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
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)
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 )
Lessons learned from combining cellulose films with perovskite solar cells (2026)
(G5 Article dissertation )Performance evaluation of high latitude agrivoltaic systems with vertically mounted bifacial panels (2026)
Applied Energy
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
User engagement in public urban development projects (2025)
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)Adaptive optimal disturbance rejection for wave energy converters (2025)
Energy Conversion and Management: X
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Anisotropic magnetoresistance in Sr2FeMoO6 thin films (2025)
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
An analysis of the ignition of hydrogen/n-dodecane dual-fuel mixing layers at engine-relevant conditions (2025)
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Projecting to promote sustainability transitions through joint value creation (2025)
International Journal of Project Management
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)