Materials Science and Engineering
At Materials Science and Engineering research is conducted on metallic and ceramic materials covering the whole chain Processes – Structures – Properties. The activities include experimental work as well as modeling on different length scales.
Research units and competence centers
The department consists of three units that conduct their own research and education. We have three competence centers working closely with the industry and providing research-related infrastructure.
Societal benefits – impact

High energy X-rays reveal the resistance of steel to embrittlement
The high energy X-rays at the Swedish Material Science beamline make it possible to see what’s happening within steels, in real-time, also in environm...
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Recovered electronics reduce carbon footprint
Waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is estimated to grow to about 12 million tons by 2020 in EU, which makes it the fastest growing ...
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Sustainable refrigerators thanks to magnetic materials
Magnetic heat-pumps offer a low-energy demand and environmentally friendly alternative for the classical refrigeration industry. The process is called...
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News from Materials Science and Engineering


News
- Joakim Odqvist new Professor
1 Dec 2020
- Malin Selleby named “Teacher of the year” at KTH
4 Nov 2020
- Expanding the field of nano- and micro mechanics
21 Oct 2020
- She designs new materials on an atomic level
9 Oct 2020
- New research center at ITM
5 May 2020
Calendar
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15MarPublic defences of doctoral thesesMonday 2021-03-15, 09:00Location: Publikt via ZOOM, StockholmStockholm (English)Doctoral student: Jing Zhang , Egenskaper2021-03-15T09:00:00.000+01:00 2021-03-15T09:00:00.000+01:00 Creep modeling and first-principles investigation of high-temperature alloys (Public defences of doctoral theses) Creep modeling and first-principles investigation of high-temperature alloys (Public defences of doctoral theses)
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26MarPublic defences of doctoral thesesFriday 2021-03-26, 14:00Location: Stockholm (English)Doctoral student: Leo Carlsson , Processer2021-03-26T14:00:00.000+01:00 2021-03-26T14:00:00.000+01:00 Applied Machine Learning in Steel Process Engineering (Public defences of doctoral theses) Applied Machine Learning in Steel Process Engineering (Public defences of doctoral theses)
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31MarPublic defences of doctoral thesesWednesday 2021-03-31, 09:00Location: Publikt via Zoom, (English)Doctoral student: Shengmei Xiang , Strukturer2021-03-31T09:00:00.000+02:00 2021-03-31T09:00:00.000+02:00 Oxidation, Creep and Fatigue Synergies in Cast Materials for Exhaust Manifolds (Public defences of doctoral theses) Oxidation, Creep and Fatigue Synergies in Cast Materials for Exhaust Manifolds (Public defences of doctoral theses)