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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Improving health and well-being for Kenyan children with epilepsy: an evaluation of the quality of life, acceptability, and feasibility of ketogenic dietary therapy
Mar 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Pauline Samia
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Stanley Lüchters, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg – prof. Paul Boon, Vakgroep Hoofd en Huid
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Bacterial diversity and thermostable enzymes from selected hot springs in Ethiopia with potential industrial applications
Mar 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Meseret Guta Iticha
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen en doctor in Applied Microbiology
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Piet Cools, Vakgroep Diagnostische Wetenschappen – prof. Ketema Bacha, Jimma University
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Multipliers on Lie groups of exponential growth
Mar 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Zhipeng Song
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: wiskunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Michael Ruzhansky, WE16 - prof. dr. Yulia Kuznetsova, Université Marie et Louis Pasteur, France
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From giant trees to urban forests: multi-platform LiDAR for quantifying tree structure and ecosystem services
Mar 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Barbara D'hont
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Hans Verbeeck (Promotor admin) (BW20) - Prof. dr. Kim Calders (Promotor) (BW20) - Dr. Karun Dayal (Promotor) (BW20)
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The role of spatial cognition in mathematical performance: individual differences and gender patterns.
Mar 24- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Julie Vonck
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de psychologie
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: prof. dr. Jean-Philippe van Dijck, vakgroep Experimentele Psychologie (PP02) - promotor: prof. dr. Wim Fias, vakgroep Experimentele Psychologie (PP02)
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Electrochemical and Microstructural Insights into Corrosion in Maritime and Carbon Dioxide Environments
Mar 25- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Roya Tavangar Rizi
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: materiaalkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Kim Verbeken, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde - prof. Tom Depover, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde
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Hormonal Crosstalk and Non-Coding RNA Networks Orchestrating Rice Root Resistance to Root-Knot Nematodes
Mar 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Xing Xu
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Tina Kyndt (Promotor admin), BW25
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Diagnostic work-up, treatment modalities and survival in borderline resectable and locally advanced pancreatic cancer
Mar 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Luís Abreu de Carvalho
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Frederik Berrevoet, Vakgroep Structuur en Herstel van de Mens – prof. Karen Geboes, Vakgroep Inwendige Ziekten en Pediatrie
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Photosynthesis and intrinsic water-use efficiency across canopy height, climate, and time in a tropical rainforest of the Congo Basin
Mar 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Thomas Sibret
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Pascal Boeckx (Promotor admin) (BW24) - Prof. dr. ir. Hans Verbeeck (Promotor) (BW20) - Prof. dr. ir. Marijn Bauters (Promotor) (BW20)
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Post-treatment of pyrolysis oil from plastic waste by means of adsorption and extraction
Mar 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Thien Nguyen Luu Minh
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: chemie en bioprocestechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Steven De Meester (Promotor admin), BW24 - Prof. dr. ir. Kevin Van Geem (Promotor), EA11 - de heer Joël Hogie (Promotor), BW24
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Scholarly Communication Using the Decentralized Web
Mar 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Patrick Hochstenbach
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: informatica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Ruben Verborgh, EA06 - prof. dr. Herbert Van de Sompel, DANS, Nederland
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The Women's Periodical Press in Wartime Italy. Negotiating Female Identity Between Tradition and Modernity (1914-1919)
Mar 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Eline Batsleer
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de letterkunde
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. Mara Santi, LW07
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Unlocking Aquaporin-Mediated Transport of Highly Hydroxylated Compounds: Biosensor-Guided Screening and Engineering for Microbial Cell Factory Optimization
Mar 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Lobke Sips
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Inge Van Bogaert (Promotor admin), BW25
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Behaviour and Filtering of Supraharmonics Generated by Grid Connected Converters in Low Voltage Grids
Mar 30- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Abdellatif Aboutaleb
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Jos Knockaert, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering - prof. Jan Desmet, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering
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Towards an Integrated Photonic Scanning FMCW LiDAR Using a Single Wavelength Variable
Mar 30- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Mennatallah Ali Zakaria Kandil
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: fotonica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Wim Bogaerts, vakgroep Informatietechnologie - dr. Marcus Dahlem (imec)
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Embodied care pathways: Feminist restorative therapeutic approaches for adult women survivors of childhood sexual abuse in marginalised contexts
Mar 30- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Leona Morgan
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen en Doctor of Philosophy in Ethics
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Ines Keygnaert, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg – prof. Sarojini Nadar, University of the Western Cape
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Machine Learning-Enhanced Synthesis and Analysis of Calcium Carbonate Particles for Biomedical Applications
Mar 30- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Junnan Song
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Andre Skirtach (Promotor admin), BW25 - Dr. Bogdan Parakhonskiy (Promotor), BW25
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DED-Arc Manufacturing of High-Strength Aluminium 7075 Alloy and Weldability Assessment of Aluminium Alloy Parts Produced by Additive Manufacturing
Mar 31- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Rafael Gomes Nunes Silva
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek (UGent) & Docteur en Sciences de l’ingénieur et technologie (Université catholique de Louvain)
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Wim De Waele, UGent vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering - prof. Aude Simar, Université catholique de Louvain
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Modeling Transport Properties of C2 Species in Nanostructured Materials for Separation
Mar 31- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Bernd Schmidt
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: chemische technologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Veronique Van Speybroeck, vakgroep Toegepaste Fysica & vakgroep Fysica en Sterrenkunde - prof. Louis Vanduyfhuys, vakgroep Toegepaste Fysica
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Changes and Impacts of Global Land Compound Drought-Heatwave Events under Climate Change
Mar 31- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Tao Li
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Peter Goethals (Promotor admin) (BW22) - em. Prof. dr. Philippe De Maeyer (Promotor) (WE12) - Prof. dr. Anming Bao (Promotor) (Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, China)