PhD defences - University of Antwerp

Announced PhD defences

25
Oct Reconstructing spatiotemporal trends of major contaminants in northern white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) populations using long-term feather collections
PhD defence Jiachen Sun - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
30
Oct Functional analysis of cell cycle inhibitors and crosstalk between auxin and drought stress during leaf development of Arabidopsis thaliana
PhD defence Bulelani Sizani - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology

PhD defenses - Archive

Archive 2019

Jan 2019

11
Jan Confinement phenomena in chiral ferromagnetic films
PhD defence Jeroen Mulkers - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
25
Jan Advanced Wavelength Dependent Investigation of the Nonlinear Optical Properties of Organic Molecules and Carbon Nanotube Hybrids
PhD defence Stein van Bezouw - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
28
Jan Transmission ecology of Old World Arenaviruses in natural populations of their reservoir hosts
PhD defence Joachim Mariën - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
29
Jan Understanding flows for integrated catchment management: water quality, quantity and ecosystem services
PhD defence Dirk Vrebos - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology

Feb 2019

4
Feb About vortices and vortex structures in ultracold quantum gases
PhD defence Nick Verhelst - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
5
Feb Toxic effects of single and combined metals at the individual and population level of C. elegans
PhD defence Sofie Moyson - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
18
Feb The Development of 3D Statistical Shape Models for Diverse Applications
PhD defence Femke Danckaers - Faculty of Science

Mar 2019

5
Mar The combined effects of metal mixtures and natural stressors on aquatic invertebrates: Relating changes in metal accumulation to altered behavior and ecological effects
PhD defence Marjolein Van Ginneken - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
25
Mar Topical Lactobacillus applications for modulation of the vaginal and skin microbiota
PhD defence Eline Oerlemans - Faculty of Science, Department of Bioscience Engineering

Apr 2019

9
Apr Using a Gliding Arc Plasmatron for CO2 conversion - The future in industry?
PhD defence Marleen Ramakers - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
16
Apr Quantum chemical mass spectromery: detailed insight into the fragmentation behaviour of small organic molecules, peptides and lipids
PhD defence Julie Cautereels - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
25
Apr Morphology of the tapir forelimb: anatomy, function and implications for perissodactyl locomotor evolution
PhD defence Jamie MacLaren - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
26
Apr Topos-theoretic methods in noncommutative geometry
PhD defence Jens Hemelaer - Faculty of Science,Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
26
Apr Scalable Low-Power Wi-Fi for the Internet of Things
PhD defence Le TIAN - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
29
Apr Highly specific X-ray powder diffraction imaging at the macroscopic and microscopic scale
PhD defence Frederik Vanmeert - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
30
Apr Network-aware resource allocation algorithms for service orchestration in heterogeneous cloud environments
PhD defence Bart Spinnewyn - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

May 2019

13
May Implementation and Evaluation of timeliness in Wireless Networks: to be or not to be - on time
PhD defence Wim Torfs - Faculty of Science - Department of Mathematics & Computer Science
17
May Molecular level simulations for plasma medicine applications
PhD defence Jamoliddin Razzokov - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
22
May Microbial protein as sustainable feed and food ingredient: Production and nutritional quality of phototrophs and aerobic heterotrophs
PhD defence Maarten Muys - Faculty of Science, Department of Bioscience Engineering
22
May Analysis of Hyperspectral Images for High-Throughput Plant Phenotyping
PhD defence Mohd Shahrimie MOHD ASAARI - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics

Jun 2019

4
Jun Design and optimization of a photocatalytic reactor for air purification in ventilation systems
PhD defence Jeroen Van Walsem - Faculty of Science, Department of Bioscience Engineering
14
Jun Laser Ablation ICP-MS as a tool for surface analysis in comparison to other elemental analysis methods
PhD defence Kevin Hellemans - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
18
Jun Plasma catalysis: Study of packing materials on CO2 reforming in a DBD reactor
Phd defence Inne Michielsen - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
21
Jun The characterisation of Lactobacillus glycoconjugates and their interplay with Candida
PhD defence Camille Allonsius - Faculty of Science, Department of Bioscience Engineering
25
Jun First-Principles Studies of Novel Two-Dimensional Dirac Materials
PhD defence Linyang Li - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
26
Jun Graphene-based membranes and nanoconfined water: molecular dynamics simulation study
PhD defence Hossein Ghorbanfekr Kalashami - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics

Jul 2019

1
Jul A Foundation for Inconsistency Management in Model-Based Systems Engineering
PhD defence Istvan David - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
9
Jul Metabolomics data processing and analysis approaches
PhD defence Charlie Beirnaert - Faculty of Science

Aug 2019

22
Aug Mutation Testing: From Theory to Practice
PhD defence Ali Parsai - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

Sep 2019

4
Sep Nanoscale study of ageing and irradiation induced precipitates in the DIN 1.4970 alloy
PhD defence Niels Cautaerts - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
11
Sep On the symplectic invariants of semitoric systems
PhD defence Jaume Alonso i Fernandez - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics & Computer Science
16
Sep Multi-technology Management of Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
PhD defence Tom De Schepper - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
17
Sep Mechanics of the middle ear: Optical measurements and finite-element modeling
PhD defence Kilian Gladiné - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
18
Sep Quantitative atom detection from atomic-resolution transmission electron microscopy images
PhD defence Jarmo Fatermans - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
19
Sep Automatic exploration techniques for the numerical continuation of large-scale nonlinear systems
PhD defence Michiel Wouters - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
23
Sep Ammonia and acid-base regulation in fish: modulating effects of challenging environments
PhD defence Jyotsna Shrivastava - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
25
Sep Excitonic complexes in transition metal dichalcogenides and related materials
PhD defence Matthias Van der Donck - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
26
Sep Generation, transport and molecular interactions of reactive species in plasma medicine
PhD defence Jonas Van der Paal - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry

Oct 2019

3
Oct Wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) distribution and agricultural damage in Flanders
PhD defence Anneleen Rutten - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
9
Oct Computational modelling of atmospheric DC discharges for CO2 conversion
PhD defence Georgi Trenchev - Faculty of Science
9
Oct Property Preservation in Co-simulation
PhD defence Cláudio Ângelo Gonçalves Gomes - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
14
Oct Identification of new cellular and molecular leaf growth regulators in maize (Zea mays) through characterization of mutants with impaired growth
PhD defence Katrien Sprangers - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
16
Oct Producing nutritional protein with Dunaliella microalgae: Technological and economic optimization
PhD defence Yixing Sui - Faculty of Science, Department of Bioscience Engineering
17
Oct Trophic and non-trophic interactions between macrophytes and macroinvertebrates in lowland streams
PhD defence Jan-Willem Wolters - Faculteit Wetenschappen, Departement Biologie

Archive 2018

Jan 2018

24
Jan Interactions between phyllosphere bacteria and urban air pollution
PhD defence Wenke Smets - Faculty of Science, Department of Bioscience Engineering
26
Jan Periodic mesoporous organosilicas: versatile materials hosting catalytic centers
PhD defence Ward Huybrechts - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry

Feb 2018

16
Feb In vitro and in vivo probiotic potential of Lactobacillus spp. for otitis media
PhD defence Marianne van den Broek - Faculty of Science - Department of Bioscience Engineering
20
Feb Improved MRI Relaxometry through Statistical Signal Processing
PhD defence Gabriel Ramos Llordén - Faculty of Science - Department of Physics
28
Feb 2D and 3D Characterization of Plasmonic and Porous Nanoparticles using Transmission Electron Microscopy.
Public defence of the PhD thesis of Mr. Kadir Sentosun - Faculty of Science - Department of Physics

Mar 2018

5
Mar The behavior of plasma-generated reactive species in plasma medicine
PhD defence Christof Verlackt - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
8
Mar Study of electroweak W±W±jj production with the CMS detector
Public defence of the PhD thesis of Mr. Jasper Lauwers - Faculty of Science - Department of Physics
9
Mar Search for gluon saturation in proton-lead collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 5.02 TeV with the very forward CASTOR calorimeter at the CMS experiment
PhD defence Merijn van de Klundert - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
12
Mar A Multi-Paradigm Modelling Approach for Engineering Model Debugging Environments
PhD defence Simon Van Mierlo - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
22
Mar Modelling land-atmosphere interactions: Impact of near future land use and climate change over Western Europe
PhD defence Julie Berckmans - Faculty of Science
26
Mar Modeling of microwave plasmas for carbon dioxide conversion.
Public defence of the PhD thesis of Mr. Antonin Berthelot - Faculty of Science
27
Mar Influence of wastewater on the transport and transformation in irrigated soils
PhD defence Ali ERFANI AGAH - Faculty of Science
28
Mar Mass spectrometry-based methods to explore higher-order protein structure: Generating a fingerprint for biologics
PhD defence Sneha CHATTERJEE - Faculty of Sience, Department of Chemistry

Apr 2018

16
Apr Auxin-controlled tip growth regulation in Arabidopsis thaliana
PhD defence Sébastjen Schoenaers - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
18
Apr Mechanics of a single-ossicle ear: optical measurements and finite-element modeling of the avian middle ear
PhD defence Pieter Muyshondt - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
20
Apr Construction of xanthines and pyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidines via base metal-catalyzed direct oxidative coupling reactions
PhD defence Bénédicte Morel - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
26
Apr Anthropogenic impacts on the properties and the distribution of the terrestrial biogenic silica pool.
Public defence of the PhD thesis of Mrs. Dácil Unzué-Belmonte - Faculty of Science - Department of Biology
27
Apr Plants on the move: the effect of microclimate and anthropogenic disturbances on plant species distributions in mountains.
Public defence of the PhD thesis of Mr. Jonas Lembrechts - Faculty of Science - Department of Biology
27
Apr Quasiparticles in out-of-equilibrium quantum systems: correlations and equilibration
PhD defence Mathias Van Regemortel - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics

May 2018

4
May Exploring droplet coagulation for shaping ceramics: a physico-chemical study
PhD defence Judith Pype - Faculty of Science
7
May Ab initio description of multicomponent superconductivity in bulk to atomically thin materials
PhD defence Jonas Bekaert - Faculty of Science- Department of Physics
14
May Targeted Immobilization of Globins on Mesoporous Materials: A Spectroscopists's View
PhD defence Bert Cuypers - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
14
May Optimising and Assessing the Effectiveness of Specrum Based Fault Localisation
PhD defence Gulsher Laghari - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
25
May Effects of Artificial Light at Night on the Behaviour and Physiology of Free-living Songbirds
PhD defence Thomas Raap - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
25
May Electrosensing Applications by Using Titania as a Support for Bio(inspired) Molecules
PhD defence Vanousheh Rahemi − Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry

Jun 2018

6
Jun Glider Representations
PhD defence Frederik Caenepeel - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
12
Jun Molecular structure mining
PhD defence Aida Mrzic - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
13
Jun Base metal catalyzed aerobic benzylic oxygenations
PhD defence Hans Sterckx - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
13
Jun Special functions in higher spin settings
PhD defence Tim Janssens - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
15
Jun The dynamic interplay between Trypanosoma brucei and the tsetse fly vector revealed by transcriptome analysis
PhD defence Irina Matetovici - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
20
Jun Ecosystem-functioning approaches for assessing and managing ecosystem services
PhD defence Katrien Van der Biest - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
22
Jun Synthesis of propargylamines via catalytic alkynylation of (poly)halogenated imines
PhD defence Wim Van Beek - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
28
Jun Interplay of bacterial endotoxins and transition metals in the inflammatory capacity of airborne particulate matter
PhD defence Serena Moretti - Faculty of Science, Department of Bioscience Engineering

Jul 2018

2
Jul Quantitative electron diffraction tomography for structure characterization of cathode materials for Li-ion batteries
PhD defence Olesia Karakulina - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics

Aug 2018

21
Aug Investigation on the use of mesoporous titanium dioxide as a substrate for globin adsorption: a strategy for protein based (electro) sensing.
PhD defence Stefano Loreto - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
29
Aug A Foundation for Multi-Paradigm Modelling
PhD defence Yentl Van Tendeloo - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
29
Aug Advances in X-ray reconstruction algorithms for limited data problems in conventional and non-conventional projection geometries
PhD defence Eline Janssens - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
31
Aug Effects of three-dimensional soil heterogeneity on the structure and functioning of plant communities in experimental mesocosms
PhD defence Yongjie LIU - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology

Sep 2018

5
Sep 3D characterization of coated nanoparticles and soft-hard nanocomposites
PhD defence Nathalie Claes - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
10
Sep Automatic regularization methods for inverse problems
PhD defence Nick Schenkels - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
18
Sep A study of plasmonic systems using Layer-by-Layer synthesized core-shell nanoparticles
PhD defence Ramesh Asapu - Faculty of Science, Department of Bioscience Engineering

Oct 2018

2
Oct Advanced electron tomography to investigate the growth of homogeneous and heterogeneous nanoparticles
PhD defence Naomi Winckelmans - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
5
Oct Local-global principles for quadratic forms and strong linkage
PhD defence Parul Gupta, Faculty of Science - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
10
Oct Mining Patterns in Dirty Data for Detecting and Correcting Inconsistencies
PhD defence Joeri Rammelaere - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
11
Oct Local study of the band gap and structure of diamond based nanomaterials by analytical transmission electron microscopy
PhD defence Svetlana Korneychuk - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
18
Oct New ways to bridge the gap between microscopic simulations and macroscopic chemistry
PhD defence Kristof Bal, Faculty of Science - Department of Chemistry
23
Oct Robust estimation of diffusion tensor and diffusion kurtosis imaging parameters
PhD defence Quinten Collier - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
31
Oct Carbon nanotubes and graphene based devices: from nanosensors to confined water
PhD defence Belisa Rebeca DE AQUINO - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics

Nov 2018

20
Nov Towards a breakthrough in applications of vibrational optical activity: an experimental study of the environmental effects on protein spectra
PhD defence Evelien Van de Vondel - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
21
Nov The use of in vitro assays in toxicological screening of flame retardants: towards comprehensive risk assessment
PhD defence Boris Krivoshiev - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
23
Nov Unravelling structural motifs of intrinsically disordered proteins employing Raman optical activity: Understanding the basis of neurodegenerative diseases
PhD defence Carl Mensch - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry

Dec 2018

6
Dec Stress and herpes infections in the frigatebird (Fregata magnificens): an experimental physiological approach
PhD defence Manrico Sebastiano - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
12
Dec Development and application of a non-local theory for the description of positron surface states
PhD defence Vincent Callewaert - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
17
Dec In-situ Transmission Electron Microscopic Nanomechanical Investigations of Ni
PhD defence Vahid Samaee - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
18
Dec Potential for nature-based mitigation of coastal flood risks
PhD defence Rebecca Van Coppenolle - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
20
Dec Understanding functioning and evolution of bird middle ear mechanics: a functional morphological analysis
PhD defence Raf Claes - Facultyof Science, Department of Biology

Archive 2017

Jan 2017

11
Jan Effects of intertidal ecosysems on estuarine hydrodynamics and flood wave attenuation : a multi-scale study.
PhD defence of Mr. Jeroen Stark - Faculty of Science
17
Jan Iterative reconstruction for mobile chest tomosynthesis
PhD defence Jeroen Cant - Faculty of Science - Department of Physics
31
Jan The Human Middle Ear - A Multidisciplinary Study by means of Tomographic Imaging, Stroboscopic Holography and Dynamic Finite Element Modeling
PhD defence Daniël De Greef - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
31
Jan Spatial pattern formation of macrophytes : an integrated model for the management of lowland rivers
PhD defence Veerle Verschoren - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology

