PhD defenses
The following list provides an overview of all upcoming PhD defenses at Ghent University. The specified links refer to our Dutch website.
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Land use effects on geochemical properties and their control on soil organic carbon in volcanic soils in Java, Indonesia
Feb 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Sastrika Anindita
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Natuurlijke Rijkdommen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Peter Finke, BW20 - Prof. dr. ir. Steven Sleutel, BW20
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Epidemiology and Etiology of Genital Fistulas in Eastern Africa
Feb 10- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Carrie Jane Ngongo
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Steven Weyers, Vakgroep Structuur en Herstel van de Mens - prof. Marleen Temmerman, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg – prof. Jos van Roosmalen, Leiden University Medical Centre and Athena Institute VU University
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Unraveling empathic accuracy during couples' interactions
Feb 10- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Liesbet Berlamont
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de psychologie
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: prof. dr. Lesley Verhofstadt, vakgroep Experimenteel-Klinische en Gezondheidspsychologie (PP05) - promotor: prof. dr. Eva Ceulemans, KU Leuven
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Exploration of 3D kinematics and scapular muscle recruitment - Designing and optimizing shoulder rehabilitation exercises
Feb 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Kelly Berckmans
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Ann Cools, Vakgroep Revalidatiewetenschappen - dr. Dorien Borms, Vakgroep Revalidatiewetenschappen
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Plasma-Assisted Engineering of Polymer Materials for Tailoring Application-Specific Surface Properties
Feb 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Chuanlong Ma
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: toegepaste natuurkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Rino Morent, vakgroep Toegepaste Fysica - prof. Nathalie De Geyter, vakgroep Toegepaste Fysica
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Physics-Informed Machine Learning Based Identification and Reinforcement Learning Based Control of Flexibility in Smart Grid Applications
Feb 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Manu Lahariya
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: computerwetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Chris Develder, vakgroep Informatietechnologie - prof. Bert Claessens, vakgroep Informatietechnologie
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Gut microbiota as a driving factor in the interindividual variability in the metabolism of catechins
Feb 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- QiQiong Li
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Tom Van de Wiele, BW25 - Dr. Jan Stautemas, GE37
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Hydrological system investigation of the highland volcanic geological terrain: the case of Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia
Feb 15- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Alemu Yenehun Beyene
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: geologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Kristine Walraevens, WE13 - prof. dr. Ann Van Griensven, Vrije Universiteit Brussel - dr. Mekete Dessie Wosenie, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia - dr. Mulugeta Azeze, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
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Exposing hidden transitions. Integrating strontium and radiocarbon data from archaeological cremated bone within the Belgian landscape
Feb 15- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Sarah Dalle
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de archeologie (UGent) en Doctor in de kunstwetenschappen & archeologie (VUB)
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Guy De Mulder, LW02 - Prof. dr. Christophe Snoeck, VUB
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Single Microparticle Electrophoresis to Study Polymer and Nanoparticle Adsorption
Feb 16- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Ingrid Amer Cid
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: toegepaste natuurkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Filip Strubbe, vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen - prof. Kristiaan Neyts, vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen
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Optical water quality monitoring in coastal and inland waters
Feb 17- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Alexandre Castagna Mourão e Lima
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Koen Sabbe, WE11 - prof. dr. Wim Vyverman, WE11
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A masquerade in the root: Unravelling the role of R. irregularis nuclear-localized effector proteins
Feb 17- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- María Victoria Aparicio Chacón
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biochemie en biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Sofie Goormachtig, WE09 - dr. Judith Van Dingenen, WE09
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Making the Insoluble Soluble. PEtOx Based Amorphous Solid Dispersions with High Drug Loadings Using Solvent Electrospinning as a Formulation Technique
Feb 17- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Jana Becelaere
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Karen De Clerck, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde - prof. Richard Hoogenboom, vakgroep Organische en Macromoleculaire Chemie - prof. Chris Vervaet, vakgroep Geneesmiddelenleer
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Dietary (bio)diversity: quantification, validation, and public health recommendations
Feb 17- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Giles Hanley-Cook
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: levensmiddelenwetenschappen en voeding
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Carl Lachat, BW23 - Prof. dr. Bernard De Baets, BW26 - Prof. dr. Andrew Jones, University of Michigan School of Public Health, USA
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Public health impact of environmental pollution on children in North and South”
Feb 17- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Daan Van Brusselen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Dirk De Bacquer, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg - dr. Koen Van Herck, Belgian Cancer Registry – prof. Benoit Nemery, Universiteit Leuven
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Towards Sustainable Concrete 3D Printing for Marine Structural Applications
Feb 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Manu Kurungod Mohan
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: bouwkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Kim Van Tittelboom, vakgroep Bouwkundige Constructies en Bouwmaterialen - prof. Geert De Schutter, vakgroep Bouwkundige Constructies en Bouwmaterialen
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Techniques for Low-Noise High-Bandwidth Hall Sensor Readout: Inherent Anti-Aliasing and Randomized Spinning
Feb 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Robbe Riem
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Pieter Rombouts, vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen - dr. ir. Johan Raman, vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen
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Fatty acid composition in various lipid fractions of the follicular fluid in relation to blood lipid composition and embryo quality: explorative studies in women and dairy cows
Feb 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Yujie Liu
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Dierwetenschappen en Aquacultuur
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Veerle Fievez, BW22 - Dr. Kelly Tilleman, UZ Gent
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Modelling of the Scene Complexity of Navigation Environments and Visual Areas of Interest for Egocentric Pedestrian Navigation Systems Using Street-View Panoramas
Feb 24- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Fangli Guan
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: geomatica en landmeetkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Haosheng Huang, WE12 - prof. dr. Zhixiang Fang, Wuhan University, China
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State regulation and ADHD: a pupillometry investigation
Feb 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Leonhard Drescher
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de psychologie
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: prof. dr. Roeljan Wiersema, vakgroep Experimenteel-Klinische en Gezondheidspsychologie (PP05) - promotor: prof. dr. Nico Böhler, vakgroep Experimentele Psychologie (PP02)