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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Deterministic and Stochastic Simulation of Flow-Induced Vibrations in Tube Bundles
Jun 19- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Henri Dolfen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Joris Degroote, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering
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Testing the potential of OSL dating for application to heated anthropogenic sediments (hearth and charcoal kiln remains).
Jun 19- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Nasrin Karimi Moayed
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: geologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Johan De Grave, WE13 - Prof. dr. Wim De Clercq, LW02
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Aerobic granular sludge for urban wastewater treatment: aeration efficiency and design considerations
Jun 19- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Laurence Strubbe
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Milieuwetenschappen en technologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Eveline Volcke, BW24
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Unraveling monocyte/macrophage heterogeneity in the disturbed gut-liver axis in primary sclerosing cholangitis and ulcerative colitis
Jun 19- Faculty
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Kevin De Muynck
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de gezondheidswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Lindsey Devisscher, Vakgroep Fundamentele en Toegepaste Medische Wetenschappen - prof. Xavier Verhelst, Vakgroep Inwendige Ziekten en Pediatrie
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Living a Catholic life: Understanding the intimate lives of young Catholic women in Flanders.
Jun 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Eline Huygens
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Gender- en diversiteitsstudies
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Longman, LW21, prof. dr. Dillen (KU Leuven), prof. dr. van den Brandt (Universiteit Utrecht)
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The role of pulsing and humidity in plasma-based nitrogen fixation: a combined experimental and modeling study
Jun 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Elise Vervloessem
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: toegepaste natuurkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Nathalie De Geyter, vakgroep Toegepaste Fysica - prof. Annemie Bogaerts (Universiteit Antwerpen)
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Cathodoluminescence microscopy for detailed phosphor evaluation
Jun 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Lisa Martin
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: fysica
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Philippe Smet, WE04 - Prof. dr. Dirk Poelman, WE04
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Rheology of Alkali-Activated Materials: From Microstructural Evolution to the Flow of Concrete
Jun 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Yubo Sun
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: bouwkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Geert De Schutter, vakgroep Bouwkundige Constructies en Bouwmaterialen - prof. Guang Ye, vakgroep Bouwkundige Constructies en Bouwmaterialen
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Blended learning in teacher education. How can learning analytics support teaching and learning?
Jun 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Elise Ameloot
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de pedagogische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Promotor: prof. dr. Tammy Schellens, vakgroep Onderwijskunde
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Using ensemble climate information at local scale: evolution of urban climate and renewable-energy potential under global warming in Belgium
Jun 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- François Duchêne
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: fysica
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Steven Caluwaerts, WE05 - Dr. Rafiq Hamdi, WE05 - Prof. dr. Bert Van Schaeybroeck, WE12
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RNAi-mediated functional analysis of N-glycosylation related genes and biological role of α-1,6-fucosylation in Nilaparvata lugens
Jun 21- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Qun Yang
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Monica Höfte (BW21)-Dr. Kristof De Schutter (BW21)-Prof. dr. ir. Guy Smagghe (BW21)
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Trickle-up, trickle-down, trickle-all around. How innovation can seep into organizations through social influence
Jun 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Senne Letouche
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de psychologie
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: prof. dr. Bart Wille, vakgroep Ontwikkelings-, Persoonlijkheids- en Sociale Psychologie (PP07)
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Climbing the language tree. Multiple case studies on the acquisition of Hindi as a Foreign Language
Jun 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Aaricia Ponnet
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de taalkunde
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Klaas Willems, LW06 - Dr. Kristof Baten, LW06 - Dr. Saartje Verbeke, GUBERNA
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Therapeutic exploration of ferroptosis in multiple sclerosis
Jun 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Emily Van San
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biochemie en biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Peter Vandenabeele, WE14 - Prof. dr. Tom Vanden Berghe, WE14
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Efficient algorithms for set-valued prediction in classification
Jun 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Thomas Mortier
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Wiskundige Modellering
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Willem Waegeman, BW26 - Prof. dr. Krzysztof Dembczyński, Poznan University of Technology
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Activation and viral escape of ZBP1-mediated host cell death
Jun 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Josephine Nemegeer
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biochemie en biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Jonathan Maelfait, WE14 - Prof. dr. Peter Vandenabeele, WE14
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Causal estimands and estimation for randomized clinical trials with intercurrent events: addressing extrapolation
Jun 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Hege Michiels
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: statistische data-analyse
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Stijn Vansteelandt, WE02 - Prof. dr. An Vandebosch, WE02
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Valorisation of wasted and widely available methane sources into C3 chemicals: environmental sustainability assessment
Jun 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Jordy Motte
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: chemie en bioprocestechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Jo Dewulf, BW24 - Prof. dr. ir. Joris Thybaut, EA11 - Dr. ir. Pieter Nachtergaele, BW24
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Combined effects of climate change, offshore wind farms and aquaculture on marine ecosystem functioning.
Jun 26- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Helena Voet
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: mariene wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Jan Vanaverbeke, WE11 - Prof. dr. Karline Soetaert, WE11 - Dr. Carl Van Colen, WE11
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Mechanobiology dynamics in regulated cell death: cells under pressure
Jun 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Louis Van der Meeren
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Andre Skirtach, BW25 - Prof. dr. Dmitri Krysko, GE05