| JORGE MAESTRE HEREDIA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ildefonso Cuesta and Dr. Jordi Pallar?s |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “TOWARDS THE APPLICATION OF THE ISOGEOMETRIC BOUNDARY ELEMENT ANALYSIS TO FLUID MECHANICS: NON-LINEAR GRAVITY WAVES AND DYNAMICS OF DEFORMABLE CAPSULES IN SHEAR FLOWS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEM |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Francesc Xavier Grau Vidal [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Alexandre Fabregat Tom?s [Secretary] (City University of New York, USA) – Dr. Francesc Xavier Trias Miquel [Vocal] (Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Barcelona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 19th January 2017 |
| TIME: | 11.30h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| JOSEP LLU?S ACERO S?NCHEZ | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ciara O’Sullivan |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “STUDY OF SURFACE CHEMISTRY STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE THE ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION OF PROTEINS AND DNA MARKERS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Anthony Turner [President] (Link?ping University, Sweden) – Dr. M?nica Camp?s Homs [Secretary] (IRTA, Sant Carles de la R?pita) – Dr. Maria Isabel Pividori Gurgo [Vocal] (Universitat Aut?noma de Barcelona, Barcelona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 3rd February 2017 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Multimedia Room, FURV |
| YONHARA GARC?A MART?NEZ | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Azael Fabregat and Dr. Agust? Fortuny |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “NOVEL ANAEROBIC PACKED-BED REACTOR APPLICATION FOR WASTEWATER REMEDIATION“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Josep Font Capafons [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Juli?n Carrera Muyo [Secretary] (Universitat Aut?noma de Barcelona, Barcelona) – Dr. Albin Pintar [Vocal] (National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 24th February 2017 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| MONTSERRAT MARQU?S BUENO | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Mart? Nadal, Dr. Montserrat Mari and Dr. Jos? Luis Domingo |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON THE PHOTODEGRADATION OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS IN SOILS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Nuno Miguel Ratola Neto [President] (Universidade do Porto, Portugal) – Dr. Eva Pocurull Aixal? [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Esther Mart? Verg?s [Vocal] (Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 4th May 2017 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| SILVIA JIM?NEZ HERRERA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Francesc Medina, Dr. Sandra Contreras and Dr. Maria del Mar Mic? |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “INTEGRATION OF FLOTATION TECHNOLOGIES AND ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES FOR OIL AND GAS AND DESALINATION INDUSTRIES EFFLUENTS REUSE“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Adri?n M.T. Silva [President] (Universidade do Porto, Portugal) – Dr. Mayra Garcia ?lvarez [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Marina Arnaldos Orts [Vocal] (ACCIONA AGUA SAU, El Prat de Llobregat) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 19th May 2017 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Aula Seminari 111, DEM |
| *INDUSTRIAL MENTION | |
| CARME CATAL? GARC?A | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ramon ?lvarez and Dr. Nicol?s Pazos |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “OPTICAL METHODS FOR ULTRAFAST SCREENING OF MICROORGANISMS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DQFI |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Francisco Manuel D?az Gonz?lez [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Beatriz Pelaz Garcia [Secretary] (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain) – Dr. Neus Feliu Torres [Vocal] (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Wednesday, 7th June 2017 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, Chemistry Faculty |
| JUDIT MORL? FOLCH | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ramon ?lvarez, Dr. Nicol?s Pazos and Dr. Luca Guerrini |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DIRECT LABEL-FREE SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING ANALYSIS OF NUCLEIC ACIDS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DQFI |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Wolfgang J. Parak [President] (Philipps University of Marburg, Germany) – Dr. Pablo del Pino Gonzalez de la Higuera [Secretary] (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain) – Dr. Xin Yi Ling [Vocal] (Nanyang Technological University, Singapur) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Wednesday, 8th June 2017 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, Chemistry Faculty |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| *INDUSTRIAL MENTION | |
| ANNA EWERTOWSKA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Jordi Gavald?, Dr. Gonzalo Guill?n and Dr. Laureano Jim?nez |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “SYSTEMATIC TOOLS BASED ON DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS FOR THE LIFE CYCLE SUSTAINABILITY EVALUATION OF TECHNOLOGIES“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Dieter Thomas Boer [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Carlos Pozo Fern?ndez [Secretary] (Imperial College London, UK) – Dr. Jos? Rub?n Ru?z Femenia [Vocal] (Universidad de Alicante, Spain) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 19th June 2017 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Aula seminari 111, DEM |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| VALENT?N S?NCHEZ MORALES | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Anton Vernet and Dr. Jordi Pallares |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “EXPERIMENTAL AND CFD ANALYSIS OF THE FLOW IN THE WAKE OF A VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEM |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Francesc Xavier Grau Vidal [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Gabriel Usera Velasco [Secretary] (Universidad de la Rep?blica de Uruguay) – Dr. Vanessa del Campo Gatell [Vocal] (Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Monday, 19th June 2017 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| JAVIER RECARI ANSA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Xavier Farriol and Dr. Cesar Berrueco |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “GASIFICATION OF BIOMASS AND SOLID RECOVERED FUELS (SRFS) FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF LIQUID FUELS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Francesc Castells Piqu? [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Adriano Raddi [Secretary] (Centre Tecnol?gic Forestal de Catalunya, Lleida) – Dr. Alberto Gonzalo Callejo [Vocal] (Universidad de Zaragoza) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 7th July 2017 |
| TIME: | 12.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala d’Actes, N5 |
| G?LSEN BET?L AKTAS | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Lluis Masip |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “APPLICATION OF DNA BINDING PROTEIN TAGS AS MEANS FOR DEFINED CO-IMMOBILIZATION IN BIOSENSORS“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Aart van Amerongen [President] (Wageningen University, The Netherlands) – Dr. M?nica Camp?s Homs [Secretary] (IRTA, Sant Carles de la R?pita) – Dr. Mar?a Isabel Pividori Gurgo [Vocal] (Universitat Aut?noma de Barcelona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Tuesday, 11th July 2017 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| HUU DAT NGUYEN | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Maria Cinta Pujol and Dr. Air?n R?denas |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “THREE-DIMENTIONAL LASER WRITING OF MID-INFRARED WAVEGUIDES CIRCUITS IN LITHIUM NIOBATE CRYSTAL“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DQFI |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Francesc D?az Gonzalez [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Daniel Jaqu? Garcia [Secretary] (Universidad Aut?noma de Madrid, Spain) – Dr. D`Amico Ciro [Vocal] (Universit? Jean Monnet, France) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 8th September 2017 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Seminari of the DQFI, Chemistry Faculty |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| ORIOL SENAN CAMPOS | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Marta Sales and Dr. Roger Guimer? |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “STATISTICAL TOOLS FOR CLASSIFICATION, INTERPRETATION AND PREDICTION OF BIOLOGICAL DATA“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Xavier Correig Blanchar [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Maria ?ngeles Serrano Moral [Secretary] (Universitat de Barcelona) – Dr. Jaeyun Sung [Vocal] (Mayo Clinic Minessota, USA) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 14th September 2017 |
