PhD Theses published in 2026

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Lia Corbett (1 April 2026)

Nanoplastics & the marine microbial plastisphere: Towards a better understanding of fate & impact

Supervisor: L.A. Amaral Zettler, A.P. van Wezel
Co-supervisor: A. Praetorius

Hans Linssen (26 March 2026) 

The making of movement: Individual processes shaping the development and future of migration in Bewick's swans

Supervisors: B.A. Nolet, J.Z. Shamoun-Baranes
Co-supervisor:E.E. van Loon

Christoph Schaller (9 March 2026) 

Shallow landslides in Switzerland: Applied geospatial modelling and machine learning

Supervisor: E.E. van Loon
Co-supervisors: A.C. Seijmonsbergen, L.K.A. Dorren

Farnaz Daneshnia (5 March 2026) 

Multidimensional insights into antifungal resistance and pathogenesis of Candida parapsilosis: Clinical outbreaks, molecular mechanisms, and host-pathogen interactions

Supervisor: F. Hagen
Co-supervisor:C. Lass-Flörl

Sarah Solomon (19 February 2026)

Extreme reef environments as natural laboratories: Mechanisms underlying coral acclimatization to future ocean conditions

Supervisors: J. Huisman, M.J.A. Vermeij
Co-supervisors: V. Schoepf, J.M. de Goeij

Xi Bai (13 February 2026) 

The role of microbial ecology in the functioning of slow sand filters for drinking water production

Supervisor: G. Muijzer
Co-supervisor: I.J.T. Dinkla

Charlie Davey (5 February 2026)

Risk, removal, and remediation of psychopharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment

Supervisors: A.P. van Wezel, M.H.S. Kraak: 
Co-supervisors: A. Praetorius, T.L. ter Laak

Eileen Enderle (22 January 2026) 

Drought impacts on plant-soil feedback: Uprooting mechanisms and consequences for grassland plant communities

Supervisor: F.T. de Vries
Co-supervisors: A. Tietema, H.J. Bouwmeester