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

Date: 25.8.2026Thermochemical Process Engineering  (E166-03-2) 
 
What about

The iron and steel industry is one of the most important industrial sources of carbon dioxide emissions. Within the EU-27, it accounts for a significant share of total industrial CO₂ emissions and therefore offers considerable potential for reducing emissions.

A substantial proportion of CO₂ emissions from the steel industry originates from the still predominant blast furnace process, particularly from the reduction step, in which iron ores are converted into pig iron using carbon-based reducing agents.

For this reason, the advertised Master’s thesis will investigate an alternative, more environmentally friendly process for producing pig iron using hydrogen. Based on existing research and experimental equipment, the Master’s thesis will comprise the following tasks:

• Mechanical preparation of samples

• Conducting reduction experiments

• Evaluation of the collected data

There is an opportunity for an employment contract.

 

Requirements

• Good German and English skills

• Good communication and teamwork

• Interest in practical work and applied research

• Preferably close to completing one of the following degree programs: Master’s Programm in Technical Chemistry; Master’s Programm in Process Engineering and Sustainable Production; Master’s Programm in Civil/Mechanical Engineering or a comparable degree program (e.g. Environmental Engineering, etc. 

 

Start: September 2026 onwards

Duration: 6 months

Contact: franz.winter@tuwien.ac.at,  mark.berchtold@tuwien.ac.at,  christoph.ahr@tuwien.ac.at