Biosystems Engineering – News
Study projects, Bachelor- and Masters Theses
1. Built in 2014 for the "Low Energy Greenhouse Initiative (ZINEG)" the solar-collector and reference greenhouses offer several research opportunities for Bachelor and Masters students. Current topics of research include:
- Water balance in closed greenhouses
- Growth differences in closed greenhouses
- Efficiency of roof cooling systems
- Low temperature greenhouse heating systems
- New heat storage strategies
- Greenhouse heat pump optimisation
- Control of plant nutrient solution
- Energy-optimized control of double-screen systems
- Use of fog systems for latent cooling
- Strategies for optimal CO2 enrichment
- CO2 and Phyto- Monitoring
- Effects on microclimate and water / nutrient metabolism
2. Further opportunities also exist for research project with a focus on phytocontrol technology of greenhouse plants including:
- Further development of plant phytomonitoring, optimization of sensor selection, auto-calibration, online connectivity of tomato metabolite measurements, integration of phytometric measurement information into control processes.
- Effect of climate control measures on plant parameters, effect of different nutrient solution concentrations and compositions on fruit yield / quality
- Water and nutrient conversions with different management strategies
- Determination of optimized culture conditions using phytosignals
- Correlation of phytosignals and climate data
3. Effect of abiotic factors on the development of fruit composition with a focus on fruit analysis (HPLC, structural and optical sensors).
For further information, contact Prof. Schmidt (Ph: 030 2093 46410).