Theses 2011

Ana Carolina Passuello
R?kan Gen?
Asfaw Gezae Daful
Nigus Gabbiye Habtu
Mohammad Sadegh Yalfani
Beteley Meshesha Tekola

ANA CAROLINA PASSUELLO
SUPERVISORS: Dr. Marta Schuhmacher and Dr. Mart? Nadal
TITLE OF THESIS: DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOOLS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SEWAGE SLUDGE ON AGRICULTURAL SOILS
DEPARTMENT: DEQ
NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: – Dr. Jos? Lu?s Domingo [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona)
– Dr. Francesc Castells [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona)
– Dr. Montserrat Meneses [Vocal] (Universitat Aut?noma de Barcelona, Barcelona)
– Dr. Antonino Marvuglia [Vocal] (Public Research Centre Henri Tudor, Luxembourg)
– Dr. Ronnie Juraske [Vocal] (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
DATE OF DEFENSE: Friday, 18th February 2011
TIME: 11.00h
ROOM OF DEFENSE: Sala de Graus, ETSEQ

R?KAN GEN?
SUPERVISORS: Dr. Ciara O’Sullivan and Dr. Mayreli Ortiz
TITLE OF THESIS: ENCAPSULATING LIPID STRUCTURES: PREPARATION AND APPLICATION IN BIOSENSORS, NANOPARTICLES SYNTHESIS AND CONTROLLED RELEASE
DEPARTMENT: DEQ
NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: – Dr. Erdal Bedir [President] (Ege University, Turkey)
– Dr. Alex Fragoso Sierra [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona)
– Dr. Dimitris Fatouros [Vocal] (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
– Dr. M?nica Camp?s i Homs [Vocal] (IRTA, Sant Carles de la R?pita )
– Dr. Nikolas A. Chaniotakis [Vocal] (The University of Crete, Crete)
DATE OF DEFENSE: Monday, 14th March 2011
TIME: 11.00h
ROOM OF DEFENSE: Sala de Graus, ETSEQ

ASFAW GEZAE DAFUL
SUPERVISORS: Dr. Allan Mackie
TITLE OF THESIS: MICROSCOPIC MODELING OF THE SELF ASSEMBLY OF SURFUCTANTS: SHAPE TRANSITIONS AND CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATIONS
DEPARTMENT: DEQ
NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: – Dr. Conxita Solans [President] (Institut de Qu?mica Avan?ada de Catalunya- CSIC, Barcelona )
– Dr. Josep Bonet i Avalos [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona)
– Dr. Edgar M. Blokhuis [Vocal] (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
– Dr. Flor R. Siperstein [Vocal] (The University of Manchester, United Kingdom)
– Dr. Martin Lisal [Vocal] (Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic)
DATE OF DEFENSE: Monday, 14th March 2011
TIME: 11.00h
ROOM OF DEFENSE: Aula 112, ETSEQ

NIGUS GABBIYE HABTU
SUPERVISORS: Dr Frank E. St?ber
TITLE OF THESIS: CATALYTIC WET AIR OXIDATION OF PHENOL OVER ACTIVE CARBON IN FIXED BED REACTORS: STEADY STATE AND PERIODIC OPERATION
DEPARTMENT: DEQ
NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: – Dr. Azael Fabregat [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona)
– Dr. Sandra Contreras [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona)
– Dr. Mar?a Eugenia Su?rez Ojeda [Vocal] (Universitat Aut?noma de Barcelona, Barcelona)
– Dr. Henry Delmas [Vocal] (Institut national polytechnique de Toulouse, France)
– Dr. Carine Julcour-Lebigue [Vocal] (Institut national polytechnique de Toulouse, France)
DATE OF DEFENSE: Monday, 2nd May 2011
TIME: 10.00h
ROOM OF DEFENSE: Aula 204, ETSEQ

MOHAMMAD SADEGH YALFANI
SUPERVISORS: Dr Francesc Medina and Dr Sandra Contreras
TITLE OF THESIS: NEW CATALYTIC ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT
DEPARTMENT: DEQ
NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: – Dr. Santiago Esplugas Vidal [President] (Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona)
– Dr. Josep Font Capafons [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona)
– Dr. Ferdando Juan Beltr?n [Vocal] (Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz)
– Dr. Anett Georgi [Vocal] (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany)
– Dr. Yolanda Segura [Vocal] (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid)
DATE OF DEFENSE: Friday, 13th May 2011
TIME: 11.00h
ROOM OF DEFENSE: Sala de Graus, ETSEQ

BETELEY MESHESHA TEKOLA
SUPERVISORS: Dr Francesc Medina, Dr. Ricardo Chiment?n and Dr Jes?s Sueiras
TITLE OF THESIS: HYDRODECHLORINATION OF CHLORINATED ORGANIC WASTES OVER PD SUPPORTED MIXED OXIDE CATALYSTS
DEPARTMENT: DEQ
NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: – Dr. Bernard Coq [President] (Ecole Nationale Sup?rieure de Chimie de Montpellier, France)
– Dr. Anton Dafinov [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona)
– Dr. Jordi Llorca [Vocal] (Universidad Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Barcelona)
– Dr. Karin F?ttinger [Vocal] (Vienna university of Technology, Austria)
– Dr. Francisco Lopez [Vocal] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona)
DATE OF DEFENSE: Friday, 1st July 2011
TIME: 11.30h
ROOM OF DEFENSE: Aula 109, ETSEQ