We offer a range of exciting Master's projects in cutting-edge research areas. All projects are designed to be novel, robust, and publishable, but are also sufficiently flexible for Master's students to shape the research according to their own interests. 

Some project ideas are listed below, but we also support students in developing other projects in plant ecology, functional morphology, molecular botany, or science outreach. Just get in touch to discuss possiblities!

 

General topics:

• Talking trees in Ulm
• Positive xylem pressure - Guttation - Hydathodes
• Vessel length measurement
• Bark anatomy, lenticels, permeability

Specific projects:

• Linking xylen anatomy to greenhouse gas uptake in tropical trees

General topics:

• Wechselwirkungen zwischen Pflanzen und Böden
• Kohlenstoff, Nährstoffe und Treibhausgase
• Funktionelle Vegetationsökologie
• “Wissenschaft für’s Volk”

Specific projects:

1) Influence of species identity on greenhouse gas emissions from tree surfaces or soil
2) Deadwood contributions to greenhouse gasses
3) How does abiotic stress influence whole-tree emissions of volatile organic compounds?
4) How does nutrient status influence soil CO2 efflux after drought?
5) Influence of Robinia pseudoacacia on soil carbon and nutrient dynamics

General topics:

• Molecular biology with Arabidopsis thaliana
• Plant-pathogen interactions
• Receptor mediated peptide signalling
• Interplay:  growth / development / immunity

Specific projects:

• coming soon