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Thesis projects available

This page describes topics that are available for master thesis projects within NanoLund. Students are invited to contact the supervisors for the projects they find interesting directly.

Master project information

Information about the master thesis requirements for the different faculties can be found below.

Faculty of Engineering (LTH)

Degree project, Engineering

Applies to two-year Master’s programmes in Engineering and five-year MSc Engineering programmes

Faculty of Natural Science

  • Department of Physics

In physics, information about syllabus, conditions, examples of diploma works and introduction meeting and more, can be found on the Diploma work course website in Canvas

  • Department of Chemistry

Master thesis process Faculty of Science - Department of Chemistry

  • Department of Biology

Information about Master's degree projects at the Department of Biology

Faculty of Medicine

Master's programmes and advanced courses

Current master project offers

Presenting master thesis from Alix labs

Industrial Master Thesis in Nanotechnology with Axilabs - Amin Karimis group

Industrial Master Thesis in Nanotechnology with Axilabs - Amin Karimi (pdf)

Method Tags: Atomic layer etching, NanoPattering

Scientific Tags:FinFet Fabrication, Advanced electronics, Nanofabrication

Illustration of light emitted from vertical nanowires at the top. Graph: Krantz NanoArt.

Physics of biomolecular systems - Heiner Linke

Physics of biomolecular systems - Heiner Linke (pdf)

Method tags: Characterization/Experiment, Modelling/Simulation, Processing/Nanofabrication, Wetlab/Biochemistry, Single-molecule experiments, Fluorescence microscopy.

Scientific tags: Biophysics, Low-temperature transport, Nanothermodynamics, Photonics, Microfluidics/Nanofluidics.

Nanoparticles produced by spark ablation. Graphics: Maria Messing.

Materials Science - Maria Messing's group

Materials Science - Maria Messing's group (pdf)

Method tags: Characterization/Experiment, Processing/Nanofabrication.

Scientific tags: Materials science, Epitaxy, Nanosafety, Electron microscopy, Synchrotron radiation/MAX IV.

Maxwell Demon for Masters degree projects. Graph: Peter Samuelsson.

Mesoscopic physics - Peter Samuelsson's group

Mesoscopic physics - Peter Samuelsson's group (pdf)

Method tags: Theory.

Scientific tags: Quantum physics, Quantum technology, Quantum information, Low-temperature transport, Nanothermodynamics.

Analysis of atomic layers on surfaces of nanowires.

Surface Science - Rainer Timm's group

Surface Science - Rainer Timm's group (pdf)

Method tags: Characterization/Experiment.

Scientific tags: Materials science, Surface characterization/STM/AFM, Electronics, Synchrotron radiation/MAX IV.

A roll of plastic film. Detail of a machine used for packaging.

Nanoplastics from packaging of fruits and vegetables – Tommy Cedervall's group

Nanoplastics from packaging of fruit and vegetables - Tommy Cedervall's group (pdf)

Method tags: Plastic breakdown, isolation, and characterization

Scientific tags: Nanoplastics in food, food packaging, nanotoxicity

Device for measurements of optical interactions. Graph: Andreas Wacker

Mathematical Physics - Andreas Wacker

Mathematical Physics - Andreas Wacker (pdf)

Method tags: Modelling/Simulation, Theory.

Scientific tags: Electronics, Devices, Exploratory nanofabrication, Neural networks, Materials science.

Jens Uhlig - Next generation x-ray detectors for Material Analysis

Next generation x-ray detectors for Material Analysis - Jens Uhlig's group

Next generation x-ray detectors for Material Analysis - Jens Uhlig's group (pdf)

Method tags: Characterization, Experiment, Modelling

Scientific tags: Photonics, Devices Development, X-rays

Picture showing Martin Ek's research

Material Science - Martin Ek's group

Materials Science - Martin Ek's group (pdf)

Method Tags: Nanoscale characterization, Electron microscopy

Scientific Tags: Catalysis, Ceramics, Oxidation, Combustion

Clay, an ancient material with great future - Marie Skepö's group

Pictures of the project

Clay, an ancient material with great future - Marie Skepö's group (pdf)

Method tags: Molecular dynamics simulations, atomistic and coarse-grained modelling, SAXS

Scientific tags:  Material science, macromolecular and colloidal chemistry

Image of bacterial clusters

Deep understanding of separation of bacterial clusters with AI and microfluidics - Jonas Tegenfeldt's group

Deep understanding of separation of bacterial clusters with AI and microfluidics - Jonas Tegenfeldt's group

Method tags:  Modelling/Simulation, Particle sorting, Microfluidics, Light microscopy, AI/Deep Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks. 

Scientific tags: Biophysics, Cell mechanics, Cell aggregation, Image Analysis, Deep Learning.

Wave functions (real part) for InAs/GaSb core-shell-shell nanowires. Graphics: Florinda Vinas Boström.

Quantum Physics - Martin Leijnse's group

Quantum Physics - Martin Leijnse's group (pdf) 

Research tags: Quantum physics, Quantum technology, Quantum information, Low-temperature transport, Nanothermodynamics.

Method Tags: Modelling/Simulation, Theory.

Wide bandgap semiconductor devices for power electronics

Wide bandgap semiconductor devices for power electronics - Philipp Gribisch & Erik Lind's group

Wide bandgap semiconductor devices for power electronics - P Gribisch group (pdf)

Method Tags: Experiment/Design, Nanofabrication/Clean Room Processing, Electrical Characterization, Modelling

Scientific Tags:Nanoelectronics, High Power Electronic Devices, Wide Bandgap Semiconductors, Material Science

Nanowire with double quantum dots to study electron transport at low temperature.

Low temperature electron transport - Claes Thelander's group

Low temperature electron transport - Claes Thelander's group (pdf)

Method tags: Characterization/Experiment, Processing/Nanofabrication.

Scientific tags: Quantum physics, Quantum technology, Low-temperature transport, Electronics, Devices, Exploratory nanofabrication, Materials science.

Perovskite anowires (top) and single nanowire device (bottom).

Coherent X-ray imaging - Jesper Wallentin's group

Coherent X-ray imaging - Jesper Wallentin's group (pdf)

Method tags: Characterization/Experiment, Modelling/Simulation, Processing/Nanofabrication.

Scientific tags: Photonics, Devices, Materials science, Synchrotron radiation/MAX IV.

High-quality ultrathin HfZrO2 films for ferroelectric memristors

High-quality ultrathin HfZrO2 films for ferroelectric memristors - Mattias Borg's group

High-quality ultrathin HfZrO2 films for ferroelectric memristors - Mattias Borg's group (pdf)

Method tags: Characterization/Experiment, Modelling/Simulation, Processing/Nanofabrication.

Scientific tags: Material science, Nanoelectronics, Devices, Neuromorphic computing, Exploratory nanofabrication.

Microscopy setup for sequencing of genetic sequences inside brain tissue

Sequencing in tissues - Nils Norlin's group

Sequencing in tissues - Nils Norlin's group (pdf)

Method tags: Software for (micro)fluidics system, microfluidics’ hardware development, prototyping, electronics.

Scientific tags: Sequencing in tissues – Explore biological processes at the single base resolution with novel (micro-)fluidics.

Quantum device.

Quantum Physics - Ville Maisi's group

Quantum Physics - Ville Maisi's group (pdf)

Method tags: Characterization/Experiment, Modelling/Simulation, Processing/Nanofabrication.

Scientific tags: Quantum physics, Quantum technology, Low-temperature transport, Nanothermodynamics.

Colourful image of biomolecules

Detecting Biomolecules with AI and Nanowires - Ruby Davtyan's group

Detecting Biomolecules with AI and Nanowires - Ruby Davtyan's group

Method tags: Modelling/Simulation, Processing/Nanofabrication,  Single-molecule detection, Fluorescence microscopy, AI/Deep Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks. 

Scientific tags: Biophysics, Photonics, Image Analysis, Deep Learning.