Geoenvironmental Engineering (Master)

Geoenvironmental engineering is of particular importance in today's world, which is characterized by the consequences of global and regional climate change, the effects of the energy transition and the supply of resources for a sustainable industrial society. Modeling and assessing the impact of a wide range of geo- and anthropogenic events requires interdisciplinary knowledge from the fields of applied geosciences, geoinformatics, geomatics, environmental geotechnics and environmental protection engineering.

The tasks of geoenvironmental engineering will continue to increase, not least due to climate change and its consequences, but also due to its influence and the ageing of transport infrastructure. Graduates of the Geoenvironmental Engineering (GEE) degree program will provide the job market with responsible geoenvironmental engineers who are able to think in context and bridge increasingly complex interfaces between different fields of knowledge and engineering disciplines and thus have the necessary knowledge to make a sustainable contribution to planning, construction and monitoring, among other things. The GEE degree program trains engineers who have a broad theoretical and practical knowledge of methods. They can actively and sustainably solve geo-environmental engineering problems. The professional and occupational fields are very diverse due to the generalist training:

• Engineering offices with a geodetic or geotechnical focus
• Environmental risk analysis and assessment
• Environmental management systems (eco-audit)
• Environmental geotechnics (soil and groundwater protection, investigation and remediation of contaminated sites)
• Development of remediation plans and procedures for contaminated sites, landfills, industrial sites and infrastructure developments
• Authorities and research institutions

The Master's degree course in Geoenvironmental Engineering at Clausthal University of Technology is characterized by its interdisciplinary program from the fields of applied geosciences, geoinformatics, geomatics, environmental geotechnics and environmental protection engineering. In line with TU Clausthal's concept for the future, the program trains graduates who can work comprehensively and across disciplines in the field of the circular economy and thus contribute to the supply of resources for a sustainable industrial society in the digital age and against the backdrop of the onset of climate change. The Master's degree course is unique, research-oriented and is also characterized by close supervision of students, high teaching quality and a high level of internationality.

The Master's degree program offers three areas of specialization:

• Geomatics and Geomonitoring
• Geotechnics
• Management and disposal of radioactive waste

The common basic framework is formed by mathematical principles, including the approximation of spatial data and their corresponding visualization in GIS-based systems, the intensive examination of sensors and measurement methods for geomonitoring, the discussion of geoprocesses and geohazard assessment as well as questions of radioactive waste management and final disposal in the geological subsurface.

Geomatics and Geomonitoring

• Spatio-Temporal Analysis and Modeling of Geodata
• 3D Point Cloud Based Monitoring of Natural and Anthropogenic Structures
• Optical Remote Sensing and Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry
• Multi Sensor Systems: Design, Calibration and Realization

Geotechnics

• Multiphysical processes in geomechanics
• Numerical Modeling
• Tunnel construction & tunnel statics
• Applied geotechnics

Management and disposal of radioactive waste

• Waste management and legal regulations
• Design, construction and operation of repositories
• Fundamentals of long-term safety analysis
• Mathematical methods in long-term safety analysis