SFI PhysMet - Centre for Sustainable and Competitive Metallurgical and Manufacturing Industry
SFI PhysMet
PhysMet is an interdisciplinary centre for Research-based Innovation (SFI) in the field of physical metallurgy.
Our goal is to establish knowledge and technology to realise new innovative materials solutions in cost-efficient, low-carbon production chains in the metallurgical and manufacturing industry in Norway.
News
The Trondheim International Summer School on Aluminium Alloy Technology - NTNU (ISSAAT) was organized at NTNU 16th-20th June 2025. The school had 43 participants and 18 lecturers from 9 different countries. The participants were MSc and PhD students, and also from aluminium industry.
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Dr. Hassan Moradi Asadkandi successfully defended his PhD thesis: “Anisotropy of Polycrystalline Metals and Lattice Structures: An Open-Source Crystal Plasticity Framework”, on June 6th 2025. The title of the trial lecture was: “Flow localization and formability in metal plates: Experiments and modelling”.
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The SFI PhysMet consortium spring meeting was organised at Sunndalsøra 21.- 22. May 2025, with Hydro Aluminium as the host. Altogether ~60 participants from NTNU, SINTEF, IFE and our industrial partners attended the meeting.
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During the week March 31- April 4, we had the pleasure of have Professor Frederic Barlat as a visitor at NTNU/SINTEF.
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PhD/postdoc positions and master projects available
We are looking for competent and motivated candidates.
The first PhD candidates started working at SFI PhysMet in 2021. See presentations of all PhD candidates and their projects here.
Contact the centre management for information on more positions. We also have projects available for motivated Msc students! More information on recruitment and student projects here.
Would you drive a car made of recycled materials?
Close collaboration between research institutions and industry is crucial to make the transition to a green future. SFI PhyMet has published a chronicle about the need to produce more knowledge on recycling and sustainable production of metal products. Read the chronicle here (in Norwegian).
Upcoming events
26th June, SFI PhysMet webinar
Toward Aluminum Circularity and Manufacturing Sustainability for Automotive Applications. Lecture by Prof. Alan Luo PHD, NAE. Donald D. Glower Chair and Professor in Engineering, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Integrated Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA.
October 29th-30th, SFI PhysMet consortium meeting
SFI PhysMet consortium meeting in Trondheim.
Industry partners
