past PhD defenses - 2012

PhD candidate    A.C. Mosca (Ana Carolina)
Thesis title Designing food structures to enhance sensory responses.
Date & time10-05-2012, 11:00 hrs, Wageningen
Supervisors Prof. M.A.J.S. van Boekel, Dr. M.A. Stieger, Dr. F. van de Velde
  
PhD candidate    M. Viskaal-van Dongen (Mirre)
Thesis title Food characteristics and dietary intake: the role of taste, eating rate and energy density.
Date & time02-05-2012, 11:00 hrs, Wageningen
Supervisors Prof. C. de Graaf, Prof. F.J. Kok
  
PhD candidate    A. Jans (Anneke)
Thesis title Skeletal muscle fatty acid handling in insulin resistance: the effect of dietary fatty acids.
Date & time27-04-2012, 14:00 hrs, Maastricht
Supervisors Prof. E.E. Blaak
  
PhD candidate    C. Bernardini (Cecilia)
Thesis title Structure of binary mixed polymer Langmuir layers.
Date & time27-04-2012, 13:30 hrs, Wageningen
Supervisors Prof. M.A. Cohen Stuart, Prof. F.A.M. Leermakers
  
PhD candidate    N.A. van Herpen (Noud)
Thesis title The role of free fatty acids in ectopic lipid accumulation, insulin resistance and inflammation in humans.
Date & time26-04-2012, 12:00 hrs, Maastricht
Supervisors Prof. P. Schrauwen, Prof. R.P. Mensink
  
PhD candidate    M.G.J. Balvers (Michiel)
Thesis title n-3 Fatty acid derived endocannabinoids: a new link between fish oil and inflammation.
Date & time24-04-2012, 13:30 hrs, Wageningen
Supervisors Prof. R.F. Witkamp, Dr. K.C.M. Verhoeckx, Dr. H.M. Wortelboer
  
PhD candidate    B.G.M. Rijksen (Bart)
Thesis title Mechanistic studies of monolayer formation on H-Si(111) surfaces.
Date & time11-04-2012, 13:30 hrs, Wageningen
Supervisors Prof. H. Zuilhof
  
PhD candidate    J. ter Maat (Jurjen)
Thesis title Modification of inorganic surfaces with 1-alkenes and 1-alkynes.
Date & time04-04-2012, 16:00:hrs, Wageningen
Supervisors Prof. H. Zuilhof
  
PhD candidate    M. Beelen (Milou)
Thesis title Sports nutrition to promote post-exercise recovery.
Date & time30-03-2012, 12:00 hrs, Maastricht
Supervisors Prof. L.J.C. van Loon
  
PhD candidate    A. Paini (Alicia)
Thesis title Generation of in vitro data to model dose dependent in vivo DNA binding of genotoxic carcinogens and its consequences: -the case of estragole-.
Date & time26-03-2012, 11:00 hrs, Wageningen
Supervisors Prof. I.M.C.M. Rietjens, Prof. P.J. van Bladeren, Dr. G. Scholz
  
PhD candidate    N. Nady Ibrahim Mohamed Kotb (Norhan)
Thesis title Enzyme-catalyzed modification of poly(ethersulfone) membranes.
Date & time21-03-2012, 13:30 hrs, Wageningen
Supervisors Prof. R.M. Boom, Prof. H. Zuilhof, Dr. C.G.P.H. Schroën, Dr. M.C.R. Franssen
  
PhD candidate    M. Sanny (Maimunah)
Thesis title Variation in acrylamide concentration in French fries. Effects of control measures in food service establishments.
Date & time20-03-2012, 16:00 hrs, Wageningen
Supervisors Prof. M.A.J.S. van Boekel, Dr. P.A. Luning
  
PhD candidate    N. Purwanti (Nanik)
Thesis title Structuring high-protein foods.
Date & time12-03-2012, 11:00 hrs, Wageningen
Supervisors Prof. R.M. Boom, Dr. A.J. van der Goot
  
PhD candidate    I. Jongenburger (Ida)
Thesis title Distributions of microorganisms in food and their impact on food safety.
Date & time02-03-2012, 16:00 hrs, Wageningen
Supervisors Prof. M.H. Zwietering, Prof. L.G.M. Gorris, Dr. M.W. Reij
  
PhD candidate    M Ali (Muhammad)
Thesis title Towards an approach to assess critical quality points (CQPs) in food production systems. A case study on french fries production.
Date & time27-02-2012, 13:30 hrs, Wageningen
Supervisors Prof. M.A.J.S. van Boekel, Dr. P.A. Luning
  
PhD candidate    S.F. El-Aidy (Sahar)
Thesis title The dynamic interplay of microbiota and mucosa drives establishment of homeostasis in conventional mice.
Date & time17-02-2012, 16:00 hrs, Wageningen
Supervisors Prof. M. Kleerebezem, Dr. E.G. Zoetendal, Dr. P. van Baarlen
  
PhD candidate    M. Lemmers (Marc)
Thesis title Physical gels based on charge-driven co-assembly.
Date & time10-02-2012, 16:00 hrs, Wageningen
Supervisors Prof. M.A. Cohen Stuart, Dr. J. van der Gucht
  
PhD candidate    B.R.M. Kingma (Boris)
Thesis title Human Thermoregulation; A synergy between physiology and mathematical modeling.
Date & time27-01-2012, 14:00 hrs, Maastricht
Supervisors Prof. W.H.M. Saris, Prof. A.A. van Steenhoven, Dr. W.D. van Marken Lichtenbelt, Dr. A.J.H. Frijns
PhD candidate    D. Lestari (Dianika)
Thesis title Non-food applications of Jatropha proteins.
Date & time23-01-2012, 13:30 hrs, Wageningen
Supervisors Prof. J.P.M. Sanders, Dr. E. Ratnaningsih
  
PhD candidate    J. Walther (Jasper)
Thesis title Post-genomic characterization of metabolic pathways in Sulfolobus solfataricus.
Date & time23-01-2012, 11:00 hrs, Wageningen
Supervisors Prof. J. van der Oost, Prof. W.M. de Vos
  
PhD candidate    S. Timmers (Silvie)
Thesis title Diacylglycerol: an innocent bystander in skeletal muscle insulin resistance?
Date & time20-01-2012, 14:00 hrs, Maastricht
Supervisors Prof. P. Schrauwen, Prof. M.K.C. Hesselink
  
PhD candidate    S. Griffioen-Roose (Sanne)
Thesis title The role of sweet and savoury taste in food intake and food preferences.
Date & time20-01-2012, 13:30 hrs, Wageningen
Supervisors Prof. C. de Graaf, Dr. M. Mars, Dr. G.S. Finlayson
  
PhD candidate    P.S. Hogenkamp (Pleunie)
Thesis title Texture, energy density & learning: Implications for food intake.
Date & time13-01-2012, 16:00 hrs, Wageningen
Supervisors Prof. C. de Graaf, Dr. A. Stafleu, Dr. M. Mars
  
PhD candidate    L. Verhoeff-Bakkenes (Liesbeth)
Thesis title Campylobacter jejuni: exposure assessment and hazard characterization. Growth, survival and infectivity of Campylobacter jejuni.
Date & time09-01-2012, 16:00 hrs, Wageningen
Supervisors Prof. M.H. Zwietering, Dr. R. de Jonge, Dr. R.R. Beumer