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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Understanding individual variation in gull foraging strategies: from causes to consequences
Apr 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Mélibée Morel
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Luc Lens, WE11 - dr. Eric Stienen, INBO
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Agronomic and environmental benefits of manure-derived Bio-Based Fertilisers and Biofertilisers for circular nutrient management and soil quality enhancement
Apr 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Bert Singla Just
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Erik Meers (Promotor admin) (BW24) - Dr. Ana Robles Aguilar (Promotor) (Universitat de Vic - BETA Technological Center, Futurlab, Spanje) - Dr. Laura Díaz Guerra (Promotor) (University of Vic—Central University of Catalonia, Spanje)
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Antimicrobial Use and Biosecurity in Broiler Production of Pakistan: Quantification, Evaluation, and Evidence for Farm-Level Stewardship
Apr 15- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Mahmood Qamer
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Jeroen Dewulf, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University - Prof. dr. Ilias Chantziaras, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University
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Development and assessment of spectroscopic techniques and advanced analysis methods for characterization of bio-based fertilizers
Apr 16- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Khan Wali
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Erik Meers (Promotor admin) (BW24) - Prof. dr. ir. Eldert van Henten (Promotor) (Universiteit Wageningen) - Prof. dr. Muhammad Abdul Munnaf (Promotor) (Universiteit Wageningen)
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Optimisation of Illumination-Constrained VLP Systems with Angular Diversity Receiver Configurations
Apr 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- José Miguel Menéndez Sánchez
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Heidi Steendam, vakgroep Telecommunicatie en Informatieverwerking
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Elucidating the Biological Reactivity of (Aged) Micro- and Nanoplastic Particles in Marine Invertebrates: From Cellular to Organismal Responses
Apr 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Jenevieve Hara
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Jana Asselman (Promotor admin) (BW22) - Prof. dr. Colin Janssen (Promotor) (BW22) - Prof. dr. Raewyn Town (Promotor) (Universiteit Antwerpen) - Prof. dr. Ronny Blust (Promotor) (Universiteit Antwerpen)
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Motor Current Data Generation and Analysis to Monitor and Identify the Health Status of a Ball Bearing
Apr 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Praneet Amitabh
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Frederik De Belie, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering - prof. Guillaume Crevecoeur, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering
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Mapping benthic traits on the northwestern shelf of the Black Sea: a trait-based modelling approach
Apr 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Séverine Chevalier
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: mariene wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Karline Soetaert, WE11 - prof. dr. Marilaure Grégoire, Université de Liège
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Gedeeld belang of onderlinge wedijver? De vrijwillige rechtsmacht van lokale en regionale instellingen in het graafschap Henegouwen tijdens de late middeleeuwen (1345-1467)
Apr 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Falco Van der Schueren
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de geschiedenis
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Els De Paermentier, LW03 - Prof. dr. Dirk Heirbaut, RE21
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Essays on Weather Variability, Energy Prices, and Global Food Markets
Apr 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
- Doctoral candidate
- Marta Maria Pisa
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Economische Wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Gert Peersman, vakgroep Economie - Prof. dr. Massimiliano Tancioni, Sapienza University of Rome
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Van co-creatie tot implementatie: een Evaluatie van het proces van een rookpreventie-interventie binnen het jeugdwelzijnswerk
Apr 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Babette Demeester
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Maïté Verloigne, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg – dr. Emelien Lauwerier, Open Universiteit, Nederland – prof. Sara Willems, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg
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Plasma Assisted Development of Electrospun Scaffolds for the Repair of Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Apr 24- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Sheida Aliakbarshirazi
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Rino Morent, vakgroep Toegepaste Fysica - prof. Heidi Declercq, KU Leuven - dr. Rouba Ghobeira, vakgroep Toegepaste Fysica
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Kernel-Aided Rational Macromodeling and SPICE-Compatible Co-Simulation of Photonic-Electronic Integrated Circuits
Apr 24- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Thijs Ullrick
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: elektrotechniek (UGent) & Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen Doctor of Engineering Sciences (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Tom Dhaene, vakgroep Informatietechnologie - prof. Domenico Spina, Vrije Universiteit Brussel - prof. Wim Bogaerts, vakgroep Informatietechnologie
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From Mining Town to Living City: An Analysis of Spatial and Ecological Transitions in Extractive Regions in China
Apr 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Yuanyuan Tao
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: geografie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Frank Witlox, WE12 - prof. dr. Veerle Van Eetvelde, WE12
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Exploring the root-associated microbiome in soilless culture
Apr 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Xinquan Hu
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Danny Geelen (Promotor admin), BW21 - Dr. ir. Steffen Vanneste (Promotor), BW21
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Hunting for ticks in Belgium: new insights into symbionts, pathogens and the emergence of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus
Apr 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Camille Philippe
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Bert Devriendt, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent - Em. prof. dr. Eric Cox, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent - Dr. Marcella Mori, Sciensano, Belgian Health Institute Dr. François Dufrasne Sciensano, Belgian Health Institute
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RNAi biosafety: exploring basic mechanisms and unintended effects
Apr 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Yimeng Chen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Kristof De Schutter (Promotor admin), BW21 - Prof. dr. ir. Guy Smagghe (Promotor), BW21 - Prof. dr. Jinzhi Niu (Promotor), Southwest University, China
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Acetogenic bacteria for lignocellulosic carbon conversion.
Apr 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Natálie Palucha
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: chemie en bioprocestechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Wim Soetaert (Promotor admin), BW25 - Dr. Karel De Winter (Promotor), Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant
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Natural Language Processing for Technical Scientific Reports: Metadata Prediction, Document Set Augmentation, and Topic Evolution
Apr 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Arne Deloose
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Wiskundige Modellering
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Jan Verwaeren (Promotor admin), BW26 - Prof. dr. Bernard De Baets (Promotor), BW26
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Nutritional and technological aspects of black soldier fly and yellow mealworm in pet food
Apr 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Elias Leocadio dos Santos Neto
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Mia Eeckhout (Promotor admin), BW23 - Prof. dr. Myriam Hesta (Promotor), DI11