List of ongoing PhD programs

1. Katrien Bonte on "Visualization and validation of numerical simulation models for CME onset and IP CMEs evolution", to be defended in 11/2013 at the KU Leuven, promoter: S. Poedts (Prof. at KU Leuven).
2. Elke d'Huys on "Combining Observations and Models of Magnetic Reconnection during Solar Coronal Eruptions", promoter: S. Poedts (Prof. at KU Leuven), co-promoter: Dan Seaton, ROB, Brussels.
3. Nada Al-Haddad on "Reconstructing coronal mass ejections and magnetic clouds by taking into account the magnetic field writhe", promoter: S. Poedts (Prof. at KU Leuven), co-promoter: Ilia Roussev, Univ. of Honolulu, USA.
4. Anastasiya Boiko on "Powerful decameter radio bursts from the Sun and flare stars", promoters: S. Poedts (Prof. at KU Leuven) and V. Melnik, associate professor in V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkov, Ukraine.
5. Mykola Shevchuk on "Solar decameter spikes", promoters: S. Poedts (Prof. at KU Leuven) and V. Melnik, associate professor in V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkov, Ukraine.
6. Lukas Maes on "Interaction of the solar wind with the Earth magnetosphere and ionosphere", promoter: S. Poedts (Prof. at KU Leuven), co-promoter: Dr. Johan De Keyser, Belgian Institute for Aeronomy, Ukkel, Belgium.
7. Tamar Gachechiladze on “Midrange periodicities in the solar activity”, promoter: T.V. Zaqarashvili (Ilia State University, Georgia and Space Research Institute, Austria)
8. Elena Philishvili on “Solar and space weather: properties of quasi-periodic pulsations in solar flares”, promoter: B.M. Shergelashvili (K. U Leuven, Belgium and Ilia State University, Georgia)
9. Grigol Dididze on “Radio Observations of the Solar Corona: ”, promoter: B.M. Shergelashvili (K. U Leuven, Belgium and Ilia State University, Georgia)
10. Elene Uchava on “Acoustic and thermal waves in magnetized anisotropic MHD shear flows”, promoter: A. Tevzadze (I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State institute and Abastumani Astrophysical Observatory at Ilia State University).
11. Tamar Chaghiashvili on “Pre-flare dynamics of sunspots” ”, promoter: T.V. Zaqarashvili (Ilia State University, Georgia and Space Research Institute, Austria)
12. Irakli Mghebrishvili on “Giant solar tornadoes”, promoters: T.V. Zaqarashvili (Ilia State University, Georgia and Space Research Institute, Austria) and V. Kukhianidze (Ilia State University, Georgia)
13. Sergo Lomineishvili on “MHD oscillations in solar coronal magnetic structures”, promoter: T.V. Zaqarashvili (Ilia State University, Georgia and Space Research Institute, Austria)