The first: metabolon-summercamp - under the title "resource management" - took place from the 22nd to the 25.7.2013th at the teaching and research center of the Cologne University of Applied Sciences. Students of the Cologne University of Applied Sciences and the University of Applied Sciences in Bingen worked here together in interdisciplinary workshops. The twelve participants who came from the fields of natural science, environmental science as well as renewable energy and automation technology received insights into the topical research subjects on :metabolon at three different research stations. The subjects to be treated were: 1) Image processing and image analysis in the research boiler, 2) Efficiency analysis of various reduction systems at the pellet mill and 3) Biological nitrogen removal and biomass characterization at the research reactor. [...]
Juni 2013: 2-month research stay in Japan
GECO►C employee, Thomas Ludwig, M.Eng., will study for two months in Japan, from June till August. In the context of his doctoral thesis, Mr. Ludwig has applied for a DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) scholarship to get a short grant at a Japanese university for the realisation of a two-month research stay. The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) gives young scientists not only the opportunity to explore on selected topics, but the researcher also receive insights into the language and the culture of the country of the rising sun. [...]
29.05.2013: Second Ph.D. in Irish elite university
With Dr. Christian Wolf the second employee of the research team GECO►C has already completed his doctoral thesis in cooperation with the Irish University Maynooth successfully. The defense of the thesis ["Simulation, Optimization and Instrumentation of agricultural Biogas Plants"] took place in Ireland on 5-16-2013. "The examination was quite exhausting", said Dr. Christian Wolf afterwards. "Especially when one has dealt with a topic for years, then there are - of course - a huge number of little things at which the examiners can stop. And furthermore, I wanted to sell myself as well as possible." Prof. Bongards who took part as a supervisor of the thesis but was not allowed to ask any questions, supplemented with a smile: "Nevertheless, we are very satisfied with the result." [...]
28.05.2013: SIMBA-Workshop in Leipzig - Contacts to DBFZ
The Magdeburg simulation developers invited already to the 20th time for her annual SIMBA meeting and offered this time again a Workshop with the subject "Control, Regulation and Simulation of biogas arrangements". Daniel Gaida, Promovend of the Gummersbacher research team GECO►C, was one of five performers and introduced the current results of his doctoral thesis to approx. 25 participants of the 1-day Workshops. On this occasion, the Workshop offered the possibility to intensify existing contacts as well as to attach new ones. [...]
27.05.2013:CUAS sponsoring association visits :metabolon
Professor Dr. Michael Bongards led the members of the CUAS sponsoring association about the Leppe landfill, on which the Cologne University of Applied Sciences has opened a teaching and competence center within the scope of the renowed :metabolon project. In this regard, he showed the representatives of the regional business enterprises exactly in which direction the scientist search at the Leppe landfill and which equipment they have up to now. Espacially the big boiler for wood chips impressed the members of the sponsoring association: Herewith a whole hospital can be heated without problems. Only thanks to the ideal conditions at Leppe landfill research is possible with a boiler of this scale. [...]
23.-25.04.2013: International Conference for waste treatment in Europe at the Campus Gummersbach
Professor Bongards and his research group GECO►C have arranged the 3-day conference in the framework of the EU project "RENEW - Resource Innovation Network for European Waste" at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Campus Gummersbach. On this occasion, about 50 participants from Belgium, Germany and Ireland discussed the possibilities of the raw material recovery from waste. RENEW had been judged among 20 applications from different EU countries as the second best project application and is promoted with 2.4 million euros until June 2015. The scientists spent the second conference day, 24.02.2013, on :metabolon, the teaching and research centre of the cologne University of Applied Sciences Cologne, where the experts appeared quite enthusiastic about the conceptand the implementation of the project. [...]
08.-12.04.2013: Project: metabolon for the second time at the Hannover Fair
Also this year, the Cologne University of Applied Sciences - together with her partner company BAV, Bergischer Abfallwirtschaftsverband - the regional flagship project :metabolon on the world's biggest industrial fair. Prof. Bongards, the scientific head of the 14-million-euro-project, took the opportunity to present the newest research from the biogas area with his team GECO►C (Gummersbach Environmental Computing Center): MIR-spectroscopy in an online-probe for use in the biogas fermenter. [...]
