In late February, René Meusel, a student in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering pursuing a degree programme in Mechanical Engineering, successfully defended his Diplom thesis on the topic“Design of an Adaptation for the Electrical Measurement of MEMS-Based Pressure Sensors on Printed Circuit Boards Under Pressure and Temperature Loads.” Mr. Meusel completed his Diplom thesis at Silicon Micro Sensors GmbH in Dresden. The company is involved, among other things, in the development, design, and production of pressure sensors for the automotive industry.

As part of his Diplom thesis, he developed an adapter for pressure sensors used in adjustment and calibration. Mr. Meusel succeeded in developing an adapter that, compared to the adapter previously used, can process more sensors in a shorter amount of time.

The diplom thesis falls within the fields of measurement and manufacturing technology. Accordingly, it was jointly supervised by Prof. Förster of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Prof. Kratzsch of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thanks to this cross-faculty / trans-faculty supervision, Mr. Meusel was able to draw on the respective areas of specialization of his supervising professors during his Diplom thesis.

The diplom thesis is a good example of the interdisciplinary student education practiced between the two faculties of Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.