Publication of the results of the 2023 bilateral call for mobility projects with NSFC (China)

Publication of the results of the 2023 bilateral call for mobility projects with NSFC (China)

Published on 01 December 2023

Publication of the results of the 2023 bilateral call for mobility projects with NSFC (China)

The FNRS, in partnership with « The National Natural Science Foundation of China - NSFC », is pleased to announce the results of the call launched in March 2023 under the PINT-BILAT-M instrument (bilateral research mobility projects).

Congratulations to the promoters of the selected projects, and in particular to:



  • Ludovic Troian-Gautier, Research Associate FNRS, UCLouvain

  • Lucas Willems, Research Director FNRS, ULiège 

  • Shady Attia, PDR-FNRS Principal Investigator, Professor, ULiège

  • Myriam Cnop, PDR-FNRS Principal Investigator, EOS-FNRS Principal Investigator, Lecturer/Clinical Head/Clinical Professor, ULB


29 applications were submitted for scientific evaluation by the FNRS and the NSFC (China), and the agencies jointly selected 11 projects for funding, details of which are given in the table below.

Each team funded by the FNRS will receive a maximum of €15,000 over a two-year period to finance travel, scientific workshops/conferences and, possibly, operating costs. The projects will be carried out in collaboration with Chinese teams, which will be funded by the NSFC (China).























































Names of candidates and institutions



Title of project



ATTIA Shady / YUAN Yanping


Université de Liège / Southwest Jiaotong University



Thermophysical properties enhancement of functional composite phase change materials for railway tunnel thermal environment control.



CNOP Miriam / WANG Qidi


Université Libre de Bruxelles / Shanghai Jiao Tong University



Epigenetic       regulation       of       beta        cell differentiation and function.



COLLIN Frédéric / ZHAO Chaofa


Université de Liège / Zhejian University



Micromechanical  second  gradient  coupling


with Lagamine for slope stability and deepexcavation.



GERIS Liesbet / JI Wei


Université de Liège / Wuhan University



Deciphering the role of periosteal cells in jaw bone regeneration using a skeletal cell atlas.



HAVENITH Hans-Balder / CHEVALIER Marie-Luce Université de Liège / Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences



Study of seismotectonics and imaging of geohazardeffects induced near two major strike-slip faultsystems in Central Asia and


China.



LEEMANS Dimitri / FENG Yanquan


Université Libre de Bruxelles / Beijing Jiaotong University



Abstract     Regular    Polytopes    with    Solvable Automorphism Group.



LEGRÈVE Anne / HAN Zheng


Université Catholique de Louvain / Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences



Molecular regulation mechanisms of mycotoxins biosynthesis inhibition by natural products.



TROIAN-GAUTIER Ludovic / HU Ke Université Catholique de Louvain / Fudan University



Photo-Storage in Molecular Light HarvestingSystems.



VANWAMBEKE Sophie / LI Sen


Université Catholique de Louvain / Huazhong University of Science and Technology



Hindcasting Ixodes Ricinus in Europe.



VERSTRAETE Matthieu / XU Bin


Université de Liège / Soochow University



Formation mechanisms of magnetic skyrmions in multiferroic bismuth ferrite.



WILLEMS Lucas / LIU Guangliang


Université de Liège / Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences



Development of intestinal organoids-immune


cells co-culture system for the application of viral pathogenic mechanism research.