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
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 )
High-Resolution Synchrotron μXRD and μXRF for Local Phase and Elemental Analysis in Suspension Plasma Sprayed Environmental Barrier Coatings (2026)
Journal of Thermal Spray Technology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
In Situ EC-EPR Spectroscopy and DFT Analysis of HUPD on Polycrystalline Pt (2026)
ChemSusChem
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Call for papers: Circular economy in project management (2026)
International Journal of Project Management
(B1 Other refereed article (e.g., editorial, letter, comment) in a scientific journal)
Computational simulations of perovskite solar cell technologies under varying operation conditions (2026)
(G5 Article dissertation )GEBCO API: A Web-based and RESTful interface for accessing global bathymetric data (2026)
Software impacts
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
International journal of project management invites special collection proposals for 2027 (2026)
International Journal of Project Management
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal)
TheMeCat: Dataset of Thermocatalytic Conversion of CO2 to Methanol (2026)
Scientific Data
(A1 Refereed data article in a scientific journal)
Exploring real-time monitoring of laser-induced recrystallization using acoustic emissions (2026)
Optics and Laser Technology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Rethinking the creation of social value through projects (2026)
International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
(B1 Other refereed article (e.g., editorial, letter, comment) in a scientific journal)