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PhD Theses defended

Núria Huguet

March 8th, 2013
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Antonio M. Echavarren
Title: Exploring New Gold-Catalyzed Cyclization Reactions of 1-5-Enynes and Development  of an Intermolecular Phenol Synthesis
Committee: Prof. Gregorio Asensio (Universitat de València), Prof. Marco Bandini (Università di Bologna) and Prof. Kilian Muñiz (ICIQ).

Daniele Anselmo

April 4th, 2013
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Arjan Kleij
Title: Lewis Acidic Zn(II) Schiff Base Complexes in Homogeneous Catalysis
Committee: Prof. Guillem Aromí (Universitat de Barcelona), Prof. Paolo Percarmona (University of Leuven) and Prof. Paolo Melchiorre (ICIQ).

Areli Flores

April 16th, 2013
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Ruben Martin
Title: Selectivity Control in Pd-Catalyzed C-H Functionalization Reactions
Committee: Prof. Antonio M. Echavarren (ICIQ), Prof. Olivier Baudoin (University Claude Bernard, Lyon) and Prof. Juan Carlos Carretero (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid).

James Ryan

June 6th, 2013
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Emilio Palomares
Title: Organic and Hybrid Optoelectronic Devices: Understanding Key Loss Mechanisms
Committee: Prof. James Durran (Imperial College London), Prof. Joaquim Puigdollers (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) and Prof. Josep Pallarés (Universitat Rovira i Virgili).

Margherita Bolognesi

June 7th, 2013
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Emilip Palomares
Title: Organic Bulk-Heterojunction Photovoltaic Devices: Materials, Device Architectures and Interfacial Processes
Committee: Prof. Prof. Lluís F. Marsal (Universitat Rovira i Virgili), Prof. Antonio Guerrero (Universitat Jaume I) and Dr. Pavel Schilinsky (Belectric OPV GmbH).

José Luis Núñez

June 13th, 2013
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Anton Vidal
Title: Highly Modular P-OP Ligands for Rhodium-and Iridium-Mediated Asymmetric Hydrogenations
Committee: Prof. Josep Bonjoch (Universitat de Barcelona), Prof. Arjan Kleij (ICIQ) and Prof. Rosario Fernández (Universidad de Sevilla).

Iván Castelló

June 26th, 2013
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Emilio Palomares
Title: Design and Applications for Quantum-Onion-Multicode Nanospheres and Other Luminescent Semiconductor-Derived NanoComposites
Committee: Dr. Eugenia Martínez (CETEMMSA), Prof. Lluís Marsal (URV) and Prof. Mihaela Delcea (University of Greifswald, Germany).

Giovanni Salassa

July 12th, 2013
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Arjan Kleik
Title: Supramolecular, Photophysical and Catalytic Properties of Zn(salphen) Based Complexes and Materials
Committee: Prof. Santo Di Bella (Università di Catania), Prof. Marcel Swart (Universitat de Girona) and Prof. Pau Ballester (ICIQ).

Oriol Martínez

July 25th, 2013
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Piet van Leeuwen and Prof. Carmen Claver
Title: Synthesis of Dinuclear Complexes. From Ligand Design to Catalysis
Committee: Prof. Walter Leitner (RWTH Aachen University), Prof. Arjan Kleij (ICIQ) and Prof. Miquel Costas (Universitat de Girona)

Natalia Nieto

September 26th, 2013
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Anton Vidal
Title: Asymmetric Epoxidation of Unfunctionalised Alkenes Catalyzed by D-Fructose Derivatives
Committee: Prof. José Luis Vicario (Universidad del País Vasco), Prof. Asunción Barbero (Universidad de Valladolid) and Prof. Ana Cuñat  (Universitat de València).

Isidoro López

October 16th, 2013
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Antoni Llobet
Title: Water Oxidation with Mononuclear Ru Complexes. Below the Tip of the Iceberg: The Oxo-bridge Escenario
Committee: Prof. Rufina Bastida (Universidad de Santiago de Compostela), Prof. Olga Iranzo (Institut des Sciences Moléculaires de Marseille) and Prof. Marie-Noëlle Collomb (Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble).

Mònica Espelt

October 23rd, 2013
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Pau Ballester
Title: Reversible Molecular Encapsulation in Self-Assembled and Mechanically Locked Containers with Polar Interior
Committee: Prof. Piet van Leeuwen (ICIQ), Prof. Beatriu Escuder (Universitat Jaume I) and Prof. Antoni Costa (Universitat de les Illes Balears).

Giulia Bergonzini

October 24th, 2013
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Paolo Melchiorre
Title: Assessing the Versatility of Organocatalysis as a Strategy for Enabling Novel Asymmetric Transformations
Committee: Prof. Miquel A. Pericàs (ICIQ), Prof. José L. Vicario (Universidad del País Vasco) and Prof. Karl Anker Jørgensen (Aarhus Universitry).

Erhan Özkal

November 6th, 2013
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Miquel A. Pericàs
Title: Triazole-based Ligands for Click Chemistry and Asymmetric Catalysis
Committee: Prof. Oliver Reiser (Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Regensburg), Prof. Pedro J. Pérez (Universidad de Huelva) and Prof. Ruben Martín (ICIQ).

Crisa Vargas

November 12th, 2013
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Núria López
Title: Theoretical Studies on Molecular Adsorption and Selective Hydrogenation Catalysts
Committee: Dr. Joaquín Silvestre (Universitat d’Alacant), Dr. Luca Bellarosa (ICIQ) and Dr. Jesús Jover (Universitat de Barcelona).

Virginia Valderrey

November 121st, 2013
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Pau Ballester
Title: Calix[4]pyrrole and Porphyrin-based Molecular Assemblies
Committee: Prof. Jesús María Martínez de Ilarduya (Universidad de Valladolid), Prof. Stefan Kubik (Kaiserslautern University of Technology) and Prof. Javier de Mendoza (ICIQ).

Chunhui Liu

December 5th, 2013
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Feliu Maseras
Title: Computational Studies on Organocatalysis
Committee: Prof. Josep Bonjoch (Universitat de Barcelona), Dr. Jean-Didier Maréchal (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Dr. Maria Besora (ICIQ).

Sara Goberna

December 18th, 2013
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. José-Ramón Galán-Mascarós
Title: Novel Molecular Catalysts for Water Oxidation: Towards Artificial Photosynthesis
Committee: Prof. May Nyman (Oregon State University), Prof. Greta Patzke (Zúrich Universität) and Prof. Jordi Carbó (Universitat Rovira i Virgili).

Carlo Cassani

December 16th, 2013
University: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Supervisor/s: Prof. Paolo Melchiorre
Title: Aminocatalytic Functionalization of Carbonyl Compounds: A Powerful Strategy for Enantioselective Reaction Development
Committee: Prof. Carmen Nájera (Universidad de Alicante), Prof. Kilian Muñiz (ICIQ) and Prof. Pier Giorgio Cozzi (Università di Bologna).