The research group Applied Thermochemical Energy Converters (ATEC) works in the development and application of laser-based diagnostics, which are used in the context of thermochemical conversion processes. Typical applications include combustion engines, gas turbines and power plant processes.

The research group High Temperature Process Diagnostics (HTPD) is currently working on the development and application of innovative laser-based diagnostic methods for the investigation of the exhaust gas composition of modern internal-combustion engines as well as other combustion systems. Measurement techniques include Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (TDLAS), Continuous Wave Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (cw-CRDS), SuperContinuum Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (SCLAS), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Limited Data Tomography (LDT) and Linear Hyperspectral Absorption Tomography (LHAT).