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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The indirect toll of COVID-19 in Belgium: Unveiling mortality, social inequalities, and health and economic consequences of non-COVID care disruptions
Jan 19- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Yasmine Khan
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen en doctor in de sociologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Delphine De Smedt, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg– prof. Brecht Devleesschauwer, Vakgroep Translationele Fysiologie, Infectiologie en Volksgezondheid – prof. Sylvie Gadeyne, VUB – prof. Nick Verhaeghe, Vakgroep Volksgezondheid en Eerstelijnszorg
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Poly(2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline) (PiPOx)-based advanced functional hydrogels for application as cell scaffolds, sensors and water purification
Jan 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Peitao Yu
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: chemie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Richard Hoogenboom, WE07
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Ecological resistance. Investigating Candida albicans-microbiota interactions in the M-SHIME® model: from commensalism to opportunism.
Jan 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Benoît Marsaux
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Tom Van de Wiele (Promotor admin), BW25 - Prof. dr. ir. Massimo Marzorati (Promotor), BW25 - Dr. ing. Yorick Minnebo (Promotor), BW25
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Green Transformation of Lignin to Oligomeric Polyols: Comprehensive Characterization and Boronate Ester Gel Development
Jan 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Bram Jacobs
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de industriële wetenschappen: chemie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. An Verberckmoes, vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Proceskunde - prof. Katrien Bernaerts, Universiteit Maastricht (Nederland) - prof. Geert-Jan Graulus, Universiteit Hasselt
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Drivers and barriers to farmers’ intention to adopt Orange-fleshed Sweet Potatoes in Ethiopia
Jan 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Lidya Samuel Abayneh
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Socio-economie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Hans De Steur (Promotor admin), BW27 - Prof. dr. Mulugeta Watabaji (Promotor), Haramaya University, Ethiopië - Dr. Marcia Dutra de Barcellos (Promotor), BW27, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazilië
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Het begrijpen van sedentair gedrag bij oudere volwassenen. De rol van automatische processen
Jan 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Laura Van de Velde
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Greet Cardon, Vakgroep Bewegings- en Sportwetenschappen – dr. Sofie Compernolle, Vakgroep Bewegings- en Sportwetenschappen
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Russian Literature in Dutch Newspapers (1830s-1960s). A Study in Translation History
Jan 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Gaëtan Regniers
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de vertaalwetenschap en in de letterkunde
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Piet Van Poucke, LW22 - Prof. dr. Marianne Van Remoortel, LW07
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Characterization of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria, including plasmids, through the development of a generic NGS-based workflow
Jan 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Johannes Berbers
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biochemie en biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Kathleen Marchal, EA05; WE09 - dr. ir. Sigrid De Keersmaecker, Sciensano - dr. Nancy Roosens, Sciensano
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Accessibility and Aesthetics in Dialogue: Reassembling translator agencies in multilingual, postdramatic theatre in Brussels
Jan 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Eline Denolf
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de kunstwetenschappen en in de vertaalwetenschap (UGent) en Doctor of Philosophy (Macquarie University, Australië)
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Christel Stalpaert, LW17 - Prof. dr. Ulrike Garde, Macquarie University, Australië - Prof. dr. Jane Hanley, Macquarie University, Australië - Ereprof. dr. Désirée Schyns, LW22
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From pixels to biology: a flexible workflow for spatial transcriptomics analysis
Jan 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Lotte Pollaris
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: bio-informatica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Yvan Saeys, WE02 - dr. Ruth Seurinck, WE02
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Understanding the Prerequisites for Successful Implementation of Socially Assistive Robots in Aged Care: A Qualitative Perspective
Jan 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Maaike Van Assche
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Dominique Van de Velde, Vakgroep Revalidatiewetenschappen
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An axiomatic and uniform approach to Weyl substructures
Jan 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Daan Rijpert
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: wiskunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Hendrik Van Maldeghem, WE02
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Networks and Topology: Identification and Theoretical Characterization of Atrial Arrhythmia Mechanisms
Jan 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Arthur Santos Bezerra
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: fysica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Nele Vandersickel, WE05 - dr. Eike Wülfers, WE05
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Interpersonal Emotion Regulation in Couples Facing Perinatal Depression
Jan 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Pauline Verhelst
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de psychologie
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: prof. dr. Lesley Verhofstadt, vakgroep Experimenteel-Klinische en Gezondheidspsychologie (PP05) - promotoren: prof. dr. Gilbert Lemmens, vakgroep Hoofd en Huid (GE34) - prof. dr. Laura Sels, vakgroep Experimenteel-Klinische en Gezondheidspsychologie (PP05)
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Konstruktionsgrammatik und Variation. Eine Mikrotypologie universaler Irrelevanzgefüge im Gegenwartsdeutschen
Jan 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Flor Vander Haegen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de taalkunde
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Torsten Leuschner, LW06
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Integration and Interfacing of Optoelectronics with Femtosecond Laser Microstructuring and 3D-Nanoprinting
Jan 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Athanasios Kyriazis
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: fotonica
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Geert Van Steenberge, UGent vakgroep Elektronica en Informatiesystemen - prof. Jurgen Van Erps, Vrije Universiteit Brussel - prof. Martin Virte, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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A knowledge-based machine learning framework for pharmaceutical direct compression
Jan 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Manuel Borja Lopez Pelaez
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Wiskundige Modellering
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Jan Verwaeren (Promotor admin), BW26 - Dr. ir. Daan Van Hauwermeiren (Promotor), BW26 - Dr. Jens Dhondt (Promotor), Janssen Pharmaceutica
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Applied cardiac anatomy to improve diagnosis and treatment of equine supraventricular arrhythmias
Jan 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Lara Ibrahim
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Pieter Cornillie, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, UGent - Prof. dr. Gunther van Loon, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde , UGent - Prof. dr. Wim Van den Broeck, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde , UGent
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Ontwikkeling van 12-lead elektrocardiografie en vectorcardiografie voor een betere diagnose van aritmieën bij paarden
Jan 29- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Ellen Paulussen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Gunther van Loon, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, UGent - Dr. Glenn Van Steenkiste, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, UGent - Prof. dr. Tammo Delhaas, Maastricht University Medical Centre
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Non-Thermal Plasma Processes for Sustainable Nitrogen Fixation and the Efficient Abatement of Volatile Organic Compounds in Environmental Applications
Jan 30- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Moazameh Adhami Sayad Mahaleh
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: toegepaste natuurkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Nathalie De Geyter, vakgroep Toegepaste Fysica - prof. Rino Morent, vakgroep Toegepaste Fysica