# Projects and Theses

**Source**: https://ctv.cs.tum.de/en/teaching/projects-and-theses
**Parent**: https://ctv.cs.tum.de/en/

For your **Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis** or **research internship** at TUM, we are pleased to offer topics in **thermodynamics and process engineering**. Your work will be an integral part of one of our ongoing research projects and will be supervised by a member of our scientific staff.

Beyond technical guidance, we provide **support in project management and presentation skills**. This includes not only the **written thesis** but also a **presentation** that you will deliver during our group seminar.

We value **close collaboration** between students and scientific staff. At the start of your project, we will discuss your goals and the planned approach. You will then receive a **written assignment** outlining the scope and objectives of your work, which will be tailored to your study/examination regulations. We ensure that the framework of your project allows you to successfully achieve your goals within the agreed timeframe.

**Interested?** Simply choose one of the available topics. You can obtain more details about specific projects in a personal discussion with the respective supervisors.

No special prior knowledge is required for most topics—we provide **efficient onboarding and training**. However, any relevant background knowledge is welcome. For many projects, it is beneficial to have already attended lectures offered by our group.

## Available Topics All topics can be pursued as final thesis projects or research internships

- Bachelor’s/Master’s thesis:
  [Operation of a pilot distillation plant for machine learning (f/m/d)](/fileadmin/ctv/projects_theses/operation-of-a-pilot-distillation-plant-for-machine-learning.pdf)

  [Summary](#info-17)

  Published 1 year ago

  Supervision: Aparna Muraleedharan, M.Tech.

  In the context of this student research project, a pilot plant will be operated. This includes the preparation of feed mixtures, the analysis of samples in the laboratory, the independent planning and execution of short and long-term experiments in the pilot plant as well as the evaluation of the results with the help of the programs LabVIEW and modelling using Pyomo.

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  Contact Person

  Aparna Muraleedharan, M.Tech.

  Phone:
  :   [+49 9421 187-276](tel:+499421187276)

  Email:
  :   [aparna.muraleedharan@tum.de](#)
- Master’s thesis:
  [Electrochemical Flow Reactor Construction for Formaldehyde Synthesis (f/m/d)](/fileadmin/ctv/jobs/position_for_electroflow__1_.pdf)

  [Summary](#info-121)

  Published 8 months ago

  Supervision: Hamzah Elfaitory, M.Sc.

  This project aims to build and evaluate a lab-scale electrochemical flow reactor for the synthesis of dry formaldehyde from anhydrous methanol. The work includes reactor construction, commissioning, and performance analysis under varying electrolyte concentrations and current densities.

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  Contact Person

  Hamzah Elfaitory, M.Sc.

  Phone:
  :   [+49 9421 187-292](tel:+499421187292)

  Email:
  :   [hamzah.elfaitory@tum.de](#)