About us

The Institute of Measurement Technology unites under one roof the research areas

• Environmental Measurement Technology
• Optical Measurement Technology
• Elecromagnetic Compatibility

Seat of the institute is the former administrative building of "F.Thörl’s Vereinigte Harburger Oelfabriken Aktiengesellschaft". In 1979 the build-up of the TUHH began here in the Harburger Schloßstrasse 20 and as of 1980 the research work started.

Environmental Measurement Technology

Environmental Measurement Technology is one of the areas of research of the Institute of Measurement Technology. We are a team of electrical and mechanical engineers, physicists, chemical engineers and chemists. Our research work focusses on the development of new measurement techniques and methods in environmental monitoring. The technologies applied include mobile GC/MS, sensor arrays and FTIR.

Optical Measurement Technology

Optical Measurement Technology is the youngest area of research of the Institute of Measurement Technology. Using methods of spectroscopy we develop in an interdisciplinary team analysis procedures and systems for the detection of trace amounts of liquids and gases also over long distances.

Electromagentic Compatibility

The measurement of quantities to characterize the electromagnetic compatibility of a system like electric fields, magnetic fields as well as characteristic quantities of transmission lines, and the development of suitable preventive measures for the reduction or suppression of electromagnetic disturbances are subject of numerous research projects of the EMC group in the Institute of Measurement Technology. The EMC laboratory of the institute is very well equipped.