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

ORCID number:
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6950-4141

Department/Chair/Institute:
Department of Heavy Duty Machines and Research Methodology

Faculty:
Faculty of Technical Sciences

University:
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Tel.:
89 523 45 34

E-mail:
anders@uwm.edu.pl

Personal website:

ResearchGate account:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrzej-Anders

Academic discipline:
Mechanical engineering

Academic Achievement Indicators

  1. Number of publications according to the WoS/Scopus database:
    19
  2. Number of citations (WoS/Scopus) without self-citations:
    147
  3. Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus):
    7
  4. Number of citations (Google Scholar):
    524
  5. Hirsch index (Google Scholar):
    12
  6. Number of promoted doctors:
    0
  7. Number of supervised doctoral students:
    0

I Will Take on the Supervision of:

  • a Polish doctoral student:
    Yes (how many) / No
  • a foreign doctoral student:
    Yes (how many) / No

Scientific Interests or Research Topics Offered to Candidates

  • 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 or Special Equipment Required for the Doctoral Project

  1. Is there funding available to cover the cost of research?
    Yes
  2. Is the infrastructure and adequate resources available in the Laboratory/Chair to serve the planned research tasks?
    Yes

ORCID number:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4390-788X

Department/Chair/Institute:
Department of Heavy Duty Machines and Research Methodology

Faculty:
Of Technical Sciences

University:
University of Warmia and Mazury

Tel.:
89 532 32 06

E-mail:
piotr.markowski@uwm.edu.pl

Personal website:

ResearchGate account:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Piotr-Markowski-6/stats

Academic discipline:
inżynieria mechaniczna

Academic Achievement Indicators

  1. Number of publications according to the WoS/Scopus database:
    36/38
  2. Number of citations (WoS/Scopus) without self-citations:
    207/244
  3. Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus):
    8/10
  4. Number of citations (Google Scholar):
    854
  5. Hirsch index (Google Scholar):
    16
  6. Number of promoted doctors:
    0
  7. Number of supervised doctoral students:
    0

I Will Take on the Supervision of:

  • a Polish doctoral student:
    Yes
  • a foreign doctoral student:
    No

Scientific Interests or Research Topics Offered to Candidates

  1. Analysis of parameters and operating conditions of the nozzle on the uniformity of distribution of the flow of the working fluid
  2. Analysis of phenomena occurring during the operation of a sprayer in precision and conventional agriculture
  3. Management system of the parameters of operation of a universal seeder in row sowing within precision technologies
  4. Improving the seed sowing process in precision agriculture

Funds or Special Equipment Required for the Doctoral Project

  1. Is there funding available to cover the cost of research?
    Yes
  2. Is the infrastructure and adequate resources available in the Laboratory/Chair to serve the planned research tasks?
    Yes

ORCID number:
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1434-5520

Department/Chair/Institute:
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Fundamentals of Machine Design

Faculty:
Faculty of Technical Sciences

University:
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Tel.:
89-523-32-40

E-mail:
wojciech.sobieski@uwm.edu.pl

Personal website:

ResearchGate account:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wojciech-Sobieski

Academic discipline:
Mechanical engineering

Academic Achievement Indicators

  1. Number of publications according to the WoS/Scopus database:
    20 / 21
  2. Number of citations (WoS/Scopus) without self-citations:
    230 / 261
  3. Hirsch index (WoS/Scopus):
    10 / 11
  4. Number of citations (Google Scholar):
    824
  5. Hirsch index (Google Scholar):
    16
  6. Number of promoted doctors:
    2
  7. Number of supervised doctoral students:
    0

I Will Take on the Supervision of:

  • a Polish doctoral student:
    Yes (2, including)
  • a foreign doctoral student:
    Yes (2, including)

Scientific Interests or Research Topics Offered to Candidates

  1. Experimental and numerical investigations of the tortuosity of porous media
  2. Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics in mechanical engineering
  3. Creating scientific software in FORTRAN

Funds or Special Equipment Required for the Doctoral Project

  1. Is there funding available to cover the cost of research?
    Yes
  2. Is the infrastructure and adequate resources available in the Laboratory/Chair to serve the planned research tasks?
    Yes

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