As part of the DAAD program "German Language Programs in CEE / CIS", Professor Bongards has the project "German-speaking course of telematic studies in the KSTU in Bishkek" getting approved. In this context, two Kyrgyz lecturers, Mrs. Bibigul Koshoeva and Mrs. Bubusara Medralibva, spent a month at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences(CUAS), Campus Gummersbach. Both researchers used this month intensively to expand their automation knowledge and also strengthened the already good cooperation between Bishkek and CUAS positively. [...]
21.-22.03.2013: Science award for best poster
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Kranert was the leader of the 3rd Science Congress "Waste and Resource Management" which took place at the University of Stuttgart in March 2013. Almost one hundred participants heard lectures of 22 speakers on the topics plastic utilization, biological processes, international waste and resource economy, recycling as well as thermal utilization and logistics. Just as in previous years, the conference was also accompanied by a poster exhibition. In this way, the young scientists also had the opportunity to present their current research to an interested audience. [...]
05.-07.02.2013: :metabolon on E-World energy & water 2013
The E-World 2013 could show an increase of the number of visitors about 7 percent more, in spite of the shortened duration by one day. The Cologne University of Applied Sciences presented the flagship project :metabolon in cooperation with the BAV (Bergischer Waste Management Association) at the North-Rhine-Westphalia state. The main topics of :metabolon - energy production from rest materials and sustainable resource efficiency - fitted exactly the main issues of the E-World, which was centered on the changed energy policy as well as Smart Energy. [...]
28.12.2012: :metabolon - successful international research cooperation
KEITI, the Korean Environmental Industry and Technology Institute, offers excellent students a regular opportunity for an international internship. Due to the good collaboration with Prof. Bongards and the existing cooperation between KEITI and the AIT, Institute for Automation & Industrial IT, two Korean students supported the biogas research in the :metabolon project from the middle of November until the end of December 2012. Mr. Dongyeon Ko and Mrs. Seunghee Hong searched directly on the Leppe landfill site, while the elaboration of the results took place at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences, campus Gummersbach. [...]
14.11.2012: District of Oberberg receives European Energy Award 2012
The European Energy Award appreciates climate protection strategies, implemented projects, municipal funding programs or information campaigns and above all minimized energy consumption as well as the application of regenerative energy. The District of Oberberg aims for example - with the project :metabolon - the reorientation of the existing disposal center Leppe to a competence, learning and innovation place for material conversion (metabolism), resource efficiency and local environmental technologies. [...]
16.09.2012: Open Day at :metabolon
Following the excellent opening - almost exactly one year ago - this year's "Open Day" also became a huge success. "Once again we have been lucky with the weather", Prof. Bongards, as research leader of the project :metabolon, was pleased. With about 7000 guests came considerably more people to Lindlar than the BAV (Bergische waste trade association), the operator of the former landfill on the Leppe site, had imagined it. Especially the colorful supporting program pulled the visitors from the nearer and wider surroundings to Lindlar: Besides the research many regional suppliers as well as the "Bergisches Energy Competence Center" presented themselves. They were available primarily for personal conversations. [...]
August 2012: Research at the base
Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Ludwig, member of the research group GECO►C,completed in preparation for his dissertation, a 1-week internship at the "Residenz Ambiente", an assisted-living home with integrated nursing. "Beside the practical insights concerning the contact with the patients as well as their needs, I have gained especially many human impressions," the researcher sums up. "With our experience in sensor technology, we have very good points in this area. However, it is important, that the human with his needs must be in the foreground", emphasizes Prof. Bongards as head of the scientific working group.
22.06.2012: Prof. Bongards becomes Honorary Professor in Kyrgyzstan
The 1-day visit of Prof. Talant Ryspaev, the dean of the german-kyrgyz faculty at the Kyrgyz State Technical University, and his staff Mrs. Venera Baichekirova began to Prof. Bongards, head of the working group GECO ? C, with a surprise. Thanks to his long-standing engagement in Kyrgyzstan and his perpetual interest in the advancement of scientific cooperation between the Cologne University of Applied Sciences and the KSTU in Kyrgyzstan, Prof. Bongards was appointed honorary professor.
13.06.2012: Commissioning of pellet mill on the Leppe
The research work on the site of the former Leppe landfill has received a further main pillar. With the commissioning of the pellet mill of the Kahl company, the employees of the Cologne institute for agricultural engineering and renewable energies get started right now. In this context the team of GECOC will be responsible for the data acquisition and processing. "We look forward to cooperate with our colleagues in Cologne and we will run certainly a lot of exciting investigations", says Dipl.-Ing. Gül Yildirim optimistic.
