UNAIR NEWS – The SEGTA (Sustainable Energy and Green Technology Applications) program, led by the Faculty of Advanced Technology and Multidiscipline Universitas Airlangga, entered its fourth day. SEGTA is an annual inbound student program packed with classroom and community service activities to explore energy sources. On Monday, March 4, 2024, 78 participants from 9 countries (Malaysia, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Tanzania, Gambia, Malawi, Sudan, Yemen, and Afghanistan) were invited to visit five laboratories owned by FTMM.
The five laboratories include the Research Center Nanotechnology Engineering, RCeNREE lab, Rasena lab, EV-OS (Electric Vehicle on Study) lab, and Kombo lab (UNAIR’s Robotics Community).
Agenda
Their first destination was the Research Center Nanotechnology Engineering, a laboratory focusing on nanotechnology. One of the instruments showcased by FTMM was the SEM (scanning electron microscope), a tool capable of characterizing nanomaterials.
“This instrument is quite rare, with only a handful of countries having it in their possession. Besides examining the surface of nanomaterials, there’s also the EDS (energy dispersive spectroscopy) feature capable of analyzing chemical elements within the material,” explained Farras, the liaison officer of SEGTA.
The participants were then taken to the RCeNREE laboratory to check out instruments including a wind turbine simulator explaining how wind turbines operate, a solar tracker (a device for tracking light), AirFeel (a weather and air quality monitoring device using the Internet of things (IoT) system created by FTMM’s academic community, and drones for 3D mapping.
The Rasena Laboratory sparked participants’ curiosity as it featured an electric car with a charging station. “The car displayed is the result of the Shell Eco-marathon competition held in 2023,” said Fisco, the chairman of Rasena UNAIR.
The participants were thrilled as they tried out the electric vehicles ESA (Electric Scooter Airlangga) and SAGA (Sport Ability in Green Advantage) developed by EV-OS UNAIR. ESA resembles a motor scooter but runs on electricity, while SAGA is an electric motorbike designed like a trail bike.
Finally, the visit was concluded at the Kombo laboratory. Participants were allowed to control humanoid robots created by Kombo UNAIR. “There are also rice planting robots, item throwing robots, waste sorting robots, underwater robots, flying drones, fast plane robots, and fixed-wing aircraft robots,” said Hilmi, the Head of Kombo UNAIR.
Testimonial
In an exclusive interview with the UNAIR NEWS team, one of the participants from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Muhammad Daniel bin Mohd Zulkepli, shared his thoughts. According to him, his experience was extremely engaging. Apart from visiting Madura Island, SEGTA proved beneficial for his studies.
“While in Madura, I was able to apply my knowledge to teach children. I was also excited about the solar technology at FTMM, as I am currently working on my master’s thesis on solar energy,” he said.
Author: Muhammad Naqsya Riwansia
Editor: Feri Fenoria
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