Vibrant Research - Dense Networks
Over €60 million of third-party funds a year testify to the research strength of the Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering. Here, students become involved (with research) at an early stage of their studies. The networking with the non-university research institutions of Dresden is self-explanatory, close and fruitful. The cooperation with the Helmholtz Centres as well as the Frauenhofer and Leibniz Institutes make it easier for students to gain access to industrial and research placements and internships. Every day, more than 1,000 employees work at 13 institutes, including more than 50 professors
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Research at the Faculty of Mechanical science and engineering
The Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering unites the departments of
- Mechanical engineering
- Process engineering and natural materials technology as well as
- Materials Science
in a single academic organizational unit and is the scientific home for almost all classes of materials and substances. This interdisciplinarity allows a holistic view from material developments at the atomic level to applications at the macroscopic scale in machining and processing techniques, in process design and layout, product design, in associated processing machinery and production equipment, and thus overall for sustainable material, product and process design.
Our faculty advances technological progress. Whether it is products, components, systems, materials, manufacturing processes, technologies, systems or software, engineers are particularly influencing the value chain, which extends from the conception of the ideas to design, development and implementation.
Thematic core competences in the basic fields are:
- Solid mechanics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, production engineering, design engineering, materials science and process engineering
and their pooling in research clusters:
- Function-integrative lightweight system construction in multi-material design, efficient energy technologies and systems, multifunctional materials for technology and medicine, sustainable natural materials technologies, integrated resource-saving product development, material-potential-oriented holistic product process, innovative aerospace systems
Technological change on the one hand, and the complexity of new systems on the other, require networking also with the fields of social sciences and humanities. The Department of Mechanical Engineering assumes responsibility within the framework of interdisciplinary research. The promotion and support of young scientists is a special matter of concern for our faculty; and we also contribute to the conceptual strengthening of the future for TU Dresden. The main objectives are the efficient and targeted acquisition of knowledge and the transfer of competencies within the following focal points:
- Products and processes in the circular economy
- Digitalization in health, production, construction and agriculture
- Machinery and equipment for mobility and logistics
- Interactions between technology, human (society) and environment
- Machines and methods of energy conversion
- Materials of the future
In these fields, the Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering with 13 institutes and more than 50 professorships and Interdisciplinary competence centers cooperates in close exchange within DRESDEN-concept research alliance as well as with partners from science and industry. Of course, promotion and support of young scientists is a special concern of our faculty and contributes to the strengthening of the future concept of the TU Dresden. The Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering is committed to providing students with an excellent education and offers the degree programs Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Process Engineering and Natural Materials Engineering. as well as advanced and interdisciplinary degree programs. More information can be found under Range of Courses