| ORIOL CABANAS TIRAPU | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Marta Sales and Dr. Roger Guimerà |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “EXTENSIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF BAYESIAN SYMBOLIC REGRESSION” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Marta Ibañes Miguez [President] (Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona) – Dr. Sergio Gómez Jiménez [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Esteban Moro Egido [Vocal] (Northeastern University, USA) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday 8 January 2026 |
| TIME: | 16.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ, and Microsoft Teams |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| IRVING BRIAN BECERRIL CASTRO | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ramón Á. Álvarez |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE AND HIGHLY CONTROLLED PLASMONIC MATERIALS” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DQFI |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Miguel Ángel Correa Duarte [President] (Universidad de Vigo, Vigo) – Dr. Xing Yi Ling [Secretary] (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) – Dr. Eduard Llobet Valero [Vocal] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday 16 January 2026 |
| TIME: | 15.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala d’Actes, N5 |
| PAULA MARTÍNEZ CÁNOVAS | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Joan Rosell and Dr. Francesc Medina |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ELECTROSPUN LIGNIN-BASED NANOFIBERS AS SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURES FOR ENERGY STORAGE AND PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATIONS” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Francesco di Natale [President] (University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy) – Dr. Alex Fragoso Sierra [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Sandra Martínez Crespiera [Vocal] (Leitat Technological Center, Terrassa) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday 27 February 2026 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| ÓSCAR SABUZ VIDAL | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Vikas Kumar, Dr. Jordi Blanco and Dr. Deepika |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “CROSSTALK BETWEEN CHEMICAL-MICROBIOTA-IMMUNOTOXICITY USING IN VITRO MODELS” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Antonio Hernández Jerez [President] (Universidad de Granada, Granada) – Dr. Maria Teresa Colomina Fosch [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Philip Marx-Stoelting [Vocal] (German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Germany) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday 17 April 2026 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| RAÚL SÁEZ RODRÍGUEZ | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Dieter Boer and Dr. Manel Vallès |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DATA-DRIVEN FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP PHOTOVOLTAICS IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEM |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Assed Naked Haddad [President] (Universidade Federal Do Rio De Janeiro, Brasil) – Dr. Carla Isabel Montagud Montalvá [Secretary] (Universitat Politècnica de València, València) – Dr. Ana Lázaro Fernández [Vocal] (Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday 25 May 2026 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| ADRIÀ PLAZAS VIDAL | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Marta Sales, Dr. Roger Guimerà and Dr. Solange Chavel |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC FUNDING ON RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Albert Díaz Guilera [President] (Unversitat de Barcelona, Barcelona) – Dr. José Manuel Galán Ordax [Secretary] (Universidad de Burgos, Burgos) – Dr. Cornelia Lawson [Vocal] (University of Manchester, UK) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday 28 May 2026 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INDUSTRIAL MENTION | |
| ZHONGHUAN ZHANG | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Xavier Mateos |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “INFRARED WAVEGUIDE LASERS IN GARNET CRYSTALS FABRICATED BY DIRECT LASER WRITING” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DQFI |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Rosa Maria Solé Cartañà [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Victor Llamas Martínez [Secretary] (Eurecat, Tarragona) – Dr. Yongguang Zhao [Vocal] (Shandong University, China) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday 29 May 2026 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Seminari QFI, Chemistry Faculty |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| MOHAMMADALI ZOLJALALI | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Xavier Mateos, Dr. Francesc Díaz and Dr. Richard Ahorsu |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “GEOMETRY-DRIVEN FLOW RECTIFICATION IN MICROFLUIDIC MEMBRANELESS ELECTROLYZERS FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION: EXPERIMENTAL, NUMERICAL, AND AI-ASSISTED INVESTIGATION” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DQFI |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Sara Abalde Cela [President] (International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal) – Dr. Victor Llamas Martínez [Secretary] (Eurecat, Tarragona) – Dr. Koorosh Kazemi [Vocal] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 8 June 2026 |
| TIME: | 12.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, Chemistry Faculty |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| ALI NASERI | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Prof. Josep Bonet and Dr. Clara Salueña |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “STATE-DEPENDENT DISSIPATION IN GENERALIZED DISSIPATIVE PARTICLE DYNAMICS” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Ignacio Pagonabarraga [President] (Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona) – Dr. Allan Donald Mackie Walker [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Nunzia Lauriello [Vocal] (Politecnico di Torino, Italy) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Wednesday, 17 June 2026 |
| TIME: | 15.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| ENRIC PALAU FORTE | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Francesc Medina |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DESIGN AND VALIDATION OF VALVES FOR HIGH PRESSURE HYDROGEN SERVICE” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Noemí Ruiz Munzón [President] (Escola Univeristària Salesiana de Sarrià, Barcelona) – Dr. Margarita Jiménez Tototzintle [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Albert Gibert Bosch [Vocal] (IQS School of Engineering, Barcelona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 19 June 2026 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Redfluid, Terrassa |
| *INDUSTRIAL MENTION | |
| ANTONIO FORENTE | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Xavier Mateos, Dr. Luca Guerrini and Dr. Nicolás Pazos |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DESIGN OF PLASMONIC NANOSENSORS FOR DETECTING ANALYTES OF ENVIRONMENTAL INTEREST” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DQFI |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Tommaso Salzillo [President] (Univesty of Bologna, Italy) – Dr. Yoel Negrín Montecelo [Secretary] (King’s College London, UK) – Dr. Judit Morlà Folch [Vocal] (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 19 June 2026 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, Chemistry Faculty |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| MOUNA ICHRAK KHENISSA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Pascal Blondeau and Dr. Abdelhakim Benchettara |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ELABORATION OF ELECTROCATALYTIC INTERFACES BY ELECTROCHEMICAL MEANS. APPLICATIONS” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DQAQO |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Yazid Foudil-Cherif [President] (University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algiers) – Dr. Alex Fragoso Sierra [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Farida Kerkouche-Kellou [Vocal] (University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algiers) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 9 July 2026 |
| TIME: | 10.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algiers |
| *COTUTELLE | |
| DENISSE RIVAS NAVIA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Christophe Bengoa |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DESIGN, SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATION OF IONIC LIQUIDS FOR THE EXTRACTION OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM INSECT AND MICROALGAE” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Ana Mª Soto Campos [President] (Univesty Santiago de Compostela, Spain) – Dr. Esther Torrens Serrahima [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Jean-Pierre Mbakidi [Vocal] (Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 10 July 2026 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| IRENE CALDERÓN GONZÁLEZ | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ramón Á. Álvarez |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “EXPERIMENTAL STRATEGIES FOR OPTIMIZING AND HARNESSING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF SERS AS A SENSING METHOD” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Eduard Llobet Valero [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Nordin Felidj [Secretary] (Université Paris Cité, France) – Dr. Verónica Salgueiriño Maceira [Vocal] (Universidade de Vigo, Vigo) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Wednesday, 16 September 2026 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, Chemistry Faculty |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| SHAIRA JANE ACOSTA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ciara O’Sullivan and Dr. Vasoula Skouridou |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DIRECTED IN VITRO EVOLUTION AND SELECTION STRATEGIES FOR APTAMERS TARGETING MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS SECRETED PROTEINS” |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Marcia Medeiros [President] (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal) – Dr. Lluis Masip Vernis [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Laia Civit Pitarch [Vocal] (Aarhus University, Denmark) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 1 October 2026 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |