Possible Theses
Bachelor Theses
- Sedimentological and luminescence-based analyses of soil profiles for the development of a weathering proxy
(Supervised jointly with Dr. Janina Nett, Institute of Geography, University of Cologne)
- Experimental study on the bleaching of the luminescence signal in near-surface soil layers (also possible as an M.Sc. thesis)
(Supervised jointly with Dr. Marijn van der Meij, Institute of Geography, University of Cologne)
Master Theses
- Investigating the natural and laboratory saturation level of the infrared photoluminescence signal
(Supervised jointly with Dr. Jan-Pieter Buylaert, Technical University of Denmark) – includes a research stay in Denmark
- A systematic investigation of the effect of quality criteria thresholds on luminescence dating results
(Supervised jointly with Dr. Marijn van der Meij, Institute of Geography, University of Cologne)
- Reconstruction of historical flooding events at the Lower Rhine
(Supervised jointly with Dr. Hannes Laermanns, Institute of Geography, University of Cologne)