Experience

COLEACP

• France
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research & Innovation manager - agro

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Tessenderlo Group

• Belgium
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• R&D Scientist / Innovation Manager / Agronomist

  • Apr 2021 - Aug 2022



KU Leuven (Belgium); Université Catholique de Bukavu (DRC); and IITA (DRC)

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Jan 2020 - Aug 2022

  Post-doctoral mandate (KU Leuven, Prof. O. Honnay)- Cassava-Mycorrhiza interactions for resilient cropping- Collaboration with UCB & IITA (DR Congo) Post-doctoral mandate (KU Leuven, Prof. O. Honnay)- Cassava-Mycorrhiza interactions for resilient cropping- Collaboration with UCB & IITA (DR Congo)



KU Leuven

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Sep 2019 - Jan 2020

  Post-doctoral project (KU Leuven, Prof. E. Smolders)- Use of farm yard manure to mitigate aluminum toxicity and P deficiency in rice cropping systems- Collaboration with LRI (Madagascar) Post-doctoral project (KU Leuven, Prof. E. Smolders)- Use of farm yard manure to mitigate aluminum toxicity and P deficiency in rice cropping systems- Collaboration with LRI (Madagascar)



KU Leuven

• PHD Candidate

  • Oct 2015 - Sep 2019



Forschungszentrum Jülich

• Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Agricultural research

  • Mar 2019 - Jul 2019

  Soil-root modelling at the Forschungszentrum Jülich Soil-root modelling at the Forschungszentrum Jülich



Sokoine University of Agriculture

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Agricultural research

  • May 2018 - Nov 2018

  Improving phosphorus and water use efficiency with adapted farm management techniques in rice based cropping systems.A collaboration of The Africa Rice Center, Sokoine University of Agriculture, and the KU LeuvenResearch output:https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/phosphorus-placement-and-water-saving-technologies-can-improve-rice-production-in-phosphorus-deficient-lowlands-in-ssa/De Bauw P., Vandamme E., Senthilkumar K., Lupembe A., Smolders E., Merckx R. (2019). Combining phosphorus placement and water saving technologies enhances rice production in phosphorus-deficient lowlands. Field Crops Research, 236, 177-189. doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2019.03.021https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378429019301145



Africa Rice Center

• Côte d'Ivoire
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Agricultural research

  • Oct 2015 - Oct 2017

  "Building resilience in rice based cropping systems in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) through an integrated approach linking variety testing with adapted farm management techniques to cope with drought events and low P-availability."- Goal: Assessing the rice root responses to drought and low phosphorus (P) availability and identifying root characteristics contributing to tolerance against drought and/or low P.- Activities: designing, implementing, and managing multiple field and pot experiments; plant & root data collection; data analyses and interpretations.Research output:De Bauw P., Vandamme E., Lupembe A., Mwakasege L., Senthilkumar K., Merckx R. (2019). Architectural root responses of rice to reduced water availability can overcome phosphorus stress. Agronomy, 9 (1). doi: 10.3390/agronomy9010011.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/9/1/11De Bauw P., Vandamme E., Lupembe A., Mwakasege L., Senthilkumar K., Merckx R. (2019). Anatomical Root Responses of Rice to Combined Phosphorus and Water Stress - Relations to Tolerance and Breeding Opportunities. Functional Plant Biology, 46 (11). doi.org/10.1071/FP19002https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31543094



International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

• Nigeria
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Agricultural Research

  • Jul 2014 - Dec 2014

  "Soil fertility research for Coffee - Banana cropping systems in the East African Highlands"- Goal: Assessing the production constraints for coffee and banana on volcanic mountain slopes in the East African Rift - Activities: field work (plant & soil sampling, environmental assessments), laboratory analyses, data analysesResearch output:De Bauw P., Van Asten P., Jassogne L., Merckx R. (2016). Soil fertility gradients and production constraints for coffee and banana on volcanic mountain slopes in the East African Rift: A case study of Mt. Elgon. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 231, 166-175. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2016.06.036https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167880916303504