The Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET) is a part of the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at Ghent University. CMET is specialized in the study and application of mixed microbial cultures or communities. A microbial community consists of several populations, which each represent a functional biological entity and thus a diverse metabolic capacity. The assemblage of these biological entities represents -when properly organized- a powerful resource. CMET researchers focus on the optimal management of these microbial resources. We define it as Microbial Resource Management (MRM), enabling us to develop novel products and (technological) processes to improve our environment or human health in the most sustainable way.
More specifically, CMET applies this approach in the fields of Abatement & prevention of bacterial diseases, Applied microbial ecology, Host-microbe interaction technology, Life support systems for space, Microbial electrocatalysis & electrochemical engineering, Resource recovery and valorization, and Water treatment and production.
The CMET research group is part of the Department of Biotechnology and comprises about 85 academics, technical and administrative staff. On this website you will find all information about CMET research, education and services. For more information, please do not hesitate to contact us or visit us on our LinkedIn page.
The public defence will take place on April 17th 2018 at 5 pm in the Grote Academieraadzaal, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent.
There will be a contiguous reception to which you are heartily invited.
Please confirm your attendance before April 10th to Dries.Seuntjens@ugent.be
The public defence will take place on Monday the 26th of March 2018 at 5 pm in the Aula Ceremoniezaal, Volderstraat 9, 9000 Ghent.
There will be a contiguous reception to which you are heartily invited.
The ancient dialogue concerning arts and science is currently ongoing between KASK-HoGent and the Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET).
The public defense will take place on Friday the 26th January 2018 at 17:00 in the “grote vergaderzaal” at the Koninklijke Academie voor Nederlandse Taal- en Letterkunde (KANTL), Koningstraat 18, 9000 Ghent.
There will be a contiguous reception to which you are heartily invited.
Every year, the Flanders Water Technology Network TNAV awards young engineers for their promising research for the water industry. Ir. Marjolein Minne was one of the three laureates for her master thesis “Assessment of biofilms in drinking water distribution systems by flow cytometry” (2016-2017).
The Day of Science/Dag van de Wetenschap 2017 took place on the 27th of November. CMET was represented in the event by a quiz ‘ALL YOU NEED ARE BACTERIA’ and by a lecture given by Tom Vandekerckhove ‘HET BLAUWE GOUD: DE WAARDE VAN WATER’.
On 22 November 2017, CAPTURE (the Centre for Advanced Process Technology for Urban REsource recovery) is set to launch the CAPTURE Accelerator. This is an initiative of the CAPTURE platform, a partnership between professors from various faculties of Ghent University (UGent) and Flemish and international partners, both public and private.
Lisa Miclotte has won the presentation award of the annual Gut Day symposium.
Annually, the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology (ISMET) acknowledges outstanding work published by postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers and industry affiliates. Xu Zhang of our group won one of the two awards: the award in the category Best Scientific Discovery 2016-2017.
