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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Gut microbiota as a driving factor in the interindividual variability in the metabolism of catechins
Feb 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- QiQiong Li
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Tom Van de Wiele, BW25 - Dr. Jan Stautemas, GE37
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Hydrological system investigation of the highland volcanic geological terrain: the case of Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia
Feb 15- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Alemu Yenehun Beyene
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: geologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Kristine Walraevens, WE13 - prof. dr. Ann Van Griensven, Vrije Universiteit Brussel - dr. Mekete Dessie Wosenie, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia - dr. Mulugeta Azeze, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
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Exposing hidden transitions. Integrating strontium and radiocarbon data from archaeological cremated bone within the Belgian landscape
Feb 15- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Sarah Dalle
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de archeologie (UGent) en Doctor in de kunstwetenschappen & archeologie (VUB)
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Guy De Mulder, LW02 - Prof. dr. Christophe Snoeck, VUB
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Optical water quality monitoring in coastal and inland waters
Feb 17- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Alexandre Castagna Mourão e Lima
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Koen Sabbe, WE11 - prof. dr. Wim Vyverman, WE11
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A masquerade in the root: Unravelling the role of R. irregularis nuclear-localized effector proteins
Feb 17- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- María Victoria Aparicio Chacón
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: biochemie en biotechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Sofie Goormachtig, WE09 - dr. Judith Van Dingenen, WE09
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Dietary (bio)diversity: quantification, validation, and public health recommendations
Feb 17- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Giles Hanley-Cook
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: levensmiddelenwetenschappen en voeding
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Carl Lachat, BW23 - Prof. dr. Bernard De Baets, BW26 - Prof. dr. Andrew Jones, University of Michigan School of Public Health, USA
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Fatty acid composition in various lipid fractions of the follicular fluid in relation to blood lipid composition and embryo quality: explorative studies in women and dairy cows
Feb 23- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Yujie Liu
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Dierwetenschappen en Aquacultuur
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Veerle Fievez, BW22 - Dr. Kelly Tilleman, UZ Gent
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Modelling of the Scene Complexity of Navigation Environments and Visual Areas of Interest for Egocentric Pedestrian Navigation Systems Using Street-View Panoramas
Feb 24- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Fangli Guan
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: geomatica en landmeetkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Haosheng Huang, WE12 - prof. dr. Zhixiang Fang, Wuhan University, China
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State regulation and ADHD: a pupillometry investigation
Feb 27- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Leonhard Drescher
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de psychologie
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: prof. dr. Roeljan Wiersema, vakgroep Experimenteel-Klinische en Gezondheidspsychologie (PP05) - promotor: prof. dr. Nico Böhler, vakgroep Experimentele Psychologie (PP02)
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Lifting the Veil: A formal Analysis of Original Position Arguments
Feb 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Thijs De Coninck
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wijsbegeerte
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Joke Meheus, LW01 - Prof. dr. Frederik Van De Putte, Erasmus University Rotterdam - Prof. dr. Olivier Roy, Universität Bayreuth
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Prevention and remediation of soil compaction from field operations on arable land
Feb 28- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Adriaan Vanderhasselt
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Wim Cornelis, BW20 - Dr. Ir. Tommy D'Hose, ILVO
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Food Integrity Climate and Culture Assessment to Prevent Fraud in Food Businesses
Mar 02- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Waeel Alrobaish
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: levensmiddelenwetenschappen en voeding
- Promotor(s)
- Prof dr. Liesbeth Jacxsens, BW23 - Prof. dr. Peter Vlerick, PP09
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Enhanced ozone mass transfer and organic (micro)pollutant removal in packed bubble columns
Mar 03- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Xuetong Yang
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Milieuwetenschappen en technologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Stijn Van Hulle, BW24 - Prof. dr. ir. Kristof Demeestere, BW24
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Digital exclusion and the welfare state: a systematic mismatch? An in-depth survey-based inquiry into citizens’ opportunities and difficulties with essential internet services
Mar 03- Faculty
- Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Sarah Anrijs
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Communicatiewetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. Dr. Koen Ponnet Prof. Dr. Lieven De Marez
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Everyone on board?! Measuring and promoting reading motivation, strategy use, and comprehension for students in upper elementary grades through a response-to-intervention design.
Mar 08- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Rielke Bogaert
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de pedagogische wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: prof. dr. Hilde Van Keer, vakgroep Onderwijskunde (PP06) - promotor: dr. Emmelien Merchie, vakgroep Onderwijskunde (PP06)
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Development of porous organic polymers as heterogeneous photocatalysts
Mar 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Maarten Debruyne
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: chemie en bioprocestechnologie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Christian Stevens, BW24 - Prof. dr. ir. Veronique Van Speybroeck, EA17
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Cross Talk of Fungi and Mycotoxins with Their Plants and Human Hosts
Mar 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Xiangrong Chen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: levensmiddelenwetenschappen en voeding
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Andreja Rajkovic, BW23 - Prof. dr. ir. Kris Audenaert, BW21 - Prof. dr. apr. Sarah De Saeger, FW03
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A model-based integrated approach to support the control of barley yellow dwarf virus in Flanders
Mar 17- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Renik Van den Eynde
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: landbouw
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Geert Haesaert, BW21 - Prof. dr. ir. Thomas Van Leeuwen, BW21
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Biostability of drinking water systems: from online monitoring to microbial quality management
Mar 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Jorien Favere
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Nico Boon, BW25 - Prof. dr. ir. Bart De Gusseme, BW25 - Prof. dr. Andreja Rajkovic, BW23