Thesis topics

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

Study projects

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

Bachelor/Master theses

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

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

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