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The Academy is a society of outstanding scientists, artists and business leaders. Members of the Academy are appointed for life and join one of four Classes: Natural Sciences, Humanities, Arts and Technical Sciences. The members of the Academy frequently meet in the Palace of the Academies and discuss current developments in society from an interdisciplinary perspective. The Academy maintains ties with renowned experts who are elected as foreign members. It is not possible to apply for membership of the Academy. New members are elected after nomination by three patrons within the Academy.

Siegfried De Buck
Class of the Arts
Membership: Member
Since: 2009
Discipline: Jewellery design and gold/silversmith arts
Website: www.siegfrieddebuck.be
Siegfried De Buck
Arts
Jewellery design and gold/silversmith arts
Marc De Clercq
Class of the Humanities
Membership: Member
Since: 2010
Title: Em. prof.
Discipline: Economics and business
Affiliation: Verbonden aan de Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfskunde (UGent)
Marc De Clercq
Humanities
Economics and business
Herman De Dijn
Class of the Humanities
Membership: Honorary Member
Since: 1997
Title: Em. prof.
Discipline: Philosophy
Philosophy, ethics and religious studies
Affiliation: Verbonden aan het Hoger Instituut voor Wijsbegeerte (KU Leuven)
Website: www.hermandedijn.be
Herman De Dijn
Humanities
Philosophy, Philosophy, ethics and religious studies
Honorary Member
Steven De Feyter
Class of Natural Sciences
Membership: Member
Since: 2014
Title: Prof.
Discipline: Physical chemistry
Macromolecular and materials chemistry
Affiliation: Verbonden aan het Departement Chemie (KU Leuven)
Website: www.defeytergroup.og
Summary:
I’m educated as a chemist at KU Leuven (1993). At the same university, I obtained my PhD with F. C. De Schryver in 1997. After a postdoctoral stay (1998-1999) at Caltech with A. Zewail (Nobel laureate 1999), I returned to my alma mater. There, I got a tenured position in 2005. My research group focuses on nano(bio)chemistry on surfaces. Surface functionalization and modification are central themes of my research, focusing on the relationship between structure and function. The team applies these insights to synthesize new materials, such as 2D polymers, to develop sensors, and to functionalize 2D materials, for instance, for catalysis. We act by “Seeing is believing” and therefore, visualisation with (sub)molecular resolution is at the heart of our research methodology. The research heavily relies on nanoscale characterization through various scanning probe microscopy techniques.
Training:
1989-1991 Candidate Chemical Sciences at the KU Leuven, Magna cum laude 1991-1993 Licentiate Chemical Sciences at the KU Leuven, Summa cum laude 1993-1997 Ph.D. in Chemistry at the KU Leuven (promotor: Prof. Frans C. De Schryver), Topic: “Visualisation of ordering, chirality and reactivity on a molecular scale with scanning tunneling microscopy”.
Steven De Feyter
Natural Sciences
Physical chemistry, Macromolecular and materials chemistry
Paul De Grauwe
Class of the Humanities
Membership: Member
Since: 2004
Title: Prof. dr.
Discipline: Economics and business
Macroeconomics and monetary economics
Affiliation: Associated with the London School of Economics
Paul De Grauwe
Humanities
Economics and business, Macroeconomics and monetary economics
Jan De Houwer
Class of the Humanities
Membership: Member
Since: 2021
Title: De heer
Discipline: Psychology and cognitive sciences
Affiliation: Verbonden aan de Vakgroep Experimenteel-Klinische en Gezondheidspsychologie (UGent)
Website: www.liplab.be
Jan De Houwer
Humanities
Psychology and cognitive sciences
Krista De Jonge
Class of the Arts
Membership: Member
Since: 2001
Discipline: Architecture
Architectural history and theory
Affiliation: Verbonden aan het Departement Architectuur (KU Leuven)
Krista De Jonge
Arts
Architecture, Architectural history and theory
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Class of the Arts
Membership: Member
Since: 1998
Discipline: Choreography
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Arts
Choreography
Carl De Keyzer
Class of the Arts
Membership: Member
Since: 2011
Discipline: Photography
Website: www.carldekeyzer.com
Carl De Keyzer
Arts
Photography
Norbert De Kimpe
Class of Natural Sciences
Membership: Member
Since: 2003
Title: Prof. dr. ir.
Discipline: Organic chemistry
Affiliation: Verbonden aan de Vakgroep groene chemie en technologie (UGent)
Norbert De Kimpe
Natural Sciences
Organic chemistry
Hugo De Man
Class of Technical Sciences
Membership: Honorary Member
Since: 1990
Title: Em. prof.
Discipline: Electrical and electronic engineering
Signal processing
Hugo De Man
Technical Sciences
Electrical and electronic engineering, Signal processing
Honorary Member
Martine De Mazière
Class of Natural Sciences
Membership: Member
Since: 2011
Discipline: Geophysics
Affiliation: Directeur-generaal ad interim van het Belgisch Instituut voor Ruimte-Aëronomie
Martine De Mazière
Natural Sciences
Geophysics
Marc De Mey
Class of the Humanities
Membership: Honorary Member
Since: 1994
Title: Prof.
Discipline: Psychology and cognitive sciences
Philosophy
Affiliation: Verbonden aan de Vakgroep Wijsbegeerte en Moraalwetenschap (UGent)
Marc De Mey
Humanities
Psychology and cognitive sciences, Philosophy
Honorary Member
Bart De Moor
Class of Technical Sciences
Membership: Member
Since: 2000
Discipline: Mechanical and manufacturing engineering
Electrical and electronic engineering
Affiliation: Verbonden aan het Departement Elektrotechniek (KU Leuven)
Bart De Moor
Technical Sciences
Mechanical and manufacturing engineering, Electrical and electronic engineering
Alain De Nauw
Class of the Humanities
Membership: Member
Since: 2001
Title: Prof.
Discipline: Legal practice, lawyering and the legal profession
Legal institutions
Alain De Nauw
Humanities
Legal practice, lawyering and the legal profession, Legal institutions
Luc De Raedt
Class of Natural Sciences
Membership: Member
Since: 2023
Title: Prof. dr.
Discipline: Artificial intelligence
Information and computing sciences
Affiliation: Verbonden aan het Departement Computerwetenschappen (KU Leuven)
Website: people.cs.kuleuven.be/~luc.deraedt/
Luc De Raedt
Natural Sciences
Artificial intelligence, Information and computing sciences
Sarah De Saeger
Class of Natural Sciences
Membership: Member
Since: 2021
Affiliation: Verbonden aan de Faculteit Farmaceutische Wetenschappen (UGent)
Sarah De Saeger
Natural Sciences
Frans De Schryver
Class of Natural Sciences
Membership: Honorary Member
Since: 1989
Title: Prof. dr.
Discipline: Chemical sciences
Physical chemistry
Affiliation: Verbonden aan het Departement Chemie (KU Leuven)
Frans De Schryver
Natural Sciences
Chemical sciences, Physical chemistry
Honorary Member
Joris De Schutter
Class of Technical Sciences
Membership: Member
Since: 2012
Title: Prof. dr. ir.
Discipline: Mechanics
Mechanical and manufacturing engineering
Affiliation: Verbonden aan het Departement Werktuigkunde (KU Leuven)
Joris De Schutter
Technical Sciences
Mechanics, Mechanical and manufacturing engineering
Catherine de Zegher
Class of the Arts
Membership: Member
Since: 2014
Discipline: History of art
Heritage
Catherine de Zegher
Arts
History of art, Heritage