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 solar energy materials and systems, next generation stationary energy storage technologies and light-emitting device technologies.
The focus of mechanical engineering research is on smart systems, laser based manufacturing processes and digital and system 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 )
Performance evaluation of high latitude agrivoltaic systems with vertically mounted bifacial panels (2026)
Applied Energy
(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)
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)
Investigation of Novel Hybrid Europium/TEMPTMA-based Neutral pH Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries (2025)
Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section A: Chemistry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Enhanced Delayed Fluorescence in Nonlocal Metasurfaces: The Role of Electronic Strong Coupling (2025)
ACS Photonics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Long-term climate change effects on power performance of wave energy converters: A case study (2025)
Energy
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Annotated textual dataset PV600 of perovskite bandgaps for information extraction from literature (2025)
Scientific Data
(A1 Refereed data article in a scientific journal)
Multifunctional nanocellulose hybrid films: From packaging to photovoltaics (2025)
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Techno-Economic Feasibility and Optimal Design Approach of Grid-Connected Hybrid Power Generation Systems for Electric Vehicle Battery Swapping Station (2025)
Energies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)