Feb 2017

1
Feb Design and analysis of multiple access algorithms
PhD defence Robbe Block - Faculty of Science - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
3
Feb A computer vision framework for quantifying the social behaviour of Drosophila Melanogaster
PhD defence Tanmay Nath - Faculty of Science
10
Feb Transvector algebras in harmonic analysis
PhD defence Matthias Roels - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
13
Feb Optimal statistical experiment design for detecting and locating light atoms using quantitative high resolution (scanning) transmission electron microscopy
Public defence of the PhD thesis of Mrs. Julie Gonnissen - Faculty of Science - Department of Physics
17
Feb Group actions in Noncommutative Projective Geometry
PhD defence Kevin De Laet - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
22
Feb Structure characterization of triple perovskites and related systems by transmission electron microscopy
PhD defence Robert Paria Sena - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
24
Feb Computational solutions for quality control of mass spectrometry-based proteomics
PhD defence Wout Bittremieux - Faculty of Science, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science
27
Feb Nanostructure of Superconducting Tapes : a study by electron microscopy
PhD defence Alexander Meledin - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics

Mar 2017

1
Mar Quality-Driven Management of Video Streaming Services in Segment-Based Cache Networks
PhD defence Maxim Claeys - Faculty of Science - Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science
3
Mar On the evolution of chemical communication in lizards.
PhD defence Simon Baeckens - Faculty of Science- Department of Biology
10
Mar Locomotor Anatomy and Behaviour in Olive Baboons: Integrative Analysis from Early Infancy to Autonomy
PhD defence François Druelle - Faculty of Science - Department of Biology

Apr 2017

19
Apr Influence of interspecific plant interactions on the stress response of grassland species in a future climate
Public defence of the PhD thesis of Mrs. Helena Van De Velde - Faculty of Science - Department of Biology
27
Apr Varying Coefficient Models & Multivariate Parameters in Partial Differential Equation Models : Inference and Estimation.
PhD defense of Mr. Mohamed Ahkim - Faculty of Science - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

May 2017

9
May Plasma technology - A novel solution for CO2 conversion?
PhD defence Ramses Snoeckx - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
24
May Electronic transport properties in nano- and micro-engineered graphene structures
PhD defence Slavisa Milovanovic - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
29
May Towards a fundamental understanding of plasma - TiO2 catalyst interaction for greenhouse gas conversion
PhD defence Stijn Huygh - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry

Jun 2017

2
Jun Improved reliability of fiber orientation estimation and graph theoretical analysis of structural brain networks with diffusion MRI
PhD defence Timo Roine - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
9
Jun Connections between commutative and noncommutative algebraic geometry.
Public defence of the PhD thesis of Mr. Pieter Belmans - Faculty of Science - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
13
Jun Characterization of scanning gate technique and transport in nanostructured graphene
PhD defence Marko Petrovic - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
15
Jun Novel mesoscopic effects and topological states in chiral p-wave superconductors
PhD defence Victor Fernandez Becerra - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
20
Jun Numerical and experimental study of a packed bed plasma reactor for environmental applications.
Public defence of the PhD thesis of Mr. Koen Van Laer - Faculty of Science - Department of Chemistry
21
Jun Steering Mobile Users in LTE Networks Based on Their Mobility Behaviour
PhD defence Bart Sas - Faculty of Science, Dept. of Mathematics & Computer Science
23
Jun Cooperative electrocatalytic alcohol oxidation: quest for an optimal mediator system
PhD defence Jeroen Lybaert - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
26
Jun Convergence Analysis and Application of ADI Schemes for Partial Differential Equations from Financial Mathematics.
Public defence of the PhD thesis of Mr. Maarten Wyns - Faculty of Science- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
26
Jun Study of the very forward jet energy spectrum in proton-proton collisions at √s = 7 TeV with the CASTOR calorimeter at the CMS experiment
PhD defence Alex Van Spilbeeck - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
27
Jun Quantification of 3D atomic positions for nanoparticles using scanning transmission electron microscopy : statistical parameter estimation, dose-limited precision and optimal experimental design
PhD defence Marcos ALANIA - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
28
Jun Effective field theory for superfluid Fermi gases
PhD defence Giovanni Lomardi - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
30
Jun To beg or not to beg - Evolutionary ecological perspectives on bird family life
PhD defence Nolwenn Fresneau - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
30
Jun Physiology and productivity of short-rotation coppice: genotypic differences and impacts of harvesting
PhD defence Stefan Vanbeveren - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology

Jul 2017

3
Jul Quantum Chromodynamics at small Bjorken-x
PhD defence Pieter Taels - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
14
Jul Taxonomy of Terrestrial Molluscs of Nepal
Public defence of the PhD thesis of Mr. Prem Bahadur BUDHA - Faculty of Science - Department of Biology

Aug 2017

23
Aug In-depth study of organophosphonic acid modification on titanium dioxide
PhD defence Annelore Roevens - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry

Sep 2017

5
Sep Two- and three-dimensional transmission electron microscopy of colloidal nanoparticles: from structure to composition
PhD defence Eva Bladt - Faculty of Science,Department of Physics
14
Sep On the tensor product of large categories
PhD defence Julia Ramos González - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
15
Sep Quantifying inflow uncertainties for CFD simulations of dispersion in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer
PhD defence Clara GARCÍA SÁNCHEZ - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
18
Sep Natural and amorphous arsenic sulfide pigments: characterization, degradation and influence of the binding medium
PhD defence Marc Vermeulen - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
20
Sep The restoration of degraded iron-rich fens
Public defence of the PhD thesis of Mr. Willem-Jan Emsens - Faculty of Science - Department of Biology
22
Sep Halogen bonds, hydrogen bonds and beyond: A cryospectroscopic study into competitive noncovalent interactions
PhD defence Yannick Geboes - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
29
Sep Inbreeding-environment interactions throughout the life of a songbird
PhD defence Raïssa De Boer - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology

Oct 2017

2
Oct Molecular dissection of A-type lamin-regulated pathways
PhD defence Tobias Corne - Faculty of Science - Department of Bioscience Engineering
4
Oct Study of the genetic diversity of Trypanosoma congolense and its resistance to the drug Isometamidium Chloride
PhD defence Eliane Tihon - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
12
Oct Atomistic modeling of the structural and electronic properties of Cr-based oxides and their potential application as TCO-materials.
Public defence of the PhD thesis of Mrs. Samira Dabaghmanesh - Faculty of Science - Department of Chemistry
12
Oct Potential for Payments for Watershed Services and Climate Change Adaptation in Pangani River Basin, Tanzania
PhD defence Makarius LALIKA - Faculty of Science, IMDO
16
Oct Plasma-assisted conversion of carbon dioxide
PhD defence Igor Belov - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
25
Oct Characterization and Modeling of Pesticide Transport in Urbanized Areas
PhD defence Ting TANG - Faculty of Science, Department Bioscience Engineering

Nov 2017

7
Nov Ecosystem Services of Palmiet Wetlands: The Role of Ecosystem Composition and Function
PhD defence Alanna Jane REBELO - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
14
Nov High Quality Linked Data Generation from Heterogeneous Data
PhD defence Anastasia DIMOU - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
22
Nov Advanced Algorithms for Quantitative Electron Tomography
PhD defence Daniele Zanaga - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
23
Nov Confined quantum systems in topological insulator heterostructures
PhD defence Christophe De Beule - Faculty of Science - Department of Physics
27
Nov First-Principles Studies of Novel Two-Dimensional Materials and Their Physical Properties
PhD defence Yierpan AIERKEN - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
27
Nov Data integration for clinical coding algorithms
PhD defence Elyne Scheurwegs - Faculty of Science - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

Dec 2017

5
Dec Study of electron transfer processes in plasmonic photocatalysis
PhD defence Maarten Keulemans - Faculty of Science, Department of Bioscience Engineering
12
Dec Multicomponent Chemistry with Thiosulfonate and Isocyanide Building Blocks: Challenges and Opportunities for Green Chemistry
Public defence of the PhD thesis of Mr. Pieter Mampuys - Faculty of Science - Department of Chemistry
13
Dec Model-based reconstruction algorithms for dynamic X-ray CT
Public defence of the PhD thesis of Mr. Vincent Van Nieuwenhove - Faculty of Science - Department of Physics
18
Dec Plants in a changing world: biological invasion and the role of biodiversity and species traits during climate extremes
Public defence of the PhD thesis of Mrs. Evelyne Elst - Faculty of Science - Department of Biology
19
Dec Tackling challenges in process-based forest modelling: from concept to uncertainty
Public defence of the PhD thesis of Mrs. Joanna Horemans - Faculty of Science - Department of Biology
19
Dec Spatial patterns and bio-geomorphological effects of vegetation loss in a submerging coastal marsh
PhD defence Lennert Schepers - Faculty of Science
19
Dec Copper, the bright future of the vehicle catalyst?
PhD defence Qi XIN - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
20
Dec Quantitative atomic resolution transmission electron microscopy for heterogeneous nanomaterials
PhD defence Karel H.W. van den Bos - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
21
Dec Development of a Validated EXPonential Analysis method
PhD defence Matteo Briani - Faculty of Science - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

Archive 2016

Jan 2016

12
Jan The role of vasopressin (Avpr1a) and oxytocin (OXTR) receptor gene variation as a proximate base for inter-and intraspecific differences in personality in bonobos (Pan paniscus) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
PhD defense of Mrs. Nicky Staes - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
22
Jan Interaction of light with metallic nanoparticles and nanofilms : Extending scattering theory and study of the influence of smooth electron density transitions.
PhD defense Nick Van den Broeck - Department of Physics
22
Jan Conflict and co-adaptation : the evolution of parental care in a wild bird species.
PhD defense Carsten Lucass - Department of Biology
25
Jan Direct Insight into the Elusive Active TI Species in High-yield Ziegler-Natta Catalysts.
PhD defense of Mrs. Elena Morra - Department of Physics

Feb 2016

1
Feb Subpixel Analysis of Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Images
PhD defence Muhammad Awais Akhter - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
16
Feb A multi-paradigm modelling approach to the design and evolution of domain-specific modelling languages
PhD defence Bart Meyers - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
19
Feb A study on the impact of design of robocasted hierarchical structured catalysts on mass and heat transport, applied to methanol-to-olefins conversion
PhD defence Jasper Lefevere - Faculty of Science
23
Feb Influence of silicon nanoparticle coating on the electrolyte decomposition in Li-ion batteries
PhD defence Kristof Van Havenbergh - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
25
Feb Responses of vegetation, small mammals and large herbivores to human induced pressures in the Savannah Plains of Nech Sar National Park, South Ethiopia Rift Valley
PhD defence Simon Shibru Cheche - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
26
Feb Exploring the boundaries of cryospectroscopy: a new approach towards separating monomer and complex spectra
PhD defence Liene De Beuckeleer - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry

Mar 2016

9
Mar Understanding biological responses to ionising radiation in plants: a study with Lemna minor as a new molecular model system
PhD defence Arne Van Hoeck - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
10
Mar Search for the Standard Model Higgs boson produced via vector boson fusion and decaying to bottom quarks with the CMS detector at the Large Hadron Collider
PhD defence Sara Alderweireldt, Department of Physics - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
21
Mar Advances in methodology for the analysis of DNA interacting proteins by native ion mobility mass spectrometry.
PhD defence Annika Kotter, Department of Chemistry
24
Mar Electron vortex beams: an in-depth theoretical study
PhD defence Ruben Van Boxem - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics

Apr 2016

21
Apr Investigation of new approaches towards C8-N9 annulated purines
PhD defence Jens Maes - Department of Chemistry
27
Apr Native mass spectrometry - a versatile tool for the study of challenging targets in structural biology
PhD defence of Mr. Albert Konijnenberg - Department of Chemistry
29
Apr Channel allocation and interface binding in wireless mesh networks
PhD defence Jeroen Avonts - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
29
Apr Sources of individual variation in immune traits on a within individual, a between individual and a local/population scale
PhD defence Anke Vermeulen - Department of Biology

May 2016

12
May Numerical analysis of pattern formation in auxin transport models
PhD defence Delphine Draelants - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
12
May Plasmonics in graphene and related materials
PhD defence Ben Van Duppen - Department of Physics
12
May Emergent phenomena in superconductors and superfluids with multicomponent quantum condensates.
PhD defence of Mrs. Natalia Orlova - Department of Physics
19
May Probing itinerant ferromagnetism with ultracold quantum gases
PhD defence Enya Vermeyen - Department of Physics
24
May Advanced electron microscopy characterization of catalysts
PhD defence of Mrs. Maria Meledina - Department of Physics
27
May Development of new strategies for electrochemical aptasensing.
PhD defence of Mrs. Sanaz Pilehvar - Department of Chemistry
27
May The dynamical Casimir effect in exciton-polariton quantum fluids
PhD defence of Mrs. Selma Koghee - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics

Jun 2016

1
Jun Development of a biosensor for ergot alkaloids
PhD defence of Mrs. Elsa Rouah-Martin - Faculty of Science
1
Jun Plasma catalysis as an efficient and sustainable air purification technology
PhD defence Karen Van Wesenbeeck - Faculty of Science, Department of Bio-engineering Sciences
20
Jun The exploration of the potential of grafting for fouling reduction of TiO2 NF membranes
PhD defence Ghulam Mustafa - Faculty of Science
22
Jun The Gerstenhaber-Schack complex for prestacks and non-commutative deformation theory
PhD defence Hoang Dinh Van - Faculty of Science - Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science
29
Jun An integrated approach to unravel the growth response of maize leaves to drought
PhD defence Viktoriya Avramova - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology

Jul 2016

5
Jul Frequent pattern discovery for integrated omics data
PhD defence Stefan Naulaerts - Faculty of Science

Sep 2016

5
Sep Query approximation techniques for data analytics
PhD defence Reuben Ndindi - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
6
Sep Super-resolution estimation of quantitative MRI parameters
PhD defence Gwendolyn Van Steenkiste - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
7
Sep Perturbation of auxin homeostasis and signaling by overexpression of PINOID in Arabidopsis thaliana : A leaf growth and stress response study
PhD defence Kumud Saini - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
12
Sep Ecosystem services: study of human influences on nature and the effects for society
PhD defence Annelies Boerema - Faculty of Science - IMDO
19
Sep Opto-electrical and magnetic resonance investigation of spin-dependent processes in Polymer based Organic Photovoltaic Devices
PhD defence Biniam Zerai Tedlla - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
19
Sep Persistent organic pollutants and flame retardants in birds of prey: an exposure assessment using non-invasive biomonitoring
PhD defence Igor Eulaers - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
23
Sep Novel applications of vortex beams and spiral phase plates in transmission electron microscopy
PhD defence Roeland Juchtmans - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
26
Sep Confinement induced assembly of anisotropic particles: patchy colloids and water molecules
PhD defence Mario Sobrino Fernàndez - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
27
Sep The creation and quantification of electron vortex beams, towards their application
PhD defence Laura Clark - Faculty of Science- Department of Physics
28
Sep Electronic properties of strained graphene and supercritical charge centers
PhD defence Dean Moldovan - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
30
Sep Model-based optimisation of the trade-offs between biomass production, CO2 balance and water consumption in short rotation coppice forestry
PhD defence Toon De Groote - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology

Oct 2016

7
Oct Unveiling the evolutionary history & molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium ulcerans
PhD defence Koen Vandelannoote - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
11
Oct Load Balancing in Large Distributed Networks
PhD defence Wouter Minnebo - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
14
Oct Simultaneous Valorisation of Metallic Iron-Rich Waste and Carbon Dioxide by Hydrothermal Reactions
PhD defence Koen Michiels - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
21
Oct The development and application of novel methods for top-down and structural proteomics
PhD defence Frederik Lermyte - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
21
Oct Non-commutative generalisations of valuations and places
PhD defence Nikolaas Verhulst - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

