Theses

Available thesis topics

Dynamics of mineral dust in the inlet of an aerosol spectrometer

Announcement: https://www.istm.kit.edu/english/theses_1906.php
This thesis will be conducted in collaboration with the Institute of Fluid Mechanics (ISTM).

• Numerical modeling of particle motion inside the inlet of an aerosol measurement device with OpenFOAM
• Quantification of inlet efficiencies depending on particle size for different inlets

Start date: as soon as possible
Thesis type: M.Sc. thesis

Meteorological drivers of dust events during J-WADI field campaign, Jordan 2022

• Numerical modeling with ICON-ART
• Evaluation of model results against observations

Start date: as soon as possible
Thesis type: B.Sc. or M.Sc. thesis (depending on expertise)

Size-distribution variability of aerodynamically emitted dust

• Estimate dust emissions during a field campaign in Iceland using an offline modeling framework for different dust emission mechanisms
• Investigate the variability of the particle size distribution of dust emitted by different emission mechanisms
• Evaluate results against field observations

Start date: as soon as possible
Thesis type: B.Sc. or M.Sc. thesis

Can particle speed be inferred from field observations with optical gate devices?

• Develop algorithm to infer particle speed from high-frequency instrument signal
• Analyze observational data from field campaigns in Morocco, Iceland, and Jordan
• Collaborate with international team

Start date: as soon as possible
Thesis type: B.Sc. or M.Sc. thesis

You are interested in aerosols, e.g. mineral dust, but your desired topic is not in the list? Or do you have questions about the availabled topics? Contact us (martina klose ∂does-not-exist.kit edu)!

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