| ABDULAZIZ ALDUREID KADI AMIN | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Daniel Montané and Dr. Francesc Medina |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION/HYDROGENOLYSIS OF BIOMASS-DERIVED PLATFORM CHEMICALS” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Jordi Llorca Piqué [President] (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona) – Dr. Sandra Contreras Iglesias [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Alberto Tampieri [Vocal] (Technische Universität Wien, Austria) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 13th January 2023 |
| TIME: | 11.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| FELIX HERNÁNDEZ HERNÁNDEZ | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Alex Fragoso |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY STUDY OF METAL 3D PRINTING IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY: APPLICATION TO PUMP IMPELLERS” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Sílvia de Lamo Castellví [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Julio César Zuaznábar Gardona [Secretary] (Creatsens S.L., Reus) – Dr. Sufyan Azam [Vocal] (Um Al Qura University, Saudi Arabia) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 20th March 2023 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| MOHSEN GORAKIFARD | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Clara Salueña and Dr. Ildefonso Cuesta |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “MESHFREE METHODS: MOVING BEYOND THE CUMULANT LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEM |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Francesc Xavier Grau Vidal [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Salvador Izquierdo Estallo [Secretary] (Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain) – Dr. Ehsan Fattahi [Vocal] (Technical University of Munich, Germany) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 17th April 2023 |
| TIME: | 10.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Aula seminari 111, DEM |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| MARIA PANTELIDOU | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Allan Mackie and Dr. Josep Bonet |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “UNRAVELING THE DYNAMICS AND EQUILIBRIUM BEHAVIOR OF PURE AND MIXED MICELLES: INSIGHTS FROM MICROSCOPIC COARSE-GRAIN MODELING” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Carlos Avendaño Jiménez [President] (The University of Manchester, UK) – Dr. Clara Salueña Pérez [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Nikos Ch. Karayiannis [Vocal] (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 28th April 2023 |
| TIME: | 10.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Microsoft Teams |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| TOLGA ZORLU | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ramon A. Alvarez and Dr. Miguel Ángel Correa |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ADVANCED PLASMONIC NANOSENSORS FOR THE SERS ULTRADETECTION OF NON-CONVENTIONAL ANALYTES” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DQFI |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Eduard Llobet Valero [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Xing Yi Ling [Secretary] (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) – Dr. Vincenzo Gianini [Vocal] (Technology Innovation Institute, Abu Dhabi) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 8th May 2023 |
| TIME: | 10.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala d’actes, N5 |
| KOOROSH KAZEMI | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Salvatore Cito, Dr. Anton Vernet and Dr. Alexandre Fabregat |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF A SINGLE BUBBLE AND A PAIR OF BUBBLES RISING IN NEWTONIAN AND NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS WITH INTERFACIAL PASSIVE SCALAR TRANSFER” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEM |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Jordi Pallarés Curto [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Sylvana Varela [Secretary] (B-Flow, Santiago de Compostela) – Dr. Paolo Sassi [Vocal] (DOW, Tarragona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 12th May 2023 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Aula Seminari 111, DEM |
| NORA EXPÓSITO LORENZO | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Marta Schuhmacher, Dr. Joaquim Rovira and Dr. Jordi Sierra |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT BY MICROPLASTICS POLLUTION ON CATALONIA COASTAL AREAS” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Nuno Miguel Ratola Neto [President] (Universidade do Porto, Portugal) – Dr. Jaume Folch López [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Esther Martí Vergé [Vocal] (Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 25th May 2023 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| LLUÍS DANÚS AMENGUAL | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Marta Sales and Dr. Roger Guimerà |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “NETWORK AND INFORMATION-THEORETIC STUDIES ON THE EFFECTS OF RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT IN SCIENTIFIC CAREERS: GEOGRAPHY, PROMINENCE AND GENDER” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Jordi Duch Gavaldà [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. José Manuel Galán Ordax [Secretary] (Universidad de Burgos, Spain) – Dr. Fariba Karimi [Vocal] (Technische Universität Wien, Austria) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 19th June 2023 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| SACHIN GANGWAR | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Laureano Jiménez, Dr. Dieter Boer and Dr. Carlos Pozo |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DECISION MAKING UNDER THE UNCERTAINTY OF ELECTRICITY MARKET FOR SCHEDULING AND PLANNING” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Ángel Galán Martín [President] (Universidad de Jaén, Spain) – Dr. Manel Vallés Rasquera [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Daniel Enrique Cortes Borda [Vocal] (Université de Nantes, France) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 30th June 2023 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Aula seminari 111, DEM |
