| SUFYAN AZAM | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Alex Fragoso |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “CFD ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES AND SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION OF THIN COPPER FILMS SUBJECTED TO MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Mohamed K. Hassan [President] (Minia University, Egypt) – Dr. Pascal Blondeau [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Iberahin Bin Jusoh [Vocal] (Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 11th January 2021 |
| TIME: | 11.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Video defense: Microsoft Teams |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| NASSIF CHAHIN | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ciara O’Sullivan and Dr. Mayreli Ortiz |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “MULTIPLEXED DETECTION OF SNPS USING ELECTROCHEMICAL MELTING CURVE ANALYSIS” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Jan Vanfleteren [President] (Ghent University, Belgium) – Dr. Miriam Jauset i Rubio [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Luis A. Tortajada Genaro [Vocal] (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Wednesday, 27th January 2021 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Video defense: Microsoft Teams |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| JULIO CÉSAR ZUAZNABAR GARDONA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Alex Fragoso |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | ” PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF SURFACES MODIFIED WITH CARBON NANO-ONIONS. BIOMEDICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS “ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Arben Mercoçi [President] (Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2)) – Dr. Mayreli Ortiz Rodríguez [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Marta E. Płońska-Brzezińska [Vocal] (Medical University of Bialystok, Poland) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 29th January 2021 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Video defense: Microsoft Teams |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| ABEL TOSCANO SOTO | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Francesc Medina |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DISEÑO DE UN SISTEMA DE DOS ETAPAS PARA EL TRATAMIENTO Y REVALORIZACIÓN IN SITU DE EFLUENTES PROCEDENTES DE LA INDUSTRIA DEL PETRÓLEO Y GAS” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Mayra García Álvarez [President] (Stenco SL, Barcelona) – Dr. Anton Dafinov [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Llorenç Gavilà Terrades [Vocal] (AkzoNobel, Barcelona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 12th February 2021 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Aula 207, ETSEQ |
| *INDUSTRIAL MENTION | |
| RAUL ALARCÓN RUIZ | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Josep Xavier Ruiz, Dr. Fina Gavaldà and Dr. Marc Marín |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “AUGMENTED REALITY FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF PRODUCT ASSURANCE AND SAFETY” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DQFI and DEM |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Mireia Fernández-Ardèvol [President] (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Castelldefels) – Dr. Jaime Masons Bosch [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Javier Salueña Berna [Vocal] (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Terrassa) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 26th April 2021 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Video defense: Microsoft Teams |
| PAOLO JUAN SASSI AROBBA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Jordi Pallares and Dr. Youssef Stiriba |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF MULTIPHASE FLOWS. DESIGN AND SETUP OF AN EXPERIMENTAL FACILITY” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEM |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Josep Anton Ferré Vidal [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Mariana Mendina [Secretary] (Universidad de la República, Uruguay) – Dr. Mouldi Ben Meftah [Vocal] (Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 30th April 2021 |
| TIME: | 15.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Video defense: Microsoft Teams |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| MOHAMED ABOKERSH | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Dieter Boer and Dr. Manel Vallès |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DECISION MAKING TOOLS FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSITION TOWARD LOW CARBON ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN THE RESIDENTIAL SECTOR” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEM |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. José Antonio Caballero Suárez [President] (Universidad de Alicante, Spain) – Dr. Laureano Jiménez Esteller [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Philip Griffiths [Vocal] (University of Ulster, UK) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Tuesday, 4th May 2021 |
| TIME: | 10.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Video defense: Microsoft Teams |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| FANGXIN YUE | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Xavier Mateos, Dr. Jan Šulc and Dr. Venkatesan Jambunathan |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DEVELOPMENT OF A CRYOGENIC 2 ΜM MULTI-PASS AMPLIFIER IN NANOSECOND REGIME” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DQFI |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Ladislav Pina [President] (Czech Technical University in Prague) – Dr. Vaclav Kubecek [Secretary] (Czech Technical University in Prague) – Dr. Xavier Mateos [Vocal] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Tuesday, 22nd June 2021 |
| TIME: | 14.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Room TN121, Trojanova 13, Prague 2, Czech Republic |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| *COTUTELLE | |
| ANTONI SÁNCHEZ ORTIZ | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Josep Maria Mateo |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “PRIORAT VINEYARD VULNERABILITY AND WATER STRESS ASSESSMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE. ESTIMATED PRIORAT WINE CONSUMPTION IN HUMANS” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Robert Savé Monserrat [President] (IRTA – Torre Marimon) – Dr. George DelClos [Secretary] (The University of Texas School of Public Health, USA) – Dr. Josep Valls Fonayet [Vocal] (Université de Bordeaux, France) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 22nd July 2021 |
