Activities at FHNW
- Group Leader of the Aerosol Technology Group and Deputy Head at the FHNW Institute for Sensors and Electronics
- Lecturer in Sensor Technology, Supervisor of Bachelor and Master Students
Research
- Particle measurement
- Carbonaceous aerosols (soot)
- Aerosol generation and filtration
- Spectroscopy
- Photothermal methods
Teaching
Projects
DUWAS: Sensor warns against volcanic ash
To increase the safety of aviation, the FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland is developing a sensor that detects volcanic ash.
- Institute
- Institute for Sensors and Electronics
- Research field
- Aerospace, Electrical engineering
DustEar: Detection of single, micrometer sized aerosol particles by acoustic impaction
The FHNW Institute for Sensors and Electronics has developed a new measurement technology that detects aerosol particles by their impaction on a piezo transducer and allows therefore single particle mass characterization.
- Institute
- Institute for Sensors and Electronics
- Research field
- Electrical engineering, Energy and environment
Measurement of soot particles with photothermal interferometry
The FHNW Institute for Sensors and Electronics is working on a new measurement method for detecting atmospheric soot particles.
- Institute
- Institute of Aerosol and Sensor Technology, Institute for Sensors and Electronics
- Research field
- Energy and environment, Electrical engineering