Tag Archives: Science

Between old stones

Posted on June 11, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

It is an old village, a valley filled with old stones and castles in the heart of France. It might seem outdated and dead, but the old stony walls are blooming with flowers. The workshop that is going on overlooking these … Continue reading →

Posted in France, General | Tagged Castles, climate change, Ecology, France, Heteroclim, Loches, Loire, Photography, Ruines, Science, Tours | 4 Comments

Why science brings me to France

Posted on June 6, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Science is not something you do on your own. It may sometimes look like that if you count all the lonely hours behind the computer, but the best results will always be reached together with others. This collegial help manifests … Continue reading →

Posted in France | Tagged Corsica, France, Networking, PhD, Photography, Picardie, Provence, Science, Tours, Workshop, World | 3 Comments

The magic of modeling

Posted on May 30, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

Not all the work in my PhD is as photogenic as it might have looked from my posts here. A significant part of it even looks a lot more like a normal desk job, with a lot of computer work. But this computer work … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, The research | Tagged Analytical geometry, Biology, Computer science, Computers, Ecology, Invasion, Mathematics, Modeling, PhD, Predictions, R, Science | 4 Comments

California!

Posted on May 27, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

All my traveling and working abroad really starts to pay off! I will present the results of my first paper from Northern Scandinavia on the biggest ecology congress there is: the ESA conference in Sacramento, California, in August this year! This opportunity … Continue reading →

Posted in Canary Islands, Chile, Luxemburg, Sweden, Tanzania, USA | Tagged America, Belgium, Chile, Conference, ESA, Lapland, Luxembourg, Mountains, Photography, Research, Science, Tanzania, Tenerife, Travel, Travelling, USA | 11 Comments

The ultimate measuring experience

Posted on May 24, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

They look like tiny batteries, round metal cells that hide a measuring instrument and a little bit of memory-space. They are (relatively) cheap and very robust. They are called iButtons and they are more valuable to me than an iPhone. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in The research | Tagged Climate, climate change, Ecology, equipment, field work, iButtons, measuring, Mountains, PhD, Photography, Science, Temperature | 14 Comments

The summer is for fieldwork

Posted on May 20, 2014 by lembrechtsjonas

All of a sudden, it was summer in Belgium. After the horrible cold and boring rains of the beginning of last week, the last days gave us steel-blue skies with for now the brightest sun of the year. Ideal circumstances to spend … Continue reading →