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MU collaborates with US Consulate and Bronx Community College for Weather Station on Campus
A weather and air quality monitoring station was set up at the Mahindra University campus. It is a collaborative initiative between the Bronx Community College (BCC) of the City University of New York (CUNY), the U.S. Consulate General in Hyderabad, and Mahindra University. The station will add data points to those being generated by the network of weather stations in India and abroad established as a part of this program.
The equipment incorporates cutting-edge technology in the Davis Vantage Pro2 Plus weather station and AirLink Air Quality Monitor. The weather and air quality station monitors temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, ultraviolet radiation and solar radiation, and AQI. Operating on solar energy it transmits real time data to platforms like IBM’s Weather Underground Network and the Davis WeatherLink smartphone app. The weather station will be a resource for students and faculty at the Mahindra University to build awareness and knowledge through education and research.
The weather station was installed on the terrace of the building housing the Library and the Centre for Sustainability at Mahindra University. Mr. Salil Kader of the U.S. Consulate, the Dean of Research, Dr. Arya Bhattacharya, Professors Sanjay Singh and Anirban Ghosh were present while the station was being inaugurated by The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Dr. Yajulu Medury and Dr. Neal Phillip, Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Chemistry, Earth Sciences and Environmental Sciences at BCC/CUNY who is a joint Principal Investigator on the grant project.
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