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
My Thi Ai Tran obtained on November 29 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Environmental and health impacts of organic and inorganic contaminants in Cau Hai Lagoon: impact assessment for fish consumers.
promotors: prof. dr. ir. Marc Elskens & assoc. prof. dr. Thai Long Hoang
Lina Wauters obtained on November 16 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Bioengineering Sciences at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen with the following doctoral thesis:
Biochemical, kinetic and structural characterization of the unusual GTPase cycle of Roco proteins
Joint PhD with Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Promotors: Prof. dr. ir. Wim Versées, Prof. dr. Peter J.M. van Haastert (RUG) & Prof. dr. Arjan Kortholt (RUG)
Margo Maex obtained on November 9 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
From molecules to behaviour: The evolution of chemical signalling during salamander courtship.
Promotor: Prof. dr. Franky Bossuyt