Nov 2016

25
Nov Advances in the mass spectrometry-based analysis of biomolecules and their covalent modifications: a molecular window on some therapeutic approaches
PhD defence Debbie Dewaele - Faculty of Science - Department of Chemistry
29
Nov Electron Microscopy of Hierarchically Structured Nanomaterials: Linking Structure to Properties and Synthesis
PhD defence Zhi-Yi HU - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics

Dec 2016

1
Dec Modeling of quantum electron transport with applications in energy filtering nanostructures
PhD defence Maarten Van de Put - Faculty of Science- Department of Physics
1
Dec Visual communication from a functional and evolutionary perspective: what does the Anolis dewlap say?
PhD defence Tess Driessens - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
7
Dec Numerical analysis of nonlinear PDEs in option pricing: finite difference and splitting methods.
PhD defence Radoslav Valkov - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics & Computer Science
9
Dec Fluid Modeling of the Plasma-Assisted Conversion of Greenhouse Gases to Value-Added Chemicals in a Dielectric Barrier Discharge
PhD defence Christophe De Bie - Faculty of Science- Department of Chemistry
15
Dec Towards a new synthesis of benzodiazines based on C(sp2)-H activation: direct oxidative amination versus rearrangement
PhD defence Mattijs Baeten - Faculty of Science - Department of Chemistry

Archive 2015

Jan 2015

6
Jan Quantitative model-based high angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy.
PhD defense Gerardo Tadeo Martinez Alanis - Faculty of Sciences
19
Jan STEM investigation of complex oxides at the atomic scale
Ph.D. defense of Ricardo Egoavil - Department of Physics
19
Jan Novel hybrid inorganic-organic materials : synthesis and advanced physico-chemical characterization of Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas.
PhD defense of Feng Lin - Department of Chemistry

Mar 2015

9
Mar Biogenic and non-biogenic Si pools in terrestrial ecosystems: results from a novel analysis method.
PhD defense Ana Lucia BARAO - Department of Biology
18
Mar Phytochemical, Analytical and Preclinical Investigations on Plant Extracts as Potential Antitumoural Therapy.
PhD defense Rica Capistrano I - Department Pharmaceutical Sciences

Apr 2015

22
Apr Advanced TEM investigation of the elementary plasticity mechanisms in palladium thin films at the nano scale
PhD defence of Behnam Aminahmadi - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
29
Apr First-principles characterization and functionalization of graphene-like materials
PhD defence Jozef Sivek - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics

May 2015

12
May Quantitative atomic resolution electron microscopy using advanced statistical techniques
PhD defence Annick De Backer - Faculy of Science, Department of Physics
19
May Effects of quantum confinement in nanoscale superconductors: from electronic density of states to vortex matter
PhD defence Lingfeng Zhang - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
22
May Multigrid methods for wave scattering problems governed by the Helmholtz and Schrödinger equation.
PhD defence Siegfried Cools - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
28
May Optical techniques for real-time morphology measurement of the tympanic membrane
PhD defence Sam Van der Jeught - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics

Jun 2015

9
Jun Commissioning of the CMS pixel tracker and measurement of the charged particle multiplicity at the LHC
PhD defence Romain Rougny - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
11
Jun Modelling plant cell expansion in VirtualLeaf
PhD defence Abdiravuf Dzhurakhalov - Faculty of Sciences
16
Jun Evolutionary relationships between arenaviruses and their rodent hosts
PhD defence Sophie Gryseels - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology

Sep 2015

2
Sep Synthesis of Barium Titanate for the Fabrication of Textured Barium Titanate by Colloidal Processes in a Strong Magnetic Field
PhD Defense Murat Özen - Faculty of Science - Department of Chemistry
2
Sep Cohesive Pattern Mining in Sequential and Spatial Data
PhD defence Cheng Zhou - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Faculty of Science
15
Sep Atomic scale simulations of the interactions of plasma species on nickel catalyst surfaces.
PhD defence Wesley Somers - Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
15
Sep A spatiotemporal analysis of desert ecosystems with phytogenic mounds (nebkhas)
PhD defence Jan Quets - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
23
Sep An ab initio study of the properties of doped semiconducting nanowires
Thesis defense of the PhD dissertation of Bob Schoeters - Department of Physics
25
Sep Functional morphology and biomechanics of the armature of stag beetles
PhD defence Jana Goyens - Faculty of Science

Oct 2015

9
Oct Factors controlling dissolved organic carbon in soils: a database analysis and a model development
Phd defence Marta Camino Serrano - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
14
Oct Microcavity polaritons in presence of a two-dimensional electron gas
Thesis defense of Maarten Baeten - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
16
Oct Transmission ecology of Morogoro arenavirus in the multimammate mouse Mastomys natalensis in Tanzania
Thesis defense of the PhD dissertation of Benny Borremans - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
19
Oct Finding Subspace Clusters using Local Neighborhoods
PhD Mehmet Emin Aksehirli - Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
23
Oct Functional morphological analysis of terrestrial feeding in amphibious fish
PhD Krijn Michel - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology

Nov 2015

5
Nov Exposure, accumulation, detoxification and effects of metals on large grazers: cattle (Bos taurus) and horses (Equus caballus)
PhD defense of Mrs. Saskia Roggeman - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
17
Nov Measurement of the electroweak production of a Z boson in association with two jets with the CMS detector
PhD defence Tom Cornelis - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
27
Nov Exploring electron beam shaping in transmission electron microscopy
PhD defence Giulio Guzzinati - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics

