Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer nisi lorem, pharetra sit amet euismod in, posuere nec orci. Aliquam vulputate varius quam eget pharetra. Vestibulum ut fringilla tortor. Ut dictum eget dui nec malesuada. Vestibulum risus augue, porttitor non tincidunt dapibus, volutpat non lacus. Phasellus semper lobortis orci, eu porttitor nisl cursus vitae. Phasellus id nisl condimentum, pulvinar dui sed, feugiat ipsum. Nam scelerisque metus eu massa dapibus, viverra vestibulum lorem sollicitudin. Pellentesque ut turpis efficitur dolor pharetra vulputate id ac libero. Nam sagittis luctus lacus non ornare. Pellentesque scelerisque risus maximus sem commodo, vel venenatis lorem pulvinar. Morbi sit amet urna id ante consectetur pulvinar id vel sapien.
The Steercom is the highest decision-making body of SIM² KU Leuven. The roles of the Steering Committee* are:
The SIM² KU Leuven Steering Committee currently consists of:
The Steercom composition is open for changes depending on key evolutions and opportunities.
The GA consists of the following members, involved in SIM² KU Leuven: ZAP, IOF Managers, Research Experts/Managers and Senior postdocs. Its core tasks are:
The ISB (Industrial Sounding Board) consists of external parties (companies and also governmental and civil society actors). Once per year these parties are invited to the open SIM² annual meeting where research results are shown and research roadmaps are discussed. Currently, the ISB is also used as a virtual entity, which is targeted with tailored communication and dissemination products. Apart from “open” ISB meetings, SIM² KU Leuven also foresees more specific activities, such as “SIM² KU Leuven dinners” (on specific topics) and “SIM² KU Leuven vision meetings” (on-invitation only, VP level).
Every RL Team brings together all KU Leuven professors, researchers, research managers active in the field. Academic partners (ZAP, IOF, senior postdocs) in SIM² KU Leuven can be part of different research lines.
The Six Research Lines are:
During the period 2011-2018 the SIM² KU Leuven consortium has gradually expanded from a core group of Research Teams/Departments (as present in the IOF-KP SMaRT-Pro²) towards a much larger organisation, covering a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from chemical engineering to chemistry, civil engineering, metallurgical and materials engineering, lifecycle engineering, environmental technology, economy, geology and mineralogy, industrial ecology, law and organisation psychology. Currently the SIM² consortium consists of the following Research Groups (associated ZAP-Members, IOF-Managers and Research Managers/Experts are also indicated):
The SIM² Steercom has expressed its desire to further expand the SIM² KU Leuven composition, either by integrating new members or by reaching out to affiliates in specific project settings.
SIM² KU Leuven is the KU Leuven Institute for Sustainable Metals and Minerals, one of the flagship KU Leuven Institutes. SIM² mission is to develop, organise and implement problem-driven, science-deep research and future-oriented education, contributing to the environmentally friendly production and recycling of metals, minerals and engineered materials, supporting the transition to a climate-friendly, circular-economy.
KU Leuven Institute for Sustainable Metals and Minerals
