| N?RIA ROVIRA ASENJO | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. T?nia Gum?, Dr. Marta Sales and Dr. Roger Guimer? |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “COMPLEX NETWORK APPROACHES TO SMALL TEAM ANALYSIS: CONFLICT AND GENDER“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Felix Reed-Tsochas [President] (University of Oxford, UK) – Dr. Gonzalo Guill?n Gos?lbez [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Jes?s G?mez G?rdenes [Vocal] (Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Wednesday, 8th January 2014 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| PAVEL VASKAN | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Gonzalo Guill?n and Dr. Laureano Jim?nez |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING METHODS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING AND SYSTEM BIOLOGY“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Mois?s Graells Sobr? [President] (Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Barcelona) – Dr. Dieter Boer [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Jos? Rub?n Ru?z femenia [Vocal] (Universidad de Alicante, Alicante) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 28th March 2014 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| RUBAB FATIMA BANGASH | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Marta Schuhmacher and Dr. Ana Passuello |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON HYDROLOGICAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND WATER ALLOCATION IN WATER SCARCE MEDITERRANEAN RIVER BASINS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Vicen? Acu?a [President] (Universitat de Girona, Spain) – Dr. Vikas Kumar [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Montserrat N??ez Pineda [Vocal] (Institut Nacional de Reserche en Sciences et Technologies pour l?Environment et l?Agriculture, France) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 3rd April 2014 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| ALEXANDER MURATOV | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Vladimir Baulin |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “MODELING OF SELF-ORGANIZATION OF MICROTUBULES IN PLANT CELLS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Fabrice Jean Thalmann [President] (University of Strasbourg, France) – Dr. Allan Mackie [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Thomas Bickel [Vocal] (Universit? Bordeaux 1, France) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 3rd April 2014 |
| TIME: | 09.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Aula 118, ETSEQ |
| XAVIER PASCUAL CARO | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Jaume Giralt and Dr. Robert Rallo |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “MODELING, MONITORING AND CONTROL OF REVERSE OSMOSIS DESALINATION PLANTS USING DATA-BASED TECHNIQUES“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Alexandre Arenas Moreno [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Victor F. Puntes [Secretary] (Universitat Aut?noma de Barcelona, Barcelona) – Dr. Pierre Aimar [Vocal] (Universit? Paul Sabatier, France) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 15th May 2014 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| SAMUEL BACENA DULAY | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ciara O’Sullivan |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSORS FOR THE DETECTION OF BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Maria Isabel Pividori [President] (Universitat Aut?noma de Barcelona, Barcelona) – Dr. Alex Fragoso Sierra [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Iris Nandhakumar [Vocal] (University of Southampton, UK) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 6th June 2014 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| EWELINA WAJS | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Alex Fragoso |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “SUPRAMOLECULAR NANOARCHITECTURES BASED ON CYCLODEXTRIN HOST-GUEST INTERACTIONS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Francisco Javier de Mendoza Sans [President] (ICIQ, Tarragona) – Dr. C?sar Fern?ndez S?nchez [Secretary] (Instituto de Microelectr?nica de Barcelona IMB-CNM (CSIC), Barcelona) – Dr. Luis Echegoyen [Vocal] (University of Texas-El Paso (USA) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 26th June 2014 |
| TIME: | 10.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| AHMED MEHDI DEBELA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ciara O’Sullivan and Dr. Mayreli Ortiz |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “BIOANALYTICAL APPLICATIONS OF POLYOXOMETALATES USING MOLECULAR TOOLS FOR DETECTION OF DNA AND SNPS IN PRIMER EXTENSION“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Arben Merko?i [President] (Universitat Aut?noma de Barcelona, Barcelona) – Dr. Serge Thorimbert [Secretary] (University Perie et Marie Curie, Paris) – Dr. M?nica Camp?s [Vocal] (IRTA, Sant Carles de la R?pita) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 4th July 2014 |
| TIME: | 09.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| AJITH KUMAR ARUMUGHAM ACHARI | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Jordi Grifoll and Dr. Joan Rosell |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF FLUID DYNAMICS AND TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN ELECTROSTATICALLY CHARGED VOLATILE SPRAYS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Pedro Garc?a Ybarra [President] (Universidad Nacional de Educaci?n a Distancia, UNED, Madrid) – Dr. Josep Bonet ?valos [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Francisco Higuera Ant?n [Vocal] (Universidad Polit?cnica de Madrid, Madrid) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 10th July 2014 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| DANIEL ENRIQUE CORT?S BORDA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Gonzalo Guill?n and Dr Laureano Jim?nez |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES VIA MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTALLY EXTENDED INPUT-OUTPUT MODELS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Jos? Antonio Caballero Su?rez [President] (Universidad de Alicante, Alicante) – Dr. Dieter Thomas Boer [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Fernando Daniel Mele [Vocal] (Universidad Nacional del Tucum?n, Argentina) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 18th July 2014 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| SELAMAWIT ASHAGRE MESSELE | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Josep Font |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “HOMOGENEOUS AND HETEROGENEOUS AQUEOUS PHASE OXIDATION OF PHENOL WITH FENTON-LIKE PROCESSES“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Laurence Le Coq [President] (Universit? Nantes, Angers, Le Mans, France) – Dr. Frank St?ber [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Fernando Mart?nez Castillejo [Vocal] (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Tuesday, 22nd July 2014 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| CLAUDIA NURRA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Carles Torras |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “SEPARATION PROCESSES IN MICROALGAE BIOREFINING“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Xavier Farriol Roig?s [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Albert Ibarz Ribas [Secretary] (Universitat de Lleida, Lleida) – Dr. Michiel Makkee [Vocal] (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Wednesday, 15th October 2014 |
