Laboratories

The laboratories Vibration and Smart Structures lab are used both for research and educational purposes. Research topics investigated in the labs cover a wide range of vibration related subjects, from calibration and validation of computational models to measured data to energy harvesting, with applications within wind power and automotive industries, for example.

Through a hydrogen infrastructure in the laboratory for sustainable transport solutions, we are able to conduct experimental research on hydrogen cars, engines, hydrogen jets and fuel cell systems, among other things.

The Chalmers laboratory of fluids and thermal sciences is a Chalmers infrastructure hosting a world-class lab with a complete set of hardware resources for leading-edge experimental research in fluid dynamics and heat transfer. The lab general mission is to be an internationally attractive node, which provides professional skills and research equipment to a broad community of academic institutions and companies.

The Prototype Laboratory is a living environment. The machinery whines, hiss and hammer while teams of loud voices decide on the next step of a process. Students from such areas as Mechanical Engineering, Automation & Mechatronics, Applied Design and their corresponding Master’s programmes get some of their education in our Prototype Lab.

For those of you who want to discover the product developer within yourself and who are quick to reach for the soldering iron in this inspiring environment, there are several alternatives. Both courses and Bachelor’s projects in Automation must be taught and completed here. 

The Marine Technology Laboratory (MTL) is a small-scale infrastructure designed for use in both educational and research purposes. It is a facility with a water tank, which is able for testing of marine structures in water. Here, students as well as researchers have the possibility to visualize and measure phenomena with floating objects in waves.