Jobs and Theses

Student assistant jobs

  • Application open until 2026-11-17 Published 1 month ago

    Join our Sustainable Energy Materials research team as a student assistant (HiWi):
    We are looking for a motivated student assistant to support the setup and optimization of Faraday cages for sensitive
    electrochemical measurements in our laboratory.

    What you'll do:
    - Building and assembling Faraday cages and related laboratory equipment
    - Supporting the optimization of shielding performance for electrochemical experiments
    - Assisting with practical laboratory and workshop tasks
    - Helping to organize and maintain the experimental setup

    What you should bring to the job:
    - Hands-on mentality and enjoyment of practical, technical work
    - Reliability and willingness to learn
    - Interest in laboratory equipment and experimental research
    - experience with electronics, mechanics, or laboratory work is an advantage, but not required

    This position is ideal for students who enjoy building, troubleshooting, and improving technical setups while contributing to cutting-edge research.

    Start date: as soon as possible

    To apply, please send your CV to
    marc.ledendecker@tum.de


    Contact Person

    Prof. Dr. Marc Ledendecker

Final Theses

  • Bachelor’s thesis: Swelling/solubility/barrier properties of cottonide to different media
    Published 2 years ago
    Supervision: Alexander Helmbrecht, M.Sc.
  • Bachelor’s thesis: Optimization of Cottonid as a fire protection layer
    Published 2 years ago
    Supervision: Alexander Helmbrecht, M.Sc.
  • Bachelor’s thesis: Determination of environmental influences on different biogenic materials
    Published 2 years ago
    Supervision: Alexander Helmbrecht, M.Sc.
  • Master’s thesis: Development of a “soft robot prototype” made of cellulose-based materials
    Published 2 years ago
    Supervision: Alexander Helmbrecht, M.Sc.
  • Master’s thesis: Design of a bicycle helmet based on renewable raw materials
    Published 2 years ago
    Supervision: Alexander Helmbrecht, M.Sc.
  • Master’s thesis: Production of novel bio-based bilayer actuators for various applications
    Published 2 years ago
    Supervision: Alexander Helmbrecht, M.Sc.
  • Master’s thesis: Optimization of the manufacturing process of a wood-wood composite
    Published 2 years ago
    Supervision: Alexander Helmbrecht, M.Sc.

  • Bachelor’s/Master’s thesis: Comparison of the Sustainability Impacts of the Straubing Bring-in-Packaging Waste system vs. the Yellow Bin Approach.
    Published 2 years ago
    Supervision: Prof. Dr. Magnus Fröhling
  • Bachelor’s/Master’s thesis: Circular Carbon Economy
    Published 2 years ago
    Supervision: Prof. Dr. Magnus Fröhling
  • Bachelor’s/Master’s thesis: Assessing Carbon Capture and Utilisation Technologies
    Published 2 years ago
    Supervision: Prof. Dr. Magnus Fröhling
  • Bachelor’s/Master’s thesis: Comparative Assessment of Chemical Recycling Technologies
    Published 2 years ago
    Supervision: Prof. Dr. Magnus Fröhling
  • Bachelor’s/Master’s thesis: Assessing Micro-algae-based Chemicals Production
    Published 2 years ago
    Supervision: Prof. Dr. Magnus Fröhling
  • Bachelor’s/Master’s thesis: Potentials and limits of Bio-Naphta Production
    Published 2 years ago
    Supervision: Prof. Dr. Magnus Fröhling
  • Bachelor’s/Master’s thesis: Circular Economy and Growth
    Published 2 years ago
    Supervision: Prof. Dr. Magnus Fröhling

Research internships

At the moment, no internships are available.