Bachelor & Master Theses and Study Projects

Welcome, Students!

This page introduces you to the various research fields at our chair and offers a selection of topics for Bachelor's Thesis (BT), Study Project (SP) and Master's Thesis (MT). Take a moment to explore the topics below, and if you find one that interests you, please reach out to the designated supervisor for further details.

The following topics are currently available at the chair:

Title / Short description	Keywords	Type	Supervisor	Contact
Analysis of Stream temperatures variation using Thermal Imagery Data	remote sensing, stream temperature, data anlaysis	BT; SP; MT	Roser Casas-Mulet	roser.casas-mulet(at)tum.de
Assessment groundwater-surface water interactions at the patch scale in rivers	field experiments, water levels, groundwater, data collections and analysis	BT; SP; MT	Roser Casas-Mulet	roser.casas-mulet(at)tum.de
Identifying parameters for the numerical simulation of sediment transport in vegetated flows and how they can be obtained by field measurement	data analysis, numerical modeling, measurement methods	BT	Antonia Dallmeier	antonia.dallmeier(at)tum.de
Anwendung der Particle-Tracking-Velocity Messmethode zur Bestimmung von Oberflächengeschwindigkeiten bei der Anströmung einer Hochwasserentlastung	measurement methods, spillways	MT; SP	Richard Huber	richard.huber(at)tum.de
Scaling up CFD models for supercritical flows in sediment bypass tunnels	CFD modeling, Reynolds stress models, supercritical flows	MT	Subhojit Kadia	subhojit.kadia(at)tum.de
CFD modeling of Piano key weirs	Spillways, CFD modeling, hydraulic structures	MT	Subhojit Kadia	subhojit.kadia(at)tum.de
Application of a reformed discharge coefficient equation in piano key weir projects	Discharge coefficient, spillways, data collection	BT; SP	Subhojit Kadia	subhojit.kadia(at)tum.de
Exploring the Evolution and Practical Application of PKW in Modern Water Management Systems	State of the art, water management, hydraulic structures, spillways	BT; MT	Sikandar Yosufzai	sikandar.yosufzai(at)tum.de
Literature review for modelling large-scale suspended sediments transport	suspended sediments, sediment connectivity, sediment yield	BT	Hannah Schwedhelm	hannah.schwedhelm(at)tum.de
Data analysis and workflow for determining river width values from open data sets	river width, remote sensing, geospatial datasets	BT, SP	Hannah Schwedhelm	hannah.schwedhelm(at)tum.de

 

For those interested in exploring more research areas beyond the listed topics, feel free to reach out to the relevant contact person at the chair.

Field of Research	Keywords	Type	Supervisor	Contact
Development, application and assessment of sustainable hydropwoer solutions	Intake hydraulics; 3D CFD (Flow3D Software); BIM; hydropower	BT; SP; MT	Bertalan Alapfy	bertalan.alapfy(at)tum.de
Modeling of sediment transport in modified gravel bed rivers and exploring methods to achieve a good status (WFD)	1D/2D hydromorphodynamic modeling, sediment transport, field work	BT; SP	Debora Baumann	debora.baumann(at)tum.de
Machine Learning and Numerical Modeling Techniques for Hydraulic and Water Resources	Flow and Sediment transport, Flooding, Sediment management	MT; SP	Minh Duc Bui	bui(at)tum.de
Integrated and sustainable catchment and river management including restoration	Ecohydraulics, Remote Sensing, Fluvial Geomorphology, Aquatic ecology	MT; SP	Roser Casas Mulet	roser.casas-mulet(at)tum.de
Numerical Modeling of bed load transport in vegetated flows	openTELEMAC, 2D hydromorphodynamic modeling, sediment transport, hydraulic resistance of plants, field observations	BT; SP; MT	Antonia Dallmeier	antonia.dallmeier(at)tum.de
2D-hydraulic flood modelling	openTELEMAC, 2D hydraulic modelling, flood modelling, 1D-2D coupled modelling	BT; SP; MT	Frederik De Vos	frederik.de-vos(at)tum.de
Analysis and Numerical Modelling of Stream Temperature Using Logger Data and Thermal Imagery	openTELEMAC, 2D hydraulic modelling, stream temperature modelling, field observations and data collection, data analysis, UAV-based thermal imagery	BT; SP; MT	Nicolas Gamarra	nicolas.gamarra(at)tum.de
Model tests of a Kaplan turbine	Experimental work, CFD	BT; SP; MT	Christoph Halmheu	christoph.halmheu(at)tum.de
Physical Models	physical modelling	BT; SP; MT	Arnd Hartlieb	arnd.hartlieb(at)tum.de
Physical Models	physical modelling, teaching lab	BT; SP; MT	Richard Huber	richard.huber(at)tum.de
Tracking of sediment particles using image processing	video footage, particle motion, sediment transport	SP; MT	Subhojit Kadia	subhojit.kadia(at)tum.de
Hydraulic laboratory measurement technology, 3D CFD simulation of sediment transport, physical models	Measurement technology, sediment transport, 3D CFD	BT; SP; MT	Tino Kostic	tino.kostic(at)tum.de
3D CFD simulations for optimization of hydraulic structures Hydromorphodynamic modelling	CFD, openTELEMAC-2D, REEF3D	SP; MT	Rabs Ranjit	rabs.ranjit(at)tum.de
Data acquisition with state-of-the-art drone technology, data processing/analysis, 2D modeling of river courses with shallow water equations, 3D modeling with interaction of obstacles with Lagrangian approach	drone survey, bathymetry determination, CFD (DualSPHysics, Iber)	BT; SP; MT	Moritz Roth	moritz.roth(at)tum.de
Data acquisition with state-of-the-art drone technology, data processing/analysis, 2D modeling of river courses with shallow water equations and 3D modeling with interaction of obstacles with Lagrangian approach	openTELEMAC, 2D hydromorphodynamic modeling, sediment transport,  field observations and data collection, remote sensing, sediment connectivity	BT; SP; MT	Hannah Schwedhelm	hannah.schwedhelm(at)tum.de
Numerical Modeling of Piano Key Weir	OpenFOAM, 3D Simulation, Submergence effect and literature review	SP; MT	Sikandar Yosufzai	sikandar.yosufzai(at)tum.de

 

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