| TIME: | 16.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| LLOREN? GAVIL? TERRADES | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Magdalena Constant? and Dr. Francesc Medina |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DIFFERENT BIOMASS CONVERSION STRATEGIES FOR VALUABLE CHEMICAL PRODUCTION“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Jyri-Pekka Mikkola [President] (Ume? universitet, Sweden) – Dr. Ioanis Katakis [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Pablo Dom?nguez De Maria [Vocal] (Sustainable Momentum SL., Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 28th September 2017 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| ALBERT MORELL GARC?A | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Francesc Medina |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “POLYCARBODIIMIDE SYNTHESIS OPTIMIZATION AND ITS APPLICATION AS POLYMER STABILIZER AGAINST DEGRADATION PROCESSES“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: | – Dr. Francisco Lopez Bonillo [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Jessica Gir? Paloma [Secretary] (Universitat de Barcelona) – Dr. Oriol Ponsat? Obiols [Vocal] (Quaternia S.L., Barcelona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Tuesday, 10th October 2017 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INDUSTRIAL MENTION | |
| JOSU? MENA G?MEZ | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Joan Josep Carvajal and Dr. Magdalena Aguil? |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “POROUS GAN PRODUCED BY CVD: PROGRESS IN DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DQFI |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Francesc D?az Gonz?lez [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Juan Jim?nez L?pez [Secretary] (Universidad de Valladolid, Spain) – Dr. Arantxa Vilalta Clemente [Vocal] (Universit? de Rouen Normandie, France) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 2nd November 2017 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, Chemistry Faculty |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| JOSEP MARIA SERRES SERRES | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Xavier Mateos and Dr. Magdalena Aguil? |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “CONTINUOUS-WAVE AND PASSIVELY Q-SWITCHED SOLID-STATE MICROCHIP LASERS IN THE NEAR-INFRARED“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DQFI |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Francesc D?az Gonz?lez [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Venkatesan Jambunathan [Secretary] (Institute of Physics CAS, Czech Republic) – Dr. Pavel Loiko [Vocal] (ITMO University, Russia) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 9th November 2017 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, Chemistry Faculty |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| MARIA ELOISA ALBACETE GARC?A | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Allan Mackie and Dr. Inmaculada Sanz |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “OPTIMISATION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT AT ECOPARC 2“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Maria Teresa Vicent Huguet [President] (Universitat Aut?noma de Barcelona) – Dr. Josep Font Capafons [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Jordi Comas Angelet [Vocal] (Universitat Polit?cnica de Catalunya, Barcelona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 17th November 2017 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Aula seminari 111, Mechanical Engineering Department |
| *INDUSTRIAL MENTION | |
| SILVANA CECILIA TOURN CREMONA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Jordi Pallar?s and Dr. Ildefonso Cuesta |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “CHARACTERIZATION OF A NEW OPEN JET WIND TUNNEL TO OPTIMIZE AND TEST VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINES“ |
| 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, Lleida) – Dr. Jorge Maestre Heredia [Vocal] (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research, Switzerland) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 17th November 2017 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| OLENA MAYBORODA | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ioanis Katakis and Dr. Ciara O’Sullivan |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “DEVELOPMENT OF DIAGNOSTIC PLATFORM FOR DETECTION OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AND TOXIC MICROALGAE USING ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Mamantos Prodromidis [President] (University of Ioannina, Greece) – Dr. Mayreli Ortiz Rodr?guez [Secretary] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Luis Tortajada Genaro [Vocal] (Universitat Polit?cnica de Val?ncia, Spain) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Thursday, 17th November 2017 |
| TIME: | 15.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |
| *INTERNATIONAL MENTION | |
| GERARD MASSONS GASSOL | |
|---|---|
| SUPERVISORS: | Dr. Ricard Garcia Valls, Dr. Guillem Gilabert and Dr. Tina Arrowood |
| TITLE OF THESIS: | “BIOFOULING CONTROL IN REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANES FOR WATER TREATMENT“ |
| DEPARTMENT: | DEQ |
| NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF MEMBERS PhD COMMITTEE: |
– Dr. Jos? Font Capafons [President] (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona) – Dr. Markus Busch [Secretary] (Dow Chemical GmbH, Germany) – Dr. Wolfgang Gernjak [Vocal] (Universitat de Girona, Girona) |
| DATE OF DEFENSE: | Friday, 24th November 2017 |
| TIME: | 11.00h |
| ROOM OF DEFENSE: | Sala de Graus, ETSEQ |