| CINTA PANISELLO LLATJE | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr Ricard Garcia Valls |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “PRODUCCI? I CARACTERITZACI? DE MICROC?PSULES POLIM?RIQUES“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. ?ngels Cano Odena[President] (Porometer, UK) – Dr. Bartosz Tylkowski [Secretary] (Centre Tecnol?gic de la Qu?mica, Tarragona) – Dr. Alberto Vaca Puga [Vocal] (Universidad Polit?cnica de Valencia, Valencia) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 4th March 2013 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| GUILLEM GILABERT ORIOL | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr Ricard Garcia Valls, Dr Markus Busch and Dr Ver?nica Garc?a |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “OPTIMIZATION OF ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANE CLEANING PROCESSES. PRETREATMENT FOR REVERSE OSMOSIS IN SEAWATER DESALINATION PLANTS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Peter Aerts [President] (Dow Benelux B.V., The Netherlands) – Dr. Josep Font Capafons [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Thomas Wintgens [Vocal] (Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, Switzerland) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Tuesday, 5th March 2013 |
| TIME: | 16.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| ESKINDER DEMISSE GEMECHU | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr Francesc Castells and Dr Isabela Butnar |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ENVIRONMENTAL TAX ON PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BASED ON THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT: THE CASE OF SPAIN“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Gumersindo Feijoo Costa [President] (Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela) – Dr. Maria Llop Llop [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Richard Simon Josef Tol [Vocal] (University of Sussex, UK) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 15th March 2013 |
| TIME: | 12.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *EUROPEAN MENTION | |
| ANDREY KOSTIN | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr Laureano Jim?nez and Dr Gonzalo Guillen |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING METHODS FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Antonio Espu?a Camarasa [President] (Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Barcelona) – Dr. Dieter Boer [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Chritian Blum [Vocal] (Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 18th March 2013 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| ALEMAYEHU PAULUS WASHE | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr Ioanis Katakis and Dr Pablo Lozano |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTUATED CAPILLARY FLOW CONTROL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDIC DEVIDES“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| DOCTORAL PROGRAMME: | NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Ciara O’Sullivan [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. M?nica Camp?s [Secretary] (IRTA, Sant Carles de la R?pita) – Dr. Klaus Drese [Vocal] (Institut f?r Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbH, Mainz) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 21st March 2013 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| SERGIO DANIEL R?OS | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr Xavier Farriol, Dr Joan Salvad? and Dr Carles Torras |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “MICROALGAE DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING AND ECONOMICAL APPROACHES OF BIODIESEL PRODUCTION PROCESSES“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Eulogio Castro [President] (Universidad de Ja?n, Ja?n) – Dr. Maria del Carme G?ell Saperas [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. S?nia Abell? Cros [Vocal] (IREC, Tarragona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 22nd March 2013 |
| TIME: | 11.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| GUSTAVO ADOLFO OROZCO ALVARADO | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr Allan Mackie and Dr Veronique Lachet |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “AMINE TRANSFERABLE FORCE FIELDS FOR MOLECULAR SIMULATION“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Carlos Vega de las Heras [President] (Universidad Complutenese de Madrid, Madrid) – Dr. Josep Bonet [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Agilio Padua [Vocal] (Universidad Blaise Pascal, France) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 5th April 2013 |
| TIME: | 10.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *EUROPEAN MENTION | |
| MAR?A JOS? AMORES BARRERO | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr Francesc Castells and Dr Assumpci? Anton |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURE BASED ON WATER AND CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENTS: TOOLS FOR DECISION MAKING BY LIFE CYCLE APPROACH“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Marta Schuhmacher Ansuategui [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Almudena Hospido Quintana [Secretary] (Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela) – Dr. Ralph Rosenbaum [Vocal] (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 29th April 2013 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| CARMEN MAR?A TORRES COSTA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr Josep Maria Mateo and Dr Laureano Jim?nez |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUS EVALUATION AND PROCESS DESIGN METHODOLOGY FOR CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Luis Puigjaner Corbella [President] (Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Barcelona) – Dr. Dieter Boer [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Jos? Antonio Caballero Su?rez [Vocal] (Universidad de Alicante, Alicante) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 24th May 2013 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| OSCAR ANTONIO OSEGUEDA CHICAS | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr Francesc Medina, Dr Anton Dafinov and Dr Jes?s Eduardo Sueiras |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL CATALYTIC MEMBRANE REACTOR: APPLICATION IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Jordi Llorca Piqu? [President] (Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Barcelona) – Dr. Mayra Garc?a ?lvarez [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Atsushi Urakawa [Vocal] (ICIQ, Tarragona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Tuesday, 4th June 2013 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| SEMA SIRIN | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr Joan Salvad? |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “PRE-CONCENTRATION STRATEGIES FOR MICROALGAE HARVESTING AS BIOREFINERY PROCESS CHAIN“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Xavier Farriol [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Carles Torras [Secretary] (IREC, Tarragona) – Dr. Paloma Manzanares Secades [Vocal] (CIEMAT, Madrid) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 14th June 2013 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala Multim?dia, FURV |
| TILAHUN KIDANEMARIAM GELAW | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr S?lvia de Lamo |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “NOVEL USES OF ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTANCE INFRARED MICROSPECTROSCOPY COMBINED WITH MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS IN FOOD PROCESSING“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Maria Izquierdo Pulido [President] (Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona) – Dr. Ricard Boqu? Mart? [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Nurcan Koca [Vocal] (Ege University, Turkey) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 14th June 2013 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Aula 107, ETSEQ |