UEFA Euro 2012: GECO►C typing for a good purpose
Since 2002, the Leverkusen-based association "We help Children" organizes a biennial betting game to World and European Championships. With it all preliminary round matches as well as the quarter, semi-finalists and, of course, the European or World Champions will be typed. There are also four additional tips, such as the land of the top-scorer or the number of scored goals. Here, the association solicits a donation of at least 10 € per lottery ticket. With the income projects will be supported which benefit sick and bereaved children and their families. In this way have come together 100,000 euros in donations in recent years. [...]
20.-26.05.2012: Visit to Kyrgyzstan
Prof. Bongards and Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Ludwig, M.Sc. put successfully a video-conference and training system into operation during their stay in Kyrgyzstan. Furthermore, service and maintenance on the automation system were carried out together with the kyrgyz partners. "The atmosphere was very friendly and constructive," said Prof. Bongards finally. [...]
07.-11.05.2012: Booth at the IFAT Entsorga 2012
The Cologne University of Applied Sciences was represented with a booth at the IFAT 2012, the world's largest trade fair for water, sewage, waste and recycling. On the booth of the competence platform STEPS (Sustainable Technologies, and Computational Services for Environmental and Production Processes) also the working group GECO►C was represented. The booth was once again supported on the community stand "Research & Education". In this context, the topics of two theses, which have been developed from graduate GECO►C students within the framework of STEPS, were represented. [...]
25.-27.04.2012: The 18th International Energy & Environment Fair and Conference
The ICCI 2012 Exhibition and Conference presented a general outlook on the energy sector world-wide and especially in Turkey. And accordingly, issues such as Liberalisation and Re-structuring in the development of energy, offer and demand, as well as EU energy policy, were dealt. Furthermore, there were technical matters dealt: both at national and international level. These included for example themes like cogeneration, high efficiency technologies for energy generation, energy plants, renewable energies, waste management, recycling systems and environmental technologies. [...]
17.-18.04.2012: Biogas-Workshop "Control and simulation of biogas plants"
Daniel Gaida, M.Sc., was represented at the workshop with a lecture ("Optimal control of substrate supply of agricultural biogas plants"). The biogas workshop with 30 participants covered a half-day and was the renowned Simba conference preceded. [...]
23.-27.04.2012: :metabolon at Hannover fair
Together with BAV (the Regional Waste Management Association) and Research Partners of the different Cologne faculties (Institute for Agriculture Technology + Renewable Energy) the working group GECO►C presented the 14-million-euro project :metabolon. At the NRW booth the BAV as operator and the Cologne University of Applied Sciences as research partner presented their activities at the Leppe landfill, a vast former landfill site in Lindlar (Bergisches Land). [...]
10.04.2012: Awarded concept at Leppe-disposal
The Federation of German Landscape Architects NRW appreciates outstanding achievements in the field of landscape architecture, park and garden design. 2012 the 4-member jury gave one of 27 candidates the first prize and awarded also four tributes. One of those tributes received the Düsseldorf office FSWLA for plans for the Regional 2010 project :metabolon. The implementation of the unusual concept of landscaping on the former landfill site has been found attention far beyond the region.
22.3.2012: Aggerverband distinguished theses of GECO►C staff
The regional water supply company Aggerverband awarded it's annually awards for excellent theses at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences this year was it at the nationwide "Day of Water'. Therewith were two master theses received which were written by members of the Working Group GECO►C: Mr. Vitali Dercho get the second place with his thesis ("Development and testing of a control system for optimization of sewer flushing"), which he had tested at the wastewater treatment plant in Wetzlar. The further reduction in demand for drinking water can cause deposits in the sewer system, making sewer flushing necessary. In particularly vulnerable sections of the sewer the flushing can be done by automated channel shields, which can caused intermittent loads at the wastewater treatment plant. [...]
14.-16.03.2012: 45th Essen conference on water and waste management
A special trademark of this three-day conference is the width of the topics. This year there were two main areas: firstly, it focused on the energy efficiency of wastewater treatment plants and water plants, i.e. a reduction in energy consumption without compromising the operability of equipment and machinery. [...]
