Department Metallurgy and Materials Engineering(MTM)

KU Leuven• Founded in 1425• > 40 800 students• 3 groups:

• Humanities• Biomedical sciences• Science, Engineering and

Technology• Faculty of Science• Faculty of Engineering• Faculty of Bioscience Engineering

Faculty of Engineering - Departments• Civil engineering• Architecture, Urban Design and

Regional Planning

• Metallurgy and Materials Engineering

(MTM)

• Chemical engineering

• Electrical engineering

• Mechanical engineering

• Computer Science

MTM: contact• Address

Department of Metallurgy and Material Engineering (MTM)

KU Leuven

Kasteelpark Arenberg 44 bus 2450

B-3001 Heverlee (Leuven)

Belgium

• Telephone secretariat

+32 16 32 13 14

• Fax secretariat

+32 16 32 19 90

• e-mail

info@mtm.kuleuven.be

• Website

www.mtm.kuleuven.be

MTM: Mission• Education

• Research

• Services

MTM: Education• Bachelor programme (3 year programme in Dutch)

• Bachelor of Engineering: Materials Engineering

• Master programme (2 year programme in Dutch)• Master of Engineering: Materials Engineering

• International Master programme (2 year programme in English)• Master of Engineering: Materials Engineering

MTM: Education: Bachelor of Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Materials Engineering138 credits

semester 1 + 2 + 3Common with entire faculty

90 credits

semester 4 + 548 credits

MTM: Education: Master of Engineering (Dutch)

MTM: Education: Master of Engineering (English)

MTM: Research: overview

MTM: Research areas• (SCALINT)

Structural Composites and Alloys, Integrity and Nondestructive Testing

• (SeMPeR)

Sustainable Metals Processing and Recycling

• (SIEM)

Surface and Interface Engineered Materials

MTM: Research areas: SCALINT

• Composite MaterialsIgnaas Verpoest – Stepan Lomov

• Metals and AlloysBert Verlinden – Marc Seefeldt – Paul Van Houtte

• Materials Performance and Non-Destructive TestingMartine Wevers – Ingrid De Wolf

MTM: Research areas: SeMPeR

• High Temperature Processes and Industrial Ecology Bart Blanpain – Peter Tom Jones

• Sustainability Assessments of Material Life Cycles Karel Van Acker

• Solidification and Microstructure Simulation Patrick Wollants – Nele Moelans – Ludo Froyen

MTM: Research areas: SIEM

• Materials for Living Systems Jan Schrooten – Jennifer Patterson

• Advanced Ceramics and Powder MetallurgyJan Van Humbeek – Jef Vleugels

• Materials with Novel Functionality Jan Fransaer – Marc Heyns – Maria Seo – Jean-Pierre Celis – Marc De Bonte – Walter Bogaerts

MTM: Research groeps: Composite Materials

The Composite Materials Group has four research

focuses:• Composites on Micro- and Nano- Level: “engineering” by intelligent

placement of nano-reinforcements

• Composites on Macro- and Meso- Level: experimental and modelling studies of textile composites, random fibre composites, textiles, porous materials and biomaterials

• Natural and biobased composites: fibre morphology and mechanical performance, fibre-matrix interfacial adhesion, novel fibre processing methods

• Processing and product development: concurrent optimisation of products and manufacturing processes

MTM: Research groeps: Metals and Alloys

The Metals and Alloys group deals mainly with the

plasticity of advanced metallic materials. Its activities

include: • Analysing and modelling of microstructure and texture evolution during

plastic deformation

• Deriving physics-based constitutive laws for their mechanical behaviour

• Developing dedicated characterisation methods for their complex microstructures

• Participating in the development of innovative deformation processes

MTM: Research groeps: Materials Performance and Non-Destructive Testing

The Materials Performance and Non-destructive

Testing group investigates the long-term behaviour and

reliability of materials. Damage development during

different loading types is studied, using a number of

Non-destructive and advanced monitoring techniques:

Acoustic emission, real-time microfocus X-ray

radiography, nano- and micro-computed tomography, eddy

currents, ultrasound, optical fibre sensors etc…

Besides polymers, ceramics and metals, research is also

dealing with advanced materials such as particulate or

fibre reinforced composites and cellular materials.

MTM: Research groeps: High Temperature Processes and Industrial Ecology

Research line: High Temperature Processes and

Industrial Ecology• High temperature metallurgical experimentation and process modelling

• Micro-analytical characterisation and in-situ high temperature observation

• Vessel integrity: refractory materials and freeze linings

• Industrial ecology

• Centre for High Temperature Processes and Sustainable Materials Management

MTM: Research groeps: Sustainability Assessments of Material Life Cycles

Research line: Sustainability Assessments of Material

Life Cycles• Sustainability assessments using LCA, exergy analysis and ELCA, on

a.o. bio-based resins, CFRP composite materials and landfill mining

• Development of methodologies to improve the life cycle impact of materials through closing material loops

MTM: Research groeps: Solidification and Microstructure Simulation

Research line: Solidification and Microstructure

Simulation• Solidification along a eutectic path in ternary alloys

• In-situ X-ray monitoring of advanced metallurgical processes under micro gravity and terrestrial conditions

• Microstructure development in quaternary alloys

• Calculation of phase diagrams for bulk and nanosystems

• Simulation of microstructure evolution during phase transformations, recrystallisation and grain growth

MTM: Research groeps: Materials for Living Systems

Research line: Materials for Living Systems• Biomaterials

• Bone tissue engineering and scaffolds

• Bioreactors

• Biosensors and drug delivery

• Surface coatings

MTM: Research groeps: Advanced Ceramics and Powder Metallurgy

Research line: Advanced Ceramics and Powder

Metallurgy• Electrophoretic deposition

• Processing of laminated and functionally graded materials

• Electrically conductive composites for electrical discharge machining

• Nanocomposites

• Microwave and pulsed electric current sintering

• Modelling of the electrophoretic deposition and pulsed electric current sintering processes.

MTM: Research groeps: Materials with Novel Functionality

Research line: Materials with Novel Functionality• Thin films

• Nano-materials

• Electrochemical and colloidal processing and synthesis of materials and coatings

• Electrochemical surface characterization

• Surface degradation, reactivity and protection of materials and coatings (friction, wear, self-healing, and lubrication)

MTM: Services• Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis

Contact: M. De Bonte, L. Froyen, M. Wevers

• Technological assistance for surface technology

Contact: M. De Bonte

• Technological assistance for polymer matrix composites

Contact: I. Verpoest, Aart Willem Van Vuure

MTM: Population

MTM: Population• Employees

• ZAP: 30• 16 fulltime• 7 parttime (incl. 2 Imec professors)• 7 guest professors (incl. 2 associated professors)

• BAP: 132• 27 postdocs (incl. 3 FWO, 2 Onderzoekskader, 2 IWT-OZM)• 80 assistants (PhD & project researchers)• 4 IWT-SB bursaries• 1 Aspirant F.W.O.• 20 free researchers (incl. 9 affiliated researchers)

• ATP: 33• 25 technical personnel• 1 core facility engineer• 7 administrative personnel• 1 free worker

MTM: Population: BAP

Post-Docs and PH.D. students: 01-2012

• Belgium: 54

• Rest of the world: 78

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