Institute of Applied Natural Sciences

The Institute of Applied Natural Sciences (IAN) forms part of the Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Economics.
At the IAN, students acquire fundamental knowledge of engineering physics and chemistry, as well as methodological skills in scientific research. The practical aspect is reinforced through laboratory experiments and demonstration experiments. Each subject area has its own laboratory, where students carry out experiments independently.

Faculty of Mathematics, Natural and Economic Sciences (G)

Students sit behind a wheel during an experiment in the physics lab
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Students experimenting in the physics lab

Our subject areas

  • Measurement and simulation of electric and magnetic fields
  • Electromagnetic compatibility (shielding attenuation measurements)
  • Spectral analysis
  • Temperature radiation measurements and interpretation
  • Acoustics and environmental measurement technology

  • Electron microscopy

  • 3D microscopy
  • High-speed camera (40000 images/s)
  • Digital image processing
  • Signal analysis
  • Vehicle safety and simulation of occupant protection with FE models
  • Simulation of dynamic systems
  • Chemical analysis

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Teaching & Equipment

Physics Department

  • Teaching laboratory for students to conduct physics experiments in the following areas: mechanics, magnetostatics, optics, atomic physics, optoelectronics, and semiconductor devices.
  • Demonstration experiments for physics lectures in engineering programs covering the following areas: mechanics, electrostatics, magnetostatics, matter in fields, electrodynamics, optics, waves, atomic physics, thermodynamics, and semiconductor devices
  • Magnetic field probes for DC and AC fields (frequencies f = 16 Hz to 500 kHz)
  • E-field probes for DC and AC fields (frequencies f = 9 kHz – 6 GHz)
  • EMC standard test chambers
  • NIR/VIS spectrometers
  • IR cameras, pyrometers
  • Electron microscope
  • Systems for quality assurance, object detection, and object tracking, including analysis software
  • Real-time computersfor signal analysis, e.g., of radar data
  • Software for crash and occupant simulation (LS-Dyna), including dummies and active human models (THUMS 5 50%, 5%)
  • Simulations using MatLab/Simulink

Chemistry Department

  • Chemical Analysis Teaching Lab for Engineering Students
  • Electrochemical Equipment
  • Photometers
  • Luminescent Bacteria Test Method
  • Gas and Thin-Layer Chromatography
  • IR spectrometers
  • UV/VIS spectrometers
  • BOD5 measurement
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Demonstration test boading ball from Hubbs
Students sit laughing in a row of chairs in the lecture hall during the physics lecture
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Students in the physics lecture

Contact

Institute of Applied Natural Sciences
+49 731 96537-229
IAN(at)thu.de
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