Proposed themes

List of proposed dissertation themes.

 

IST-LNEC track, 5^th edition, part 2

(call open from the 21^st October 2019 to the 14^th december 2019)

Themes:

- Laboratory and numerical study of woody and stony debris flow

- Energy recovery in pressurised hydraulic systems: experimental studies and large-scale testing 

 

Please follow this link to obtain further details on the themes and the form the express your order of preference of the applications.

 

 

 

IST-LNEC track, 5^th edition

(call open from the 27^th December 2017 to the 26^th January 2018)

 

Please follow the link under the name of each proposal to obtain further details on the theme.

Theme 1: Performance appraisal of strategic integrated water resources management options

Theme 2: High velocity water jets and emptying flow procedures: CFD analyses and experiments

Theme 3: Water‐energy nexus in large facilities: consumption characterization and impact assessment in networks

Theme 4:  Sustainable urban drainage systems: contributions to integrate blue‐green‐grey infrastructures

Theme 5: Mitigate water scarcity through nature‐based solutions using managed aquifer recharge. Hydrological and hydrogeological studies, and decision support protocol development

Theme 6:  Sediment control at lateral water intakes through submerged vane‐fields

Theme 7: Energetically sustainable aquaculture ponds. A contribute for Blue Economy

 

Please select one or more themes, indicate you preference clearly in the motivation letter and submit the form online.

 

 

 

 

 

 

IST-EPFL track, 4^th edition

(call open from the 13^th December 2016 to the 31^th January 2017)

Dynamic behaviour of pumps as turbines: experimental and numerical modelling

Application of MPS to surface hydrology 

 

Please download here the form with the list of themes, select one theme and submit the form online.

 

 

 

IST-LNEC track, 4^th edition

(call open from the 25^th July to the 15^th October 2016)

Numerical and Physical Modelling of Wave Propagation over Vegetation.

Change in Hydrological Extremes.

Beach morphodynamics modelling for the improvement of coastal protection solutions.

Modelling a wastewater treatment plant into a water, energy and nutrients factory.

Sediment removal efficiency of settling basins.

Performance of shoreline evolution strategies.

 

Please download here the form with the list of themes, select one theme and submitt the form online.

 

 

 

 

IST-EPFL track, 3^rd Edition

(call open from the 20^th October to the 15^th November 2015)

Mathematical modelling of geomorphic two-layer flows

Catchment-scale transport processes. Theoretical and experimental studies. 

 

Please download here the form with the list of themes, select one theme and submitt the form online.

IST-LNEC track, 3^rd edition

(call open from the 15^th July to the 30^th September 2015)

Lined plunge pools – Experimental and numerical analysis of plunge pool spillways with emphasis on floor slabs stability.

Modelling infra-gravity waves in coastal areas.

Damping effects and system control due to hydraulic transients in water pipe systems.

Performance assessment of urban stormwater systems.

Beach morphodynamics modelling for the improvement of coastal protection solutions.

 

Please download here the form with the list of themes, select one theme and submitt the form online.

 

 

IST-EPFL track, 2nd Edition

(call open from the 11^th November 2014 to the 15^th December 2014)

Mathematical modelling of river habitats.

Water hammer in the power generation of compressed air energy storage (CAES) solutions .

Influence of 3D joint network and of jet dimensions on rock scour development and block stability in plunge pools.

 

Please download here the form with the list of themes, select one theme and submitt the form online.