Jan 15, 2024
Uni LIVE 2024- a complete success
Dr.-Ing. Simon Unz explains the research facilities at ZET to the participants
On 11 January 2024, it was that time again: Dresden University of Technology opened its doors to prospective students to give them an insight into student life in lectures, guided tours and various information events. The Chair of Energy Process Engineering took part with a comprehensive tour of the ZET (Centre for Energy Technology) and the energy process engineering laboratory.
The tour, which was offered twice on this day, attracted numerous potential first-semester students. Whether from Dresden, the surrounding area or even from as far away as Koblenz: high school graduates and prospective students found their way to us from many directions.
The tour of the ZET, led by Dr Simon Unz, began after a short round of introductions by the participants with the embedding of the Process Engineering department in the structure of the TUD. The importance of this discipline for topics relating to energy utilisation, energy storage and energy conversion was also discussed, so that the practical relevance of the degree programme became clear. The various superstructures and pilot plants in the ZET were examined, while Mr Unz explained them clearly and answered the participants' questions.
Dr rer. nat. Kathrin Gebauer guides the interested students through the energy process engineering laboratory
After exploring the ZET, the group was taken to the energy process engineering laboratory, where Dr Kathrin Gebauer explained how the state-of-the-art equipment and instruments are used to analyse samples work.
Due to a spontaneous rescheduling and fortunate coincidence, the participants were even able to marvel at the training nuclear reactor AKR-2, which is supported by the Chair of Hydrogen and Nuclear Energy Technology. Mr Tobias Langnickel, who has been responsible for the maintenance and operation of the electrical systems at the training nuclear reactor for many years, told the interested audience about the history of the reactor's commissioning, its significance for university research over the decades and exciting facts about nuclear energy research.
The guided tour through the ZET, the energy process engineering laboratory and the training nuclear reactor was a wonderful opportunity for the participants to experience research live and perhaps we were even able to convince some participants to start a degree programme in process engineering and environmental engineering at our university.