Materials science has traditionally been an important research area at KTH with strong ties to the Swedish industry. In addition to the internationally highly competitive research in traditional materials, KTH has strong research in nanoscience and nanotechnology, which are used to study and tailor material structures. KTH also has a number of centers of excellence that focus on nanostructured materials and biomaterials. In general, materials research at KTH may be divided into five different groups, namely Metallic Materials, Fibre and Polymer Materials (soft materials), Materials for Photonic and Electronic Applications, Advanced Material Characterisation, and Materials for Energy Applications.
More information about materials research areas at KTH
Materials research at the different KTH Schools
The KTH virtual Materials Laboratory includes materials research equipment from 8 of the 10 KTH schools.
Figure 1: KTH schools where materials research is carried out (marked with red or pink). The schools which are most active in materials research are marked with red.
Links to departments/divisions/research units at every KTH school, where materials research is carried out are found below:
School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE)
School of Biotechnology (BIO)
School of Chemical Science and Engineering (CHE)