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You can see a modern laboratory with several workstations equipped with computers, monitors and technical equipment. In the middle of the room are workbenches with ergonomic chairs, power strips and a robotic arm. In the background are three people having a conversation.

Laboratory for Environmental Measurement Technology (UM)

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Location & room
Campus Sonnenstraße, Gebäude E, Räume E001-E003, E103
Organizational unit
Electrical engineering

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The laboratory for environmental measurement technology was completely refurbished in 2022. In addition to the use and development of sensors for environmental measurement technology, another focus is on data analysis. AI methods are also used here.

Two people are working on an electronic circuit in a laboratory. In the foreground there is a breadboard with cables and components on the table. The workstation is equipped with measuring devices, tools and lighting.

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The laboratory is equipped with its own room for practicals, a workshop and a room for final theses. Several PC workstations are available here. There are also soldering workstations, oscilloscopes, a climatic cabinet, gas mixing pumps and equipment for the production of prototypes (3D printer, circuit board milling machine).

Robots are also used in various projects, three of which are currently being used in the laboratory for environmental measurement technology.

A person in a laboratory places a metallic component in a test cabinet. The cabinet is equipped with a glass door and lighting and contains several metal grid levels.

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The laboratory for environmental measurement technology records its own weather data; the weather station is located on the roof of Building A(Opens in a new tab) . In addition, it operates its own renewable energy generation system, which consists of a wind turbine, a PV system and a storage unit. The data is also fed into the university's own energy cloud for the CBEN project(Opens in a new tab) . In addition, a vertical farming model is operated in the laboratory for environmental measurement technology. These systems are used in research and teaching and are also offered for final theses.

You can find an overview of current offers for final theses here:

Portfolio of Prof. Dr. Simone Arnold: Final theses, business practice, research assistantships(Opens in a new tab)

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Equipment

Various devices are available in the laboratory for environmental measurement technology for final and research projects:

Climatic chamber (for calibrating sensors with defined temperature curves)
Gas mixing systems (for producing defined gas measurements and calibrating gas sensors)
FTIR spectrometer
Equipment for the production of prototypes (3D printer, circuit board milling machine)
Weather station for determining weather data incl. local EE output
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