| MASOUD NOROUZI | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Laureano Jiménez and Dr. Dieter Boer |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DECISION BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM)-SUPPORTED TOOLS FOR A FAIR TRANSITION TOWARDS MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Ana Inés Fernández Renna [President] (Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona) – Dr. Carlos Pozo Fernández [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Marilena de Simone [Vocal] (University of Calabria, Italy) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 6th July 2023 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| FEDERICA VITRONE | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Joan Salvadó and Dr. Diego Ramos |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “SUSTAINABLE AND ADHESIVE-FREE LIGNOCELLULOSIC FIBERBOARDS FROM STEAM EXPLODED ARUNDO DONAX L.” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Francesc Ferrando Piera [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Fabiola Vilaseca Morera [Secretary] (Universitat de Girona, Girona) – Dr. Carsten Mai [Vocal] (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Wednesday, 12th July 2023 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| ADRIAN ALLES LEAL | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Josep Maria Serres, Dr. Xavier Mateos and Dr. Francesc Diaz |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “INFRARED LASERS WITH NOVEL GEOMETRIES” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DQFI |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Magdalena Aguiló Díaz [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Víctor LLamas Martínez [Secretary] (Eurecat, Tarragona) – Dr. Anna Volokitina [Vocal] (National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, Russia) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 22nd September 2023 |
| TIME: | 12.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, Chemistry Faculty |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| BELÉN REIG VAÑÓ | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Marta Giamberini and Dr. Bartosz Tylkowski |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “UNVEILING THE POTENTIAL: EXPLORING GELATION MECHANISMS IN ALGINATE BEADS CROSSLINKED WITH CALCIUM, COPPER AND ZINC AND THEIR VERSATILE APPLICATIONS IN AGRICULTURE AND BIOMEDICINE” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. José Antonio Reina [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Magdalena Anna Olkiewicz [Secretary] (Eurecat, Tarragona) – Dr. Anna Bajek [Vocal] (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 23rd October 2023 |
| TIME: | 10.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| YARIDE PÉREZ PACHECO | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ricard Garcia Valls, Dr. Joan Rosell and Dr. Bartosz Tylkowski |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “CANCER CELL ENCAPSULATION” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Anna Bajek [President] (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland) – Dr. Adrianna Nogalska [Secretary] (Eurecat, Tarragona) – Dr. Francisco Javier Andrade [Vocal] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 23rd October 2023 |
| TIME: | 12.15h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| *THIS DEFENSE WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE IT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION | |
| REYDA AKDEMIR | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Joan Rosell |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOFIBERS PRODUCED BY ELECTROSPINNING FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Ignacio González Loscertales [President] (Universidad de Málaga, Málaga) – Dr. Ricard Garcia Valls [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Paul Smith [Vocal] (ETH Zürich, Switzerland) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 16th November 2023 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| LLUC FONT POMAROL | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Roger Guimerà, Dr. Marta Sales and Dr. Sergio Nasarre |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “QUANTITATIVE LARGE-SCALE ANALYSIS OF JUDICIAL DECISIONS: JUDICIAL DISRUPTION AND PRACTICES” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Maximino San Miguel Rubial [President] (Universitat de les Illes Balears, Mallorca) – Dr. Gabriel Doménech Pascual [Secretary] (Universitat de València, Valencia) – Dr. Eduardo Goldani Altmann [Vocal] (University of Sydney, Australia) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 17th November 2023 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| AKIM LAVRINENKO | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Alexandre Fabregat and Dr. Jordi Pallarès |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF PARTICLE TURBULENT DISPERSION AND DEPOSITION WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SPREADING OF AIRBORNE DISEASES” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEM |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Josep Anton Ferré Vidal [President] (Universitat Rovira i Vigili, Tarragona) – Dr. Jorge Maestre Heredia [Secretary] (Universidad de Granada, Granada) – Dr. Roberto Castilla López [Vocal] (Universtitat Politécnica de Catalunya, Terrassa) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Wednesday, 22nd November 2023 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Aula Seminari 111, DEM |
| ANKUR RUHELA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Lluís Masip and Dr. Ioanis Katakis |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DEVELOPMENT OF DNA DETECTION BIOASSAYS BASED ON DNA BINDING PROTEINS” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. María Isabel Pividori [President] (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona) – Dr. Mònica Campàs Homs [Secretary] (Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, Sant Carles de la Ràpita) – Dr. Gülsen Betül Aktas [Vocal] (Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 24th November 2023 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| JORDI IGLESIAS DEUTÚ | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ildefonso Cuesta, Dr. Clara Salueña and Dr. Jordi Solé |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THE COAWST- MODEL COMPARING COUPLED AND DECOUPLED SIMULATIONS, AS WELL AS USING MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS TO PREDICT THE IMPACT ON POPULATIONS” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEM |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Joaquim Ballabrera Poy [President] (Institut de Ciències del Mar, Barcelona) – Dr. Alexandre Fabregat i Tomàs [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Paolo Sassi Arobba [Vocal] (DOW, Tarragona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Wednesday, 13th December 2023 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Aula Seminari 111, DEM |
| LARA DRONJAK | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Joaquim Rovira, Dr. Jordi Sierra and Dr. Nora Expósito |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “MICROPLASTICS: AN EMERGING CONTAMINANT IN ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARTMENTS – A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF DISTRIBUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Sandra Contreras Iglesias [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Mariana Teles Pereira [Secretary] (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona) – Dr. Dina Tenji [Vocal] (University of Novi Sad, Serbia) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 14th December 2023 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Room 215, ETSE |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |