Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Energy and Mechanical Engineering is a leading multidisciplinary research establishment with strong industrial ties and impact on industry and society alike.
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Campaigning for tomorrow’s world
Engineers with their can-do spirit provide solutions for business competitiveness, human well-being and sustainability.
New mapping approach shows spread of wolverines in Finland
Research provides valuable insights into the types of forests preferred by the endangered wolverine.
Rising temperatures pose imminent risk to critical food crops
New study shows warming will severely decrease cropland available for crops that account for over two thirds of global energy intake.
Large portion of rural populations missing from global estimates
Global population datasets that guide decision-making may underestimate rural populations by as much as 53%–84%, according to a new study.
Latest news
Board approved the financial plan 2026–2029
The Aalto University Foundation Board’s meeting was held on campus 10-11 June, 2025
Doctoral thesis: Finland’s civil defence shelters protect nearly everyone – but hotter summers may test their limits
Built over decades, Finland’s civil defence shelter system covers almost the entire population and has cost the equivalent of three years of defence spending.
Rising sea could erase a significant portion of coastal habitats in Finland
More than a fifth of coastal meadows and sandy beaches may disappear by the turn of the century.
CCA Research Funding available for cross-school and cross-disciplinary research collaborations
The internal research funding of cross-cutting approaches aims to support innovative, cross-disciplinary research initiatives at Aalto University. We are looking for blue-sky thinking and significant impact on the future society. Deadline for proposals is 14 October 2025.Events
Public defence in Mechanical Engineering, Lic.Sc.(Tech.) Pekka Kyrenius
The Finnish Civil Defence Shelter System - Evolution of the regulation and technical specification 1954-2011 (title of the thesis).
Building Technology Master's Thesis Seminar 3/2025
3/2025 Featuring presentations of master's thesis from the Master's Programme in Building Technology
Aalto Data Agents' weekly support hour on Zoom
Join and ask anything about research data management and open science.
Aalto Data Agents' weekly support hour on Zoom
Join and ask anything about research data management and open science.Departments
Our research focuses on Arctic technology, sustainable built environments, mechanics and materials, multidisciplinary energy technologies and systems design and production.
To find out more about research at the School of Engineering, visit our departments' pages:
Department of Civil Engineering
The Department of Civil Engineering aims to build the structures of tomorrow through research, education and collaboration.
Department of Built Environment
Water resources, spatial data, sustainable asset management and safe transportation.
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Our work at the School of Engineering is inspired by the needs of society. We seek to contribute to the development of society by taking an active role in Finnish and international life – dialogue with a variety of stakeholders and cooperation agreements with the Capital Region municipalities and key partners support this aim.
Foundation for Aalto University Science and Technology
The Foundation supports the scientific research and teaching of technical disciplines. The Foundation awards grants for MSc and DSc theses on a continuous basis, with the help of industry-donated funds. - What's new: Call for Doctoral student grants of Spring 2025, please see section Grants from the Foundation's own funds.
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The School of Engineering operates in a number of buildings at the Otaniemi campus of Aalto University.