Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Program duration: 4 years (8 semesters)

Programme description:

The education program enables doctoral students to acquire specialist knowledge and learn about current techniques and detailed methodology in the field of mechanical engineering, which can be used in ongoing scientific works and research projects. It includes compulsory and optional classes, including of a practical nature, in the field of basic and applied sciences, as well as other forms of education enabling the effective acquisition of knowledge and skills. To consider the matters referred to in the study program: development of precision technologies in agriculture and processing, research and modeling of operation in terms of optimization of vehicle parameters and machines, energy aspects of production with a particular source of using energy sources and their use in agriculture and food, improvement of thermal processing of biological materials, waste management for energy purposes, mechatronic control systems and monitoring of technological processes, cogeneration technological processes, non-destructive and destructive methods of material testing, advanced problems of mechanics, construction and machine construction, shaping the microstructure and properties of construction materials, mathematical modeling of processes in the field of decision support. The wide and interdisciplinary issues included in the study program enable PhD students to develop their own ideas and concepts and direct them to creative problem solving and commercialization of the results obtained.

Career opportunities:

Graduates of the doctoral studies will have advanced, specialized knowledge and skills in the discipline of mechanical engineering. Their qualifications will predispose them to work in the economy, including: specialist companies and laboratories related to the broadly understood agri-food production, design units, research and development institutions, as well as in companies producing mechatronic devices used in the agri-food industry. In addition, they will be prepared to continue their careers in research and teaching institutions in Poland and abroad, and to actively participate in the work of research teams and perform various roles in them.

 

Keywords:

  • Machine materials science
  • Machine design   
  • Machine construction
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Precision mechanics
  • Associated energy management
  • Analysis and optimization of decision-making processes

Candidates for PhD Supervisors

Basic information
ORCID
Department / Institute
Department of Heavy Duty Machines and Research Methodology
Faculty
Faculty of Technical Sciences
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 89 523 49 35
Email
Website
no data
ResearchGate
Discipline
Mechanical engineering
Academic achievement indicators
  • Publications (WoS/Scopus): 22 / 23
  • Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 201 / 262
  • Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 9 / 10
  • Citations (Google Scholar): 641
  • Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 14
  • Promoted doctors: 0
  • Supervised doctoral students: 0
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
no data
Foreign doctoral student
no data
Research interests / offered topics
  • Testing the physical and geometric properties of natural raw materials.
  • Research and modeling of the grinding and dehulling processes of food raw materials.
  • Numerical modeling of objects using reverse engineering.
  • The use of CAD/CAM software in modeling production processes.
  • Planning and statistical analysis of experimental studies.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
no data
Department infrastructure
no data
Basic information
ORCID
Department / Institute
Department of Electrical and Power Engineering
Faculty
Faculty of Technical Sciences
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 89 523 49 72
Email
Website
no data
ResearchGate
Discipline
Mechanical engineering
Academic achievement indicators
  • Publications (WoS/Scopus): 72
  • Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 2911
  • Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 30
  • Citations (Google Scholar): 3447
  • Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 33
  • Promoted doctors: 1
  • Supervised doctoral students: 1
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
No
Research interests / offered topics
  • Process engineering for the controlled development of gradient properties in biogenic porous materials using field-assisted drying.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
Department / Institute
Department of Electrical and Power Engineering
Faculty
Faculty of Technical Sciences
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 89 524 55 61, +48 89 523 36 03
Email
Website
no data
ResearchGate
no URL provided
Discipline
Mechanical engineering
Academic achievement indicators
  • Publications (WoS/Scopus): 25 / 42
  • Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 160 / 210
  • Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 8 / 9
  • Citations (Google Scholar): 485
  • Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 11
  • Promoted doctors: 0
  • Supervised doctoral students: 1
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
no data
Research interests / offered topics
  • Artificial neural networks (ANN).
  • Fuzzy logic.
  • Energy consumption.
  • Cumulative energy demand.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
Department / Institute
Department of Materials and Machines Technology
Faculty
Faculty of Technical Sciences
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 89 523 32 56
Email
Website
ResearchGate
Discipline
Mechanical engineering
Academic achievement indicators
  • Publications (WoS/Scopus): 86 / 84
  • Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 1523 / 1986
  • Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 25 / 26
  • Citations (Google Scholar): 2379
  • Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 28
  • Promoted doctors: 1
  • Supervised doctoral students: 1
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
No
Research interests / offered topics
  • X-ray diffraction (XRD) — Rietveld analysis: phase fractions, lattice parameters, penetration depth, lattice distortions, and crystallite sizes (mean, modal, median).
  • Geometric structure of surfaces — functional and fractal properties, anisotropy, surface autocorrelation.
  • Atomic force microscopy (AFM/MFM).
  • Metallography and SEM microscopy with computer-aided image analysis.
  • Proposed research topic: "Multiscale investigation of the relationship between stress-induced martensitic transformation and the corrosion resistance of metastable steels."
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
Department / Institute
Department of Mechatronics
Faculty
Faculty of Technical Sciences
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 538 536 132
Email
Website
no data
ResearchGate
no data
Discipline
Mechanical engineering (inferred)
Academic achievement indicators
  • Publications (WoS/Scopus): 28
  • Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 90
  • Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 5 / 7
  • Citations (Google Scholar): 325
  • Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 10
  • Promoted doctors: 1
  • Supervised doctoral students: 1
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
No
Research interests / offered topics
  • Modelling, analysis and control of airflow in a vehicle's engine compartment.
  • Modelling and analysis of friction, wear and surface degradation processes in contact with granular materials.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
No
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
Department / Institute
Department of Mechatronics
Faculty
Faculty of Technical Sciences
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 516 901 338
Email
Website
no data
ResearchGate
Discipline
Mechanical engineering (3/4); materials engineering (1/4)
Academic achievement indicators
  • Publications (WoS/Scopus): 105 / 107
  • Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 1651 / 2168
  • Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 26 / 26
  • Citations (Google Scholar): 2616
  • Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 29
  • Promoted doctors: 1
  • Supervised doctoral students: 1
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
no data
Research interests / offered topics
  • Control of a vehicle's aerodynamic characteristics using AI algorithms.
  • Automotive mechatronics, automotive automation, intelligent vehicle systems.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
Department / Institute
Department of Mechatronics
Faculty
Faculty of Technical Sciences
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 89 524 52 22
Email
Website
no data
ResearchGate
Discipline
Mechanical engineering
Academic achievement indicators
  • Publications (WoS/Scopus): 34 / 39
  • Citations (WoS/Scopus, excl. self-citations): 711 / 565
  • Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus): 16 / 14
  • Citations (Google Scholar): 1287
  • Hirsch index (Google Scholar): 20
  • Promoted doctors: no data
  • Supervised doctoral students: 2
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
No
Research interests / offered topics
  • Analysis of the influence of the intake system design on the performance of a spark-ignition combustion engine.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes