The Montpellier-Sète University Institute of Technology is hosting the “Physical Measurements Challenge”

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

The National Physical Measurements Challenge, named “Sous le vent de Neptune” 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 measurements departments at France’s University Institutes of Technology have organized this national scientific and technological conference, which focuses on measurement and metrology.

The “Challenge” in a Nutshell

As the 2022 winner, tradition dictated that the Montpellier-Sète University Institute of Technology (IUT) host the 2023 edition of the Physical Measurements Challenge, which will take place on its home campus from March 17 to 19.  The event brings together about ten teams, each consisting of five second-year students in the Bachelor’s in Applied Science (BUT) in Physical Measurements program and their advisors, coming from all over France. During the competition, participants are invited to showcase a year’s worth of work on the design and implementation of portable, automated measurement systems.

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