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The EAH Jena has received funding from Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space for development of autonomous micro air vehicles for measuring atmospheric parameters. The ‘MAVAS - Micro Air Vehicle for Atmospheric Sounding’ project is being funded over four years with a total of 2.8 million euros.

Scientific research into the Earth's atmosphere is of outstanding social importance, particularly in context of climate change and its consequences.

The MAVAS project aims to develop unmanned, autonomously navigating and energy-efficient micro air vehicles (MAVs) that are specially designed for use in troposphere and can be deployed without great expense. They offer a flexible, environmentally friendly and economical extension to conventional measurement systems.

The MAVAS project is led by Professors Prof Dr Frank Dienerowitz, Prof Dr Burkart Voß and Prof Dr Daniel Möller.

As part of the project, a modern research space is being created on university campus: the ‘MAV-Lab’ - a creative development space with an integrated makerspace for independent projects by students and doctoral candidates.

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The three project managers of the MAVAS project: (from left) Prof. Dr Burkart Voß, Prof. Dr Frank Dienerowitz and Prof. Dr Daniel Möller.
Photo: Christina Nolte