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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Steps Forward towards Climate Neutral Greenhouses
Jun 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Filip Bronchart
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Michel De Paepe, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering
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Clostridium luticellarii as a flexible biocatalyst for bioproduction from carbon dioxide and beyond.
Jun 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Quinten Mariën
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Ramon Ganigué, BW25 - Dr. Alberte Regueira López, BW25
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Essays on Empirical Asset Pricing
Jun 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
- Doctoral candidate
- Wenqiong Liu
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de economische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Michael Frömmel, vakgroep Economie - Prof. dr. Xing Han, University of Auckland
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Defining Novel Packaging Concepts for live Blue Mussels (Mytilus edulis).
Jun 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Susana Endah Ratnawati
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Frank Devlieghere, BW23 - Dr. Lotta Kuuliala, BW23
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The long road to recovery - management of scars: breaking boundaries
Jun 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Ignace De Decker
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Phillip Blondeel, Vakgroep Structuur en Herstel van de Mens - prof. Marijn Speeckaert, Vakgroep Inwendige Ziekten en Pediatrie – em. prof. Joris Delanghe, Vakgroep Diagnostische Wetenschappen
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Rent struggles. Unraveling conflictual dynamics in residential rent relations within Barcelona’s private rental market (2019-2021)
Jun 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Marta Ill-Raga
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Politieke Wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. Dr. Marianne Maeckelbergh (supervisor) Prof. Dr. Koen Bogaert (co-supervisor) Prof. Dr. Irene Sabaté (co-supervisor, University of Barcelona)
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Rodenburg: Een landschapsarcheologisch onderzoek naar vroege stadsontwikkeling in de Zwinregio (Aardenburg, provincie Zeeland, Nederland, ca. 300 - 1100 A.D.)
Jun 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Dante de Ruijsscher
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de archeologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Wim De Clercq, LW02 - Prof. dr. Jan Dumolyn, LW03
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Model-Based Optimization and Control for Magnetic Particle Targeting in Biomedical Applications
Jun 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Rikkert Van Durme
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Guillaume Crevecoeur, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering - prof. Luc Dupré, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering
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From species delimitation to hypothesis testing: a revision of the European black and white Russula’s (Basidiomycota)
Jun 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Ruben De Lange
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Annemieke Verbeken, WE11 - dr. Slavomir Adamçik, Slovac Academia of Sciences, Slovakia
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Exploring the role of the extracellular matrix in pain using Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes as a model
Jun 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Robin Vroman
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Fransiska Malfait, Vakgroep Biomoleculaire Geneeskunde – dr. Ir. Delfien Syx, Vakgroep Biomoleculaire Geneeskunde – prof. Anne-Marie Malfait, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
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Improving care of therapy resistant pelvic organ dysfunctions: The OptiLUTS project - Chasing the gaps in neuromodulation
Jun 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Lynn Ghijselings
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Karel Everaert, Vakgroep Structuur en Herstel van de Mens - prof. Dimitri Beeckman, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg – em. prof. Piet Pattyn, Vakgroep Structuur en Herstel van de Mens
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Children are blessing from God”: Sociocultural and religious factors affecting the Uptake of family planning among Muslim communities in Lamu and Wajir counties in Kenya
Jun 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Batula Abdi
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Peter Gichangi, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg - prof. Marleen Temmerman, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg – dr. Jerry Okal, Senoir Research Associate Population Council, Kenya
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Wedijver en samenwerking in de maritieme gemeenschappen aan de vijftiende-eeuwse Vlaamse zeekust
Jun 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Kristiaan Dillen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de geschiedenis
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Jan Dumolyn, LW03 - Prof. dr. Wim De Clercq, LW02
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Marine Soundscapes in Shallow Water: Automated Tools for Characterization and Analysis
Jun 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Clea Parcerisas
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Dick Botteldooren, vakgroep Informatietechnologie - dr. Elisabeth Debusschere (VLIZ) - prof. Paul Devos, vakgroep Informatietechnologie
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Oxygenated E-Fuel Decomposition: Kinetic Modeling Based on First Principles
Jul 01- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Kevin De Ras
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: chemische technologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Kevin Van Geem, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde - prof. Joris Thybaut, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde
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The Many Faces of Meteorology: Toward a Science of the Weather in the French Enlightenment
Jul 01- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Valentine Delrue
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de geschiedenis (UGent) en Dottore di ricerca in Filosofia e Scienze della Formazione (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italië)
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Steven Vanden Broecke, LW03 - Prof. dr. Craig Martin, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Italië
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Enhanced microbial degradability of novel polymers in aquatic environments.
Jul 01- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Valérie Mattelin
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Nico Boon, BW25 - Dr. ir. Stefaan De Wildeman, B4Plastics bvba - Prof. dr. Kankana Kundu, BW25
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Experimental Study and Numerical Simulations of Semi-Submerged Bodies Towed through Natural Mud Environments
Jul 01- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Marco Salvador Sotelo Zorrilla
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: maritieme techniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Guillaume Delefortrie, vakgroep Civiele Techniek - prof. Evert Lataire, vakgroep Civiele Techniek
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Understanding Gender Dynamics in Return To Work of Transgender and Gender Diverse People
Jul 01- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Joy Van de Cauter
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Lutgart Braeckman, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg - dr. Joz Motmans, Centrum voor Seksuologie en Gender UZ Gent
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Macroconstituents in food side streams and alternative biomass studied by multiple microscopy techniques
Jul 01- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Ellen Verwee
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Els Van Damme (BW25) - Prof. dr. Andre Skirtach (BW25) - Prof. dr. ir. Koen Dewettinck (BW23)