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The Department of Mechanical Engineering is part of KIT's Area 3 "Mechanical and Electrical Engineering" together with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, four Helmholtz programs, and eight institutes of the large-scale research area. The department consists of more than 20 institutes with about 1,000 employees, including about 40 professors, 460 scientific employees, and 200 employees in administration and technology. In addition, there are several hundred tutors and scientific assistants.
With the Department Teaching Awards, the KIT Presidential Board honors individuals, working groups or organizational units of the KIT departments responsible for teaching whose courses are characterized in particular by research- and application-oriented teaching modules as well as new forms of teaching and learning, interdisciplinarity or high topicality of the specialist knowledge imparted. This year's Department Award for Mechanical Engineering goes to Dr. Alexander Stroh from ISTM for his lecture "Introduction to Computational Fluid Mechanics". The students particularly appreciate the highly interactive nature of the course and the intensive support provided by Mr. Stroh and his team. Video
In the 2024 edition of the "QS World University Rankings by Subject", KIT is ranked 46th worldwide in the field of natural sciences and 48th in engineering sciences. In Germany, KIT ranks 3rd in both subject areas. Overall, KIT is among the top 100 universities worldwide in 15 subjects. In the field of engineering sciences, KIT ranks best in chemical engineering (21st worldwide, 1st in Germany), mechanical engineering (37th worldwide, 3rd in Germany) and petroleum engineering. In this subject, KIT appears in the ranking for the first time and directly achieves 29th place (Germany-wide: 1st place). Press release
Theoretical foundations are important and correct. As a research university, KIT is committed to research-oriented teaching and research-based learning in order to promote practical skills.
That's why the Akaflieg University Group and the Institute of Fluid Mechanics (ISTM) have designed a joint lecture that brings both together. The “Aerodynamics” lecture not only gives students a feel for practical work, but also includes a test flight with a glider pilot as a special highlight. Read more in Clickit magazine.
In 2024, FAST Mobima will again be offering a Whitsun excursion. This year it is paying a visit to the DLG test center in Groß-Umstadt, the Linde Material Handling company in Aschaffenburg and the Argo-Hytos company in Kraichtal.
There will be plenty of time, among other things, during a wine tasting to talk to developers from the companies in a relaxed atmosphere. Mobima is looking forward to getting to know the companies better together with the students.
With the Leopoldina Prize for Young Scientists 2023, the National Academy of Sciences is honoring Leopoldina Dr. Jingyuan Xu, who researches novel heating and cooling technologies for the energy transition at KIT. Currently, Dr. Xu won two further awards: the Hector RCD Award and acceptance into the Global Young Academy. Jingyuan Xu has been working at the Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT) since 2021. There she initially conducted research as a Humboldt Research Fellow and KIT Young Investigator Group Preparation Program Fellow. Since 2024, she has headed the CZS Nexus research group “Emission-free and environmentally friendly heating and cooling technologies” funded by the Carl Zeiss Foundation. Press release
The German Center for Future Mobility is launching a site project in Karlsruhe for transport connections between the city and surrounding areas. The Country to City Bridge - C2C Bridge project at the Karlsruhe site of the German Center for Future Mobility (DZM) is investigating how transport services between urban and rural areas can be made sustainable and attractive. Prof. Gauterin from FAST is the spokesperson for the C2C Bridge consortium. The focus is on services such as shared autonomous on-demand cabs and intelligent transfer hubs. In addition to technical issues, the social acceptance of new mobility technologies will also be examined. Press info
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