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

Newest publications

Heavy-duty truck electrification for clean transport: A comprehensive and systematic literature review (2027)

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Cui, Dingsong; Shang, Wen-Long; Li, Xiaohui; Chen, Haibo; Zhan, Weipeng; Zhou, Litao; Liu, Peng; Wang, Shuo; Dorrell, David G.

(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )

Impact of light–matter coupling strength on the efficiency of microcavity OLEDs: a unified quantum master equation approach (2026)

Materials Horizons

Siltanen, Olli; Luoma, Kimmo; Daskalakis, Konstantinos S.

(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)

The impact of battery scheduling strategies on profitability considering battery usage costs and dynamic electricity pricing in Nordic residential PV–battery system (2026)

Journal of Energy Storage

Karttunen, Lauri; Jouttijärvi, Sami; Jasielec, Jerzy J.; Niskanen, Johannes; Huerta, Hugo; Ranta, Samuli; Miettunen, Kati

(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)

Evaluating Reaction Kinetics Between Solid Booster and Dissolved Active Species in Redox‐Mediated Flow Batteries Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (2026)

Batteries & Supercaps

Santana Santos, Carla; Jiyane, Nomnotho; Quast, Thomas; Ibanez, Maria; Rubio-Presa, Ruben; Peljo, Pekka; Schuhmann, Wolfgang

(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)

Journal research data policies in materials science (2026)

Digital Discovery

Hörmann, Lukas; Myneni, Hemanadhan; Al-Hamd, Rwayda Kh. S.; Batalović, Katarina; Bonfanti, Silvia; Grasselli, Federico; Gražulis, Saulius; Koç, Bahattin; Konstantinou, Konstantinos; Lončarić, Ivor; Lopanitsyna, Nataliya; Oliveira, José Manuel; Pegolo, Paolo; Ramos, Patrícia; Rossi, Kevin; Schwaminger, Sebastian P.; Simmen, Edith; Todorović, Milica; Stricker, Markus; Schmidt, Jonathan

(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )

Machine Learning-based Feedback Linearization Control of Quadrotor Subject to Unmodeled Dynamics (2026)

Alwala, Amos; da Silva Lima, Gabriel; Moreira Bessa, Wallace

(Other publication)

FMUiL: An open-source package for in-the-loop simulations with functional mock-up units (2026)

SoftwareX

Klemets, K.; Bouzoulas, D.; Manngård, M.; Böling, J.M.

(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)

A Systematic Review on Carbon Nanotube- and Graphene Nanoplatelet-Reinforced Plasma-Sprayed Alumina-Based Hybrid Nanocomposite Coatings (2026)

ACS Omega

Pandey, Krishna Kant; Ganvir, Ashish

(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )

Multi-Agent Specification-based Metamorphic Testing of FMU-Based Simulations (2026)

Kulshreshtha, Ashir; Mughees, Abdullah; Sudheerbabu, Gaadha; Ahmad, Tanwir; Klemets, Kristian; Truscan, Dragos; Manngard, Mikael

(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication )

Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Characterization and Radiative Limit Modeling of Bismuth-Based Perovskite-Inspired Absorbers for Indoor Photovoltaics (2026)

Advanced Optical Materials

Kamppinen, Aleksi; Grandhi, G. Krishnamurthy; Hadadian, Mahboubeh; Toikkonen, Sami; Yli-paavola, Sirius; Vivo, Paola; Miettunen, Kati

(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)

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Research at the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

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Newest publications

Heavy-duty truck electrification for clean transport: A comprehensive and systematic literature review (2027)

Impact of light–matter coupling strength on the efficiency of microcavity OLEDs: a unified quantum master equation approach (2026)

The impact of battery scheduling strategies on profitability considering battery usage costs and dynamic electricity pricing in Nordic residential PV–battery system (2026)

Evaluating Reaction Kinetics Between Solid Booster and Dissolved Active Species in Redox‐Mediated Flow Batteries Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (2026)

Journal research data policies in materials science (2026)

Machine Learning-based Feedback Linearization Control of Quadrotor Subject to Unmodeled Dynamics (2026)

FMUiL: An open-source package for in-the-loop simulations with functional mock-up units (2026)

A Systematic Review on Carbon Nanotube- and Graphene Nanoplatelet-Reinforced Plasma-Sprayed Alumina-Based Hybrid Nanocomposite Coatings (2026)

Multi-Agent Specification-based Metamorphic Testing of FMU-Based Simulations (2026)

Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Characterization and Radiative Limit Modeling of Bismuth-Based Perovskite-Inspired Absorbers for Indoor Photovoltaics (2026)

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