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
Arnout Roukaerts obtained on December 10 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Novel insights in nitrogen and carbon biogeochemistry of Antarctic sea ice: the potential role of a microbial biofilm.
promotor: Prof. dr. ir. Marc Elskens
Sophie Mossoux obtained on December 3 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Risk assessment around Karthala volcano (Union of the Comoros). Modelling lava flow hazard, population exposure and road access vulnerability, and building resilience against volcanic eruptions
Promotors: Prof. dr. Frank Canters & Prof. dr. Matthieu Kervyn
Thi Thuy Hang Phan obtained on November 30 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Submerged aquatic vegetation in a tropical coastal lagoon environment: dynamics and resilience strategy
Promotor: Prof. dr. Ludwig Triest