About Department of Materials Science and Engineering
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering is located at the Ångström Laboratory, one of Europe's most advanced laboratories for materials and energy research.
Ångström Laboratory.
Department of Material Science and Engineering
Our department brings together innovative researchers, talented students and state-of-the-art equipment in a collaborative environment.
Materials science is interdisciplinary and includes mathematics, physics, chemistry and engineering. It has applications in all industries and areas of society, such as IT and digitalisation, electronics and microsensors, healthcare and medicine, energy generation and storage, construction, transport and manufacturing.
Research Divisions
Our department has seven research divisions that carry out high-quality research in their area of specialisation.
Our Department
Turnover: SEK 223 million
Employees: 153 (41% women)
Teachers and researchers: 81 (32% women), of which 24 are professors
Doctoral students: 75 (48% women)
Source: GLIS (figures refer to 2023)
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The Department of Materials Science and Engineering is located at the Ångström Laboratory in Uppsala.