Topics Master in Earth Sciences ETH
Master's thesis topics on research group websites
Master's thesis topics in SiROP
Many research groups in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences advertise Master's theses through the external page student research project website SiROP.
The feed below shows a selection of currently available projects.
Modelling the Future of Glacier Skiing in High-Altitude Alpine Resorts
Glaciers worldwide are retreating due to climate change, leading to diverse consequences such as sea level rise, changes in water availability, increased natural hazards, and disruptions to tourism. In the European Alps, glaciers are a key attraction, drawing millions of visitors annually. One of the touristic attractivities of glaciers is their role in skiing. However, climate change in and especially recent extreme negative mass balance years have significantly impacted summer skiing (e.g., Abegg and Mayer, 2023). This MSc project aims to assess the effects of climate change on glacier-based ski resorts across the Alps. Potential study sites include Hintertux, Les Deux Alpes, Saas Fee, and Tignes, though other locations may also be considered.
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Glaciology, Glacier modelling Ski resorts Skiing Climate change Tourism
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Semester Project , Bachelor Thesis , Master Thesis
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Published since: 2025-03-18
Organization Glaciology (Prof. Farinotti)
Hosts Van Lander
Topics Earth Sciences
Exciting Research Opportunities in Microbial Ecology!
Are you passionate about microbiology, molecular biology, or environmental science? Join us in exploring the unseen microbial world through two exciting research projects!
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• Alpine Ecosystems • Groundwater • Microbial Ecology • Bioinformatics • Molecular Techniques • Fieldwork • Culturing • Climate Change
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Semester Project , Master Thesis , ETH Zurich (ETHZ)
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Published since: 2025-03-05 , Earliest start: 2025-04-01 , Latest end: 2025-12-31
Organization Geobiology
Hosts Tran Huy
Topics Earth Sciences , Biology
Consolidating parameterizations of wind-driven snow accumulation over glaciers
Accurate modelling of glacier mass balance requires the representation of wind-driven snow transport. This thesis will investigate the performance of various parameterizations.
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Glaciology, snow sciences
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Published since: 2025-02-18
Organization Glaciology (Prof. Farinotti)
Hosts Farinotti Daniel
Topics Earth Sciences
West Antarctic Ice Sheet subglacial drainage and grounding zone seismicity
Antarctic ice sheets contribute significant uncertainty to sea level rise projections due to processes occurring deep beneath the ice. This project will use existing data from two passive seismic deployments to investigate the ice sheet – ice shelf transition of Kamb Ice Stream in West Antarctica.
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Glaciology, Seismology, Antarctica, Ice Sheet, Ice Stream, Ice Shelf, Geophysics
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Published since: 2025-02-18
Organization Glaciology (Prof. Farinotti)
Hosts Farinotti Daniel , Horgan Huw
Topics Earth Sciences
AI-powered Earthquake Data Denoising
Seismologists use earthquake recordings to monitor seismic activity, but these recordings are often mixed with noise from the environment, making it challenging to automatically process earthquake signals. This project focuses on using deep learning techniques to remove noise from earthquake recordings. By building on existing methods and introducing new ideas, the goal is to create a reliable tool that makes earthquake monitoring more accurate and efficient.
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Earthquake monitoring, Deep Learning, AI, Denoising, Signal Processing, High-Performance-Computing, Seismology
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Published since: 2025-01-30 , Earliest start: 2025-02-17
Applications limited to Department of Physics , Department of Mathematics , Department of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering , Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences , ETH Competence Center - ETH AI Center , Swiss Data Science Center - ETHZ , Department of Computer Science , IDEA League
Organization Seismology and Geodynamics
Hosts Dahmen Nikolaj , Meier Men-Andrin
Topics Information, Computing and Communication Sciences , Earth Sciences