08.03.2012: Networking Event at Düsseldorf airport
Once again the visit of the 4th European Networking Event at Dusseldorf airport was very interesting. Prof. Bongards presented the project :metabolon and its essential research issues, during his collaborators Christian Wolf and Thomas Ludwig briefly presented the research priorities biogas and AAL (Ambient Assisted Living) in the context of two lectures. [...]
24.02.2012: Cooperation agreement between the and Serbian University Novi Sad
Prof. Bongards visited the serbian University of Novi Sad together with the entrepreneur Karl Bösl by Alpha Biopower Serbia. He signed a cooperation agreement with the university and on this occasion, Prof. Bongards presented the Cologne University of Applied Sciences, his research group GECO►C and the also the research-project :metabolon. In this context, he discussed with his colleagues Prof. Milos Tesic and Dr. Goran Vujic the possibilities of future cooperation. Thus, an important aspect for the future is the exchange of students and graduate students in the form of internships or research trips. [...]
07.- 09.02.2012: :metabolon at "E-World energy & water"
The Cologne University of Applied Sciences presented - together with the Bergischer Abfallwirtschaftsverband (BAV) - the 14-million-euro project :metabolon at the international trade fair "E-World Energy & Water" in Essen. During the time from the 7th to the 9th of February more than 20,000 registered visitors join the exhibition. The BAV, as the operator, and the Cologne University of Applied Sciences presented their activities at the Leppe-Landfill, a huge former landfill site in Lindlar (Bergisches Land), at the communal estate of the country North Rhine-Westphalia. The technical term "metabolon" stands for the conversion of the region into an international teaching and research center, among other things with a biogas pilot plant, exhibition spaces and a business park. Thus, :metabolon is a model solution for landfills across Europe. [...]
16.12.2011: Innovative thesis for computer science awarded
Innovation was the major criterion for evaluating the best thesis by the Opitz CONSULTING GmbH from Gummersbach. Thomas Ludwig, a member of the GECOC working group at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Campus Gummersbach, was honored for his master thesis with the first place. In the scope of his thesis "Proof of Concept and Prototype Development of an Integration Infrastructure for Self-Organizing Wireless Sensor Networks in conjunction with an ERP system (SAP)" Mr. Ludwig was concerned with the cross linking of wireless sensors and the subsequent treatment of grasped data in the standard operating software SAP. These sensors are able to collect, for example, temperature, air humidity or filling levels and transmit these data. [...]
30.11.2011: Distinguished visitors from South Korea at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences
As already last year, the Cologne University of Applied Sciences had visit from South Korea once more at the end of November 2011: A South Korean group with representatives from government, research, education and industry informed themleves about the topical research in the field of environmental engineering at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Campus Gummersbach. The subsequent visit to the :metabolon location confirm the professional dispatch. [...]
30.11.2011: Regionale 2010 projects continue to form a regional network
Lindlar, the representatives of six Regionale 2010-projects, so called :gardens of technology, signed an arrangement which shows their willingness to further cooperation after the official period of validity. An important sign for the further cooperation. Now the Landfill Leppe, location of the project :metabolon, co-ordinates the projects network activities at the site in Lindlar, Bergisches Land. For this, the disposal center leppe is ideal. In the last years the landfill has been transformed into a research and innovation site, which provides an ideal platform for local, regional and international cooperation in the matter of environmental technology and futural energy as well as other future-relevant subjects. This is important to have a stake in the future and everybody is invited to participate. [...]
25.09.2011: Cologne University of Applied Sciences built a teaching and research center at the landfill Leppe
On 25. September, the inauguration of the :metabolon-project,Johannes Remmel, the Minister of Environment of NRW, visited the exihibition tent of the research group. The Minister was deeply impressed by the concept of the European research network. The Scientists, under the scientific direction of Prof. Bongards, Cologne University of Applied Sciences Campus Gummersbach, study in the area of recycling and energy. [...]
23.09.2011: Visit of the PROKON wind farm
Prof. Dr. Michael Bongards head of the study group GECO►C and two of his employees were accordingly interested after an 1-day visit at the wind farm. The reason for the researchers enthusiasm was not only mounting a 68 high wind turbine, but also the active exchange about the possibilities of renewable energy production had a part in this successful day. "I think it is very impressive, that PROKON produce 386 MW of power with his 235 wind turbines", Prof Bongards commented contently at the end of the day.[...]
