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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Biofloc-Based Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture - Practical Application for the Sustainable Environmental Development of the Intensive Shrimp Industry
Sep 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Minh Tu Nguyen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Dierwetenschappen en Aquacultuur
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Peter Bossier, BW22 - Prof. dr. ir. Jo Dewulf, BW24 - Dr. Thuy Trang Nhu, BW24
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Prediction of Fretting Fatigue Behaviour Using Finite Element Method and Machine Learning
Sep 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Sutao Han
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Magd Abdel Wahab, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering
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Shaping the rhizosphere: Towards an ecologically relevant selection method for microbial biostimulants
Sep 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Noémie De Zutter
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Leen De Gelder, BW25 - Prof. dr. ir. Kris Audenaert, BW21 - Dr. ir. Maarten Ameye, voorheen BW21, Inagro
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Optimizing part-time group housing for female breeding rabbits
Sep 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Liesbeth Van Damme
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Frank Tuyttens, Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) - Dr. ir. Evelyne Delezie, Flanders Research Institute for Agricultural, Fisheries and Food (ILVO)
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Application of remote measurements for compliance monitoring and enforcement of SO2 and NOx emissions under MARPOL Annex VI
Sep 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Law and Criminology
- Doctoral candidate
- Ward Van Roy
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Maritieme Wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof, Frank Maes, RE22
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Changing the Landscape of Psoriasis Management: Value-Based Healthcare in Psoriasis
Sep 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Niels Hilhorst
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Jo Lambert, Vakgroep Hoofd en Huid - prof. Filip Roodhooft, Vlerick Business School – dr. Isabelle Hoorens, Vakgroep Hoofd en Huid
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Water management for improved aquaculture production in the Rwenzori region of Uganda.
Sep 29- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Athanasius Ssekyanzi
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Dierwetenschappen en Aquacultuur
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Annelies Declercq, BW22 - Dr. ir. Nancy Nevejan, BW22 -Dr. Joshua Wesana, BW27
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Effects of attention and motivation on early visual processing: an integrated psychophysiological approach
Sep 29- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Nan Qin
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de psychologie
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: prof. dr. Gilles Pourtois, vakgroep Experimenteel-Klinische en Gezondheidspsychologie (PP05)
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Systematic dissection of auxin homeostasis mechanisms that control lateral root spacing
Sep 29- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Qing Wang
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biochemie en biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- Dr. ir. Steffen Vanneste, BW21 - Prof. dr. Tom Beeckman, WE09
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HDAC6: one protein, two domains, diverse therapeutic opportunities. Inhibitor synthesis and validation in cellular disease models.
Sep 29- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Silke Geurs
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: chemie en bioprocestechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Matthias D'hooghe, BW24 - Prof. dr. Karolien De Bosscher, GE31 - Dr. Dorien Clarisse, GE31
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Characterising and constructing codes using finite geometries.
Sep 29- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Lins Denaux
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: wiskunde
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Leo Storme, WE16 - Dr. Peter Vandendriessche, G-Research United Kingdom
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Microstructural Alterations Associated with White Etching Cracks in Bearing Steel
Sep 29- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Ksenija Nikolic
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Roumen Petrov, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering - prof. Tom Depover, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde - prof. Kim Verbeken, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde
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Riddles in the dark: Shedding light on KAI2-dependent seed germination in 'Arabidopsis thaliana'.
Oct 02- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Arne Temmerman
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biochemie en biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Sofie Goormachtig, WE09 - Dr. Sylwia Magdalena Struk, WE09
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Resilience and Perinatal Mental Health: Development and Evaluation of an Intervention
Oct 02- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Shireen Bhamani
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Olivier Degomme, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg - dr. An-Sofie Van Parys, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg – prof. David Arthur, Bermi Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Clinic, Bermagui, NSW, Australia & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Design of a High Torque Density Electric Actuator for Quasi-Direct-Drive Robot Applications
Oct 03- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Jordi Van Damme
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Guillaume Crevecoeur, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering - prof. Hendrik Vansompel, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering
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Experimental-Numerical Characterisation of Hydrogen Embrittlement Mechanics in High-Strength Low Alloy Steel
Oct 04- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Robin Depraetere
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Stijn Hertelé, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering - prof. Wim De Waele, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering - prof. Kim Verbeken, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde
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Integrated Production and Condition-Based Maintenance Control
Oct 04- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Alp Darendeliler
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: bedrijfskundige systeemtechnieken en operationeel onderzoek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Dieter Claeys, vakgroep Industriële Systemen en Productontwerp - prof. El-Houssaine Aghezzaf, vakgroep Industriële Systemen en Productontwerp
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Uncertainty- and Context-Aware Approaches for the Management of Data Quality and News Accuracy: Narrowing the Gap between Theory and Practice
Oct 04- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Yoram Timmerman
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: computerwetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Antoon Bronselaer, vakgroep Telecommunicatie en Informatieverwerking - prof. Guy De Tré, vakgroep Telecommunicatie en Informatieverwerking
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Hormonal regulation and signaling during induction of hypocotyl adventitious roots in Arabidopsis
Oct 05- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Yinwei Zeng
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Danny Geelen, BW21 - Dr. ir. Steffen Vanneste, BW21
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For one can always start something new: a conceptual-qualitative study on patient agency
Oct 05- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Emma Acke
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de psychologie
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: prof. dr. Reitske Meganck, vakgroep Psychoanalyse en Raadplegingspsychologie (PP08)