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Wendy Meulebroeck (16-06-1975) is professor and post-doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Engineering of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). She is one of the responsible members of the research unit ‘optical spectroscopy’ of B-PHOT Brussels Photonics chaired by Prof. Hugo Thienpont. She is coordinating and working on multiple photonics-related projects in 3 main research fields: (1) bio photonics for a better health care and for the replacement of animal models, (2) food safety and (3) archaeometry. She graduated as an Electrotechnical Engineer with majors in Photonics in 1998 and received her PhD in Applied Sciences in January 2004, both at the VUB.
Education/Academic qualification
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
23 Jan 2004 → 1 Sep 1998
Award Date: 23 Jan 2004
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
1 Jul 1998 → 1 Oct 1993
Award Date: 1 Jul 1998
Koninklijk Atheneum Deurne
1 Sep 1987 → 30 Jun 1993
Award Date: 30 Jun 1993
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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HERC65: Inside-Out - The X-Ray approach
Snoeck, C., Goderis, S., Veselka, B., Olde Venterink, H., Kervyn De Meerendre, M., Lambert, B., Elskens, M., Vandam, R., Van den Brande, N., Tielens, F., Nys, K., Zekollari, H., Hauffman, T., Peeters, E., Claeys, P., Gao, Y., Rahier, H., Meulebroeck, W., Provyn, S., Leermakers, M., Thiery, W. & Devos, Y.
1/05/24 → 30/04/28
Project: Fundamental
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HERC55: Shooting stars and blasting dinosaurs: boosting ICP-MS capabilities across various research domains.
Goderis, S., Olde Venterink, H., Tielens, F., Snoeck, C., Terryn, H., Nys, K., Leermakers, M., Claeys, P., Elskens, M., Kervyn De Meerendre, M., Lambert, B., Peeters, E., Hauffman, T., Rahier, H., Gao, Y., Meulebroeck, W. & Wouters, B.
1/05/22 → 30/04/26
Project: Fundamental
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IOF3019: GEAR: “Brussels Photonics 2025: Photonics Innovation Powerhouse for Europe and Beyond”
Thienpont, H., Ottevaere, H., Berghmans, F., Vermeulen, N., Virte, M., Geernaert, T., Van Erps, J., Vervaeke, M., Meulebroeck, W., Panayotov, K., Duerr, F., Duerr, F., Ferranti, F. & Geernaert, T.
1/01/21 → 31/12/25
Project: Applied
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A miniaturized tuneable light source using a piezo-actuated FabryPérot interferometer
Chalyan, A., Hoving, W., Meulebroeck, W. & Ottevaere, P. D. I. H., 2024, A miniaturized tuneable light source using a piezo-actuated FabryPérot interferometer. Lepine, T., Babington, J. & Gross, H. (eds.). SPIE, Vol. 13019. p. 1-6 6 p. 1301917. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 13019).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › Research
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Analyzing SERS reproducibility and performance: the role of illumination area
Feizpour, M., Liu, Q., Thienpont, H., Meulebroeck, W. & Ottevaere, P. D. I. H., 2024, Conference on Nanophotonics X. Andrews, D. L., Bain, A. J. & Ambrosio, A. (eds.). SPIE, Vol. 12991. p. 1-5 5 p. 129910K. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 12991).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › Research
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An opto-acousto-fluidic microchip for efficient Raman spectroscopy of microparticles in aqueous environment
Lotfi Choobbari, M., Vandermotten, M., Chalyan, T., Bihi, I., Gelin, P. P., De Malsche, W., Meulebroeck, W., van Grunsven, L. A., Thienpont, H. & Ottevaere, P. D. I. H., 1 Nov 2024, In: Sensors and Actuators. B, Chemical. 418, p. 1-10 10 p., 136300.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A rapid and quantitative absorption-based measurement to study the impact of antibiotics on bacterial growth
Meulebroeck, W., Thienpont, H., Goossens, H., Moons, P. & Ottevaere, P. D. I. H., 2024, In: Journal of Physics: Photonics. 6, 4, p. 1-19 19 p., 045002.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Automatic optimization of spectral classifiers' hyperparameters for pathogen identification through evolutionary techniques
Feizpour, M., Abbasi, S., Demuyser, T., Liu, Q., Thienpont, H., Meulebroeck, W. & Ottevaere, P. D. I. H., 10 Apr 2024, Conference on Data Science for Photonics and Biophotonics. Bocklitz, T. (ed.). SPIE, Vol. 13011. p. 1-7 7 p. 1301105. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 13011).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › Research
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Segmentation of glioblastoma from multi-modal medical imaging – Towards revealing tumor infiltration (Event)
Wendy Meulebroeck (Jury)
19 Feb 2025 → 24 Mar 2025Activity: Membership › Member of PhD committee
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SERS-Based Lab-on-a-Chip for Machine-Learning-Enabled Bacterial Screening (Event)
Wendy Meulebroeck (Supervisor)
24 Feb 2025 → 31 Mar 2025Activity: Membership › Member of PhD committee
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Photonics-Driven Detection Against Antibiotic Resistance (PHOTAR)
Wendy Meulebroeck (Chair)
2024Activity: Other › Written proposal
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NOVEL FABRICATION AND ELECTROMAGNETIC-OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES OF CARBON-BASED NANOSTRUCTURES (Event)
Wendy Meulebroeck (Jury)
16 May 2024 → 27 Jun 2024Activity: Membership › Member of PhD committee
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CRAFTING EFFECTIVE VISUAL EXPLANATIONS BY ATTRIBUTING THE IMPACT OF DATASETS, ARCHITECTURES AND DATA COMPRESSION TECHNIQUES (Event)
Wendy Meulebroeck (Jury)
4 Sep 2024 → 25 Oct 2024Activity: Membership › Member of PhD committee
Press/Media
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Glaskunst krijgt haar rechtmatige plaats in museum - BRUZZ TV - 5/7/2021
5/07/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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The Science of Light and Our Cultural Heritage
1/05/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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VUB photonics research group is one of Europe’s finest, Engineer Wendy Meulebroeck on photonic applications in our daily lives
31/03/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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VUB onderzoeksteam brengt authenticiteit van gekleurde glaspanelen Ten Duinen abdij accuraat in beeld
5/10/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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VUB research team accurately shows authenticity of stained glass from Ten Duinen abbey
3/10/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Thesis
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Data Communication over Multimode Optical Fibres based on Speckle Pattern Classification
Author: Yu, T., Ottevaere, P. D. I. H. & Meulebroeck, W., 2018Supervisor: Liu, Q. (Advisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Design of an Optical Non-Imaging System for an Improved Light Collection in the Current State-of-the-art Sorting Machines
Author: Hsu, C., Meulebroeck, W. & Thienpont, H., 2015Supervisor: Smeesters, L. (Promotor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Cell Viability Analysis
Author: Erro Murillo, D., Ottevaere, P. D. I. H., Meulebroeck, W., Liu, Q. & Chalyan, T., 2019Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Fotonica in sorteermachines voor de voedingsindustrie: studie van alternatieven in sorteerparameters en in optisch systeemontwerp
Author: Meulebroeck, W. & Thienpont, H., 1998Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Modelling and analysis of hyperbolic metamaterials for controlling the spontaneous emission rate and efficiency of quantum emitters
Author: Fontana da Mota, A., Viana Borges, B., Ottevaere, P. D. I. H., Meulebroeck, W., Schelkens, P., Vounckx, R., Thienpont, H., Wilhelm Courteille, P. D. P., Mayer Alegre, P. D. T. P., Lavrinenko, P. D. S. A. & Silva Wiederhecker, P. D. G., Feb 2019Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis