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
Simon Vercaemer obtained on November 5 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Commissioning of the SoLid experiment for the observationof electron antineutrinos at the BR2 reactor
Joint PhD with Universiteit Antwerpen
Promotors: Prof. dr. Petra Van Mulders & Prof. dr. Nick van Remortel
Jordy Vanpoucke obtained on October 26 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Bounds on Costas Permutations and Graphs
Promotor: Prof. dr. Philippe Cara
Despoina Angeliki Stavropoulou obtained on October 22 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Bioengineering Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Coagulase-negative staphylococci in fermented meat products: community dynamics and amino acid conversion
Promotor: Prof. dr. ir. Frédéric Leroy
Paul Van Eecke obtained on Ocotber 4 2018 the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences with the following doctoral thesis:
Generalisation and specialisation operators for computational construction grammar and their application in evolutionary linguistics research
Promotors: Prof. dr. em. Luc Steels & Prof. dr. Katrien Beuls