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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Pluralising knowledge in agricultural development: the case for revitalising indigenous and local knowledges in Ghana.
Jan 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Branwen Peddi
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Socio-economie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Joost Dessein (Promotor admin), BW27 - Prof. dr. David Ludwig (Promotor), Wageningen Universiteit
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Wilt ghi horen een nuwe liet / van datter cortelings is gheschiet.” Het Middelnederlandse politieke populaire lied vóór de Reformatie (1300-1560)
Jan 09- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
- Doctoral candidate
- Linde Nuyts
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de geschiedenis
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Jan Dumolyn, LW03
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From cost to investment: Neural and behavioral effort configurations across task and goal domains
Jan 10- Faculty
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Nanne Kukkonen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de psychologie
- Promotor(s)
- Administratief promotor: Prof. dr. Ruth Krebs, vakgroep Experimentele Psychologie - Promotor: Prof. dr. Senne Braem, vakgroep Experimentele Psychologie
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Chocolate gloss formation as influenced by mould interaction.
Jan 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Sarah Schroeder
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: levensmiddelenwetenschappen en voeding
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Koen Dewettinck (Promotor admin), BW23 - Dr. Knut Franke (Promotor), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Duitsland
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The impact of climate change on water quality and rice production in the Guayas river basin in Ecuador.
Jan 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Jawad Ghafoor
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Peter Goethals (Promotor admin), BW22 - Dr. Marie Anne Eurie Forio (Promotor), BW22 - Dr. Indira Nolivos Alvarez (Promotor), ESPOL-Ecuador
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Feto-maternal microbiome in small animal
Jan 13- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Penelope Banchi
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Ann Van Soom Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UGent - Prof. dr. Ada Rota Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin (Italy)
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Fretting Fatigue in Heterogeneous Materials
Jan 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Can Wang
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: werktuigkunde-elektrotechniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Magd Abdel Wahab, vakgroep Elektromechanica, Systeem- en Metaalengineering
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The potential of blockchain-based food traceability systems. A socio-economic perspective
Jan 14- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Di Minh Duc Tran
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Socio-economie
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Joachim Schouteten (Promotor admin), BW27 - Prof. dr. Xavier Gellynck (Promotor), BW27 - Prof. dr. Hans De Steur (Promotor), BW27
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Geological and geomorphological controls on landslides: North Tanganyika - Kivu Rift region, Tropical Africa
Jan 15- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Toussaint Mugaruka Bibentyo
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: geologie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Stijn Dewaele, WE13 - dr. Olivier Dewitte, Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika - prof. dr. Charles Nzolang, Université Officielle de Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Quantitative characterization of soils using electromagnetic geophysics: model development, validation and implementation.
Jan 15- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Gastón Matías Mendoza Veirana
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Philippe De Smedt (Promotor admin), BW20 - Dr. Jeroen Verhegge (Promotor), LW02 - Prof. dr. ir. Wim Cornelis (Promotor), BW20
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Conceptualization, assessment, and maturation of food safety culture in food processing companies.
Jan 15- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Pauline Spagnoli
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: levensmiddelenwetenschappen en voeding
- Promotor(s)
- Prof dr. Liesbeth Jacxsens (Promotor admin), BW23 - Prof. dr. Peter Vlerick (Promotor), PP09
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Protein interactomics to elucidate the molecular battle between root-knot nematode effectors and host targets.
Jan 16- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Yujin Chen
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Laurens Pauwels (Promotor admin), BW25 - em. Prof. dr. Godelieve Gheysen (Promotor), voorheen BW25 - Dr. Boris Stojilković (Promotor), John Innes Centre, Groot-Brittannië
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Optimizin self-amplifying RNA vaccines for poultry: a novel platform to combat emerging avian diseases
Jan 16- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Janne Snoeck
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. An Garmyn, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, UGent - Prof. dr. Niek Sanders, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, UGent
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MicroRNA function during maturation and their gapjunctional transfer in the bovine cumulus-oocyte complex
Jan 17- Faculty
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Doctoral candidate
- Rani Six
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de diergeneeskundige wetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. L. Peelman, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, UGent - Dr. K. Chaitanya Pavani, Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, UGent
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Autonomous Navigation in Complex Interactions
Jan 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Hongwei He
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: maritieme techniek
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Evert Lataire, vakgroep Civiele Techniek - prof. Guillaume Delefortrie, vakgroep Civiele Techniek
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Plasma-polymerized Antimicrobial Coatings for Food Packaging Applications.
Jan 20- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Maryam Zabihzadeh Khajavi
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. ir. Peter Ragaert (Promotor admin) (BW23) - Prof. dr. ir. Frank Devlieghere (Promotor) (BW23) - Prof. dr. Nathalie De Geyter (Promotor) (EA17)
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Study on Air Entrainment Dynamics and Flame Behaviour in Horizontal Diffusion Jet Fires
Jan 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Jiang Lyu
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: Fire Safety Engineering
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Bart Merci, vakgroep Bouwkundige Constructies en Bouwmaterialen - prof. Longhua Hu, University of Science and Technology of China, China - dr. ir. Georgios Maragkos, vakgroep Bouwkundige Constructies en Bouwmaterialen
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Unlocking the potential of thio-substituted cyclic imino ethers: from monomer synthesis to post-polymerization modification and selective hydrolysis
Jan 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Sciences
- Doctoral candidate
- Emiel Pattyn
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de wetenschappen: chemie
- Promotor(s)
- prof. dr. Richard Hoogenboom, WE07 - prof. dr. Niek Sanders, DI07
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Advanced Analyses of Laterally Loaded Offshore Wind Turbines in Combination with Monitoring Data
Jan 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- Doctoral candidate
- Anis Kheffache
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de ingenieurswetenschappen: bouwkunde
- Promotor(s)
- prof. Peter Troch, vakgroep Civiele Techniek - prof. Bruno Stuyts, vakgroep Civiele Techniek
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The small intestinal redox status and its bioenergetics in piglets during the weaning transition.
Jan 22- Faculty
- Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
- Doctoral candidate
- Yuhuang Hou
- Academic degree
- Doctor in de Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen: Dierwetenschappen en Aquacultuur
- Promotor(s)
- Prof. dr. Jeroen Degroote (Promotor admin), BW22 - Prof. dr. ir. Stefaan De Smet (Promotor), BW22