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
Industrial Engineering and Management
Automation Engineering
Newest publications
Ablation resistance of metal/ceramic-infused polymer-based coating against high-energy laser (2026)
Journal of Materials Science
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Enhancing Cold-Sprayed Nickel–Aluminum Bronze Coatings on Magnesium via Scanner-Based Laser Remelting (2026)
Journal of Thermal Spray Technology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Effect of scan strategies on the tribological properties of maraging steel manufactured by PBF-LB (2026)
Tribology International
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Toward a Framework of Innovation Ecosystem Performance: A Case Study (2026)
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The role of terminal functional groups in molecular passivation of the perovskite/hole-selective layer interface (2026)
EES Solar
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Economic viability of large-scale solar PV implementation in the Nordic power market: Case Finland (2026)
Renewable Energy Focus
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Electrochemically modulating the geometry of gold nanostructures for enhanced electrochemistry and antifouling performance (2026)
Analytica Chimica Acta
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Impact of growing national solar power capacity on the profitability of residential solar energy production in northern conditions (2026)
Renewable Energy
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Electronic and thermal properties of the phase-change memory material, Ge2Sb2Te5, and results from spatially resolved transport calculations (2026)
Solid State Sciences
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
A review on deep learning for vision-based hand detection, hand segmentation and hand gesture recognition in human-robot interaction (2026)
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )