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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Optical nanomotion detection as a universal method for assessing life — from rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing to the search for extraterrestrial life.
Feb 16- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Vjera Radoničić
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biochemie en biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Bart Devreese, WE10 - prof. dr. Ronnie Willaert, VUB
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Bioactivity-guided strain and bioprocess design for sophoroside production
Feb 17- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Martijn Castelein
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Wim Soetaert (Promotor admin), BW25 - Dr. ir. Sophie Roelants (Promotor), BW25 - Prof. dr. ir. Christian Stevens (Promotor), BW24
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Catalysis and Kinetics of Bio-Based Pathways to 1,3-Butadiene
Feb 18- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Beruk Alemu Bekele
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de de ingenieurswetenschappen: chemische technologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Joris Thybaut, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde - dr. ir. Jeroen Poissonnier, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde
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Can you read me? Investigating textbook reading materials and the coverage–comprehension relationship in the English and French foreign language classroom
Feb 19- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Amaury Van Parys
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de taalkunde
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Maribel Montero Perez, LW06 - Prof. dr. Vanessa De Wilde, LW22 - Prof. dr. Lieve Macken, LW22
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Good Grief: How Metabolites from Dying Cells Help and Harm
Feb 19- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Laura Boeckaerts
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biochemie en biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Kodi Ravichandran, WE14 - prof. dr. Lars Vereecke, GE35
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Egg Provision and Information Practices: A Feminist Empirical Bioethics Study on Informed Consent, Egg Provider Experiences, and Online Information-Sharing
Feb 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Lara Jacxsens
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wijsbegeerte
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Veerle Provoost, LW01 - Ereprof. dr. Guido Pennings, LW01
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The Campylobacter-Microbiome-Undernutrition nexus in young children with diarrhea: Zoonotic transmission and enteric health
Feb 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Wondemagegn Mulu Lingerew
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biochemie en biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Marie Joossens, WE10 - prof. dr. Kurt Houf, DI07 - prof. dr. Mulugeta Azene, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
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AWEsim: A Geometry-Resolved Aero-Servo-Elastic Framework for Airborne Wind Energy Simulations
Feb 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Niels Pynaert
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Joris Degroote, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering - prof. Guillaume Crevecoeur, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering - prof. Jolan Wauters, KU Leuven
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Tracing the Roots of Resistance The history of protest against genetically modified organisms in Europe (1983-2003)
Feb 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Ishka Desmedt
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de geschiedenis
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Christophe Verbruggen, LW03 - Prof. dr. Gita Deneckere, LW03
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Removal of organic micropollutants from municipal wastewater by combining ozone and activated carbon: towards spectral surrogate monitoring and dosing optimization
Feb 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Tao Zhang
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Milieuwetenschappen en technologie.
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Stijn Van Hulle (Promotor admin), BW24 - Prof. dr. ir. Kristof Demeestere (Promotor), BW24
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From Taxonomy to Emerging Infectious Diseases: Towards Holistic Approaches for the Conservation of Wild Snakes in Italy
Feb 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Matteo Riccardo Di Nicola
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Frank Pasmans, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent - Prof. dr. An Martel, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent - Dr. Jean-Lou Dorne, Chief Scientist Office (CSO), European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Parma, Italy
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Towards Improved Microbial Diagnostics in Biofilm-associated Infections by Mimicking the In Vivo Microenvironment.
Feb 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Amber De Bleeckere
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de farmaceutische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Tom Coenye, UGent-Farmaceutische Analyse
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Licence to ill: unravelling pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators of Pseudomonas aeruginosa expressed under in vivo-like conditions in chronic cystic fibrosis lung infection.
Feb 24- Faculty
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Merel Wauters
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de farmaceutische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Aurélie Crabbé, UGent-Farmaceutische Analyse - Prof. dr. Xavier Saelens, UGent-Faculteit Wetenschappen
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Development of a sustainable production process for second-generation microbial biosurfactants
Feb 25- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Thibo Van de Craen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: chemie en bioprocestechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Wim Soetaert (Promotor admin), BW25 - Dr. ir. Sophie Roelants (Promotor), BW25 - Prof. dr. ir. Christian Stevens (Promotor), BW24
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Evaluating pathways for food systems transformation in Africa and Europe: trade policy, agricultural investment, and digitalisation
Feb 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Mariam Amadou Diallo
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Socio-economie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Jeroen Buysse (Promotor admin), BW27 - Prof. dr. ir. Marijke D'Haese (Promotor), BW27
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De rol van de behandelend arts van het slachtoffer van seksueel geweld als patiënt. Een analyse vanuit juridisch en deontologisch perspectief.
Feb 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Law and Criminology
- Doctoral candidate
- Paulien Walraet
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de rechten
- Promotor(s)
- Prof, Tom Goffin, RE23
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Small Samples, Big Questions: Addressing Challenges of Blood Microsampling and Exploring Albumin Adducts in Plasma.
Feb 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Laura Boffel
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de farmaceutische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Christophe Stove, UGent-Bioanalyse
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Subsistence Farming, Household Vulnerability, and Child Malnutrition: Understanding Food and Nutrition Security Challenges in Rural Burundi
Feb 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Willy Désiré Emera
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Socio-economie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Marijke D'Haese (Promotor admin), BW27 - Prof. dr. Carl Lachat (Promotor), BW23
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Development of transition metal-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) mediated transformations
Mar 02- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Pierre Arnaut
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: chemie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Steven Nolan, WE06 - prof. dr. Catherine Cazin, WE06
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Small firms’ responses to payroll tax cuts: Tax incidence, wage setting, and entrepreneurship
Mar 02- Faculty
- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
- Doctoral candidate
- Haotian Deng
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Economische Wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Bart Cockx, vakgroep Economie - Dr. Sam Desiere, vakgroep Economie