Marc Haelterman

After obtaining his undergraduate degree in physical engineering at ULB, Marc Haelterman completed in 1989 a PhD in physical engineering at ULB.

He then spent 4 years abroad as a postdoc researcher in several laboratories (Laboratoire d’Electromagnétisme, microonde et optique (LEMO), Université de Grenoble, France – Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Rome, Italy – Optical Sciences Center, Canberra, Australia). In 1994 he joined the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS). Since that time his reasearch interests span from fundamental nonlinear optics to the applications of nonlinear photonics in optical telecommunications and optical signal processing systems.

In recent years he focused his research on the physical implementation of artificial intelligence systems based on the concept of reservoir computing.

In 2002 Marc Haelterman became professor at ULB where he specialized in the teaching of first-year Physics at the Polytechnic School. He is author of 10 book chapters, more than 190 international journal articles and over 160 conference abstracts.

Marc Haelterman received several scientific prizes for his research (among which one finds the Fabry de Gramont Prize 1995 of the French Optical Society and the Alcatel-Bell Prize 1997 of the FNRS), as well as for his teaching (Socrates Prize 2005 of the ULB).

Marc Haelterman teaches general physics in the first year of engineering studies (polytechnic engineers, architectural engineers, bioengineers and management engineers). He provides basic training in physics to more than 1300 students each year. His interest in alternative pedagogies and techno-pedagogy led him to introduce the flipped classroom method at the university in the 2003-2004 academic year. For this pioneering work, he was awarded the ULB Socrates Prize in May 2005. In 2014 he initiated the CliPeDia project with the aim of helping young people in their learning of science and mathematics. CliPeDia is a science education website for young people aged 12 to 20. It is completely free of charge and is characterised by a new didactic approach based on the extensive use of modern information and communication technologies. Its ultimate goal is to offer young people the opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of the world around them and to familiarise themselves with the scientific process, which guarantees the development of creativity, critical thinking and independent judgement essential to human progress.

Marc Haelterman gives the following courses each academic year :

PHYS-S1001 : Connaissances fondamentales et éléments de physique

PHYS-H101 : Connaissances fondamentales et éléments de physique

PHYS-H100 : Physique générale

PHYS-H302 : Elements d'optique physique

After obtaining his undergraduate degree in physical engineering at ULB, Marc Haelterman completed in 1989 a PhD in physical engineering at the Brussels Polytechnic School (ULB).

He then spent 4 years abroad as a postdoc researcher in several laboratories (Laboratoire d’Electromagnétisme, microonde et optique (LEMO), Université de Grenoble, France – Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Rome, Italy – Optical Sciences Center, Canberra, Australia). In 1994 he joined the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS). Since that time his reasearch interests span from fundamental nonlinear optics to the applications of nonlinear photonics in optical telecommunications and optical signal processing systems.

In recent years he focused his research on the physical implementation of artificial intelligence systems based on the concept of reservoir computing. In 2002 he became professor at ULB where he specialized in the teaching of first-year Physics at the Brussels Polytechnic School. He is author of 10 book chapters, more than 170 international journal articles and over 130 conference abstracts.

Marc Haelterman received several scientific prizes for his research (among which one finds the Fabry de Gramont Prize 1995 of the French Optical Society and the Alcatel-Bell Prize 1997 of the FNRS), as well as for his teaching (Socrates Prize 2005 of the ULB, Wernaers Prize 2015 of the FNRS). In 2014 he initiated the CliPeDia project with the aim of helping young people in their learning of science and mathematics.

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