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Setup of a large-scale test field for distributed soil gas sensors and testing of a monitoring method based on tomography

• Patrick P. Neumann

  Patrick P. Neumann is a scientist at Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) in the division 8.1 Sensors, Measurement and Testing Methods, Germany, since 2008. He has a diploma degree (Dipl.-Inf.) in Computer Science from the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. He graduated in the field of robotics (direction: mobile robot olfaction). His PhD thesis addresses gas source localization and gas distribution mapping with a micro UAV. His research interests include chemical sensing, remote sensing, sensor data fusion, and mobile robot olfaction.

  Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany

  , Klaus-Dieter Werner

  Klaus-Dieter Werner studied telecommunication engineering at the University of Applied Sciences (FHS) of the Deutsche Bundespost. Since 1979 he is staff member at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM). His field of activities includes the development, validation, and application of innovative measuring systems and sensor technologies.

  Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany

  , Sergej Petrov

  Sergej Petrov studied engineering sciences at the University of Applied Sciences (FHS) Brandenburg. From 2011 to 2015 he was staff member at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM).

  Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany

  , Matthias Bartholmai

  Matthias Bartholmai is senior scientist at Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), and deputy head of the division 8.1 Sensors, Measurement and Testing Methods. He graduated in energy and process engineering at the Technical University of Berlin and received a PhD in the field of flame protection of polymers. His research interests include the development, validation, and application of innovative measuring systems and sensor technologies with focus on multisensor technologies, distributed sensing, and remote sensing.

  Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany

  and Detlef Lazik

  Detlef Lazik, geophysicist and hydrogeologist; 1982–1986 studies of Geophysics, 1986–1989 research study in environmental physics, Technical University Mining Academy Freiberg, 1989–1990 postgraduate study of Hydrogeology, Technical University of Dresden. Geophysicist Diploma in 1989, PhD 1990, hydrogeology degree “Groundwater” 1992. 1990–1992 postdoctoral research fellow at the GSF Neuherberg. Since 1992 he heads a Lab for Experimental Simulation in the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, investigated geodynamical/geochemical processes in soil and groundwater and developed various measurement techniques. During the last years he is still developing the new membrane-based gas sensor technology.

  Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research – UFZ, Theodor-Lieser-Str. 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany