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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Experimental Study of the Wave-Induced Pore Pressures around an Offshore Monopile Foundation
Jan 15- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Maria Gkougkoudi-Papaioannou
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: bouwkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Peter Troch, vakgroep Civiele Techniek - prof. Bruno Stuyts, vakgroep Civiele Techniek
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Double Reality
Jan 15- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Tom Callemin
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de kunsten: beeldende kunsten
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Koenraad Jonckheere, LW17 - Dr. Anouk De Clercq, HOGENT
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Biomonitoring Paleozoic Ocean Anoxia: How chitinozoan malformations and geochemical anomalies chronicle brine-driven global change
Jan 15- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Tim De Backer
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: geologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Thijs Vandenbroucke, WE13 - dr. Poul Emsbo, United States Survey (USGS)
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From nanopowders to photocatalytic coatings: degradation of gaseous volatile organic compounds
Jan 15- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Ewoud Cosaert
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: fysica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Dirk Poelman, WE04 - prof. dr. Geraldine Heynderickx, EA11
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Attraction in a Multipolar World: A Mixed-Methods Explanatory Study of the Soft Power of Russia, China, and the EU Among Students from Leading Universities in Kazakhstan
Jan 15- Faculty
- Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- John Irgengioro
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Politieke Wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. Dr. Fabienne Bossuyt (supervisor) Prof. Dr. Dawid Walentek (supervisor) Prof. Dr. Natalia Chaban (supervisor University of Canterbury)
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A Pledge of your Teacher’s Love. The didactic poems of Niketas of Herakleia. Edition, translation, commentary and literary analysis
Jan 16- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Nina Vanhoutte
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de letterkunde
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Floris Bernard, LW07 - Dr. Julián Bértola, LW07
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Application-Specific High Dynamic Range Imaging: Design, Improvements, and Evaluation for Cinematic Content and Automated Driving Systems
Jan 16- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Ana Stojkovikj
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: computerwetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Wilfried Philips, vakgroep Telecommunicatie en Informatieverwerking - prof. Jan Aelterman, vakgroep Telecommunicatie en Informatieverwerking
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Targeting chitinase-like proteins to overcome immune checkpoint blockade resistance in heterogeneous triplenegative mammary tumors
Jan 16- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Robbe Salembier
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Evelyne Meyer, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, UGent - Dr. Jonas Steenbrugge, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, UGent
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Efficient Lattice Discrete Particle Model for Simulating the Fracture Behavior of Concrete
Jan 16- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Jiajia Wang
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: bouwkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Roman Wan-Wendner, vakgroep Bouwkundige Constructies en Bouwmaterialen - prof. Wouter Botte, vakgroep Bouwkundige Constructies en Bouwmaterialen - prof. Jan Vorel, Czech Technical University in Prague (Tsjechië)
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Power Take-Off and Control for Contra-Rotating Pump-Turbines in Hydropower Storage
Jan 16- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Daan Truijen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de industriële wetenschappen: elektromechanica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Jeroen De Kooning, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering - prof. Kurt Stockman, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering
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The impact of gene and genome duplications on plant gene regulatory networks
Jan 19- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Fabrício De Almeida Silva
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: bio-informatica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Yves Van de Peer, WE09
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The indirect toll of COVID-19 in Belgium: Unveiling mortality, social inequalities, and health and economic consequences of non-COVID care disruptions
Jan 19- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Yasmine Khan
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen en doctor in de sociologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Delphine De Smedt, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg– prof. Brecht Devleesschauwer, Vakgroep Translationele Fysiologie, Infectiologie en Volksgezondheid – prof. Sylvie Gadeyne, VUB – prof. Nick Verhaeghe, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg
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Learning-Based Approaches for Robotic Manipulation with Everyday Items
Jan 19- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Yi Liu
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de industriële wetenschappen: elektronica-ICT
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Francis wyffels, vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen - dr. ir. Andreas Verleysen, vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen
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De illegale markt getackeld: queeste naar een adequate en geïntegreerde regelgeving ter bestraffing van de internationale illegale handel in fauna en flora.
Jan 19- Faculty
- Faculty of Law and Criminology
- Doctoral candidate
- Yannick Terryn
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de rechten
- Promotor(s)
- Prof, An Cliquet, RE22
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Poly(2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline) (PiPOx)-based advanced functional hydrogels for application as cell scaffolds, sensors and water purification
Jan 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Peitao Yu
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: chemie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Richard Hoogenboom, WE07
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Ecological resistance. Investigating Candida albicans-microbiota interactions in the M-SHIME® model: from commensalism to opportunism.
Jan 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Benoît Marsaux
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Tom Van de Wiele (Promotor admin), BW25 - Prof. dr. ir. Massimo Marzorati (Promotor), BW25 - Dr. ing. Yorick Minnebo (Promotor), BW25
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Green Transformation of Lignin to Oligomeric Polyols: Comprehensive Characterization and Boronate Ester Gel Development
Jan 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Bram Jacobs
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de industriële wetenschappen: chemie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. An Verberckmoes, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde - prof. Katrien Bernaerts, Universiteit Maastricht (Nederland) - prof. Geert-Jan Graulus, Universiteit Hasselt
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Drivers and barriers to farmers’ intention to adopt Orange-fleshed Sweet Potatoes in Ethiopia
Jan 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Lidya Samuel Abayneh
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Socio-economie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Hans De Steur (Promotor admin), BW27 - Prof. dr. Mulugeta Watabaji (Promotor), Haramaya University, Ethiopië - Dr. Marcia Dutra de Barcellos (Promotor), BW27, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazilië
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Het begrijpen van sedentair gedrag bij oudere volwassenen. De rol van automatische processen
Jan 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Laura Van de Velde
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Greet Cardon, Vakgroep Bewegings- en Sportwetenschappen – dr. Sofie Compernolle, Vakgroep Bewegings- en Sportwetenschappen
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Russian Literature in Dutch Newspapers (1830s-1960s). A Study in Translation History
Jan 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Gaëtan Regniers
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de vertaalwetenschap en in de letterkunde
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Piet Van Poucke, LW22 - Prof. dr. Marianne Van Remoortel, LW07