Rinstrum was happy to be a part of the 2023 EECS Innovation Showcase hosted by The University of Queensland as the sponsor for the Best Hardware Solution. 

The winning solution was a Soil Respiration Chamber designed by Thomas Salpietro that uses a CO2 sensor to measure the CO2 emissions from soil. This project is supported by the UQ Aquatic Research Group and is imperative to improving their current soil respiration sensing system. The need for “smart” monitoring of carbon dioxide is constantly growing in numerous applications, such as agriculture, plant gas exchange, atmospheric gas monitoring and, most importantly, soil carbon dioxide flux.

The UQ School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering hosts this event every year providing a platform to its students to put forward their innovative projects for which they are given due appreciation and recognition encouraging them to pursue their innovative ideas further. It was wonderful to join in the celebration of some excellent projects from the year and the talented students who have spent months working on them.

We congratulate Thomas on his excellent work and wish him all the best for his future endeavors!

Captured: Rinstrum Operations Manager, Leanne Pearson alongside award-winner Thomas Salpietro and Head of School, Michael Brünig.