SFI PhysMet

– Centre for Sustainable and Competitive Metallurgical and Manufacturing Industry

Researchers in the TEM lab. Photo — Photo: Ole Morten Melgård

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.

About SFI PhysMet

News

Group of people talking Visit from Minister of Research and Higher Education
Minister of Research and Higher Education Sigrun Aasland visited Trondheim and NTNU on Wednesday (15. October) to present the national budget. She visited the new GrandARM microscope in the TEM Gemini Centre which is very soon going to be taken into use.
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Two men in a lecture hall. Congratulations Dr. Chunan Li
Dr. Chunan Li successfully defended his PhD thesis: “Solute clustering and early-stage precipitation in Al-Mg-Si alloys”, on September 26th, 2025. The prescribed title for the trial lecture was “Development of High-Strength and Heat-Resistant Aluminium Alloys Based on Additive Manufacturing”.
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AMAG-visit to NTNU/SINTEF
On August 12. we had the pleasure of hosting a visit from the AMAG Austria Metal. The background is an initiative form Hydro, trying to establish some more collaboration between Hydro, AMAG, NTNU (and SINTEF) and academic institutions I Austria (notably University of Leoben).
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Group photo in a staircase. ISSAAT 2025 Trondheim
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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More news at SFI PhysMet

Vacant positions available

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).