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Before the intake meeting, the following documents need to be read:
- Student guide
- addition to the graduation brochure for WEM students
- overview of vacant MSc graduation projects at WEM here below
Besides, each student is requested to fill in the intake form (download) as completely as possible. This intake form and a grade report of the MSc courses should be taken to the intake meeting.
Please schedule an intake meeting with the Sustainability and Resilience track thesis coordinator by emailing l.wohler@utwente.nl. You are requested to complete the intake form prior to the meeting. Additionally, please bring a transcript of records for your MSc courses to the intake meeting.
- TitleTrackCEM research groupsInternal / External
Morphological design and development of side channels: A case study in the River Vecht 26.25
Supervision: Vasileios Kitsikoudis, Denie Augustijn; Keywords: River flow, River morphodynamics, Nature-based solutions, SwecoExperimental investigation of soil reinforcement by cellular geosynthetics 25.25
Supervision: Hongyang Cheng, Vanessa Magnanimo; Keywords: Geosynthetic reinforcement, soil mechanics, uniaxial compression, dilatancy, constitutive behavior, Wiertsema & PartnersAssessment of crane operation safety on soil substrates under variable mechanical and environmental loads 24.25
Supervision: Hongyang Cheng, Vanessa Magnanimo; Keywords: geotechnical engineering, FugroDigital twinning of Fugro Aquisense® penetration tests 23.25
Supervision: Hongyang Cheng, Vanessa Magnanimo; Keywords: geotechnical engineering, FugroCOMPARISON OF DEEP LEARNING METHODS FOR GENERATING CROSS-SECTIONS BASED ON CPTS 22.25
Supervision: Hongyang Cheng, Vanessa Magnanimo; Keywords: geotechnical engineering, machine learning, Witteveen BosManufacturing of a robotic probe to perform local underground: the importance of the tip shape soil monitoring 21.25
Supervision: Ali Sadeghi, Floriana Anselmucci, Vanessa Magnanimo; Keywords: Soil mechanics, soil monitoringShear response in reinforced granular soil: Do (living) plant roots perform better than (inert) fibers? 20.25
Supervision: Floriana Anselmucci, Vanessa Magnanimo; Keywords: Soil mechanicsStudy of Freezing and Thawing processes in granular soils 19.25
Supervision: Giulia Guida, Floriana Anselmucci, Vanessa Magnanimo; Keywords: Soil mechanicsScaling up vegetation dynamics in salt marsh modelling 18.25
Supervision: Erik Horstman, Martijn Siemerink, Pieter Roos; Keywords: Hydrodynamics, Vegetation dynamics, Morphodynamics, Numerical modelling, Salt marshes, EstuariesThe global historic grey water footprint of human pharmaceuticals: A measurement-based estimation/modelling approach 17.25
Supervision: Lara Wöhler; Keywords: water quality, pollution, global gridded datasetThe environmental, socio-cultural and economic values of clean water 16.25
Supervision: Meadow Poplawsky, Lara Wöhler; Keywords: water quality, integrated assessment, framework developmentAnalysis of the effects of speed limit reduction on the fatal and injury crashes at the Rijkswaterstaat roadways 15.25
Supervision: Karst Geurs; Baran Ulak; Keywords: Traffic safety, speed limit reduction, Rijkwaterstaat roadways, Witteveen+BosWater quality balance for cities 14.25
Supervision: Lara Wöhler; Keywords: pollution, water quality demand, urban, NWO-funded Thirsty cities projectIncipient motion of sand mixtures 12.25
Supervision: E. Poursoleymanzadeh; E.M. Horstman; J.J. van der Werf; Keywords: Grain-size effects, Incipient motion, Experimental analysis, Sand mixtures, WaterProofEvaluation of different beach house permits on wind-driven sediment transport towards coastal dunes: A numerical modelling assessment 11.25
Supervision: Geert Campmans; Kathelijne Wijnberg; Keywords: Beach House permits, Wind-driven sediment transport, Computational fluid dynamics; Rijkswaterstaat-WVLIntegrated control in water resources management 10.25
Supervision: Anouk Bomers; Martijn Booij; Keywords: water resources, control, optimization, AI, machine learning, reinforcement learning; HydroLogicInsights into the allocations of costs and benefits of parking interventions 09.25
Supervision: Karst Geurs; CROW; Keywords: cost allocation; parking; community wellbeingRainfall-runoff dynamics of a ZOAB highway section 08.25
Supervision: Seirgei Miller; Joao Oliveira dos Santos; Gé van den Eertwegh; Martijn Booij; Keywords: porous asphalt; water balance; rainfall events; hydrological model; field data; KnowH2OInnovative techniques for dike safety assessment in the Netherlands 07.25
Supervision: Leon Besseling; Andrés Diaz Loaiza; Suzanne Hulscher; Keywords: Rivers, dikes, machine learning, neural network, risk assessment; RijkswaterstaatRegional Water Footprint Assessment of Hydropower in the Syr Darya Basin, Central Asia 05.25
Supervision: Gautamee Baviskar; Rick Hogeboom; Maarten Krol; Keywords: water footprint, hydropower, Syr Darya Basin, transboundary water, water-energy nexusHow does agricultural trade relieve or sharpen water scarcity issues in the Syr Darya Basin in Central Asia? 04.25
Supervision: Gautamee Baviskar; Han Su; Maarten Krol; Keywords: Virtual water trade, water scarcity, agricultural water use, transboundary water management, Syr Darya BasinAnticipating and evaluating the impact of remote working arrangements on the spatial, economic and social facets of the urban-rural divide. 01.25
Supervision: Karst Geurs; Anna Grigolon; Keywords: accessibility modelling, remote working arrangements, R-map projectBIM & Subsurface projects
Supervision: Leon Olde-Scholtenhuis; Keywords: BIM; subsurface projectsBIM-related projects; simulations; optimization
Supervision: Farid Vahdatikhaki; Keywords: BIM-related projectsProcurement Strategies, Tendering, Governance & Client-Contractor Relationships
Supervision: Hans Boes; Keywords: Procurement Strategies, Tendering, Governance & Client-Contractor RelationshipsSoil mechanics and applied research, with focus on novel technologies for improvement of construction (earth) materials and processes
Supervision: Vanessa Magnanimo; Keywords: Soil mechanics; novel technologies for improvement of construction (earth) materials and processesStructural health monitoring (SHM) of bridges
Supervision: Roland Kromanis; Keywords: Structural health monitoring (SHM) of bridgesDigitalisation in Construction; Machine Learning
Supervision: Ramon ter Huurne; Keywords: Digitalisation in Construction; Machine LearningSafety Aspects of Energy Transition in the Built Environment
Supervision: Nils Rosmuller; Keywords: Energy Transition in the Built EnvironmentProject management; International Projects; Culture in construction;
Supervision: Wilco Tijhuis; Keywords: Project Management; International Projects; Culture in Construction;Societal challenges; governance, organisational processes; construction management practices
Supervision: Tom Coenen; Keywords: Societal Challenges; Governance, Organisational Processes; Construction Management PracticesDecision Making & Financial Management
Supervision: Marc van Buiten; Keywords: Decision making; Financial managementClimate-resilience and climate adaptation, multi-actor processes, stakeholder participation and policy implementation
Supervision: Joanne Vinke-de Kruijf; Keywords: Climate-resilience; climate adaptation, multi-actor processes, stakeholder participation; policy implementation.Procurement, collaboration, public private partnerships, supply chain innovation, project management, ecosystems
Supervision: Leentje Volker; Keywords: Procurement, Collaboration, Public-Private Partnerships, Supply Chain Innovation, Project Management, EcosystemsConstruction Industry, Construction Organisations, Collaboration & Innovation
Supervision: André Dorée; Keywords: Construction industry; construction organisations; collaboration; innovationData analysis of megaripple dynamics around wind farms in the North Sea 33.24
Supervision: Pieter Roos; Svašek Hydraulics; Keywords: wind farms, norht seaNumerical modeling of the complex 3D flow patterns in deep scour holes in rivers 32.24
Supervision: Jord Warmink; Marthe Oldenhof; Keywords: river flow processes, scour holesLinear analysis of sand extraction pits on the Netherlands Continental Shelf 27.24
Supervision: Pieter Roos; Wout Ploeg; Bas Borsje; Keywords: sea level, sedimentMorphodynamic modeling of Western Scheldt incorporating sand-mud interaction 24.24
Supervision: Jebbe van der Werf; Jowi Miranda; Deltares; Keywords: sea level, sedimentThe impact of coastal works on Dutch tides 23.24
Supervision: Jebbe van der Werf; Jowi Miranda; Deltares; Keywords: sea level, water managementPower of Three: integrating water availability, demand, and allocation models for a holistic transboundary water management in the Syr Darya Basin, Central Asia 21.24
Supervision: Gautamee Baviskar; Timo Schaffhauser; Maarten Krol; Keywords: water availability; transboundary water managementDike Failures, Fibre-Reinforced Soils, Deep Learning for Geomechanics & Finite/Discrete Element Analyses
Supervision: Hongyang Cheng; Keywords: Dike Failures, Fibre-Reinforced Soils, Deep Learning for Geomechanics & Finite/Discrete Element AnalysesSocietal Challenges, Value Management, Systems Engineering, Organisational Processes
Supervision: Robin De Graaf; Keywords: Societal Challenges, Value Management, Systems Engineering, Organisational ProcessesCalibration methods based on innovative use of measurements/new measurement techniques 12.24
Supervision: Anouk Bomers; Deltarares; Keywords: river modelsResilient coastal dunes as a nature-based flood defense: Modelling wind-driven sand pick-up on moist beach surfaces 08.24
Supervision: K.M. Wijnberg; Xiuqi Wang; G.H.P. Campmans Keywords: dunes, flood defenseSustainability and Circularity; assessment methods; decision Making
Supervision: Joao Oliveira dos Santos; Keywords: Sustainability and Circularity; Assessment Methods; Decision MakingThe (N)itrogen- and (P)hosphorus-related grey water footprints of agriculture – a global analysis of the past and future 06.24
Supervision: Maarten Krol; Lara Wöhler; Oleksandr Mialyk; Keywords: fresh water management; water footprintSystems Engineering; Circular Economy, Urban Mining
Supervision: Marc Van den Berg; Keywords: Systems Engineering; Circular Economy, Urban MiningThe impacts of green water consumption on blue water availability 04.24
Supervision: Martijn Booij; Han Su,; Oleksandr Mialyk; Keywords: fresh water management; green water; blue waterInfrastructure (asset) management; maintenance planning; maintenance procurement; risk management; structural health monitoring; organizational learning; public-private partnerships
Supervision: Andreas Hartmann; Keywords: Infrastructure (asset) management; maintenance planning; maintenance procurement; risk management; structural health monitoring; organizational learning; public-private partnershipsDo beach pavilions harm flood safety? A computational fluid dynamics study on sediment transport towards coastal dunes 03.24
Supervision: K.M. Wijnberg; G.H.P. Campmans; Witteveen + Bos Keywords: costal dunes; storm; sediment transportBIM, 5D planning, Digitization & Supply Chain
Supervision: Arjen Adriaanse; Keywords: BIM; 5D planning, Digitization; Supply ChainLife-Cycle Assessment (LCA) of carbon emissions for different mobility alternatives in the Netherlands (2023-9)
Supervision: Karst Geurs; Alejandro Tirachini; Keywords: Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA); mobility alternativesEstimation of Origin-Destination matrices for the public transport network from Geneva, Switzerland (2023-8)
Supervision: Eric van Berkum; Alejandro Tirachini; Keywords: Origin-Destination matrice; public transport network; GenevaEffect of vehicle automation on the logistics sector (2023-7)
Supervision: Eric van Berkum; Alejandro Tirachini; Oskar Eikenbroek Keywords: automation deployment scenarios; transport sectorPublic opinion on smart bicycle technologies enhancing cycling safety (2023-5)
Supervision: Karst Geurs; Georgios Kapousizis; Baran Ulak Keywords: smart bicycle technologies; cycling safetyTechnology and Innovation in Road Construction; sensors; asphalt; simulation; optimization
Supervision: Seirgei Miller; Keywords: Road Construction; Sensors; Asphalt; Simulation; OptimizationUser-centred and sustainable mobility system through shared mobility (2023-4)
Supervision: Karst Geurs; Baran Ulak; Anna Grigolon; Mobycon Keywords: shared mobilityAdvancing smart mobility solutions for cyclists by cycling innovations (2023-3)
Supervision: Karst Geurs; Baran; Mobycon Ulak Keywords: smart mobility solutions; cycling innovationsNetwork Level Safety Metrics for road safety level classification (2023-2)
Supervision: Karst Geurs; Baran Ulak; Kingsley Adjenughwure-TNO Keywords: smart bicycle technologies; cycling safetyEstimating Number of Accidents from Conflict Data (2023-1)
Supervision: Karst Geurs; Baran Ulak; Kingsley Adjenughwure-TNO Keywords: traffic accidentsEffects of infragravity waves on sand transport processes on the Dutch lower shoreface 28.23
Supervision: Jebbe van der Werf; Philippe Frankemölle; Deltares; Keywords: nearshore; offshore; sand transportWater supply and demand in an industrial perspective 25.23
Supervision: Lara Wöhler; Markus Berger; Rosalie Arendt; KWR; Keywords: water scarcityEvaluation of the effectiveness of Biodiversity Offsetting scheme in North-Brabant 24.23
Supervision: Rosalie Arendt; Egor Prikaziuk; ITC; Keywords: biodiversity offsetting schemeA comprehensive analysis of seasonal changes in vegetation coverage on the riverbanks and floodplains based on satellite imagery in the part of Meuse River 14.23
Supervision: Anna M. Łoboda; Trang M. Duong; Denie C.M. Augustijn; Keywords: vegetation coverage; riverbanks; floodplainsDiscrete element modelling of the grain size sorting process in wind-driven sediment transport affected by moisture 08.23
Supervision: G.H.P. Campmans; K.M. Wijnberg; Xiuqi Wang; Keywords: dunes; sediment transportThe environmental impacts of advanced urban wastewater technologies 07.23
Supervision: Rosalie Arendt; Lara Wöhler; Markus Berger; Keywords: waste water treatment technologiesSerious Gaming using Agent-Based Simulation for Anthropogenic Sandy Shores 26.22
Supervision: Kathelijne Wijnberg; Elham Bakhshian; Denie Augustijn; Keywords: coastal biophysical systemThe grey water footprint of pathogens 21.22
Supervision: Lara Wöhler; Markus Berger; Keywords: water footprintModelling tree growth of expanding mangroves in the Firth of Thames estuary, New Zealand 19.22
Supervision: R. Gijsman; E.M. Horstman; K.M. Wijnberg; Keywords: water management; mangroveScaling the Planetary Boundary: the role of scale in translating global limits into actionable reduction targets for water use 18.22
Supervision: Han Su; Rick Hogeboom; Maarten Krol; Keywords: water footprint, hydrological modellingCan a conceptual hydrological model (GR4H) be improved by geomorphological knowledge of the catchment? 01.22
Supervision: Martijn Booij; INRAE; Keywords: Hydrological ModellingOptimizing the educational river basin game 33.21
Supervision: Han Su; Maarten Krol; Keywords: water management; games; teaching