Keyword: University Communications

MSc Sergio Ulises Espinosa Domínguez defends his dissertation in Chemistry entitled Studies on Cationic Polythiophenes with Hydrogen-Bonding Donor Capabilities”. Opponent: Professor Matti Knaapila, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark Custos: Professor Carita Kvarnström, University of Turku

MA(Educ.) Shupin Li defends her dissertation in Education entitled Socio-digital participation, friendship and academic support among sixth to ninth graders in Finland”. Opponent: Professor Päivi Häkkinen, University of Jyväskylä Custos: Adjunct Professor Tuire Palonen, University of Turku

MA Zhou Xinggou defends her dissertation in Education entitled Changed and Unchanged: the Transformation of Educational Policies on Assessment and Evaluation in China. Opponent: Professor Lauri Paltemaa, University of Turku Custos: Professor Risto Rinne, University of Turku

MSc Teppo Salminen defends his dissertation in Biotechnology entitled Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Resource-Poor Areas. Opponent: Dr. Xavier Ding, Malaria Team Leader, Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics Custos: Professor Kim Pettersson, University of Turku

DDS Tarek Omran defends his dissertation in Biomaterials Science entitled BI-LAYERED RESTORATIVE DENTAL COMPOSITE STRUCTURES: STRESS AND FRACTURE BEHAVIOR”. Opponent: Professor Ulrich Lohbauer, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany Custos: Professor Pekka Vallittu, University...

MA Tuomas Äystö defends his dissertation in Study if Religion entitled Religious Insult as a Societal Concern in the 21st Century Finland. Opponent: Profesor Lene Kühle, Aarhus University, Denmark Custos: Professor Terhi Utriainen, University of Turku

MSc Anna Chashkina defends her dissertation in Physics and Astronomy entitled Super-critical accretion onto black holes and neutron stars. Opponent: Wlodek Kluzniak, Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Science, Poland Custos: Professor Juri Poutanen, University of Turku

MSc Amin Majd defends his dissertation in Software Technology entitled ”Distributed and Lightweight Meta-heuristic Optimization method for Complex Problems”. Opponent: Dr Amir Pourabdollah, Nottingham Trent University, UK Custos: Professor Juha Plosila University of Turku

MSc Ye Tian defends his dissertation in Food Chemistry entitled Phenolic compounds from Finnish Berry Species to Enhance Food Safety. Opponent: Professor Marina Heinonen, University of Helsinki Custos: Professor Baoru Yang, University of Turku

MA Kalypso Filippou defends her dissertation in Education entitled Thesis Supervision in International Masters Degree Programmes in Finnish Universities”. Opponent: Professor Elina Lehtomäki, University of Oulu Custos: Docent Johanna Kallio, University of Turku