Master Thesis
Thesis topic proposals 2024
1) Investigating agricultural threats to groundwater quality and innovative solutions using vadose zone modelling
Supervisors : Dr Landon Halloran
Abstract topic 1
2) Alpine groundwater monitoring using combined geophysical and hydrological methods
Supervisor : Dr Landon Halloran
Abstract topic 2
3) Hydrogravimetric monitoring of a pre-alpine alluvial aquifer system
Supervisor : Dr Landon Halloran
Abstract topic 3
4) Monitoring the active layer of rock glaciers using gravimetric surveys
Supervisors : Dr Landon Halloran and Dr Clément Roques
Abstract topic 4
5) Losing and disconnected stream-groundwater interactions in a pre-alpine alluvial system
Supervisor : Dr Landon Halloran
Abstract topic 5
6) Integrative UAV imagery and in-situ investigations for 3D fracture network modelling
Supervisors : Dr Clément Roques and Ronny Figueroa
Abstract topic 6
7) Understanding the interplay between geomechanics and hydraulic properties of bedrock: a 3D geomechanical modeling of the Poschiavino catchment
Supervisors : Dr Clément Roques, Ronny Figueroa and Dr. Larissa de Palézieux (ETHZ)
Abstract topic 7
8) Emanation of dissolved noble gases associated to rock deformation
Supervisors : Dr Clément Roques, Valentin Gischig (ETHZ) and Rolf Kipfer (EAWAG)
Abstract topic 8
9) Etude du fonctionnement hydrogéologique de la Grande Cariçaie
Supervisors : Prof. Philippe Renard et Robin Voland
Abstract topic 9
10) Effet du changement climatique sur les débits de sources stratégiques du canton de Neuchâtel
Supervisor : Prof. Philippe Renard
Abstract topic 10
11) Modélisation de l’hétérogénéité géologique du sous-sol Genevois
Supervisors : Prof. Philippe Renard and Ludovic Schorpp
Abstract topic 11
12) Localisation d’écoulements souterrains par analyse de bruit sismique
Supervisors : Prof. Benoît Valley and Prof. Pierre-Yves Jeannin
Abstract topic 12
13) Evaluation des phénomènes de tassement dans le canton de Neuchâtel sous l’influence du changement des conditions hydrodynamiques
Supervisors : Prof. Benoît Valley, Prof. Philippe Renard, Dr. Giona Preisig (canton de Neuchâtel) and Prof. Pierre-Yves Jeannin
Abstract topic 13
14) Analyse détaillée et modélisation d’une sonde co-axiale profonde
Supervisors : Prof. Benoît Valley and Dr. Reza Sohrabi
Abstract topic 14
15) Prospection géothermique à moyenne profondeur dans le nord vaudois
Supervisors : Prof. Benoît Valley and Dr. Reza Sohrabi
Abstract topic 15
16) Far field response to excavation in clay rocks
Supervisor : Prof. Benoît Valley and Martin Schoenball (nagra)
Abstract topic 16
17) Thermique de l’anticlinal de Chaumont
Supervisor : Prof. Benoît Valley and Pierre-Olivier Aragno (ville de Neuchâtel)
Abstract topic 17
18) Traditional water meadows as a method of groumdwater recharge in the context of climate change
Supervisors : Prof. Daniel Hunkeler and Prof. Philip Brunner
Abstract topic 18
19) Understanding PFAS transport mechanisms in soil and groundwater
Supervisors : Prof. Daniel Hunkeler and Francesco Scattolini
Abstract topic 19
20) Effect of surface water-groundwater interactions on PFAS distribution
Supervisors : Prof. Daniel Hunkeler and Francesco Scattolini
Abstract topic 20
21) Modelling pesticide distribution and transport in a karst aquifer in the Swiss Jura
Supervisor : Prof. Daniel Hunkeler
Abstract topic 21
22) Time-scale of pesticide metabolite impacts on groundwater
Supervisor : Prof. Daniel Hunkeler
Abstract topic 22
23) Iron minerals as driver of carbon release during permafrost thaw
Supervisor : Prof. Laurel Thomas Arrigo
Abstract topic 23
24) Effect of river revitalization on groundwater quantity and quality
Supervisor : Prof. Daniel Hunkeler
Abstract topic 24
25) The effect of using different potential evaporation methods on the estimation recharge and groundwater levels
Supervisors : Dr. Raoul Collenteur and Prof. Mario Schirmer
Abstract topic 25
26) Sécheresses et gestion de l’eau en milieu alpin
Supervisors : Dr Landon Halloran and Dr. Marie Arnoux (CREALP)
Abstract topic 26
27) Eco-hydrogeological modelling in Nouakchott City (Mauritania): tree-planting to alleviate saturation excess flooding
Supervisors : Prof. Philip Brunner, Prof. Paolo Perona (EPFL) and Dr. Emmanuel Dubois (EPFL).
Abstract topic 27
28) Exploring the dynamics of hoizontal wells
Supervisors : Prof. Philip Brunner and Prof. Daniel Hunkeler
Abstract topic 28
29) Thermal dynamics of shallow groundwater in highly urbanized environments. A project in Japan
Supervisors : Prof. Philip Brunner, Prof. Benoît Valley and Dr. Jiaqi Liu (University of Tokyo)
Abstract topic 29
30) The Seeland projects: Hydrogeology, soil and agriculture
Supervisors : Prof. Philip Brunner, Prof. Daniel Hunkeler, Dr Clément Roques and Alex Kobayashi
Abstract topic 30
31) How did the “Great Karst Spring of Mesopotamia” dry up: Impacts of climate change or groundwater over-exploitation
Supervisors : Dr Landon Halloran, Saeed Mhanna and Prof. Philip Brunner
Abstract topic 31