Hussein
PHAROS Mega Event Living Lab
As part of the PHAROS Mega Event Living Lab taking place across Kerry and Cork (26–28 May 2026), I participated in the Pint of Science evening session held at Spillane’s
May 28, 2026
Offshore cultivation and valorization of seaweed
SeaChem Doctoral Network project provides high-level training in the offshore cultivation and valorization of seaweed to a new generation of 10 high-achieving doctoral candidates, equipping them with the transferable and scientific skills necessary for thriving careers in the burgeoning area of non-land-based biomass cultivation and use.
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Mihret
Mihret’s Comparative Study of Univariate and Multivariate LSTM Models for Data-Driven Forecasting of Corrosion Rate presented at Nordic Corrosion Congress 2026
Mihret‘s research on Predicting Corrosion Rates of Carbon Steel in Real-World Aqauatic Environments Using Machine Learning was presented at Nordic Corrosion Congress 2026 (14-16 April 2026)
May 25, 2026
Caya
Journal paper: Quantifying trace metal contamination from marine cathodic protection using Saccharina latissima in laboratory and mesocosm exposure experiments
The increasing deployment of offshore infrastructure has raised concerns about the environmental impact of corrosion protection systems, particularly galvanic anodes, which release trace metals such as zinc and aluminium into
May 24, 2026
Hussein
Secondment at UCC
My secondment at University College Cork (UCC) focused on the analysis of seaweed samples generated from the Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) study, alongside the characterisation of fucoidan and alginate fractions
May 22, 2026
Carlotta
Successful Secondments at CTAQUA for Carlotta and Julie
Doctoral Candidate 6, Julie Grivotte from the University of Galway, and Doctoral Candidate 8, Carlotta Minardi from KU Leuven, successfully completed their secondments at CTAQUA Centro Tecnológico de Acuicultura. Over
May 12, 2026
Mohammad
Journal paper: Experimental and Comparative Study of the CorrosionBehavior of Lean Duplex Stainless Steel in Seawater
The increasing deployment of offshore infrastructure has raised concerns about the environmental impact of corrosion protection systems, particularly galvanic anodes, which release trace metals such as zinc and aluminium into
April 30, 2026
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Material
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Open ocean stainless steel structures for seaweed aquaculture
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Seaweed
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Physiology &
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Optimizing and future-proofing seaweed biomass and yields of industrially important compounds
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(Bio-)Chemical Conversion
Technologies
Technologies
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Valorization of seaweed biomass to added value renewable chemicals
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Meet the experienced Seachem TEAM:
Usman Ali
DC1, KU Leuven
Mohammad Hassanzadeh
DC2, Institut de la Corrosion
Mihret Tegegn
DC3, Antwerp Maritime Academy
Caya de Leeuw van Weenen
DC4, Institut de la Corrosion
Vanessa Nardini
DC5, University of Galway
Julie Grivotte
DC6, University of Galway
Roberto Garcia Peran
DC7, KU Leuven
Carlotta Minardi
DC8, KU Leuven
Hussein Ahmad Qulatein
DC9, BMRS