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Reinhart Ceulemans is a full professor of Ecology at the Department of Biology and director of the Research Center of Excellence PLECO of the University of Antwerp. He is an ecologist working on plant ecology; bio-energy crops; global changes; biosphere-atmosphere fluxes. He was a visiting professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA (1987-1988) and at the Université Paris-XI, Orsay, France (1989).

Issues of Study
Prof. Ceulemans is internationally recognized for his pioneering work on (eco)physiological responses of trees to elevated CO2 as well as on the use of poplar and willow plantations for bio-energy. This work has led to critical understanding of the importance of natural ecosystems in managing the global environmental crises. He has coordinated groups of international scientists in the production of a series of influential papers on ecosystem functioning and bio-energy. This expertise is evidenced by the more than 220 articles in international scientific journals including the prestigious Science, Nature and PNAS and is reflected in the Prizes and Awards he received. He has been the main promoter of more than 100 research projects, including a prestigious Advanced Research Grant POPFULL of the European Research Council (ERC). He is also a Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences and the Arts of Belgium, and he is one of the few laureates of the financial support received through Methusalem Funds. His international influence has led him to sit on numerous committees of former members of the European Science Foundation.

National and International Recognition
Prof. Ceulemans has received several awards and prizes, both national and international:
 * Honorary Doctor (Doctor Honoris Causa) Université d’Orléans, 2012
 * Honorary Doctor (Doctor Honoris Causa) Mendel University, 2010
 * Member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (since 2009)
 * Corresponding Member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (since 2015)
 * Titular of the Belgian Francqui Chair at the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), academic year 2006-2007. The Francqui Chair, awarded by the Belgian Francqui Foundation is a prestigious award, recognized as one of the highest scientific Belgian awards encouraging outstanding scientists to promote teaching and scientific research in another Belgian university.
 * Promoter of Honorary Doctorate Degree (Doctor Honoris Causa) of Prof. G.D. Farquhar (Canberra, Australia) at the University of Antwerp, 2006
 * Scientific Achievement Award of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), 1990
 * Fulbright‑Hays Grantee, University of Washington, USA, 1987‑1988