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
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)
Scalable single-step fabrication of high-entropy oxide coatings by axial solution precursor plasma spray (2026)
Journal of the European Ceramic Society
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Suunnittelusta suorituskykyyn – Uusien materiaalien ja rakenteiden hyödyntäminen 3D-tulostuksessa (2026)
(D4 Published development or research report or study )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 )
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)
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)
TheMeCat: Dataset of Thermocatalytic Conversion of CO2 to Methanol (2026)
Scientific Data
(A1 Refereed data article in a scientific journal)