| ANTONIA GODOY LORITE | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Roger Guimer? and Dr. Marta Sales |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “TIME EVOLUTION AND PREDICTABILITY OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN TECHNO-SOCIAL NETWORKS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Albert Diaz Guilera [President] (Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona) – Dr. Jordi Duch Gavald? [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Marc Barth?l?my [Vocal] (Institut de Physique Theorique (Unit? de Recherche Associ?e au CNRS), France) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Tuesday, 18th January 2016 |
| TIME: | 10.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| ESZTER BODN?R | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Joan Rosell |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ELECTROSPRAYING OF POLYMER SOLUTIONS FOR THE GENERATION OF MICRO-PARTICLES, NANO-STRUCTURES AND GRANULAR FILMS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Ignacio Gonz?lez Loscertales [President] (Universidad de M?laga, Spain) – Dr. Marta Giamberini [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Jean Pascal Borra [Vocal] (Paris-Saclay University, France) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 28th January 2016 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| NAGORE SABIO | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Gonzalo Guill?n, Dr. Laureano Jim?nez and Dr. John T. Farrell |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE SUSTAINABLE PROCESS INDUSTRIES UNDER UNCERTAINTY“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Salvador Acha Izquierdo [President] (Imperial College London, UK) – Dr. Dieter Boer [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Jos? Rub?n Ru?z Femenia [Vocal] (Universidad de Alicante, Spain) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 8th February 2016 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Aula Seminari 111, DEM |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| DINA FAKHRNASOVA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Francesc Medina, Dr. Ricardo J. Chimentao and Dr. Atsushi Urakawa |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “RATIONAL AND STATISTICAL APPROACHES IN ENHANCING YIELD OF ETHYLENE CARBONATE IN UREA TRANSESTERIFICATION WITH ETHYLENE GLYCOL“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Davide Ferri [President] (Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland) – Dr. Mayra Garc?a [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Anabela Valente [Vocal] (Univercity of Aveiro, Portugal) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Wednesday, 10th February 2016 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | ICIQ Auditorium |
| VERONICA PATRICIA PINOS V?LEZ | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Francesc Medina and Dr. Anton Dafinov |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DEVELOPMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF CATALYTIC MEMBRANE REACTORS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENTS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Jordi Llorca Piqu? [President] (Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Barcelona) – Dr. Mayra Garc?a [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Noelia Barrab?s Rabanal [Vocal] (Vienna University of Technology, Austria) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 26th February 2016 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| MART?N PABLO CAPORGNO | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Christophe Bengoa |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “MICROALGAE CONVERSION INTO BIOFUELS: ENERGY PRODUCTION AND NUTRIENTS RECYCLING“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Mohand Tazerout [President] (?cole des Mines de Nantes, France) – Dr. Joan Salvad? [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Ivet Ferrer [Vocal] (Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Barcelona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Tuesday, 12th April 2016 |
| TIME: | 11.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Aula 115, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| MIRIAM JAUSET RUBIO | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ciara O’Sullivan, Dr. Mark?ta Svobodov? and Dr. Teresa Mairal Lerga |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “SELECTION OF HIGH AFFINITY AND SPECIFIC APTAMER AND ITS’ USE IN DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS FOR THE DETECTION OF THE ANAPHYLACTIC B-CONGLUTIN ALLERGEN“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Ioanis Katakis [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Patricia Galan Malo [Secretary] (Zeulab, S.L., Zaragoza) – Dr. Thomas Schubert [Vocal] (Universit?t Regensburg, Germany) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 21st April 2016 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | ICIQ LIBRARY |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| YACHONG GUO | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Vladimir Baulin |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ASSOCIATION OF POLYMERS AND SMALL SOLUTE MOLECULES WITH PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANES“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Jean-Baptiste Fleury [President] (Universit?t des Saarlandes, Germany) – Dr. Allan Mackie [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Xavier Daura Ribera [Vocal] (Universitat Aut?noma de Barcelona, Barcelona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 25th April 2016 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| DANA GEORGIANA CRIVOI | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Anna Maria Segarra and Dr. Francesc Medina |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “HYBRID MATERIALS: DISCOVERING PROPERTIES AND MECHANISMS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Didier Tichit [President] (Ecole Nationale Sup?rieure de Chimie, France) – Dr. Jordi Llorca [Secretary] (Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Barcelona) – Dr. Atsushi Urakawa [Vocal] (ICIQ, Tarragona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Wednesday, 11th May 2016 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| DAVID MANUEL SANTIAGO ABRAIRA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Francesc Ferrando and Dr. Silvia de la Flor |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SHAPE-MEMORY POLYMERS: INFLUENCE OF PROCESSING METHODS AND CHEMICAL STRUCTURE“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEM |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. ?ngels Serra [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Vicente Lorenzo [Secretary] (Universidad Polit?cnica de Madrid, Madrid) – Dr. Veronica Ambrogi [Vocal] (Universit? di Napoli “Federico II”, Italy) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 16th June 2016 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| JAVIER BURGOS VERGARA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Clara Salu?ena and Dr. Ildefonso Cuesta |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “NUMERICAL STUDY OF THE HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER PROCESSES WITH THE LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD: LAMINAR MIXED CONVECTION IN A SQUARE OPEN C“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEM |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Francesc Xavier Grau Vidal [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Ingrid Martorell Boada [Secretary] (Universitat de Lleida) – Dr. C?sar Huete Ruiz de Lira [Vocal] (Universidad Carlos III, Madrid) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Tuesday, 19th July 2016 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| GORG ABDELMASSIH BASSIT MEGALAA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Anton Vernet and Dr. Jordi Pallar?s |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF STEADY AND UNSTEADY MIXED CONVECTION FLOW IN A CUBICAL OPEN CAVITY WITH THE BOTTOM WALL HEATED“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEM |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Francesc Xavier Grau Vidal [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Roberto Castilla Lopez [Secretary] (Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Terrassa) – Dr. Pedro Javier Gamez Montero [Vocal] (Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Terrassa) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 12th September 2016 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| FABI?N ALONSO GARC?A DAZA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Allan Mackie |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “COARSE-GRAINED MEAN-FIELD SIMULATIONS OF SURFACTANT MICELLES: STATIC AND DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM PROPERTIES“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Jordi Esquena Moret [President] (Consell Superior d`Investigacions Cient?fiques (CSIC), Barcelona) – Dr. Josep Bonet ?valos [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Henry Bock [Vocal] (Heriot Watt University, Scotland, UK) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Tuesday, 20th September 2016 |
| TIME: | 10.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Aula Seminari 111, DEM |
| ALBERT PUIG AR?NEGA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Clara Salue?a, Dr. Ildefonso Cuesta and Dr. Salvatore Cito |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “REVIEW OF BOUNDARY CONDITIONS AND INVESTIGATION TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GROWTH MODEL: A LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD APPROACH“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEM |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Francesc Xavier Grau Vidal [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Immaculada Iglesias Estrad? [Secretary] (Universidad Carlos III, Madrid) – Dr. C?sar Huete Ruiz de Lira [Vocal] (Universidad Carlos III, Madrid) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Tuesday, 20th September 2016 |
| TIME: | 11.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Aula 107, ETSEQ |
| NURIA S?EZ JAUSET | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Josep Xavier Ruiz and Dr. Fina Gavald? |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “ACCELEROMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION DURING THE IVIDIL EXPERIMENT IN THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DQFI |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Jaume Massons Bosch [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Laureano Ram?rez de la Piscina Mill?n [Secretary] (Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Barcelona) – Dr. Mohammed Mounir Bou-Ali Saidi [Vocal] (Mondragon Unibertsitatea, Mondrag?n) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Tuesday, 11th October 2016 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Seminar room of the Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Chemistry Faculty |
| MARC PARRILLA PONS | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Francisco Javier Andrade |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “NEW ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS FOR DECENTRALIZED ANALYSIS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DQAQO |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Luis Ferm?n Capit?n Vallvey [President] (Universidad de Granada, Spain) – Dr. Francesc Xavier Rius Ferr?s [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Gast?n Adri?n Crespo [Vocal] (Universit? de Gen?ve, Switzerland) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 14th October 2016 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, Chemistry Faculty |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| PADMAJA BALACHANDRAN KAMATH | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Alberto Fern?ndez and Dr. Robert Rallo |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “IN SILICO MODELING OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS AT DIFFERENT SCALES“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Emilio Benfenati [President] (Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Italy) – Dr. Jordi Grifoll Taverna [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Riccardo Concu [Vocal] (Universidade do Porto, Portugal) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 17th October 2016 |
| TIME: | 09.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| JOAN CARRERAS UBACH | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Dieter Boer, Dr. Laureano Jim?nez and Dr. Gozalo Guill?n |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING FOR ENERGETIC, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL OPTIMIZATION OF BUILDING DESIGN“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEM |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Jos? Antonio Caballero Su?rez [President] (Universidad de Alicante, Spain) – Dr. Mariana Palumbo [Secretary] (Universidad Federal Fluminense, Brasil) – Dr. Shane Colclough [Vocal] (Ulster University, UK) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Wednesday, 19th October 2016 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| JASNA BLAZHESKA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ricard Garcia Valls, Dr. Ver?nica G?mez and Dr. Derek M. Stevens |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “INSIGHT IN THE THIN-FILM POLLYAMIDE MEMBRANE STRUCTURE AFTER COMPACTION“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Renata Jastrzab [President] (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland) – Dr. Bartosz Tylkowski [Secretary] (Centre Tecnol?gic de la Qu?mica de Catalunya, Tarragona) – Dr. Jordi Bacardit [Vocal] (Dow Water & Process Solutions) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 7th November 2016 |
| TIME: | 11.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala d’actes del CTQC |
| KARINA DE MACEDO SOARES PIRES CONDEIXA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Dieter Boer and Dr. Assed Naked Haddad |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ASSESSMENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR IN BRAZIL“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEM |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Luisa F. Cabeza [President] (Universitat de Lleida, Spain) – Dr. Laureano Jim?nez Esteller [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Mariana Palumbo [Vocal] (Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brasil) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Tuesday, 8th November 2016 |
| TIME: | 10.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| ALBERTO GIM?NEZ P?REZ | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Josep Font |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “COMPACT CARBON-BASED MEMBRANE REACTORS FOR ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION OF AZO-DYES“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Antoni Martinez Andreu [President] (Universitat de Val?ncia, Spain) – Dr. Azael Fabregat [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Ol?via Salom? Gon?alves Pinto Soares [Vocal] (Porto University, Portugal) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 11th November 2016 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Aula Seminari 111, DEM |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| TONI VALL?S CATAL? | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Marta Sales and Dr. Roger Guimer? |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “NETWORK INFERENCE BASED ON STOCHASTIC BLOCK MODELS: MODEL EXTENSIONS, INFERENCE APPROACHES AND APPLICATIONS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Guido Caldarelli [President] (IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy) – Dr. Sergio G?mez Jim?nez [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Albert D?az Guilera [Vocal] (Universitat de Barcelona, Spain) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 24th November 2016 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, Chemistry Faculty |
| ANA MAR?A ANTOL?N POZUETA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Francesc Medina and Dr. Didier Tichit |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “HETEROGENEOUS CATALYTIC AND PHOTOCATALYTIC NITRATE ABATEMENT IN DRINKING WATER USING AGPT AND PDSN SUPPORTED ON TITANIA NANOCATALYSTS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Jordi Llorca Piqu? [President] (Universidat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Barcelona) – Dr. Francisco L?pez Bonillo [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Vasile Hulea [Vocal] (Universit? de Montpellier, France) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 16th December 2016 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| DRAGOS CONSTANTIN STOIAN | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Francesc Medina and Dr. Atsushi Urakawa |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “UNLIMITING THERMODYNAMIC CONSTRAINTS IN CONTINUOUS CATALYTIC TRANSFORMATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND METHANOL TOWARDS DIMETHYL CARBONATE“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. M. Olga Guerrero-P?rez [President] (Universidad de M?laga, Spain) – Dr. Mayra Grac?a ?lvarez [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Keiichi Tomishige [Vocal] (Tohoku University, Japan) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 16th December 2016 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | ICIQ Auditorium |