Bachelor and Master students are always welcome to conduct their theses at our institute. We offer a diverse collection of different engineering topics, open to students in Technical Chemistry, Process Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or any Interuniversity or Interfaculty Programs. You can always ask us about open positions directly, or have a look at our current offerings:

Bachelor Theses

Research Unit E166-05 Biochemical Technology

In the research unit Biochemical Technology, we continuously accept applications from undergraduate students who wish to perform their bachelor thesis in this field. You can choose from three research groups:  Synthetic Biology and Moleculare Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics.

If you are interested, please send us an e-mail containing the following information:

  • Possible time frame
  • Preferred research group
  • Completion of the lab course Biochemistry and Biotechnology
  • Any courses completed from the Master’s curriculum specialization block in Biotechnology and Bioanalytics 
     

Contact: Assoc. Prof. Astrid Mach-Aigner

Master Theses

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Date online: 15.4.2026Catalysis Design Group (Prof. Sanchez-Sanchez, E166-03-1)
What about?

Hydrogen production via NH3 cracking is a critical step in the NH3 cycle for transport and storage of H2. This project investigates iron-based nanoparticles as self-heating catalysts to produce H2 from ammonia. The reaction requires a catalyst and T > 500 °C. Overall efficiency is enormously boosted using direct induction heating of catalytically active ferromagnetic nanoparticles. However, the formation of nitrides must be avoided because it leads to deactivation. We use CalPhaD to predict the reactivity of Fe-M alloys (M=Co, Ni) in H2/NH3 atmospheres representative of the gas mixtures in the industrial application. The results lead the way to optimize the composition of NH3 cracking catalysts.

Contact: Maricruz Sanchez-Sanchez (E166-03-1), Aurelie Jacob (E207-01)