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)
Microstructural evolution, deformation modes, and failure mechanisms in laser powder bed fusion processed nickel-free and 316L stainless steels (2025)
Materials and Design
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Redox-Active Bisphosphonate-Based Viologens as Negolytes for Aqueous Organic Flow Batteries (2025)
Chemistry - A European Journal
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
An innovative data-driven approach to the design and optimization of battery recycling processes (2025)
Chemical Engineering Journal
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Testing human-hand segmentation on in-distribution and out-of-distribution data in human–robot interactions using a deep ensemble model (2025)
Mechatronics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
ZIF‐8‐Derived N‐Doped Hierarchically Porous Carbon‐Supported Mn Nanoparticles Toward Oxygen Reduction for Zn–Air Batteries (2025)
ChemistrySelect
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)