Materials Engineering Research Centre
The Materials Engineering Research Centre brings together leading scientists and PhD students to form vibrant and collaborative environment for research into materials science and engineering. The center has expertise in materials ( particularly powder materials, thin and thick coatings, materials characterisation ), materials technologies (powder metallurgy, surface engineering, joining technology etc.) and related industrial applications.
Contact: Professor emeritus, the head of the research group Jakob Kübarsepp (jakob.kubarsepp@taltech.ee).
Research and development, teaching and learning and performing of services to industry is based on the following laboratories:
- Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy. Also check the virtual tour of the laboratory.
Contact: Marek Tarraste (marek.tarraste@taltech.ee) - Laboratory of Thick and Thin Hard Coatings
Contact: Thin coatings – Vitali Podgurski (vitali.podgurski@taltech.ee) Also check the virtual tour of the laboratory.
Contact: Thick coatings – Andrei Surženkov (andrei.surzenkov@taltech.ee) Also check the virtual tour of the laboratory. - Laboratory of Tribology
Contact: Maksim Antonov (maksim.antonov@taltech.ee) - Research and Testing Laboratory of Materials Recycling
Contact: Dimitri Goljandin (dimitri.goljandin@taltech.ee) - Laboratory of Materials Research
Contact: Mart Viljus (mart.viljus@taltech.ee) - Protolab (Laboratory of Additive Manufacturing). Also check the virtual tour of the laboratory.
Contact: Alar Niidas (alar.niidas@taltech.ee) - Laboratory of Mechanical Testing and Metrology. Also check the virtual tour of the laboratory.
Contact: Mart Saarna (mart.saarna@taltech.ee)
Research within the Materials Engineering Research Centre focuses on the following topics:
- Analysis and development of additive manufacturing processes
Contact: Prashanth Konda Gokuldoss (prashanth.konda@taltech.ee) - Multifunctional ceramic-based materials and structures
Contact: Irina Hussainova (irina.hussainova@taltech.ee) - Wear resistant composites
Contact: Jakob Kübarsepp (jakob.kubarsepp@taltech.ee) - Surface engineering and hardfacings
Contact: Andrei Surženkov (andrei.surzenkov@taltech.ee) - Thin Hard coatings and diamond films
Contact: Vitali Podgurski (vitali.podgurski@taltech.ee) - Testing and improvement of tribomaterials
Contact: Maksim Antonov (maksim.antonov@taltech.ee) - Technology of Materials Recycling
Contact: Dimitri Goljandin (dimitri.goljandin@taltech.ee) - Performance and service life prediction in mechanical engineering
Contact: Mart Saarna (mart.saarna@taltech.ee)
Services to industry and R&D institutions: