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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A Leaf-Resolved CFD Model for Coupled Heat and Mass Transfer in Plant Canopies
May 18- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Wito Plas
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Michel De Paepe, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering - prof. Wim Beyne, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering
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Plant Trait Variation: Insights from Field Data Synthesis and Model Parameterization
May 19- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Quan Pan
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Hans Verbeeck (Promotor admin), BW20 - Prof. dr. ir. Marijn Bauters (Promotor), BW20 - Dr. Marc Peaucelle (Promotor), Université de Bordeaux, Frankrijk
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Responsiveness of feather and leg health based welfare indicators to altered environmental and management conditions in broiler chickens
May 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Camila Lopes Carvalho
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Gunther Antonissen, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent - Prof. dr. Frank Tuyttens, Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) - Dr. Kobe Buyse, Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO)
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Host and niche adaptation of the soil-borne fungal pathogens Rhizoctonia solani and Verticillium dahliae, and implications for sustainable disease management
May 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Shirley Marcou
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Monica Höfte (Promotor admin) (BW21) - Prof. dr. ir. Kathy Steppe (Promotor) (BW21)
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Revealing the freedom of movement and aspirations of youngsters in residential youth care: Towards a socio-spatial citizenship climate
May 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Matthias Remmery
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Social Work and Social Welfare Studies
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: prof. dr. Griet Roets, vakgroep Sociaal Werk en Sociale Pedagogiek (PP04) - promotor: prof. dr. Rudi Roose, vakgroep Sociaal Werk en Sociale Pedagogiek (PP04)
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Born on Different Sides of the Line: Hukou Status and Health Inequalities during the Epidemiological Transition in China
May 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Siyuan Chen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Sociologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. Dr. Katrijn Delaruelle Prof. Dr. Piet Bracke
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Utilization of nitrogen from digestate as a substitute for mineral nitrogen fertilizers.
May 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Mihaela Šatvar
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Erik Meers (Promotor admin) (Ghent University, department BW24) - Prof. dr. Lepomir Čoga (Promotor) (University of Zagreb)
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The Making of National Culture: Pseudotranslations in Romantic Britain and France
May 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Dominic Bentley-Hussey
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de vertaalwetenschap
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Brecht de Groote, LW22
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Global Spatiotemporal Evolution of Soil Moisture and Drought Identification
May 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Ziyang Zhu
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Natuurlijke Rijkdommen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Wim Cornelis (Promotor admin), BW20 - Prof. dr. Weili Duan (Promotor), Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, China
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Sexual, Reproductive, and Mental Health and Their Association with Health-Related Quality of Life among People with Parkinson’s Disease in Ethiopia
May 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Arefayne Alenko
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Health Sciences (Ghent University) and Doctor of Philosophy in Health Communication and Health Behavior (Jimma University)
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Ines Keygnaert, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg – prof. Morankar Sudhakar, Department of Health Behavior and Society, Jimma University, Ethiopia – prof. Legese Chelkeba, Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, College of health sciences, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
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Micro-Transfer Printing of Lithium Niobate and Lithium Tantalate on Silicon Photonic Platforms for the Next Generation of High Speed Modulators
May 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Margot Niels
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: fotonica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Bart Kuyken, vakgroep Informatietechnologie - dr. Maximilien Billet, vakgroep Informatietechnologie
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Proteins from our Human Past: Methodological advances in palaeoproteomic species identification, human remains, lithic tool, and burned bone analyses.
May 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Alexandra Burnett
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de farmaceutische wetenschappen en in de Archeologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Dieter Deforce, UGent-Geneesmiddelenleer - Prof. dr. Maarten Dhaenens, UGent-Geneesmiddelenleer - Prof. dr. Isabelle De Groote, UGent-Faculteit Letteren en Wijsbegeerte-Archeologie
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Early-Age Multi-Field Coupled Time-Dependent Analysis and Multi-Scale Cracking Study of Double-Block Ballastless Track Structures
May 25- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Mengxuan Ye
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: bouwkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Roman Wan-Wendner, UGent vakgroep Bouwkundige Constructies en Bouwmaterialen - prof. Zhiping Zeng, Central South University (China)
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Sustainable resource recovery via thermophilic fermentation and microbial electrolysis cells: insights for Earth and space applications
May 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Laia Vulart Bach
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Ramon Ganigué (Promotor admin), BW25 - Prof. dr. Francesc Gòdia Casablancas (Promotor), Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona - Dr. Angel Estevez Alonso (Promotor), BW25
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A multi-omics approach to investigate virulence and antimicrobial resistance in Arcobacter butzleri
May 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Elisabetta Chiarini
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Kurt Houf, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent - Prof. dr. Valentina Alessandria, dr. Davide Buzzanca, Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali e Alimentari (DISAFA ) University of Torino - Italy
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Model-Aware Deep Learning for Clustering and Generalized Category Discovery in Hyperspectral Images
May 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Xianlu Li
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: computerwetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Aleksandra Pizurica, vakgroep Telecommunicatie en Informatieverwerking - prof. Nicolas Nadisic, vakgroep Telecommunicatie en Informatieverwerking - prof. Shaoguang Huang, China University of Geosciences (China)
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New Digital Applications for Headache Medicine
May 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Nicolas Vandenbussche
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Koen Paemeleire, Vakgroep Fundamentele en Toegepaste Medische Wetenschappen – prof. Sofie Van Hoecke, Vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen – prof. Paul Boon, Vakgroep Hoofd en Huid
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Microstructural and Micromechanical Characterization of Hydrogen Interaction with Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel
May 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Ali Nabizada
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Kim Verbeken, UGent vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde - prof. Tom Depover, UGent vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde - prof. Pascal Jacques, Université catholique de Louvain
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Heat stress assessment and mitigation in commercial poultry under temperate climate conditions
May 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Renée De Baets
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- dr. ir. Evelyne Delezie, Animal Science Unit, ILVO - Prof. dr. Gunther Antonissen, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent - Prof. dr. ing. Jeroen Degroote, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, UGent
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Evolution and Diversification of East African Sweet Potato Crop Wild Relatives (Ipomoea L., Convolvulaceae)
May 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Samuel Paul Kagame
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Lars Chatrou, WE11 - prof. dr. Anne Mugai, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenia - dr. Ana Rita Simões, Missouri Botanical Garden, Africa & Madagascar Department, USA