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Founded in 1425
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> 40 800 students
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3 groups:
• Humanities
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Biomedical sciences
Science, Engineering and
Technology
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Bioscience Engineering

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Civil engineering
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Architecture, Urban Design and
Regional Planning
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Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
(MTM )
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Chemical engineering
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Electrical engineering
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Mechanical engineering
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Computer Science

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Address
Department of Metallurgy and Material Engineering (MTM)
KU Leuven
Kasteelpark Arenberg 44 bus 2450
B-3001 Heverlee (Leuven)
Belgium
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Telephone secretariat
+32 16 32 13 14
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Fax secretariat
+32 16 32 19 90
• e-mail info@mtm.kuleuven.be
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Website www.mtm.kuleuven.be

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Education
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Research
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Services

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Bachelor programme (3 year programme in Dutch)
• Bachelor of Engineering: Materials Engineering
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Master programme (2 year programme in Dutch)
• Master of Engineering: Materials Engineering
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International Master programme (2 year programme in
English)
• Master of Engineering: Materials Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Materials Engineering
138 credits semester 1 + 2 + 3
Common with entire faculty
90 credits semester 4 + 5
48 credits

MTM: Education: Master of Engineering
(Dutch)

MTM: Education: Master of Engineering
(English)

MTM: Research: overview
Chairman
ICT,
Logistic and
Secretariat
Structural
Composites and
Alloys,
Integrity and
Non-destructive
Testing
(SCALINT)
Departemental manager
Sustainable
Metals
Processing and
Recycling
(SeMPeR)
Technical manager
Technicians
Surface and
Interface
Engineered
Materials
(SIEM)
Composites
Materials
Metals and
Alloys
Materials
Performance and
Non-Destructive
Testing
High
Temperature
Processes and
Industrial
Ecology
Sustainability
Assessments of Material
Life Cycles
Solidification and
Microstructure
Simulation
Materials
For
Living
Systems
Advanced
Ceramics and
Powder
Metallurgy
Materials
With Novel
Functionality

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(SCALINT)
Structural Composites and Alloys, Integrity and
Nondestructive Testing
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(SeMPeR)
Sustainable Metals Processing and Recycling
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(SIEM)
Surface and Interface Engineered Materials

SCALINT
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Composite Materials
Ignaas Verpoest – Stepan Lomov
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Metals and Alloys
Bert Verlinden – Marc Seefeldt – Paul Van Houtte
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Materials Performance and Non-Destructive Testing
Martine Wevers – Ingrid De Wolf

SeMPeR
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High Temperature Processes and Industrial Ecology
Bart Blanpain – Peter Tom Jones
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Sustainability Assessments of Material Life Cycles
Karel Van Acker
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Solidification and Microstructure Simulation
Patrick Wollants – Nele Moelans – Ludo Froyen

SIEM
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Materials for Living Systems
Jan Schrooten – Jennifer Patterson
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Advanced Ceramics and Powder Metallurgy
Jan Van Humbeek – Jef Vleugels
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Materials with Novel Functionality
Jan Fransaer – Marc Heyns – Maria Seo – Jean-Pierre Celis – Marc
De Bonte – Walter Bogaerts

Composite Materials
The Composite Materials Group has four research focuses:
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Composites on Micro- and Nano- Level: “engineering” by intelligent placement of nano-reinforcements
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Composites on Macro- and Meso- Level: experimental and modelling studies of textile composites, random fibre composites, textiles, porous materials and biomaterials
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Natural and biobased composites: fibre morphology and mechanical performance, fibre-matrix interfacial adhesion, novel fibre processing methods
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Processing and product development: concurrent optimisation of products and manufacturing processes

Metals and Alloys
The Metals and Alloys group deals mainly with the plasticity of advanced metallic materials. Its activities include:
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Analysing and modelling of microstructure and texture evolution during plastic deformation
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Deriving physics-based constitutive laws for their mechanical behaviour
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Developing dedicated characterisation methods for their complex microstructures
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Participating in the development of innovative deformation processes

MTM: Research groeps: Materials
Performance and Non-Destructive Testing
The Materials Performance and Non-destructive
Testing group investigates the long-term behaviour and reliability of materials. Damage development during different loading types is studied, using a number of
Non-destructive and advanced monitoring techniques:
Acoustic emission, real-time microfocus X-ray radiography, nano- and micro-computed tomography, eddy currents, ultrasound, optical fibre sensors etc…
Besides polymers, ceramics and metals, research is also dealing with advanced materials such as particulate or fibre reinforced composites and cellular materials.

MTM: Research groeps: High Temperature
Processes and Industrial Ecology
Research line: High Temperature Processes and
Industrial Ecology
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High temperature metallurgical experimentation and process modelling
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Micro-analytical characterisation and in-situ high temperature observation
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Vessel integrity: refractory materials and freeze linings
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Industrial ecology
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Centre for High Temperature Processes and Sustainable Materials
Management

MTM: Research groeps: Sustainability
Assessments of Material Life Cycles
Research line: Sustainability Assessments of Material
Life Cycles
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Sustainability assessments using LCA, exergy analysis and ELCA, on a.o. bio-based resins, CFRP composite materials and landfill mining
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Development of methodologies to improve the life cycle impact of materials through closing material loops

MTM: Research groeps: Solidification and
Microstructure Simulation
Research line: Solidification and Microstructure
Simulation
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Solidification along a eutectic path in ternary alloys
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In-situ X-ray monitoring of advanced metallurgical processes under micro gravity and terrestrial conditions
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Microstructure development in quaternary alloys
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Calculation of phase diagrams for bulk and nanosystems
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Simulation of microstructure evolution during phase transformations, recrystallisation and grain growth

MTM: Research groeps: Materials for Living
Systems
Research line: Materials for Living Systems
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Biomaterials
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Bone tissue engineering and scaffolds
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Bioreactors
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Biosensors and drug delivery
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Surface coatings

MTM: Research groeps: Advanced Ceramics and Powder Metallurgy
Research line: Advanced Ceramics and Powder
Metallurgy
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Electrophoretic deposition
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Processing of laminated and functionally graded materials
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Electrically conductive composites for electrical discharge machining
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Nanocomposites
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Microwave and pulsed electric current sintering
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Modelling of the electrophoretic deposition and pulsed electric current sintering processes.

MTM: Research groeps: Materials with Novel
Functionality
Research line: Materials with Novel Functionality
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Thin films
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Nano-materials
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Electrochemical and colloidal processing and synthesis of materials and coatings
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Electrochemical surface characterization
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Surface degradation, reactivity and protection of materials and coatings (friction, wear, self-healing, and lubrication)

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Troubleshooting and Failure Analysis
Contact: M. De Bonte, L. Froyen, M. Wevers
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Technological assistance for surface technology
Contact: M. De Bonte
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Technological assistance for polymer matrix composites
Contact: I. Verpoest, Aart Willem Van Vuure

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Employees
• ZAP: 30
• 16 fulltime
• 7 parttime (incl. 2 Imec professors)
• 7 guest professors (incl. 2 associated professors)
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• BAP: 132
• 27 postdocs (incl. 3 FWO, 2 Onderzoekskader, 2 IWT-OZM)
• 80 assistants (PhD & project researchers)
• 4 IWT-SB bursaries
• 1 Aspirant F.W.O.
• 20 free researchers (incl. 9 affiliated researchers)
ATP: 33
• 25 technical personnel
• 1 core facility engineer
• 7 administrative personnel
• 1 free worker

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Post-Docs and PH.D. students: 01-2012
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Belgium: 54
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Rest of the world: 78
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