Research at the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

We aim to establish a high-quality and attractive research environment for mechanical and materials engineering.

Materials engineering research focuses on creating a sustainable future through materials and technologies for energy, health and industry applications. Our approaches range from multi-scale atomistic simulations, data science and AI to experimental research. 

Mechanical engineering research comprises smart systems, laser-based manufacturing processes, thermofluids and energy technology, computational engineering, product development and design.

Industrial Engineering and Management research focuses on sustainable development and sustainability over business lifecycles.

Research at our department

Materials Engineering

Luminous Materials and Devices
Solar Energy Materials and Systems
Materials for Flexible Devices
Materials in Health Technology
Materials Informatics Laboratory
Computational Soft Matter
Battery Materials and Technologies

Mechanical Engineering

Digital Manufacturing and Surface Engineering (DMS)
Smart Systems
Thermofluids and energy technology
Materials performance and structural design
Product development and design
Process Informatics
Multidisciplinary Complex Systems Group (MCSG)

Industrial Engineering and Management

Research in Industrial Engineering and Management

Automation Engineering

Research in Automation Engineering

Newest publications

All Mechanical and Materials Engineering publications in Research Portal
Keywords
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
New technologies and digitalisation
Collaboration
MARI - Materials Research Infrastructure
SUSMAT - Sustainable Materials & Manufacturing