| TIME: | 13.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala d’Actes, N5 |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| SUNIL ATHALATHIL RAMANKUTTY | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Azael Fabregat and Dr. Agust? Fortuny |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “CONVERSION OF SLUDGE BIOMASS INTO CATALYSTS: ENVIRONMENTAL TREATMENT APPLICATIONS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Fidel Cunill Garcia [President] (Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona) – Dr. Josep Font i Capafons [Secretary] (Universidad Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Carine Julcour [Vocal] (INP-Toulouse, France) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 16th October 2014 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Aula Seminari 111, Mechanical Engineering Department |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| B?RBARA CRISTINA MIRANDA MORALES | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Francesc Medina and Dr. Ricardo Jos? Chimentao |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “HYDROGENOLYSIS OF GLYCEROL OVER NI-BASED CATALYSTS “ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Jordi Llorca [President] (Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Barcelona) – Dr. Mayra Garcia Alvarez [Secretary] (Fundaci? Universidad Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Noelia Barrabes Rabanal [Vocal] (University of Geneve, Switzerland) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 17th October 2014 |
| TIME: | 11.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Aula 104, ETSEQ |
| PEDRO JES?S COPADO M?NDEZ | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Gonzalo Guill?n and Dr. Laureano Jim?nez |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFICIENT ALGORITHMS FOR SOLVING COMPLEX SINGLE-OBJECTIVE AND MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION MODELS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Jos? Rub?n Ru?z Femenia [President] (Universidad de Alicante, Spain) – Dr. Dieter Thomas Boer [Secretary] (Universidad Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Elisabet Cap?n Garc?a [Vocal] (ETH Z?rich, Switzerland) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 17th October 2014 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Aula Seminari 111, Mechanical Engineering Department |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| FRANCESC F?BREGA BONADONA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Mart? Nadal and Dr. Marta Schuhmacher |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “PHYSIOLOGICALLY-BASED PHARMACOKINETIC (PBPK) MODELING OF PCDD/Fs AND PFASs IN HUMANS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Jos? Luis Domingo Roig [President] (Universidad Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Joan Maria Llobet Mallafr? [Secretary] (Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona) – Dr. Dimosthenis Sargiannis [Vocal] (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Tuesday, 28th October 2014 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| ANTONI MIR? ROIG | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Gonzalo Guill?n and Dr. Laureano Jim?nez |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DYNAMIC MATHEMATICAL TOOLS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF REGULATORY STRUCTURES AND KINETIC PARAMETERS IN SYSTEMS BIOLOGY “ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Jose Alberto Egea Larrosa [President] (Universidad Polit?cnica de Cartagena, Spain) – Dr. Dieter Thomas Boer [Secretary] (Universidad Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Pedro Miguel Gil de Castro [Vocal] (Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 3rd November 2014 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *EUROPEAN MENTION | |
| GENARO GONZ?LEZ BAIXAULI | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Xavier Esteve and Dr. Francesc Daumal |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ESTUDIO AC?STICO DE LOS MONASTERIOS CISTERCIENSES MASCULINOS DEL CAMP DE TARRAGONA“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEM |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Francisco Hern?ndez Abad [President] (Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Terrassa) – Dr. Blas Herrera G?mez [Secretary] (Universidad Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Francisco Javier Espinach Or?s [Vocal] (Universitat de Girona, Girona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Tuesday, 4th November 2014 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| RIKKERT BERENDSEN | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Montserrat Ferrando and Dr. Carme G?ell |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ENCAPSULATION OF PROCYANIDINS IN DOUBLE EMULSIONS STABILIZED BY PROTEIN?POLYSACCHARIDE COMPLEXES“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Marilyn Rayner [President] (Lund University, Sweeden) – Dr. M.Paz Romero Fabregat [Secretary] (Universitat de Lleida, Lleida) – Dr. Juan Carlos Arboleya Payo [Vocal] (Azti-Tecnalia, Bilbao) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 14th November 2014 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| IVONNE ESCALONA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Josep Font |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “MEMBRANE-ASSISTED ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Albin Pintar [President] (National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia) – Dr. Christophe Bengoa [Secretary] (Universidad Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Raquel Iba?ez Mendizabal [Vocal] (Universidad de Cantabria, Spain) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 20th November 2014 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *EUROPEAN MENTION | |
| SHAILESH SABLE | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Sandra Contreras and Dr. Francesc Medina |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL CATALYTIC MATERIALS FOR REMOVAL OF EMERGING ORGANIC POLLUTANTS BY ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES (AOPs)“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Fernando J. Beltran Novillo [President] (Universidad de Extremadura, Spain) – Dr. Josep Font Capafons [Secretary] (Universidad Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Giuseppe Mascolo [Vocal] (Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque-CNR, Italy) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 12th December 2014 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| GAEL CLERGEAUD | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ciara O’Sullivan and Dr. Mayreli Ortiz |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “LIPOSOMES AS VERSATILE TOOLS: NANOREACTORS, MEMBRANE MODELS AND DRUG DELIVERY CARRIERS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Pau Ballester [President] (ICIQ, Tarragona) – Dr. Daniel Maspoch Comamala [Secretary] (Universitat Aut?noma de Barcelona, Spain) – Dr. Dimitrios Fatouros [Vocal] (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Tuesday, 16th December 2014 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION (Doctoral programme in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology) | |