MSc Student Research Projects
Due to the Corona crisis some subjects are on hold for the time being, this is stated behind the subject. The other subjects are still offered by our department, some subjects are adjusted a bit and can start from home (and/or practical work can follow when the situation allows) or even fully be executed and supervised on a distance. There are a lot of possibilities and do not hesitate to contact supervisors to discuss the options. If you want to do an internship with us, it is recommended that you register at least 3 months in advance.
Projects actively searching for students
Biogeochemistry, conservation and management of wetlands
Greenhouse gas emissions from wetlands
- Does the bioturbating role of macrophytes affect the methane production in freshwater sediments? Contact: Lucia Cabrera (lucia.cabrera@ru.nl) or Ilenia Marquina-Luevano (ilenia.marquinaluevano2@ru.nl). (download (jpg, 230 kB))
- Analyzing and modelling GHG emissions from Frysian peat meadows. Contact: Mandy Velthuis (mandy.velthuis@ru.nl), Christian Fritz (c.fritz@science.ru.nl) or Reinder Nouta (rnouta@wetterskipfryslan.nl). (download (docx, 436 kB))
- Environmental impact of fishponds (with fieldwork in Brazil).
Microbial ecology of wetlands
Wetland (multitrophic) diversity in a changing climate
Green solutions: paludiculture and water treatment
- Understanding Sphagnum species behavior under optimal and sub-optimal conditions. (download (docx, 3,2 MB)) Contact: Gabrielle Quadra (gabrielle.quadra@ru.nl).
- Unraveling carbon dynamics in Sphagnum farming. (download (docx, 2,3 MB)) Contact: Gabrielle Quadra (gabrielle.quadra@ru.nl).
- Paludiculture crops as alternatives for fossil potting soil. (download (docx, 323 kB)) Contact: Annieke Borst (a.borst@science.ru.nl).
- Sphagnum entanglement: The complex interactions between water, life and death in Sphagnum moss. (download (pdf, 1,2 MB)) Contacts: Adam Koks (a.koks@b-ware.nl), Ralph Temmink (r.temmink@science.ru.nl) & Sannimari Käärmelahti (s.kaarmelahti@science.ru.nl).
- Paludiculture: sustainable management of peatlands through wet agriculture On hold
- Peatland science, smart water management and paludiculture. (download (pdf, 105 kB))
Contact: Christian Frits (c.fritz@science.ru.nl). - Sphagnum farming: lab and/or field experiments. (download (pdf, 788 kB)) Contacts: Ralph Temmink (r.temmink@science.ru.nl) & Sannimari Käärmelahti (s.kaarmelahti@science.ru.nl).
B-Ware
- Regeneration of Juniperus communis. (download (docx, 363 kB))
- The applicability of zeolite minerals in nature development on calcareous poor soils? (download (docx, 237 kB))
- Research on new more sustainable measures in heathland restoration On hold
- Do gas bubbles affect the hydraulic conductivity of soils? (download (pdf, 295 kB)) On hold
- Can water quality modify water quantity? (download (pdf, 294 kB)) On hold
- Restoration of brackish nature: salty business?
- For additional internships at B-WARE Research Institute see: B-ware
For subjects without a link; ask or call Bjorn Robroek for more information!