The Montpellier-Sète University Institute of Technology hosts the "Physical Measurements Challenge"

[Press release] - Published on March 16, 2023 in Press Room

The National Physical Measurement Challenge, named "Sous le vent de Neptune" (In Neptune's Wind) this year, will take place at the Montpellier-Sète University Institute of Technology (IUT) of the University of Montpellier from March 17 to 19. Since 2009, the twenty-nine physical measurement departments of France's University Institutes of Technology have organized this national scientific and technological meeting, focused on measurement and metrology.

The "challenge" in a nutshell

As the winner in 2022, tradition dictated that the Montpellier-Sète University Institute of Technology (IUT) would organize the 2023 edition of the Physical Measurements Challenge, which will take place on its home turf from March 17 to 19.  This event brings together a dozen teams made up of five second-year BUT physical measurements students and their supervisors from all over France. During this meeting, participants are invited to compare their work from the past year on the design and implementation of transportable and automated measurement systems.

For this new edition, the Montpellier-Sète University Institute of Technology is proposing themes that are dear to our region: the tramontane wind, salt marshes, sand, beer, and handball. Over the course of two days, teams will have to demonstrate and share their skills in the design, development, and instrumentation of their own sensors, while following very specific specifications. On the day of the competition, March 18, each team will present its measurement systems to a jury of teachers and professionals, hoping to win the coveted Celsius Shield, which will be awarded to the winning team.