---
url: 'https://dri.es/album/phd-defense-roel-2003'
title: 'PhD defense Roel 2003'
author:
  name: 'Dries Buytaert'
  url: 'https://dri.es/about'
date: '2026-06-11T21:22:56+00:00'
license: 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'
type: album
count: 8
---

# PhD defense Roel 2003

![A presentation slide displays the title and details of Roel Smolders' PhD defense at the University of Antwerp.](https://dri.es/files/cache/phd-defense-roel-2003/phd-defense-roel-1-640w.jpg)

![A man in a suit stands at a podium, presenting his PhD defense in a lecture hall.](https://dri.es/files/cache/phd-defense-roel-2003/phd-defense-roel-2-640w.jpg)

![A man in a suit stands in front of a projector screen during a PhD defense presentation.](https://dri.es/files/cache/phd-defense-roel-2003/phd-defense-roel-3-640w.jpg)

![A man speaks at a podium while six others stand behind him during a PhD defense event.](https://dri.es/files/cache/phd-defense-roel-2003/phd-defense-roel-4-640w.jpg)

![A man speaks at a podium during a PhD defense, while three others listen in the background.](https://dri.es/files/cache/phd-defense-roel-2003/phd-defense-roel-5-640w.jpg)

![A person stands at a podium speaking to a panel of people during a PhD defense presentation.](https://dri.es/files/cache/phd-defense-roel-2003/phd-defense-roel-6-640w.jpg)

![A man in a suit speaks to a group of people at a PhD defense gathering, with a wrapped gift nearby.](https://dri.es/files/cache/phd-defense-roel-2003/phd-defense-roel-7-640w.jpg)

![A man in a suit and a young child look inside a large open box filled with packing material.](https://dri.es/files/cache/phd-defense-roel-2003/phd-defense-roel-8-640w.jpg)