Ongoing MSc Theses
| Aerni, Jan ESS | Effect of slope and microtopography on overland flow occurrence and amount in the Studibach | Dr. Ilja van Meerveld Victor Gauthier |
| Bigler, Lukas GEO | OM distribution across the Beaufort Sea | Dr. Lisa Bröder Dr. Julie Lattaud Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Conrads, Julie Elisabeth ESS | Conservation genomics of the freshwater mussel Anodonta anatina | Dr. Alexandra Anh-Thu Weber Dr. Ilja van Meerveld |
| Czerniejewska, Anna GEO | Spatial distribution and temporal dynamics of isotope composition in topsoil and open water along an urban river: the Wuhle, Berlin | Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert Prof. Dr. Dörthe Tetzlaff Dr. Ilja van Meerveld |
| Eichmann, Michael GEO | New analysis of low flow events and trends in the Alpine region over the last decades | Dr. Massimiliano Zappa Luzi Bernhard Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Eisenring, Sonja GEO | Spatial Variation in Soil Hydraulic Properties in the Studibach Catchment and its Effects on Infiltration and Overland Flow | Dr. Ilja van Meerveld Tatjana Carina Speckert Victor Gauthier |
| Fischer, Anja GEO | Variability in Streamflow and Water Quality in Temporary Headwater Streams on Zurichberg. Correlation to Site Characteristics and its Ability to Predict if a Stream Falls Dry in Summer. | Dr. Ilja van Meerveld Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Luder, Marius GEO | Wasserbilanz von Karstquellen im Ybrig: Eine karsthydrologische Untersuchung der Einzugsgebiete und Quellen im Raum Chäseren und deren Wasserbilanz in den letzten 4 Jahren | Dr. Martin Lüthi Dr. Ilja van Meerveld Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Montalbetti, Désirée GEO | Reliability of Multi-day Precipitation Estimates from Climate Models | Dr. Ilja van Meerveld Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Nagel, Nina GEO | Investigating the Impact of Ice Formation on Winter Discharge Fluctuations in the Dischmabach River | Michael Margreth David Vetsch Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Sonak, Sophia Michéle Maria GEO | Improving data deficits of intermittent streams in protected areas in Switzerland and Germany using crowd sourced discharge data - A dialog on what is needed and what could be provided - | Dr. Ilja van Meerveld Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Tobler, Hannes ESS | Analyzing hydrological recession behavior using plant phenology | Dr. Maria Staudinger Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Zhou, Yixuan ESS | Modelling basin scale sediment dynamics of the Red River basin in Vietnam with TOPKAPI-ETH: reconstructing the past and predicting future changes | Dr. Ilja van Meerveld Paolo Burlando Anna Costa Scott Sinclair |
| Zollinger, Geraldine GEO | Variability and impact of agricultural climate indicators and combined stress factors | Sibylle Stöckli Sven Kotlarski Dr. Ilja van Meerveld |
Completed MSc Theses
| 2022 | ||
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| Bruppacher, Anita GEO | Spatial and temporal changes in soil water and groundwater chemistry in the Studibach catchment PDF | Dr. Ilja van Meerveld Anna Leuteritz |
| Frefel, Basil GEO | Determining time of concentration for small lake watersheds in Switzerland for the use in eDNA sampling – a small scale modelling approach PDF | Prof. Dr. Kristy Deiner Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Freitag, Nora GEO | Characterizing floods in US catchments using CAMELS database | Dr. Anna Senoner Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Pezzati, Tobia GEO | Seasonal and event-based changes in the flowing stream network of temporary rivers in the Reppisch catchment: Comparison of manual mapping and data from sensors. PDF | Dr. Ilja van Meerveld |
| Pirisinu, Lisa Maria ESS | Assessment of organic carbon stabilisation in tropical soils - Evaluating soil organic carbon quality and distribution under dry-deciduous forest in south-western Karnataka PDF | Severin-Luca Bellè Dr. Samuel Abiven |
| Schädler, Larissa GEO | Assessment of snow ablation patterns and dynamics in the Dischma valley (Davos, GR): Linking multi-temporal terrestrial laser scanning observations to meteorological parameters | Dr. Ilja van Meerveld Dr. Rebecca Mott-Grünewald Michael Haugeneder |
