ThesisPlease choose the study programme you are interested in:

• Bachelor in Agricultural Science and Agricultural Technology

• Bachelor in Logistics and Production Engineering
• International Master of Fruit Science
• Master 2nd level "CasaClima - KlimaHaus"

• PhD Programme in Management of Mountain Environment

In order to obtain general information about the graduation procedure for students enrolled in a Bachelor or Master programme, please click here.



Bachelor in Agricultural Science and Agricultural Technology
Bachelor in Logistics and Production Engineering 

Next dates for the final examination:

DATUM	UHRZEIT
20th March 2012	09:00 AM
24th July 2012	09:00 AM
09th October 2012	09:00 AM

Forms:

• Thesis title assignment: only available in Italian or German (due: 3 months before the final exam)
• Application for final exam (due: 1 month before the final exam)
• Front page

 Additional information:
Guidelines for the thesis elaboration (only available in Italian or German)

• List of thesis topics (Bachelor in Agricultural Science and Agricultural Economics)
• AlmaLaurea

• Degree thesis upload

International Master of Fruit Science 

Next dates for the final examination:

DATE
15th June 2012 (in Brno)
24th July 2012 (in Ljubljana)
12th September 2012 (in Bolzano)

Forms:

• Thesis title assignment: only available in Italian or German (due: 3 months before the final exam)
• Application for final exam (due: 1 month before the final exam)
• Front page

Additional information:

• AlmaLaurea
• Degree thesis upload

 
Master 2nd level "CasaClima - KlimaHaus"

The Master Thesis is a personal elaboration, which aims to demonstrate that the student is able to apply the acquired skills in order to analyze problems and to find a solution to the latter.
The Master Thesis can consist in the application of a method or in a project. The selected topic must be related to one or more modules of the Master.

The discussion of the Master Thesis will take place during the Master exam, the so-called CLIMAsterDAY, which is a public event.

Next dates for the CLIMAsterDAY:

CYCLE	DATE
VI cycle	25th June 2012

CLIMAsterDAYs of the past years:

CLIMAsterDAY 2007

CLIMAsterDAY 2008

CLIMAsterDAY 2009

CLIMAsterDAY 2010

CLIMAsterDAY 2011

PhD Programme in Management of Mountain Environment

Topics of the Phd Tesis:

PhD Projects *	Main Subjects	Keywords
Microbial communities associated to water phytoremediation in dry environments	Applied environmental microbiology	Reed rhizosphere; Water hygiene; Microbial bioremediation; Molecular typing;
Sustainable biomass use in oases of Inner Mongolia	Energy resources management	Renewable energy; Biomass; Sustainability;
Ecology, dynamics and ecosystem services of chestnut forests in South Tyrol, Italy	Vegetation ecology, Dendrology, Restoration ecology	Traditional land use; Castanea sativa; Biomass; Ecosystem services
Ecology, dynamics and competitive effects of non-native tree species in northern Italy	Vegetation ecology, Dendrology, Population ecology	Biological Invasions; Prunus serotina; Robinia pseudoacacia; Parco del Ticino; Vegetation survey
Socio-economic investigations on chestnut forests in South Tyrol, Italy	Agro-Economy	Valuation; Cost-benefit analysis; Economic impact; Chestnuts

* Funded by "Stifterverband für Deutsch Wissenschaft" and co-funded by the Foundation of the University of Bolzano

Preliminary list of other          Ph.D. Projects                *	Main Subjects	Keywords
A new approach to study the ecology of honeybee parasites	Entomology	Varroa destructor; Apis mellifera; volatile; Semiochemicals; Varroa mite
Belowground tritrophic interactions: measuring volatiles compounds released by plant roots to attract beneficial organisms	Chemoecology	Volatile organic compounds; Root volatile compounds; Organic farming
Biodiversity and restoration of mountain grassland in the Tian Shan, Xinjiang, NW China	Vegetation ecology, Grassland ecology, Mountain ecology, Restoration ecology	Biodiversity; Seed bank; Grazing impact; Restoration; Tian Shan; China
Biofuels production and energy exploitation: processes and technologies	Energy processes	Gasification; Pyrolysis; Biofuels; Energy processes by-products
Controlling the quality of city environments through urban greening	Urban ecology, Plant physiology	Environmental comfort; Human health; Urban greening; Urban forestry
Energy efficiency as a new energy source: buildings-environment interactions	Energy efficiency	Buildings; Energy performances;
Flood hazards in mountain basins	Natural hazards	Hazards scenarios; Hazard mapping; EU Floods Directive
Hydromorphology and ecological quality of mountain rivers	Fluvial morphology	EU Water Framework Directive; River ecological status; Channel alterations
Interactions between vegetation and morphological processes in moutain rivers	Fluvial morphology	Riparian vegetation; In-channel large wood
Microbial communities associated to water phytoremediation in dry environments	Applied environmental microbiology	Reed rhizosphere; Water hygiene; Microbial bioremediation; Molecular typing;
Microbial ecosystem quality and biodiversity of the deglaciated high-mountain area	Environmental microbiology	Microbial communities; Alpine area; Climate change; Matsch valley;
Molecular characterization of bacterial secreted pathogenicity factors	Protein science	Gene cloning; Protein purification; Protein characterisation
Natural defence responses of apple trees anther attack of pest insects	Chemoecology	Plant defense; Sesquiterpenoid production; Malus domestica; Rosaceae
Olfactory coding in insects	Insect biochemistry, Molecular biology	Insect olfaction; Odorant binding proteins; Chemosensory Proteins; Odor perception
Optimization of fruit production techniques for mountain environment	Fruit production	Altitude; Training systems; Plant nutrition; Production quality
Plant-insect interactions from a chemo-ecology prospective	Chemoecology	Volatile organic compounds; Plant defense; Tritrophic interactions; Allelochemicals
Quality of fruit production under mountain environment	Fruit quality	Phenolic compounds; Antioxidant potential; Volatile compounds; Strawberry
Sediment transport processes in mountain streams	Mountain stream dynamics	Bedload transport; Debris flows; Step-pool
Structural characterization of bacterial  biosynthetic pathways	Structural biology	Protein purification; Crystallization; Structural biology
Sustainable use of biomass for energy purposes	Energy resources management	Renewable energy; Biomass; Sustainability;
Tar bioremediation through novel microbial consortia	Bioremediation	Microbial communities; Fungal communities; Molecular fingerprinting analyses; Wood biomass
The study of invasive pest insects in South Tyrol	Agricultural entomology	Agroecosystems; Pest insects; Plant protection
Forest ecosystems	forest ecology	biogeochemical cycles, isotopes, dendrochronology, forest structure

* among them, the Steering Committee will activate a maximum of 7 projects and, among them, a maximum of  5 projects will be covered by internal fellowships
Topics of the Phd Tesis: