectrometry: 18  Boreal Forest Research: 1  Chemosphere: 2  Clinica Chimica Acta: 6  Environmental Chemistry: 1  Environmental Science and Technology: 5 2  European Journal of Biochemistry: 1  European Mass Spectrometry: 4  Geophysical Research Letters: 3  International Journal of Mass Spectrometry: 5  Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry: 4 1  Journal of Chromatography: 22 1  Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres: 7 1  Journal of the American Chemical Society 1  Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry: 16 5  Journal of Mass Spectrometry: 61 6  Journal of Natural Products: 16  Journal of Neurochemistry: 1  Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis: 1  Journal of Separation Science: 1  Lipids: 1  Mass Spectrometry Reviews: 3  Prostaglandins: 1  Pharmaceutical Research: 1  Phytochemical Analysis: 2  Pure and Applied Chemistry 1 1  Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry: 23 5  Science 1 1  Varia (book chapter): 1 1 Other Review Activities  Austrian National Science Foundation: 1 research proposal  Dutch Foundation for Research in the Earth Sciences (NWO): 1 research proposal  Ministry of Education of Serbia: 1 research proposal  Dutch Foundation for Material Research (FOM): 1 research proposal  British Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC): 1 research proposal  Evaluation of proposals to author a book, submitted to Wiley Publishers, Chichester, U.K.: 6 times  Evaluation of the scientific output of a lecturer for the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (with regard to advancement to the rank of senior lecturer): 1 time  Evaluation of the scientific output of a senior lecturer for the University of London, Institute of Pharmacy (with regard to advancement to the rank of full professor): 1 time  Evaluation of scientific researchers for obtaining a permanent residence permit in the United States: 5 times  Evaluation of the scientific output of a researcher for the Italian National Research Council (CNR) (with regard to advancement to a tenure position): 1 time  Evaluation of the scientific output of doctoral researchers for the Fund for Scientific Research – Flanders (FWO) (with regard to application for a postdoctoral mandate): 4 times  Evaluation of a postdoctoral researcher of the Fund for Scientific Research – French Community (FNRS) (with regard to his application for a permanent mandate): 1 time  Evaluation of a senior researcher for the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (with regard to her promotion to research director): 1 time.