Monday 14 September: tours to 4 research facilities of WUR 

12:15-13:00 NanoFACT, Helix, building 124 

Nanoscopy Facilities for Analytical ChemisTry (NanoFACT) is a Wageningen-centered multi-instrument facility with the goal of providing chemical identity, composition and structure information from the micron-scale to the nanometer-scale for a wide-open range of organic, inorganic, biological and food samples. Our facility is globally unique since it integrates under one roof a set of extremely high-end nano-characterization physical and analytical technologies working beyond the diffraction limit of light. 

12:15-13:00 Soil Hydro-Physics Laboratory, GAIA/Lumen, building 101: 

The Soil Hydro-Physics (SHP) lab is part of Wageningen University and Research (WUR). Thereby the lab is an integral part of the research and advisory work done in the field of 'soil-water-atmosphere'. In the lab we analyse soil samples on, mostly water, gas and nutrients flow and retention. A few examples are the soil water retention (pF), hydraulic conductivity, water stress phenomena, soil structure issues and capillary water.  

13:15-14:00 Marine Animal Ecology Lab: (not confirmed yet), Carus, building 122: 

The Marine Animal Ecology group studies how marine animals adapt in response to a changing environment. Our research is focused on different organismal levels, from eco-physiology, early life-stage development, population genomics, up to whole ecological community responses. 

13:15-14:00 Forest Ecology, GAIA/Lumen, building 101: 

The DendroLab of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is the leading centre for dendrochronology (tree-ring research) in the Netherlands. Researchers study the annual growth of trees and forests around the world to gain insights into climate change, forest dynamics, and forest ecosystems.