Dipartimento di Meccanica Department of Mechanical Engineering www.mecc.polimi.it
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The Campuses of the Politecnico di Milano
The 16 Departments of the Politecnico di Milano Aerospace Engineering Architectural Projects Architecture and Planning Bioengineering Building and Environment Sciences and Technology Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering Giulio Natta Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Electronics and Information Energy Hydraulic, Environmental and Surveying Engineering Industrial Design, Arts, Communication and Fashion Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering Mathematics Francesco Brioschi Mechanical Engineering Physics Structural Engineering
Human Resources, Academic Year 2009/2010 Politecnico Dept of Mec Professors 1.355 94 7 % Tech&Admin staff 1.187 42 3,5 % PhD students 856 65 7,6% Temporary research staff: 50% of permanent staff. The Professors of the Department are involved in: 5 Schools (Scuole) 255 Courses for a total workload of about 190 students per Professor (approx. 5% of PoliMi)
The Italian Education System 3rd level Dottorato Di Ricerca Ph.D. II Level Master 2nd Level Laurea Magistrale Master of Science I Level Master 1st level Laurea Bachelor 13-year education
PhD Programmes (25) Aerospace Engineering Architectural Composition Architecture, Urban Design, Conservation of Housing and Landscape Bioengineering Building Engineering Design Design and Technologies Exploitation for the Cultural Heritage Electrical Engineering Energetic and Nuclear Science and Technology Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Information Technology Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering Materials Engineering Mathematical Methods and Models in Engineering Mechanical Engineering Physics Preservation of Architectural Heritage Rotary-Wing Aircrafts Spatial Planning and Urban Development Structural Seismic and Geotechnical Engineering Technology and Design for Environment and Building Territorial Design and Government Urban and Architectural Design Interior Design
The Department sites
Department sites: Milano-Bovisa Campus Since 1998
Department Offices and Labs A new building at the Bovisa- Campus, since December 2007, hosting Offices and Labs (via La Masa 1) A building at the Bovisa-Campus is being renovated offices [sq.m ] labs [sq.m ] Campus Bovisa South 3127 3167 Campus Bovisa East (LaST Lab.) 60 1960 Leonardo Campus 918 1140 Lecco Campus 200 470 Piacenza Campus and MUSP Lab. 1300 Total 4325 8037 Average laboratory area of 80 m 2 /researcher
Research Activities
Research organization Scientific Board Head Office RL RL RL RL RL RL RL Dynamics and Vibrations of Mechanical Systems Ground Vehicles Machine Design Manufacturing and Production Systems Materials Methods and Tools for Product Design Measurements and experimental techniques RG M&R Mechatronics and Robotics RG RTD Rotordynamics RG WND Wind Engineering RG VDT Ground Vehicles Design and Testing RG RWD Railway Dynamics RG RVD Road Vehicle Dynamics RG DMC Advanced Design of Mechanical Components RG SIP Structural Integrity and Prognostics RG MPR Manufacturing Processes RG QGT Quality in manufacturing and geometric tolerancing RG ADM RG AMT Advanced Materials RG SMP Steel Making and Metallurgical Processes RG HTS RG VPR Virtual Prototyping & Product Design RG PLM Product Lifecycle Management RG MTM Mechanical and Thermal measurements Analysis design and management of manufacturing systems Bulk Heat Treatment and Surface Modification
Research Lines immagine Dynamics and Vibration of Mechanical Systems Mechatronics and Robotics M&R Rotordynamics RTD Wind Engineering WND immagine Ground Vehicles Ground Vehicles Design and Testing VDT Railway Dynamics RWD Road Vehicle Dynamics RVD
Research Lines Machine Design Advanced Design of Mechanical Components DMC Structural Integrity and Prognostics - SIP immagine Manufacturing and Production Systems Analysis, Design and Management of Manufacturing Systems ADM Manufacturing Processes MPR Quality in Manufacturing and Geometrical Tolerances QGT
Research Lines Materials Advanced Materials AMT Bulk Heat Treatment and Surface Modification HTS Steel Making and Metallurgical Processes SMP immagine Methods and Tools for Product Design Product Lifecycle Management PLM Virtual Prototyping VPR
Research Lines Dynamics Ground vehicles Machine design Manufacturing Materials Measurements Methods Prod. Dev. Dynamics Ground vehicles Machine design Manufacturing Materials Measurements Methods Prod. Dev. immagine Measurements and Experimental Techniques Mechanic and Thermal Measurements - MTM Dynamics Ground vehicles Machine design Manufacturing Materials Measurements Methods Prod. Dev. There is a significant interaction of the research lines in different application areas. 1 2 3 4 Dynamics Ground vehicles Machine design Manufacturing Materials Measurements Methods Prod. Dev. 1
Scientific production year 2010 2009 2008 Natl. Conferences Int. Conferences 2007 ISI journals 2006 0 50 100 150 200 number of papers Approx. 1 journal paper and 2 international conference per faculty Most cited papers (2 citations/year): 113 papers
Funding Over the last five years, the research funding of the Department of Mechanical Engineering has reached 70 k /researcher. Most of the research funding comes from the cooperation with private partners. Other funding comes from the European Union and the Italian Ministry. k 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 Teaching Public na onal EU projects Private Mechanical Dept 7.7 M (14%) 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 year Politecnico
Industrial Partnerships A network of approx. 260 companies (mainly SMEs) hosts our students for their stage as part of their bachelor degree.
Research strategy over the past 5 years WIND TUNNEL The Department believes that the excellence of its laboratories plays a key role in the quality of the research. The facilities in our laboratories are continuously enhanced through significant investments. The cultural level and competences of our technical staff has improved through continuous training (several technicians have got a M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering). VEHICLE COMPONENTS MATERIAL TESTING RAILWAY COMPONENTS
Strategy for the future (2011 and beyond) Pursue further the excellence pf the research labs, as well as focus the research towards new emerging directions (e.g., energy, new transportation means, Virtual Engineering, new materials, production systems). MICROMACHINING VIRTUAL ENG. ENERGY immagine Microlavorazioni immagine Visione Wind generation MECHATRONICS NEW NDT TECHNIQUES Hydrogen propulsion
Consortia and Spin-Offs (1/3) ITALCERTIFER Consortium The European notified body for certification, homologation and research in the railway sector MUSP Consortium Skilled in R&D on machine tools and production systems for the advanced manufacturing industry
Dipartimento di Meccanica Contacts: Prof. Federico Cheli Tel.+39 02 2399 8462 Fax +39 02 2399 8492 Federico.cheli@polimi.it www.mecc.polimi.it