Alessandra Manganelli obtained on March 15 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Unlocking Socio-Political Dynamics of Alternative Food Networks through a Hybrid Governance Approach: Highlights from the Brussels-Capital Region and Toronto
Joint PhD with KU Leuven
Promotors: Prof. Bas van Heur & Prof. Frank Moulaert
Constantijn Raaymakers obtained on March 15 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Poison from a frog's perspective: Elucidating the adaptive role of skin-secreted peptides in anti-predator defence
Joint PhD with Universiteit Gent
Promotor: Prof. dr. Kim Roelants
Florac De Bruyn obtained on March 8 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Bioengineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Wet coffee fermentation: from ecosystem analysis to starter culture development, a microbiological approach
Promotor: Prof. dr. ir. Luc De Vuyst
Jonas Verhoeven obtained on March 5 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of constrained furanose and nucleoside derivatives
Promotor: Prof. dr. Steven Ballet
Felipe Gomez Marulanda obtained on February 28 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Automated 3D geometry segmentations for Computational Fluid Dynamics applications
Promotor: Prof. dr. Ann Nowé
Niels de Winter obtained on February 22 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Improving techniques and interpretations for reconstructing high-resolution paleoclimate in deep time from bivalve shells and tooth enamel
Promotor: Prof. dr. Philippe Claeys
Rosa van der Ven obtained on Februari 5 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
All adrift? A population genetic approach unravelling dispersal patterns of scleractinian corals
Promotor: prof. dr. Marc Kochzius
Sander Wuyts obtained on February 4 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Bioengineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
A genome-based view on lactobacilli and their role in the carrot juice fermentation process
Joint PhD with Universiteit Antwerpen
Promotors: prof. dr. ir. Luc De Vuyst & prof. dr. ir. Sarah Lebeer
Karen Van Opdenbosch obtained on February 1 2019 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral theis:
A study of topological properties in approach theory using monoidal topology
Joint PhD with Universiteit Antwerpen
Promotors: Prof. dr. Eva Colebunders, Prof. dr. Mark Sioen & Prof. dr. Bob Lowen
Douglas Burns obtained on December 18 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Measurements of differential top quark pair production cross sections as a function of kinematic event variables at 13 TeV at CMS.
Joint PhD with University of Bristol
Promotors: Prof. dr. Freya Blekman & Prof. dr. Joel Goldstein