I graduated at the University of Leuven in Belgium (https://research.kuleuven.be/en/research-areas/index) as a MSc (Master in Science; a 5 years Civil Engineer university degree). After my graduation as a MSc at the university I started a research career. First at the university of Leuven, thereafter at the Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN in Mol, Belgium) (https://www.sckcen.be/en). Since all the non-nuclear research activities at SCK-CEN were transferred from the Belgian National Government to the Flemish Regional Government, as a new Flemish Governmental Research Centre VITO (https://vito.be/en) in 1991 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flemish_Institute_for_Technological_Research), about 30 % of the SCK-CEN research staff and research infrastructure were thus transferred to VITO. At VITO I continued my career as a scientific researcher until my retirement. Part of my research work can be found as publications at ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Etienne-Brauns/research) (you can click there on one of the Research Items and view my corresponding publications (articles, conferences, patents, …)).