Professor Solomon Bililign of the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has made a donation of 30 SPS30 Sensirion sensors to Addis Ababa University, Arba Minch University and Debre Berhan University. With these sensors as input, teams at Addis Ababa University and Debre Berhan University can start building sensor systems following my designs (and hopefully improving on it).
In December 2023 I presented my work on low-cost sensor system development and student science at the ‘Together for cleaner air in Ethiopia’ international conference in Addis Ababa. Based on this, Professor Solomon decided to fund components for additional sensor systems. The Sensirion SPS30 is not available in Ethiopia, and is therefore the primary candidate for funding. All other components, albeit at higher prices, are available in Ethiopia. The university teams will provide those components themselves.