About the Study Group
The Physics for a Sustainable Future group connects fundamental physics with concrete sustainability
challenges. We focus on quantitative reasoning, experimental method, and data‑driven analysis to build solutions that
scale beyond the classroom.
Mentorship: Enis Yazıcı
(SRH University Heidelberg). Contact: enis.yazici@srh.de.
IoT Monitoring & Embedded Systems — Details
We aim to design and deploy field‑ready sensor stations (temperature, humidity, particulate matter). Nodes communicate via
LoRa or Wi‑Fi, log data locally, and publish to a central database for analysis and visualization. Students work in
small teams on hardware integration, low‑power firmware, and web dashboards.
- Hardware: microcontrollers, LoRa radios, solar modules, calibrated sensors.
- Data: time‑series ingestion, metadata, QA/QC, simple ML for anomaly detection.
- Outcomes: live dashboards, comparative studies across cities/campuses, open datasets.
Climate Change & Education — Details
We integrate physics‑based climate topics into lessons and workshops. The group aims to build clear, hands‑on materials that
translate abstract models (energy balance, feedbacks, diffusion) into measurable experiments and data stories.
- Printable kits for heat transfer and radiation experiments.
- Notebook activities connecting measurements to simple models.
- Community sessions and demo days for sharing results.
Join Us
If you want rigorous physics with practical impact, join a project stream or propose your own topic. We welcome
students from partner universities for hybrid collaboration.