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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Getting smart about emotions: Assessing and training emotional intelligence abilities
Dec 05- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Veerle Huyghe
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de psychologie
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: prof. dr. Johnny Fontaine, vakgroep Werk, Organisatie en Samenleving (PP09)
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Diving into the colloidal synthesis of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
Dec 05- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Gabriele Pippia
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: chemie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Iwan Moreels, WE06 - prof. dr. Zeger Hens, WE06
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Flexible Operation of Power-to-Hydrogen and Electrical Loads to Provide Grid Support
Dec 05- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Akbar Dadkhah
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Lieven Vandevelde, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering - dr. Dimitar Bozalakov, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering
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Dyes and poly(2-oxazoline)s: an intriguing realm beyond colourful materials
Dec 05- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Ronald Merckx
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: chemie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Richard Hoogenboom, WE07 - prof. dr. Karen De Clerck, EA11
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Targeting angiogenic and inflammatory components of the tumor microenvironment in hepatocellular carcinoma
Dec 05- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Bart Vanderborght
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Hans Van Vlierberghe, Vakgroep Inwendige Ziekten en Pediatrie - prof. Lindsey Devisscher, Vakgroep Fundamentele en Toegepaste Medische Wetenschappen)
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Heteroprotein Complex Coacervation between Soy Proteins and Lysozyme
Dec 06- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Jiabao Zheng
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: levensmiddelenwetenschappen en voeding
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Paul Van der Meeren, BW24 - Prof. dr. Weizheng Sun, South China University of Technology
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Complexation mechanism of starch and aroma compounds along with the construction and application of starch-thymol complexes
Dec 06- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Qing Gao
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: levensmiddelenwetenschappen en voeding
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Paul Van der Meeren, BW24 - Prof. dr. Qiang Huang, South China University of Technology
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A KIND OF BLUE Colloidal synthesis and characterization of blue-emitting, nanoplatelets based semiconductors
Dec 06- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Alessio Di Giacomo
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: chemie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Iwan Moreels, WE06 - prof. dr. Zeger Hens, WE06
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Lipid Nanoparticle Formulation of the TLR3 Agonist PolyI:C as a Vaccine Adjuvant.
Dec 06- Faculty
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Alexander Lamoot
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de farmaceutische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Bruno De Geest, UGent-Geneesmiddelenleer
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Strategic partnership as deterrence? Japan's defense engagement in the evolving international security order
Dec 07- Faculty
- Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Nanae Baldauff
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Politieke Wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. Dr. Sven Biscop
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Studies of TeV muons in cosmic-ray air showers detected with IceTop and IceCube
Dec 07- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Stef Verpoest
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: fysica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Dirk Ryckbosch, WE05 - prof. dr. Didar Dobur, WE05
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Maternal mycotoxins exposure, birth outcomes, and child growth in Ethiopia
Dec 07- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Kokeb Tesfamariam Hadush
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: levensmiddelenwetenschappen en voeding
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Carl Lachat, BW23 - Prof. dr. Tefera Belachew, Jimma University - Prof. dr. apr. Sarah De Saeger, FW03 - Prof. dr. Marthe De Boevre, FW03
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Adipose tissue engineering: A Journey towards Clinical Applications
Dec 07- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Filip Stillaert
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Phillip Blondeel, Vakgroep Structuur en Herstel van de Mens - prof. Wayne Morrison, University of Melbourne – prof. Herman Depypere, Vakgroep Structuur en Herstel van de Mens
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From macroscopy to microscopy: Unravelling the heterogeneous uptake of 18F-FDG in malignancies of the head and neck
Dec 07- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Jens Debacker
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Wouter Huvenne, Vakgroep Hoofd en Huid - prof. Vanessa Schelfhout, Vakgroep Diagnostische Wetenschappen – prof. Philippe Deron, Vakgroep Hoofd en Huid
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B cells and their crosstalk with fibroblasts in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Translational research during the COVID-19 pandemic
Dec 08- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Merel Jacobs
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Ken Bracke, Vakgroep Inwendige Ziekten en Pediatrie - prof. Guy Brusselle, Vakgroep Inwendige Ziekten en Pediatrie
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Hearing preservation in cochlear implantation
Dec 08- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Chantal Snels
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Ingeborg Dhooge, Vakgroep Hoofd en Huid - dr. Emmanuel Mylanus, Radboudumc Nijmegen
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Unravelling the effects of the interplay of spaceflight stressors on the in vitro wound healing process
Dec 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Wilhelmina Radstake
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Sarah Baatout, BW25 - Dr. Bjorn Baselet, SCK-CEN
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Uncovering novel cancer driver genes using CRISPR/Cas9 multiplexing in Xenopus tropicalis
Dec 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Dieter Tulkens
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biochemie en biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Kris Vleminckx, WE14 - prof. dr. Pieter Van Vlierberghe, GE31
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VIRUS DISCOVERY IN SMALL MAMMALS: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE FAMILIES ARTERIVIRIDAE AND PARAMYXOVIRIDAE
Dec 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Bert Vanmechelen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Hans Nauwynck, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent - Dr. Sebastiaan Theuns, Pathosense - Prof. dr. Piet Maes, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven
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Robot-Assistance in Total Knee Arthroplasty – What a surgeon needs to know
Dec 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Hannes Vermue
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Jan Victor, Vakgroep Structuur en Herstel van de Mens - dr. Edouard Auvinet, Fac. Ingenieurswetenschappen, ECAM Brussel – prof. Thomas Luyckx, Universiteit Leuven – AZ Delta)