24.06.2011: Policy was informed about possibilities of the renewable energies
According to legislator the interest of the renewable energy should cover up to 2020 at least 30% of the whole energy consumption. Nowadays he lies at 8 percent. In this connection the SPD faction was be informed about biogarbage as an energy source. Besides, Dipl.Ing. Vitali Dercho, member of the research group GECO►C, introduced the application possibilities of fermentation gas arrangements in the region.[...]
15.-17.06.2011: Visit of an international fair in Turkey
As part of the "17th International Energy and Environment Fair and Conference" in Istanbul intensified Prof. Bongards, head of the research group GECO►C, and his employee Dipl.-Ing. Gül Yildirim their previous contacts with Turkish companies. In the form of so-called "match-makings", 20-minutes meetings between interested companies have deepened existing relationships and established new contacts. "At our table was never a dull moment", Prof. Bongards was glad. Discussions with various industry partners focused on the areas of wastewater treatment and biogas plants, both subject areas in which the working group GECO►C expand research. [...]
23.05.2011: Energy from waste - research services with :metabolon
The Congress: Metabolon took place in IHK Cologne and was chaired by Professor Bongards, Cologne University of Applied Sciences, in his function as scientific director of the innovative project aligned. Main topic was the role of the Leppe landfill as a research site of the Cologne FH. The public event was marked by high professional competence. A fact that the technically relevant authorities and industrial companies recognized by active participation. Thus, the Merkens hall was well filled during the arrangement and also the poster presentation was used to a lively exchange of the participants together.. [...]
07.04.2011: :metabolon is Ziel2-project of the month april
In April 2011, the Regionale 2010 project :metabolon has been distinguished as a "Ziel2 project of the month" of the Ministry of Economy, Energy, Construction, Living and Transport in North Rhine-Westphalia has been excellent. Thus, it was awarded by the Secretariat by the Ziel2 secretariat within the scope of the European fund for Regional Development as a project with a particular model character for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. [...]
30.- 31.03.2011: Progress in Biogas II
The International Congress on Progress in biogas II was held at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. As members of the GECO►C research group, Daniel Gaida, M.Sc. and Dipl.-Ing. Vitali Dercho were represented with a poster on "MATLAB Toolbox for Biogas Plant Modelling and Optimization". The topics of the Congress dealt with the biogas production from agricultural biomass and organic residues.[...]
22.03.2011: Expert Forum :innovation
The Expert Forum :innovation took place at the IHK in Cologne and was a complete success. Especially the GECO►C-booth with the project :metabolon found a lot of attention. Thus led to animated conversations between Prof. Bongards and Dr.Tanja Haag (Projectleading :metabolon) and the county director Jochen Hagt about the innovative project.[...]
21.03.2011: Award for GECO►C-members
On Monday afternoon the Aggerverband has awarded his conveyor price of innovative ideas to 10. times. The second place covered Dipl.-Inform. Oliver Trauer, M.Sc. with his master thesis about canal net regulations with the help of agent's systems. Dipl.-Ing. Silvan Schlichting, who acquires at the moment his master in Hamburg, has received the third place for his dissertation about the simplistic data analysis which he has likewise written in the research group GECO►C. [...]
01.03.- 03.03.2011: Kooperation in Wastewater Technology - two Scientist of Gummersbach visiting Istanbul
In the period from 01.03.-03.03.2011 were Prof. Dr. Bongards and his employee, Ms. Gül Yildirim, visiting the Istanbul Technical University (ITU). Besides, purpose was a cooperation between the research group GECO►C, the ITU as well as the Istanbul "Chamber of Industry", an organization, which corresponds to the German Chamber of Commerce (IHK), in the field of simulation and automation of Wastewater Treatment Plants and sewer systems. [...]
21.02.2011: Policy approved EU research project
The state of NRW is supporting the research project :metabolon with 7.287 million € in order to gain power from organic waste. Prof. Dr. Bongards (Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Automation & Industrial IT, Gummersbach) will take over the project leading together with Mrs. Lichtinghagen-Wirths, BAV (Bergischer Abfallwirtschaftverband). They will create a research and competence-center on the landfill Leppe, in which scientists examine the various methods of generating energy from organic waste. [...]
11.02.2011: Wastewater treatment plant construction in China
In an exploratory meeting between representatives of the Endess + Hauser GmbH & Co.KG, professors Konen and Bartz-Beielstein as well as Prof. Dr. Bongards was discussed on the construction of a pilot wastewater treatment plant in China. The people involved deal with this issue for quite some time and will provide in the near future a suitable application for a research project. [...]
25.01.2011: Cooperation with TU Graz (Project :metabolon)
In a preparing meeting to the project :metabolon, that will be converted together with the BAV, Bergischer Abfallwirtschaftsverband, on the Leppe-Landfill, have Prof. Dr. Bongards and Prof. Nardoslawski from the technical University of Graz discussed on the development of future training and research cooperation. [...]
12.01.2011: Dubbel is uppdated
In the context of the regular actualization of the Dubbel, paperback for mechanical engineering Prof. Dr. Bongards was asked for the revision of the control engineering chapter. The corresponding proofs were released now for publication.[...]
12.01.2011: Cooperation for Pakistan
Together with the Pakistani engineer Dr. M. Yaqub Chughtai Prof. Dr. Bongards plans the building of a biogas plant in Pakistan. In the context of a research project a scientific cooperation with local resident universities and farmers is to develop there.[...]
10.12.2010: International cooperation with Kyrgyzstan will be expanded
Rector Turatbek Dushinaliev of the Technical University in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, met with Prof. Dr. Bongards. It concerned an extension of the recent, successful cooperation into Kyrgyzstan. Professor Dushinaliev came for it specially from Berlin to Gummersbach, in order to discuss the details. [...]
09.12.2010: International attendance to the Cologne University of Applied Sciences in Gummersbach
On this day arrived two asiatic groups of visitors at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Campus Gummersbach: Japanese researchers from the Institute for Biotechnology at the University of Kobe as well as a delegation of Chinese computer scientists of the University Tianjin. Both groups were interested in a cooperation with the Cologne University of Applied Sciences and appeared very done by the still quite new building.[...]
24.11.2010: Attendance of a Korean Delegation
The best Korean graduates of study from the range energy were to attendance in Germany, to gather information on methods of the renewable energies. It was their goal of becoming acquainted with a modern German university. The ZENITH GmbH, by whose organization this attendance came, asked by Prof. Dr. Bongards whether a visit to the Cologne University of Applied Sciences is possible. [...]
25.-30.10.2010: Vistit to Kyrgyzstan
Despite the still delicate, political situation in Kyrgyzstan, Prof. Dr. Bongards paid a visit to his old acquaintances in Kyrgyzstan. Due to the political change in the country and the changes connected to that, many positions were filled newly in the country, also at the university. Nevertheless, the willingness to scientific cooperation with the Cologne University of Applied Sciences is still great. [...]
17.-20.09.2010: LSMS & ICSEE 2010 - Award for best foreign Contribution
During the internationalen conference "LSMS & ICSEE 20101" (International Conferences on Life System Modeling and Simulation & Intelligent Computing for Sustainable Energy and Environment) scientists from the Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Dipl.-Ing. Christian Wolf and Daniel Gaida, M.Sc. have received an award for the best paper. From a total of 260 contributions, the three best publications have been honored which have to been selected by an international team of researchers. In addition, the article is released in a special issue of "Communications in Computer and Information Science" from the prestigious Springer Verlag. [...]
13.-17.09.2010: Presence at the IFAT ENTSORGA 2010
The Cologne University of Applied Sciences was represented with a booth at the IFAT ENTSORGA 2010, the world's largest trade fair for water, sewage, waste and recycling. The Competence platform STEPS (Sustainable Technologies and Computational Services for Environmental and Production Processes) has oriented a booth in cooperation with the Institute of Tropical Technology (ITT).ses) Prof. Michael Bongards and his team of GECO►C were represented as participants of STEPS as well. [...]
06.-09.09.2010: Visit of the Agricultural University of Lviv in Ukraine
Prof. Till Meinel (Institute of agricultural engineering and renewable energies) and Prof. Michael Bongards (Institute for Automation & Industrial IT, Gummersbach) visited the Agricultural University in Lviv, formerly Lemberg. It was an intensive exchange of views on curriculum and study programs. Furthermore local companies were visited in which opportunities for cooperation were discussed. [...]
16.06.2010: Semester best win support of the master program
The Festo award, which makes up 50 percent of tuition fee at the renowned private European Busines School (EBS) in Wiesbaden, awarded annually to the best graduates of a vintage. This fall, received the GECO►C-member Johannes Lichtinghagen the price for the area of automation technology. The other award winners were Jan Boddenberg (General Engineering), Luigi Ficicchia (Elektronics), Christoph Robert Klar (Industrial Engineering), Christoph Paruszewski (General Computer Science) undTobias Zimmer (Technical Computer Science). [...]
06.06.2010: New energy for Lindlar
In the Lang-academy in Lindlar experts discussed with various guests on the future of renewable energy in Lindlar. The basic question here was whether Lindlar could be powered 100 percent by renewable energy. In an entertaining presentation Professor Dr. Michael Bongards of the Cologne University of Applied Sciences pointed out on the environmental ethics standards that should guide the actions of engineers today. "The scientific explanation has destroyed the fear and humility before Nature largely. But the modern climate disasters bring us the respect of nature back in," he explains. [...]
26.05.2010: Argentines visiting the Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Campus Gummersbach
The Rotary Club offers students and scholars to participate in an exchange in another country during the context of the GSE program (Rotary Study Exchange). This spring, attended a seven-member group from Argentina, Germany. As Vice President of the Rotary Club Gummersbach Professor Dr. Michael Bongards invited them to visit the Cologne University of Applied Sciences in Gummersbach. [...]
16.04.2010: Launch of ":metabolon"-Transfercenter
Official Groundbreaking for the extracurricular school venue, which will occur in the context of the :metabolon-Project on the Leppe dump site. The participation of many senior figures in business and politics demonstrates the importance of this regional project in 2010. The GECO►C working team could thereby deposit information about their work content as a seal at the foundation stone for posterity. [...]
30.03.2010: Aggerverband honors theses
At the "International Day of Water" praised the Aggerverband three outstanding theses of students from the Cologne University of Applied Sciences, which have a reference to water management. The winners had their work produced under the direction of Prof. Dr. Bongards, the head of the GECO►C Research group. All three works were carried out at wastewater treatment plants of the Aggerverband. [...]
19.02.2010: Promoting price for best marks
Peter-Michael Engel, the chairman of the foundation of the same name, has also studied at a FH and appreciates two students for special studies performances in the new master courses of studies. He presented two highly evaluated promoting prices to Daniel Gaida and Sebastian Schramm. Both students had completed her Masterthesis with 1,0. [...]
22.04.2009: FERCHAU-Innovations prize – GECO►C team books the third place
Within the scope of the Hannover Fair the engineer's service provider Ferchau Ingineering, Gummersbach, has awarded the Ferchau Innovation Price for the second time. The members of the GECO►C team have received the third place for the development of their Software-Agent System for the regulation of a Sewage System. Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Stockmann, Dipl.-Inform. Oliver Trauer, Dipl.-Ing. Peter Kern and Dipl.-Ing. Christian Wolf were awarded. [...]
16.05.2009: Outstanding Dissertation
Thomas Ludwig, member of the working group GECO►C, receives conveyor award of the Aggerverbandes for the best dissertation. [...]
09.07.2009: Promotion at Irish elite University
The degree of doctor is for graduates of Universities of Applied Sciences still the exception, so that Dr. Alexander Ebel his chief Prof. Dr. Michael Bongards, Cologne University of Applied Sciences, were particularly glad about this certificate. [...]
Dez.2009: Biogas publication in professional journal
The professional journal at - Automatisierungtechnik published in her December issue an article about working contents of the GECO►C research group. Subject was the regulation and optimization of Biogas plants by use of methods of Computational Intelligence. [...]
11.12.2008: Conveyor Award of NRW for the GECO►C Simulation Modell
The Ministry for the Environment and Conservation, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of the State of NRW has lent an Exceptional Science Price to the working group of Prof. Dr. Michael Bongards for the development of a simulation model for Biogas Plants. [...]
10.12.2008: First Doctorate at the Cologne University of Apllied Sciences, Campus Gummersbach
Certified engineer Tanja Hilmer does her doctorate as the first employee of the Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Campus Gummersbach. Within the scope of a research project for control a Sewage System she attains her doctor's title at the „Open Universiteit Nederland“. .[...]
