On October 15, the 2020 China Marine Economy Expo opened at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center. Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (SIGS) and the Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen participated in the Expo, where the Institute for Ocean Engineering and Leaguer Group Co., Ltd. displayed cutting-edge research results in marine innovation and industrialization.
PlanktonScope, an in-situ plankton imaging system, was developed as part of the project funded by the National Key R&D Initiative, "Development and Optimization of PlanktonScope for the In-situ Monitoring of Marine Planktons." The accuracy and functionality of PlanktonScope has been evaluated and unanimously accepted by Ministry of Science and Technology experts. PlanktonScope can capture in-situ marine planktons ranging from 100 μm to 50 mm in high resolution photographs and can be used in offshore areas, lakes, reservoirs and other environments. This technology allows in-situ monitoring of disaster-causing planktons and can be widely applied in algal bloom forecasting, marine ecological disaster forecasting, nuclear power industry safety monitoring of cooling water, water safety monitoring and other areas. The technology is currently undergoing industrialization and is expected to be further extended to various marine areas.
Imaging technology of PlanktonScope
The in-situ marine micro-particle sensor was developed under a grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology’s project for marine environment security. The sensor can in-situ identify and classify marine microalgae, silt, microplastics and other particles, and has large application potentials in areas such as red tide forecasting and environmental monitoring.
In-situ marine micro-particle sensor
The portable mass spectrometer, KyRin 2, is one of the most representative results of industry-university-research collaboration at SIGS. The device can not only accurately determine the composition of a substance by its mass, but also realize rapid analysis and detection on-site due to its small and portable advantages. The instrument is being developed for applications in marine ecology, food inspection, environmental pollution and other fields.
KyRin 2
The SIGS exhibition area also displayed research results in marine intelligent sensing and calculation, efficient extraction of biomass energy, multiphase flow measurement technology and other areas, covering multiple research directions in the marine field. Leaguer Group Co., Ltd., a scientific and technological innovation service platform by the Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen, also attracted media attention for its work in the industrialization and transformation of scientific research results.
The China Marine Expo is the largest of its kind in the country and displays latest developments in the marine industry. Tsinghua SIGS was able to showcase its hi-tech marine and industrialization achievements at the four-day event, gaining wide attention and recognition from the industry and public.
Photos: Li Jiajin
Editor: Karen Lee
