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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3D Printing of Semi-Crystalline High-Performance Polymers for Localized Production
Jul 24- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Erika Lannunziata
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Ludwig Cardon, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde - prof. Paolo Minetola, Politecnico di Torino (Italië) - prof. Abdollah Saboori, Politecnico di Torino (Italië)
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Amphiphilic poly(2-oxazoline) and poly(2-oxazine) based self-assembled nanoparticles towards drug delivery applications
Aug 04- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Rosa Noemi Villanova
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: chemie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Richard Hoogenboom, WE07 - dr. Victor Retamero De La Rosa, WE07
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Biodiversity and management of plant-parasitic nematodes associated with chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) in major growing areas of Ethiopia
Aug 11- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Habtamu Kefelegn Shiferaw
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Wim Bert, WE11 - prof. dr. Beira Hailu Meressa, Jimma University, Ethiopia - prof. dr. Misghina Goitom Teklu, Wageningen University and Research, Nederland - prof. dr. Wim Wesemael, BW21
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Wealth Inequality and Wealth Mobility in the United States.
Aug 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
- Doctoral candidate
- Christophe Van Langenhove
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de economische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Freddy Heylen, vakgroep Economie - Prof. dr. Gert Peersman, vakgroep Economie
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Evolution of the Gollum Channel System, offshore Ireland: interplay between downslope and along-slope marine processes and their effects on regional sedimentation
Aug 18- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Lotte Verweirder
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: geologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. David Van Rooij, WE13 - dr. Aggeliki Georgiopoulou, Ternan Energy
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Subminiaturised Testing and Neutron Irradiation Effects on ITER-specification W/Cu/CuCrZr Joints
Aug 18- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Kateryna Poleshchuk
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Kim Verbeken, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde - dr. Dmitry Terentyev, SCK CEN & vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde
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Ancient language, modern minds: examining the effects of studying Latin in secondary education on language competencies and cognition
Aug 19- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Cathy Hauspie
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de psychologie
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: Prof. dr. Arnaud Szmalec, vakgroep Experimentele Psychologie (PP02) - Promotor: Prof. dr. Wouter Duyck, vakgroep Experimentele Psychologie (PP02)
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Site-specific tillage based on proximal soil sensing technologies.
Aug 19- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Yongjing Wang
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Natuurlijke Rijkdommen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Abdul Mouazen (Promotor admin), BW20 - Dr. Ajit Borundia (Promotor), World of Medicine Gmbh - Duitsland
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Flight Control of Flapping-Wing Micro Air Vehicles Using CFD Simulations and Reinforcement Twinning
Aug 19- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Romain Poletti
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Joris Degroote, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering - prof. Miguel Alfonso Mendez, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics - dr. Lilla Kapa-Koloszár, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
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Shaping the Factory of the Future: Towards Zero-Waste, Net-Zero Manufacturing with Hybrid Assembly and Carbon-Aware Scheduling
Aug 19- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Andrea Mencaroni
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: bedrijfskundige systeemtechnieken en operationeel onderzoek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Dieter Claeys, vakgroep Industriële Systemen en Productontwerp - prof. Birger Raa, vakgroep Industriële Systemen en Productontwerp
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Causal Inference for Vaccine Trials: Methods for Recurrent Events with Dependent Censoring and Efficient Use of External Controls
Aug 19- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Wout Waterschoot
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: wiskunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Stijn Vansteelandt, WE02 - dr. Andrea Callegaro, GSK
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Zelf-replicerende mRNA platformen voor langdurige expressie van therapeutische ladingen
Aug 19- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Pieter Vervaeke
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Apr. Niek N. Sanders, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, UGent - dr. Francis Combes, SINTEF
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Navigating political power in Kinshasa: A mixed qualitative fieldwork-based exploration of Congolese journalistic practices
Aug 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Elke Mahieu
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Communicatiewetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. Dr. Stijn Joye (supervisor) Dr. Marie Fierens (supervisor, ULB)
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Targeting Evaluation, Computation and Interaction Costs in Expensive Black-Box Multi-Objective Optimization
Aug 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Arash Heidari
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: computerwetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Ivo Couckuyt, vakgroep Informatietechnologie - dr. Sebastian Rojas Gonzalez, vakgroep Informatietechnologie
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Soft Switching Multiple Model Predictive Control for High-Speed Nonlinear Mechatronic and Robotic Applications
Aug 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Babak Mehdizadeh Gavgani
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Guillaume Crevecoeur, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering - prof. Jeroen De Kooning, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering
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Ultra-Compact and Low-Threshold Nano-Ridge Lasers Epitaxially Grown on Silicon
Aug 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Zhongtao Ouyang
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: fotonica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Dries Van Thourhout, vakgroep Informatietechnologie - prof. Geert Morthier, vakgroep Informatietechnologie
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The development and evaluation of a smoking prevention intervention for socially vulnerable adolescents in youth social work organisations
Aug 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Kenji Leta
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Maïté Verloigne, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg – prof. Emelien Lauwerier, Open University Nederland – prof. Sara Willems, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg
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What stops us from stopping? A multimodal investigation of inhibitory control failures
Aug 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Roos Doekemeijer
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de psychologie
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: Prof. dr. Nico Böhler, vakgroep Experimentele Psychologie (PP02) - Promotoren: Prof. dr. Frederick Verbruggen, vakgroep Experimentele Psychologie (PP02) - Prof. dr. Roeljan Wiersema, Vakgroep Experimenteel-Klinische en Gezondheidspsychologie (PP05)
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Investigating Size, Charge, and Fluorescence of Nanoparticles with Laser-Scanning Microscopy
Aug 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Lucas Oorlynck
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: fotonica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Filip Strubbe, vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen
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Characterisation and Modelling of the Structural Behaviour of Moment-Resisting Reinforced Laminated Glass Connections
Aug 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Mirko Pejatovic
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: bouwkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Jan Belis, vakgroep Bouwkundige Constructies en Bouwmaterialen - prof. Robby Caspeele, vakgroep Bouwkundige Constructies en Bouwmaterialen