| TIME: | 17.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| CLAUDIO RUSSO | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Silvia De la Flor and Dr. Xavier Fernández |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DUAL-CURING THIOL-ACRYLATE-EPOXY THERMOSETS FOR FUNCTIONAL APPLICATIONS” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEM |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Pierfrancesco Cerruti [President] (Institute for Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials (IPCB-CNR), Italy) – Dr. Ali Osman Konuray [Secretary] (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona) – Dr. Alberto Jiménez Suárez [Vocal] (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 6th September 2021 |
| TIME: | 11.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| XHENSILA SHKEMBI | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ciara O’Sullivan and Dr. Vasoula Skouridou |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “MOLECULAR TOOLS FOR THE RAPID AND COST-EFFECTIVE DETECTION OF SMALL MOLECULES” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Arben Merkoçi [President] (ICN2, Bellaterra) – Dr. Mònica Campàs Homs [Secretary] (IRTA, Sant Carles de la Ràpita) – Dr. Maria DeRosa [Vocal] (Carleton University, Canada) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 18th October 2021 |
| TIME: | 15.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Video defense: Microsoft Teams |
| ANDREU BONET NAVARRO | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ricard Garcia Valls and dr. Adrianna Nogalska |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “KHCO3/CO2 ELECTROREDUCTION FOR FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS: REACTION AND REACTOR OPTIMIZATION, PROTOTYPING WITH 3D PRINTING AND AUTOMATIC TESTING.” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Andreu Cabot Codina [President] (IREC, Barcelona) – Dr. Alberto Puga Vaca [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Míriam Díaz de los Bernardos [Vocal] (UTQ-Eurecat, Tarragona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Wednesday, 27th October 2021 |
| TIME: | 10.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | N5 Building |
| CARLOS JESÚS GARCÍA HERNÁNDEZ | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Alberto Fernández and Dr. Francesc Serratosa |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “STRUCTURAL PATTERN RECOGNITION FOR CHEMICAL-COMPOUND VIRTUAL SCREENING” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Benoit Gaüzère [President] (University of Rouen, France) – Dr. Benjamí Martorell Massip [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona ) – Dr. Jesús Vicente de Julián Ortiz [Vocal] (Universitat de València, Spain) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 12th November 2021 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| JORDI AIXART FORÉS | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Francesc Díaz and Dr. Joan Rosell |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “CHARACTERIZATION OF GRAPHENE OXIDE OBTAINED FROM MODIFICATIONS OF HUMMERS’ METHOD AND ITS APPLICATION FOR REINFORCING TEXTILES” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ/DQFI |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Francisco Medina Cabello [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Josep Maria Serres Serres [Secretary] (EURECAT-Tarragona) – Dr. Vicente Muñoz Sanjose [Vocal] (Universitat de València, Spain) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 26th November 2021 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| OSCAR FAJARDO FONTIVEROS | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Marta Sales and Dr. Roger Guimerà |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “TRANSITIONS IN BAYESIAN MODEL SELECTION PROBLEMS: NETWORK-BASED RECOMMENDER SYSTEM AND SYMBOLIC REGRESSION” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Albert Díaz Guilera [President] (Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona) – Dr. Clara Granell Martorell [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona ) – Dr. José Antonio Cuesta Ruíz [Vocal] (Universidad Carlos III, Madrid) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Wednesday, 1st December 2021 |
| TIME: | 11.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| JUNJING WANG | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Carme Güell and Dr. Montserrat Ferrando |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “EMULSION-BASED ENCAPSULATION SYSTEMS STABILIZED WITH INSECT PROTEINS: PRODUCTION WITH PREMIX MICROPOROUS EMULSIFICATION” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Olga Martín Belloso [President] (Universitat de Lleida, Lleida) – Dr. Oliver Schlüter [Secretary] (Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Germany ) – Dr. Pedro Jesús García Moreno [Vocal] (Universidad de Granada, Spain) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 2nd December 2021 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| VÍCTOR LLAMAS MARTÍNEZ | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Francisco Manuel Díaz, Dr. Xavier Mateos and Dr. Josep Maria Serres |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR INDUSTRY 4.0” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DQFI |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Magdalena Aguiló Díaz [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Antonio Jesús Guerra Sanchez [Secretary] (EURECAT, Cerdanyola del Vallès) – Dr. Esrom Aschenaki Kifle [Vocal] (Université de Caen Normandie, France) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 16th December 2021 |
| TIME: | 11.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, Chemistry Faculty |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| RICHARD AHORSU | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Francesc Medina and Dr. Magdalena Constantí |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “INTEGRATING PRETREATMENT TECHNIQUES IN A “BENIGN-BY-DESIGN STRATEGY” IN THE CONTEXT OF BIOMASS VALORIZATION” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Pablo Domínguez de Maria [President] (Sustainable momentum, SL, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) – Dr. Daniel Montané Calaf [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona ) – Dr. Noèlia Barrabés Rabanal [Vocal] (Vienna University of Technology, Austria) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 20th November 2021 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |