The Thunder Bolt

TUV Rheinland is an engineering firm, part of whose work involves testing electrical equipment for electromagnetic compatibility - so that one product doesn’t interfere with another. Concordia’s Grade 8 science students visited TUV Rheinland’s electronic testing facility outside Hanoi. They told the Bolt what they learned and enjoyed about the trip.

How does TUV’s work relate to what we learned about waves?

“We learned about electromagnetic waves in class and at TUV we got to watch the experiments about electromagnetic interferences.” Hailey (G8)

“Something we learned about in class was electromagnetic wave interference (EMI). Throughout our field trip we were able to learn a lot more about EMI and how it can affect other appliances around the area depending on the different waves coming out of them. It was just really interesting to be able to expand on our knowledge about that during the field trip.” Natalie (G8)

“In this unit we learned about waves and TUV helped us further understand and comprehend what is going on in their field of work, and how it changes the world and impacts it in ways that we have never known before.” Yihyeon (G8)

Why is their work important? What would the world be like if we didn't have companies like TUV doing what they do?

“Their work is important because we learned that they test different electron magnetic items to see if they passed the test to be safe for the user to use.” Chau Anh (G8)

“Their work is really important because without it, our devices would not work the way that they do right now and they might be damaged or destroyed from the waves. What TUV does really helps everyone and is such an important job to have.” Thai Co (G8)

“Their work is important because without it phones and all the electronics we use would all interrupt each other and it would create chaos. Even electronics like the lights and the air conditioning could also affect things like electric vehicles, and so without their work we couldn't really function with as many electronics as we have today.” Isaiah (G8)

Would you be interested in working for a company like TUV in the future?

“I'll be interested in working for a company like TUV because it's very interesting to test machines and objects that we use everyday, and it is very important. So it'll be a very interesting job.” Yoochan (G8)

“I would be interested in doing an internship at TUV because I would want to get into different fields in engineering and that would be helpful for my career.” Hillary (G8)

What is something new that you learned?

“One thing we learned from this trip was that electromagnetic waves coming out of different electronic items could interfere with other machines and how they work.” Jooeon (G8)

“We learned that electromagnetic waves don’t always move the same amount in all directions; therefore, the spherical figure is needed to measure the amount of electromagnetic interference.” Yerin (G8)

What did you like best about the tour?

“The best thing about the tour was that they were very welcoming. They were able to answer all our questions and made us feel comfortable, and that was really nice.” Cameron (G8)

“I like how they showed us a lot of tests in the lab, and that gave us a larger understanding of electromagnetic wave interference and how we can prevent it from happening.” Duy Anh (G8)

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