Thesis projects

Are you interested in a B.Sc. or M.Sc. project in the field of geophysical imaging and monitoring? The following list of open thesis projects gives an impression of the variety of different topics we offer. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like to hear further suggestions or propose your own idea!

	Project title	Contact
M.Sc.	Large-scale ERT survey for site characerization Characterization of the geology and hydrology on a decommisioned air base using Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT)	Nino Menzel
M.Sc.	Investigation of the effects of water in an anhydrite-containing tunnel environment Are the crumple zones already filled with gypsum?	Marc S. Boxberg
M.Sc.	IP signals of UXOs Identifying the characteristic spectral induced polarization (SIP) signals produced by UXOs	Florian M. Wagner
M.Sc.	Feasibility of SIP measurements for UXO detection 3D numerical feasibility study and test measurements	Florian M. Wagner
M.Sc.	Quantifying seismic noise caused by coal diggers Evaluations for the Einstein telescope	Marc S. Boxberg
M.Sc.	2D inversion of 3D ERT data Exploring the impacts of acquiring 2D electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) profiles on 3D geologic structures	Andrea Balza Morales
M.Sc.	Optimized Experimental Design (OED) Practical application of Optimized Experimental Design (OED) approaches for electrical resistivity measurements	Nino Menzel
B.Sc.	Quantitative comparison of different seismic sources ElViS vs. Hammer strokes	Marc S. Boxberg
B.Sc.	Small-scale geophysical experiments Developing lab-scale ERT, magnetics and other surveys	Marc S. Boxberg
B.Sc.	Waveform-modeling based assessment of ultrasound measurements Simulations using the poroelastic wave equation to characterize measurements on rock samples	Marc S. Boxberg

A list of already completed thesis topics can be found here. If you are studying Applied Geosciences or Georesources Management at RWTH Aachen University, please familiarize yourself with the information given here.