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Doctoral students

In cooperation with universities we offer graduates from all fields of civil engineering the opportunity of working on practical, interesting and current topics in the context of a doctoral thesis.

The heads of department of the specialist divisions are available as contact partners; please contact them directly.

Examples of completed and current doctoral theses at the BAW:

Current Doctoral Theses

Staff involved Title Cooperation Partner
Eisenmann, Jeannine Technical biological bank protection on inland waterways- geotechnical aspects. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna, Institute of Soil Bioengineering and Landscape Construction Geotechnik
Goll, Annalena 3D numerical modelling of dune formation and dynamics in inland waterways Université Paris-Est and Saint-Venant Laboratory for Hydraulics Wasserbau
Harlacher, Dennis Hydrodynamic and ship dynamic modelling for trafficability analysis of inland waterways University of Duisburg-Essen Wasserbau
Mittelbach, Livia Determining Stability of Armourstones using In-situ Tests and Numerical Methods; Further Development of Revetment Design TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Geotechnical Institute Geotechnik
Mucha, Philipp Hydrodynamic forces during ship maneuvering in restricted waters University of Duisburg-Essen Wasserbau
Platzek, Frank Improving efficiency and precision of river hydrodynamical modelling with a combined multigrid and subgrid approach. Delft University of Technology and Deltares Wasserbau
Riesterer, Jochen Ongoing development of multidimensional, morphodynamic processes taking particular account of fractioned bed-load discharge on federal waterways. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Wasserbau
Schulze, Lydia Development of an application-oriented numerical approach for the description of multiphase flow TU Dresden, Faculty of Civil Engineering Wasserbau
Sokoray-Varga, Bela Hydraulic dimensioning of fish pass facilities. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Water and River Basin Management (IWG) Wasserbau
Stodieck, Xenia Modeling Pullout Tests of Grouted Anchors in Sand. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (NTNU) Wasserbau
Straßer, Daniel River-Aquifer Interactions on Federal Waterways. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institut für Angewandte Geowissenschaften Geotechnik

 

Completed Doctoral Theses

Staff involved Title Year
Gebhardt, Michael Hydraulic and static dimensioning of inflatable weirs. 2010 Wasserbau
Wehr, Denise An Isopycnal Numerical Model for the Simulation of Fluid Mud Dynamics 2012 Wasserbau

For further information please contact the departmental head directly.