| ESTHER TORRENS SERRAHIMA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Josep Font |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ENHANCED EXCESS SLUDGE DIGESTION USING THERMAL AND CHEMICAL PRETREATMENTS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Nicolas Roche [President] (Aix-Marseille University, France) – Dr. Christophe Bengoa [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Mar?a del Mar Pe?a Miranda [Vocal] (Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 18th July 2013 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *EUROPEAN MENTION | |
| EKATERINA ANTIPOVA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Dieter Boer, Dr. Laureano Jim?nez and Dr. Gonzalo Guill?n |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ADVANCED MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING TOOLS FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS DESIGN“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ/DEM |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Marta Schuhmacher [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Jos? Rub?n Ruiz Femenia [Secretary] (Universidad de Alicante,Alicante) – Dr. Albert Castell Casol [Vocal] (Universitat de Lleida, Lleida) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 9th September 2013 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Lab 111, DEM |
| EUGENIO CRISTIAN LIRA MIRANDA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Francisco L?pez and Dr. Fernando No? Salazar |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “BENTONITE FINING DURING DIFFERENT WHITE WINEMAKING STAGES: EFFECT ON THE CHEMICAL AND SENSORY PROPERTIES OF THE WINE“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Ignacio Orriols Fern?ndez [President] (Estaci?n de Viticultura e Enolox?a de Galicia) – Dr. Francisco Medina Cabello [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Simone Vincenzi [Vocal] (Universit? di Padova, Italy) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Tuesday, 10th September 2013 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| CLARA TATIANA GONZ?LEZ HIDALGO | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Joan Herrero and Dr. Dolors Puigjaner |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ANALYSIS OF ENHANCED MIXING BY NATURAL AND FORCED CONVECTION WITH APPLICATION TO CHEMICAL REACTOR DESIGN“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Jordi Grifoll Taverna [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Yulian Dimitrov Spasov [Secretary] (Trident House, UK) – Dr. Mohammad Al-Shannag [Vocal] (Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 20th September 2013 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Lab 111, DEM |
| BINIAM TADDELE MARU | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Francesc Medina and Dr. Magdalena Constant? |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN AND CHEMICAL COMMODITIES FROM BIODIESEL WASTE CRUDE GLYCEROL AND CELLULOSE BY BIOLOGICAL AND CATALYTIC PROCESSES“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Jordi Llorca [President] (Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Barcelona) – Dr. Francisco L?pez Bonillo [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Enrique Llaudet Carles [Vocal] (Universit?t T?bingen, Germany) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 20th September 2013 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *EUROPEAN MENTION | |
| HANY HASSAN HUSSEIN ABDEL AZIZ | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. T?nia Gum? and Dr. Kelly Brice?o |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DEVELOPMENT OF HYBRID SILICA MEMBRANE MATERIAL FOR MOLECULAR SEIVE APPLICATIONS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Andre Ayral [President] (Universite Montpellier 2, France) – Dr. M? Cinta Panisello Llatje [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Jorge Macan?s [Vocal] (Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Terrassa) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 10th October 2013 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION (Doctoral programme in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology) | |
| VIJAYALAKSHMI GUNASEKARAN | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Magdalena Constant? |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “BACTERIAL DEGRADATION OF ETHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER AND STUDY OF THE MOLECULAR MECHANISMS UNDERLYING ITS BIODEGRADATION“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Vlada Urlacher [President] (Heinrich-Heine University of D?sseldorf, Germany) – Dr. Ioanis Katakis [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Clementina Pozo Llorente [Vocal] (Universidad de Granada, Granada) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 18th October 2013 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| SARATHIRAJA RAMAKRISHNAN | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Carme G?ell and Dr. Montse Ferrando |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ENCAPSULATION OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS BY PREMIX MEMBRANE EMULSIFICATION“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Thomas Sch?fer [President] (Universidad del Pais Vasco, Spain) – Dr. Isabel Achaerandio [Secretary] (Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Barcelona) – Dr. Mari Paz Romero Fabregat [Vocal] (Universitat de LLeida, Lleida) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 8th November 2013 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| YOLANDA CUENCA MART?NEZ | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Manel Vall?s and Dr. Anton Vernet |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF NEW MIXTURES FOR ABSORPTION CYCLES AND THE EFFECT OF THE NANOPARTICLES ADDITION“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEM |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Carlos Alberto Nieto de Castro [President] (Universidad de Lisboa, Portugal) – Dr. Daniel Salavera Mu?oz [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Mohamed Khayet Souhaimi [Vocal] (Universidad Complutense, Madrid) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 14th November 2013 |
| TIME: | 11.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| ASTA SAKALYTE | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Marta Giamberini and Dr. Jos? Antonio Reina |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “PROTON TRANSPORT MEMBRANES BASED ON LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS HAVING COLUMNAR MESOPHASES“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Cosimo Carfagna [President] (Universit? degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy) – Dr. Yolanda D?az Gim?nez [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Milagros Pi?ol Lacambra [Vocal] (Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 22nd November 2013 |
| TIME: | 11.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *EUROPEAN MENTION | |
| ALBERT GASULL MORALES | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ricard Garcia and Dr. Johan Smets |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “SPRAY BASED POLYMERIC CORE-SHELL MICROCAPSULES PRODUCTION FOR FABRIC CARE APPLICATIONS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Marta Giamberini [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Alberto Vaca Puga [Secretary] (Universidad Polit?cnica de Valencia, Valencia) – Dr. Moira Ambrosi [Vocal] (University of Florence, Italy) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 5th December 2013 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | ALA D’ACTES DEL CENTRE TECNOL?GIC DE QU?MICA DE CATALUNYA EDIFICI N5 DEL CAMPUS SESCELADES |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |