Call for abstracts to the 2020 Goldschmidt Conference from 21th to 26th June, in Honolulu.

Some of the research performed during the final leap of the MIND project has not yet been presented on a major conference, hence this opportunity to present the results from the project. Goldschmidt info Theme 08 – “Energy and Resources in Service of Society” Session 08f “Microbes in the Engineered Subsurface – Applications for Energy […]

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MIND students at the Advanced training course, Geomicrobiology in radioactive waste disposal, October 8-11th, 2018, Mol, Belgium

Natalie Leys, responsible initiator of the course: “It is really going well, the teachers all did their very best to provide an interesting program, and the students are motivated and happy!”   Geological disposal of radioactive waste represents a challenge where social and technical aspects blend with regard to the design, implementation and post-construction management […]

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Newsletter 5 – April 2018

The fifth Newsletter from the MIND-project is now available. Content of this Newsletter: 1. Implementers’ review board (IRB) 2. Scientific highlight 3. Work Package 3: Evaluating and Sharing the Knowledge 4. Work Package 4: Project Management – Project Annual Meeting Download the Newsletter here

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Advanced training course, Geomicrobiology in radioactive waste disposal, October 8-11th, 2018, Mol, Belgium

The objective of this advanced training course is to provide state-of-the-art knowledge and insight into the geomicrobiology phenomena related to the geological disposal of radioactive waste. The focus will be on performance assessment of the geological disposal environment and the engineered barrier systems for high-level and long-lived intermediate level waste using the knowledge of geomicrobiology […]

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