Course
Limnology (ENV-425)
Limnology is a master course taught during the spring semester. It focuses on lakes, rivers and reservoirs as aquatic systems. Specific is the quantitative description / analyse of physical, biological, biogeochemical and sedimentological processes and interactions. The goal is to understand the relevant processes (focus on water quality) from a practical point.
Learn more about the course here
Student projects
Master Project at EPFL, Fall 2024 or Spring 2025
Detect and predict the Rhône intrusion under LéXPLORE platform
![](https://www.epfl.ch/research/domains/limnc/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Rhone-intrusion.jpg)
Master Project at EPFL, Fall 2024
Lake snow – dynamics of the settling particulate matter in Lake Geneva
![](https://www.epfl.ch/research/domains/limnc/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Lake-snow-2-1024x768.jpg)
Seasonal dynamic and vertical structure of the lake food web using high-frequency data
![](https://www.epfl.ch/research/domains/limnc/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Lake-food-web.png)
Master Project at EPFL, Fall 2022
Analysis of the effects of methane extraction on the stratification in Lake Kivu
![](https://www.epfl.ch/research/domains/limnc/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Methane_20220829-1-1024x403.jpg)
Master Project at EPFL, Spring or Fall 2023
Characterisation of the lake snow in Lake Geneva
![](https://www.epfl.ch/research/domains/limnc/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Master-project_lake-snow_2023.jpg)