Research
Welcome to the Research Site of Materials Engineering at Lund University!
The primary scope of the Division of Materials Engineering at LTH is the engineering of novel metallic materials and composites with hierarchical structures architected from nano- to micro- to meso- and macro- scales. Present research projects are focused on:
- Design of Magnesium alloys for biomedical and light-weight mobility applications as well as unravelling the effects of texture, grain and precipitate structures on structural properties along with (bio-)degradation performance;
- Understanding mechanics and optimising Heterogeneous multi-scale architected Structures with topological control of their heterogeneity, e.g. 'harmonic-structure' materials; and
- Development of correlative multi-modal characterisation techniques including in situ X-ray and neutron imaging, diffraction (scattering) and spectroscopy as well as laboratory-scale electron microscopy and mechanical testing combined with in situ optical microscopy and acoustic emission monitoring.
In addition to the research activities, we actively collaborate with: