Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering

Experiment underway in the Aalto Ice and Wave Tank

Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering

At the Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering, together and with passion, we research, teach, develop and create solutions targeting social need and shaping a safe and efficient future generation of materials, manufacturing, structures, machines, ships, energy flows and systems.

The department’s research focuses on developing the next generation of devices, machines and systems. This translates to a focus on new technologies that are more efficient, more durable and thus more sustainable.

Energy Conversion and Systems

In Energy Conversion and Systems research group at the Department of Mechanical Engineering our mission is to educate game-changing energy and HVAC engineers and researchers, to support industries and communities in their decarbonization and green energy transition processes, to make world top class research and to actively communicate research findings to general public and focus on active publishing in high quality scientific journals.

Hydrogen combustion

Marine and Arctic Technology

We focus on the behaviour of ships and structures in normal and extreme environments. We do our research by considering the safety of maritime transportation, as well as the experiences the marine environment can offer to cruise vessel passengers.

A model ship sails in the Aalto Ice and Wave Tank basin.

Materials to Products

Materials to Products research group at the Department of Mechanical Engineering

Mechatronics

Mechatronics design aims to enhance the performance of machines, improve their price-performance ratio and increase functionality.

Mechatronics research device

The Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering offers education on leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.

See our study options and hear from some of our alumni below.

The department makes use of a variety of high-quality infrastructure located around the Aalto University campus in Otaniemi.

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Aalto Ice and Wave Tank

Aalto Ice and Wave Tank is a multipurpose basin ideally suited for testing ships and other maritime structures in ice conditions.

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Flowers awaiting presentation at ENG Awards Gala.
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School of Engineering awards for 2024

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Advanced Energy Project: An Opportunity for Students to Showcase Their Professional Skills to Employers

Strong motivation and an interdisciplinary approach yield excellent results when energy students tackle demanding real-life challenges in the Advanced Energy Project (AEP) course.
Valmet CEO Thomas Hinnerskov visiting a laboratory in Otaniemi.
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Valmet and Aalto strengthen cooperation - AI and green transition as future themes

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Studies Published:

Online course on Wood Mechanics starts 24.2.2025

Learn 100% online about the engineering potential of wood as a complex natural material.
Artificial intelligence and responsible conduct of research
Lectures and seminars, Staff trainings, IT & digital tools, Support for teams, Training to support research

Artificial intelligence and responsible conduct of research, Apr 8, 2025

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How to Store Sensitive or Confidential Data
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Learn about storing sensitive and confidential research data safely.
Practical Deep Learning by CSC, LUMI AI Factory, Aalto Scientific Computing
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Practical deep learning - 14&15/April/2025

Do you want to build and train deep learning models? Are you ready to run AI experiments on one of Europe’s fastest supercomputers? Join us for Practical Deep Learning! This hands-on course covers convolutional, recurrent, and transformer models using PyTorch, with exercises on the GPU-accelerated LUMI supercomputer. Open to participants from academia, industry, and public administration across the EU—free of charge!

Otakaari 4

Mechanical engineering 1, K1

Otakaari 4

Viima

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Main entrance to the Viima building

Puumiehenkuja 3

Mechanical engineering 2, K2

Puumiehenkuja 3

Tietotie 1

Marine Technology, Aalto Ice and Wave Tank

Tietotie 1 main entrance

Sähkömiehentie 4

Mechanical engineering 4, K4

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