Requests for master's/bachelor's/study theses and study projects
Dear students,
if your are looking for a research project at the Department of Aquatic Ecology, please contact us via email at beate.mueller(at)b-tu.de or the announced supervisor (incl. transcript of records and your research interest).
We will then jointly check whether we can offer you a suitable topic. Due to the relatively large number of requests, we ask that you contact us as early as possible. Please also read and follow the general information provided here.
- Here you will find a guide to scientific work (compiled by staff of the FG Water Protection and the FG General Ecology). ⇒ Download ⇒ download English
Available Topics
Wing length and body mass relationship in aquatic insects
Supervisor: Nadja Heitmann, Dr. rer. nat (nadja.heitmann@b-tu.de)
Type: Study project
Location: Research station Bad Saarow, Lab main campus Cottbus
Start: February 2025 and upon request
Topic: Wing length and body mass relationship in aquatic insects
Aquatic insect communities in the Oder River and its adjacent floodplains
Supervisor: Nadja Heitmann, Dr. rer. nat (nadja.heitmann@b-tu.de)
Type: Research project / study project, B.Sc. and M.Sc. Thesis
Location: Research station Bad Saarow, lab main campus Cottbus
Start: February 2025
Topic: Aquatic insect communities in the Oder River and its adjacent floodplains
Characterization of deep chlorophyll maxima in stratified lakes of the Scharmützelsee region
Supervisor: Jacqueline Rücker, Dr. rer. nat. (j.ruecker@b-tu.de)
Type: Research Project
Location: Research station Bad Saarow
Start: from winter 2023
Question: To what extent does a decrease in H2S distribution in the hypolimnion affect the deep chlorophyll maxima? Download
Determination of the trophic status of small water bodies
Supervisor: Jacqueline Rücker, Dr. rer. nat (j.ruecker@b-tu.de)
Type: Research project
Place: Research Station Bad Saarow
Start: from winter 2023
Topic: Determination of the trophic status of small water bodies treated with a calcium peroxide-containing preparation (SchlixX) in 2022 Download
Wing length and body mass relationship in aquatic insects
Supervisor: Nadja Heitmann, Dr. rer. nat (nadja.heitmann@b-tu.de)
Type: Study project
Location: Research station Bad Saarow, Lab main campus Cottbus
Start: February 2025 and upon request
Topic: Wing length and body mass relationship in aquatic insects
Aquatic insect communities in the Oder River and its adjacent floodplains
Supervisor: Nadja Heitmann, Dr. rer. nat (nadja.heitmann@b-tu.de)
Type: Forschungsprojekt
Location: Forschungsstation Bad Saarow, Labor Hauptcampus Cottbus
Start: February 2025 and upon request
Topic: Aquatic insect communities in the Oder River and its adjacent floodplains
Characterization of deep chlorophyll maxima in stratified lakes of the Scharmützelsee region
Supervisor: Jacqueline Rücker, Dr. rer. nat. (j.ruecker@b-tu.de)
Type: Research Project
Location: Research station Bad Saarow
Start: Upon Request
Question: To what extent does a decrease in H2S distribution in the hypolimnion affect the deep chlorophyll maxima? Download
Determination of the trophic status of small water bodies
Supervisor: Jacqueline Rücker, Dr. rer. nat (j.ruecker@b-tu.de)
Type: Research project
Place: Research Station Bad Saarow
Start: from winter 2023
Topic: Determination of the trophic status of small water bodies treated with a calcium peroxide-containing preparation (SchlixX) in 2022 Download
Determination of the phosphorus release rate in stratified lakes of the Scharmützelsee region
Supervisor: Jacqueline Rücker, Dr. rer. nat (j.ruecker@b-tu.de)
Type: Research Project
Tasks: Deterrmination of total phosphorus (TP) und calculation or P-release in 2023
Place: Research station Bad Saarow
Start: from Winter 2023
Research question: Is the importance of the internal loading (P-release) in stratified lakes in the region decreasing after external load reduction through catchment restoration?
Long-term development of lakes in response to climate change: Oxygen in Lake Arend
Supervisor: Michael Hupfer Michael.hupfer(at)igb-berlin.de
Contact: Robert Schwefel Robert.schwefel(at)igb-berlin.de
Type: Master thesis, data analysis / long-term data analysis
Location: Leibniz Institute of Aquatic ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin
and partly home office
Start: November 2023 onwards
Research question: Investigation of the dependence of oxygen concentrations in Lake Arend on meteorological conditions. Download
Long-term development of the Lake Breiter Luzin (Germany)
Supervisor: Michael Hupfer Michael.hupfer(at)igb-berlin.de
Contact: Robert Schwefel Robert.schwefel(at)igb-berlin.de
Type: Master thesis, data analysis + modeling
Location: Leibniz Institute of Aquatic ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin
and partly home office
Start: November 2023 onwards
Task: statistical analysis of historical measured data and numerical modeling .Download
Trends in lake transparency (Schleswig-Holstein)
Supervisor: Michael Hupfer Michael.hupfer(at)igb-berlin.de
Contact: Robert Schwefel Robert.schwefel(at)igb-berlin.de
Type : Bachelor / Master Thesis, Data Analysis
Location: Leibniz Institute of Aquatic ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) Berlin
and partly home office
Start: Possible from November 2023
Task: Systematically evaluate how sighting depths have changed over the last decades and which lakes are particularly sensitive to climatic changes Download
Evaluation of river restoration on the Dahme
Supervisor: Janine Rüegg Janine.rüegg(at)b-tu.de
Type: Study project, B.Sc. M.Sc. Thesis
Start: Flexible, Field studies will probably start in spring 2024 (April/May)
Students: 1 – 3 (each with their own topic of interest)
Task: Evaluation of a river restoration project focused on biodiversity and productivity. Download