| Schwarzenbach, Franziska GEO | Value of Citizen Science Data and Limited Other Information for Hydrological Model Calibration PDF | Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert Dr. Ilja van Meerveld |
| 2021 | ||
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| Markwalder, Laura GEO | Potentials and Challenges of Probabilistic Precipitation Data for Runoff Modelling: An Analysis of Spatio-Temporal Variability Patterns. PDF | Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Rütsche, Joel GEO | Flood-duration-Frequency (QdF) Analysis in the Aare River Basin based on Simulated Discharge Time Series PDF | PD Dr. Daniel Viviroli Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Sidhu, Navjot Kaur ESS | Comparative Analysis of the Flood Models HEC-RAS and BASEMENT PDF | Remo Solèr Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| 2020 | ||
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| Marijanovic, Mladen Leon GEO | Climate change and flood types PDF | PD Dr. Daniel Viviroli Dr. Anna Senoner Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Steinmann, Miriam GEO | Spatial and Temporal Variability in Stream Chemistry in a Temperate Intermittent Stream PDF | Dr. Ilja van Meerveld Dr. Samuel Abiven Rick Assendelft Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Zanitti, Florencio GEO | Percolation Transformation due to Vegetation Alteration: Does land-use change affect the chemical and physical properties of Eastern Malagasy soil and can Ksat be predicted by Pedotransfer Functions PDF | Dr. Ilja van Meerveld Dr. Samuel Abiven Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| 2019 | ||
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| Fuchs, Joanna ESS | Surface water temperature of Lake Kariba: dynamics and spatial heterogeneity PDF | Prof. Dr. Bernhard Wehrli Dr. Rogier de Jong Elisa Calamita Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Honegger, Patrick GEO | Proof of Concept for a Stilling Tube Water Level Recorder PDF | Dr. Prof. James W. Kirchner Dr. Jana von Freyberg Dr. Ilja van Meerveld Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Jenny, Angela GEO | Go with the Flow; Spatial Distribution in the Occurrence of Amphipods and its Relation to Flow Intermittency in a Headwater Catchment of the Reppisch PDF | Dr. Ilja van Meerveld Prof. Dr. Florian Altermatt Dr. Roman Alther Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Koller, Severin GEO | Performance Analysis of Different Flash Flood Nowcasting Chains Based on Ensemble Precipitation Nowcasting in the Emme and Verzasca Catchments The Impact of Blending an Extrapolated Nowcast into a Numerical Weather Prediction PDF | Dr. Massimiliano Zappa Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Lustenberger, Florian ESS | Event-based surface hydrological connectivity and sediment transport on young moraines PDF | Fabian Maier Dr. Ilja van Meerveld Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| 2018 | ||
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| Gassmann, Caroline GEO | Spatial and temporal variation in the flowing stream network and saturated areas in a boreal watershed in Northern Sweden PDF | Dr. Ilja van Meerveld Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Hug, Bertina GEO | Chratzera Rutschung (Grindelwald): Vorbereitende Kartierung, Konzeption und Durchführung eines Tracerversuchs und hydrochemische Analyse der Quellen PDF | Daniel Tobler (GEOTEST AG) Prof. em. Hans Kienholz Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Keller, Nadine GEO | Influence of Biomass and Biodiversity on Throughfall Losses and Infiltration Capacity in Secondary Tropical Rainforests of Sabah, Borneo | Dr. Christopher David Philipson Dr. Ilja van Meerveld Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Saurwein, Davide GEO | Towards decadal hydro-glaciological forecasts for the hydropower sector PDF | Prof. Dr. Farinotti, Daniel Gindraux, Saskia Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |
| Styger, Nils | Influence of Hydrology on ecosystem metabolism of the Maggia floodplain | Prof. Dr. Jan Seibert |