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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Unravelling the effects of the interplay of spaceflight stressors on the in vitro wound healing process
Dec 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Wilhelmina Radstake
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Sarah Baatout, BW25 - Dr. Bjorn Baselet, SCK-CEN
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Uncovering novel cancer driver genes using CRISPR/Cas9 multiplexing in Xenopus tropicalis
Dec 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Dieter Tulkens
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biochemie en biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Kris Vleminckx, WE14 - prof. dr. Pieter Van Vlierberghe, GE31
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VIRUS DISCOVERY IN SMALL MAMMALS: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FAMILIES ARTERIVIRIDAE AND PARAMYXOVIRIDAE
Dec 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Bert Vanmechelen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Hans Nauwynck, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent - Dr. Sebastiaan Theuns, Pathosense - Prof. dr. Piet Maes, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven
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Robot-Assistance in Total Knee Arthroplasty – What a surgeon needs to know
Dec 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Hannes Vermue
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Jan Victor, Vakgroep Structuur en Herstel van de Mens - dr. Edouard Auvinet, Fac. Ingenieurswetenschappen, ECAM Brussel – prof. Thomas Luyckx, Universiteit Leuven – AZ Delta)
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Nonlocal elliptic problems: well-posedness and spectral properties
Dec 12- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Aishabibi Dukenbayeva
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: wiskunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Michael Ruzhansky, WE16 - prof. dr. Sadybekov Makhmud Abdysametovich, Institute of Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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Production and use of organic soil enhancers and growing media from agro-residues
Dec 12- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Danuta Dróżdż
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Milieuwetenschappen en technologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Erik Meers, BW24 - dr. Krystyna Malińska, Częstochowa University of Technology, Polen
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Cross-linguistic influence of L1 morphological knowledge in L2. The case of French-English late bilinguals
Dec 12- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Amélie Menut
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Psychology
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: Prof. dr. Marc Brysbaert (UGent) – Prof. dr. Séverine Casalis (Université de Lille)
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Barriers towards the widespread adoption of PPGIS in spatial planning practice
Dec 12- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Nohemi Erendira Ramirez Aranda
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: geografie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Nico Van de Weghe, WE12 - dr. Jeroen De Waegemaeker, ILVO
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Atomic Layer Deposition Derived Routes for the Synthesis of Nanostructured Materials
Dec 12- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Nithin Poonkottil
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: chemie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Christophe Detavernier, WE04 - prof. dr. Jolien Dendooven, WE04 - dr. Eduardo Solano Minuesa, WE04
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Towards Machine Learning-Based Predictive Maintenance in Industry Using Vibration and Acoustic Data
Dec 12- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Diego Nieves Avendano
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: computerwetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Sofie Van Hoecke, vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen - prof. Dirk Deschrijver, vakgroep Informatietechnologie
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Monde social du diamant en milieu rural à l'heure de la crise de l'administration publique. Cas des villages Nyeme et Onyama au Sankuru en République démocratique du Congo
Dec 12- Faculty
- Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Augustin Shongo Tshonda
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Politieke Wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. Dr. Koen Vlassenroot (supervisor) Prof. Dr. Jeroen Cuvelier (co-supervisor)
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Towards wireless sensor network adoption by small-scale farmers in southwest Iran.
Dec 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Fatemeh Taheri
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Socio-economie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Marijke D'Haese, BW27 - Dr. Hossein Azadi, WE12 - Prof. dr. Dieter Fiems, TW07
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The use of population models as a tool to predict effects of metals on trout species
Dec 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Sharon Janssen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Karel De Schamphelaere, BW22 - Dr. Karel Viaene, Arche consulting, Gent
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Dried blood spots for immunosuppressant drug monitoring: towards a more patient-centric follow-up.
Dec 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Sigrid Deprez
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de farmaceutische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Christophe Stove, UGent-Bioanalyse - Ereprof. Alain Verstraete, UGent-Faculteit Geneeskunde en Gezondheidswetenschappen - Prof. dr. Veronique Stove, UGent-Faculteit Geneeskunde en Gezondheidswetenschappen
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Plasma-Assisted Nitrogen Fixation in the Presence of Water
Dec 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Mikhail Gromov
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: toegepaste natuurkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Rino Morent, vakgroep Toegepaste Fysica - prof. Rony Snyders (Université de Mons)
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De fiscale nalevingskosten in het perspectief van het eigendomsrecht en de vrijheid van ondernemerschap.
Dec 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Law and Criminology
- Doctoral candidate
- Felix Desmyttere
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de rechten
- Promotor(s)
- Prof., Mark Delanote, RE21
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Investigating Hydro Systems in Data Scarce Regions - the Case of Beles Basin, Ethiopia
Dec 15- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Ashebir Sewale Belay
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: geologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Kristine Walraevens, WE13 - prof. dr. Margaret Chen, VUB - dr. Seifu Tilahun, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia - dr. Michael Mehari, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
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Decoding neural circuitry using multivoxel pattern analysis (MVPA) and Functional Connectivity (FC) in fMRI data
Dec 15- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Marlis Ontivero Ortega
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Psychology
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: Prof. dr. Daniele Marinazzo (UGent) – Prof. dr. Mitchell Valdés Sosa (Cuban Center for Neuroscience (CNEURO))
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The Influence of the Compositions of the Coolant and the Pyrometallurgical Phases on the Vapour Explosion Behaviour
Dec 15- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Arne Simons
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Kim Verbeken, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde - prof. Inge Bellemans, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde - dr. ir. Tijl Crivits (Umicore)
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Studies on the diversity of swine influenza viruses and how to exploit it for vaccination
Dec 15- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Anna Parys
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Kristien Van Reeth, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent - Prof. dr. Xavier Saelens, Center for Medical Biotechnology, VIB UGent