Dec 2015

2
Dec Biotemplate silica-titania diatoms for gas phase photocatalysis
PhD defence Erik Van Eynde - Faculty of Sciences, Department Bioscience Engineering
9
Dec Adaptations to an endophilic lifestyle in the tree-hole tick
PhD defence Arend Raoul Van Oosten - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
9
Dec Living on the edge. Bio-physical interactions in the pioneer zone of expanding tidal marshes
PhD defence Alexandra Silinski - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
10
Dec Development of new serodiagnostic tests for African trypanosomiasis due to Trypanosoma evansi and Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
PhD defence Stijn Rogé - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
10
Dec Vibration measurements of the middle ear: normal, diseased, repaired middle ears, and non-linear response
PhD defence John Peacock - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
14
Dec The return of the European beaver (Castor fiber) in Flanders, Belgium: ecology and risk assessment
PhD defence of Mr. Kristijn Swinnen - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology
14
Dec Carbon Based Materials and Hybrid Nanostructures investigated by Advanced Transmission Electron Microscopy
PhD defense of Mr. Mert Kurttepeli - Department of Physics
14
Dec Change-Based Software Engineering: Using Reified Changes for Test Selection and Refactoring Reconstruction
PhD defense of Mr. Quinten Soetens - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
15
Dec Three-dimensional characterization of atomic clusters, nanoparticles and their assemblies by Advanced Transmission Electron Microscopy
PhD defence Thomas Altantzis - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
16
Dec Towards In Loco X-ray Computed Tomography
PhD defenceAndrei Dabravolski - Faculty of Science
17
Dec Model-based iterative reconstruction algorithms for computed tomography
PhD defence Geert Van Eyndhoven - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
21
Dec Collaborative filtering with binary, positive-only data
PhD defence Koen Verstrepen - Faculty of Science, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science

Archive 2014

Apr 2014

22
Apr Intelligent analysis and data mining of spectral data in proteomics and metabolomics
PhD defense Trung Nghia VU - Department of Informatics and Mathematics
22
Apr Vibrational properties of graphene nano-flakes and thermo-mechanical properties of graphene-like materials
PhD defense Sandeep Kumar Singh - Department of Physics

May 2014

5
May TiO2 gas phase photocatalysis: from morphological design to plasmonic enhancement
PhD defense Sammy Verbruggen - Faculty of Science, Department of Bioscience Engineering

Jun 2014

27
Jun Inventory of belowground carbon pools and fluxes in a short rotation woody crop
PhD defense Gonzalo Berhongaray - Faculty of Science, research group of Plant and Vegetation Ecology
30
Jun The importance of spatial heterogeneity for plant species persistence and diversity: a modelling study
PhD defense Jinbao Liao - Faculty of Science, research group of Plant and Vegetation Ecology

Sep 2014

25
Sep Study of the initiation and growth of Arabidopsis thaliana root hairs
Public defense Daria Balcerowicz - Department of Biology

Oct 2014

13
Oct Organic aerosol from the oxidation of biogenic organic compounds: a modelling study
Public defense Karl Ceulemans - Department of Chemistry - Faculty of Sciences
21
Oct Biogeomorphic regime shifts between vegetated and bare states in tidal wetlands.
PhD defense of Mrs. Wang Chen - Department of Biology

Nov 2014

14
Nov Superconducting correlations in single and multilayer graphene.
PhD defense of Mr. William Armando Muñoz - Department of Physics - Faculty of Sciences
20
Nov Study of double parton scattering using four-jet scenarios in proton-proton collisions at √s = 7 TeV with the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider
Joint PhD defense of Mr. Paolo Gunnellini between University of Antwerp and University of Hamburg - Department of Physics

Dec 2014

11
Dec Using Arabidopsis thaliana to understand plant responses to climate extremes : from genes to organism.
PhD defense Gaurav Zinta - Department of Biology
19
Dec A contribution to multivariate generalized rational interval interpolation.
PhD defense of Maryna Lukach, Department of Informatics and Mathematics

Archive 2013

Jun 2013

25
Jun A study of wireless instrumentation for the process industry
PhD Defence - Stig Petersen

Oct 2013

1
Oct The creative process as an aspect deformation and creative transformation in a learning process
PhD defense by Min MA - Department of Mathematics and Information Sciences
22
Oct Optimal estimation of diffusion MRI parameters
PhD defense Jelle Veraart - Faculty of Science, Department Physics, Vision lab
30
Oct Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy (EELS) Characterization of Diamond and Related Materials
PhD defense Yinggang Lu - Faculty of Science, Department of Physics

Nov 2013

6
Nov Development of Scanning macro-XRF for the Investigation of Historical Paintings
PhD defense Matthias Alfeld - Faculty of Science, Department Chemistry
8
Nov Local Prior Knowledge in Tomography
PhD defense Tom Roelandts - Faculty of Science, Department Physics, Vision lab
20
Nov The role of zeolite ß nanoparticles solutions in the synthesis of zeolite-functionalised materials with bimodal porosity
PhD dissertation Cynthia Van Oers - Department of Chemistry

Dec 2013

19
Dec Carbon balance and productivity of a bio-energy culture with fast-growing poplars in Flanders
PhD defence Melanie Verlinden - Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Research Group: Plant and Vegetation Ecology
19
Dec Development of leaf area and above-ground biomass of different Populus genotypes in a bio-energy plantation
PhD defence Laura Broeckx - Faculty of Science, Department Biology

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