Research forum in Graz with FHV participation

Benedikt Terzer and Florian Ronacher, two students from the Master's in Mechatronics, were represented at the 19th Research Forum of Austrian Universities of Applied Sciences at FH Campus 02 in Graz. The two are also student employees in the FHV research group Smart Engineering Technologies.

Universities as drivers of innovation

The event focused on the exchange between science and Business and Management as well as the role of universities as drivers of innovation. As part of the poster session, the duo presented the DEEP11 research project, which deals with sustainable water monitoring. The researchers developed a mobile, easy-to-use platform for this purpose. "We presented the specially developed sensor, which was developed at the microtechnology research center. This measures temperature, pH value and oxygen content in water in combination with customized evaluation electronics developed by the Smart Engineering Technologies research group at the FHV for mobile measurement applications," says Benedikt Terzer. The system enables measurement series to be taken at short intervals over several days, with the energy supply being provided by a rechargeable battery cell. "On the one hand, we gained interesting insights into the research activities of the other universities at this event, and on the other, we made valuable contacts with industry and research with a view to future projects," concludes Florian Ronacher.