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PhD in Materials Science and Engineering

Faculty of Natural Sciences

PhD in Materials Science and Engineering

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PhD materials science

About the programme

The programme includes a wide range of fields within physical and process metallurgy with focus on light metals and silicon including solar grade silicon, corrosion, electrochemical energy technology, inorganic materials, ceramics and nano-structured materials. About 15 PhD candidates graduate from DMSE annually.

 

Research groups at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Research groups at IMA

Electrochemistry

A research group covering electrochemical energy, corrosion and surface science and electrolysis


Functional Materials and Materials Chemistry

The functional materials and materials chemistry research group (FACET) has a wide range of research interests, from practical application in the aluminium industry, to the impact of individual atoms on the properties and functionality of materials. The FACET group have leading expertise in the fields of ferroic materials and phenomena, materials for energy technology, ceramics and coatings, nanomaterials and nanodevices.


Physical Metallurgy

This research group focus on development and usage of different materials such as different light metals and steel. This includes research on solidification, welding and different joining techniques, thermo-mechanical processing and material modeling.


Resources, Energy & Environment

The recycling of metals is a modern field in metallurgy. The Resources, Energy & Environment group recycles all types of metals such as iron, silicon, aluminum and rare earth elements

 

Activities across several research groups

 

Battery Activity

A research team focused on various aspects of materials for battery technology.


Synergy Group - Biomedical Materials Science

The biomedical research effort within the Department of Materials Science and Engineering is dedicated to the understanding of interactions of inorganic and organic materials, ranging from single molecules to full scale implants, with biological systems, in particular the human body.

 

 

SFI Centre for Research-based Innovation

 

Metal Production

Metal Production is an interdisciplinary Centre for Innovation-based Research (SFI). During the next decades, the Norwegian metal industry will need to achieve even higher-quality output with more efficient use of resources and energy.


PhysMet

PhysMet - Centre for Sustainable and Competitive Metallurgical and Manufacturing Industry, is a centre for research-based innovataion (SFI) appointed by The Research Council of Norway from 2020-2028. The goal of the centre 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.

 

ERC Grants

  • ATRONICS - Creating building blocks for atomic-scale electronics - Professor Dennis Meier

 

More information about research at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering

More information about research at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering


PhD education

PhD education

A Philosophiae doctor degree (PhD) is the highest level of formalized education in Norway. The goal of a PhD education is to enable the candidate to conduct original research at a high international level.

The PhD degree is awarded after examination of a thesis. The original contribution to knowledge required of candidates must be consistent with at least three years of supervised research and significant parts of the work should be worthy of publication at international levels.

The PhD candidate will be able to solve complex research problems independently using creative solutions that will have a social and economic impact on society.

 

PhD materials science

Facts

Degree: Philosophiae doctor (PhD)
Duration: 3 years, 180 ECTS
Programme code: PHMT
Language of instruction: English

City: Trondheim
Faculty: Faculty of Natural Sciences
Department: Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Contact person: Elin S. I. Kaasen

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