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Our Young Researchers Present at the International Conference of PhD Students in Mechanical Engineering

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:31:05 +0000

Last week, our young researchers participated in the International Conference of PhD Students in Mechanical Engineering, which brought together doctoral researchers from the Universities of Ljubljana, Maribor, and Zagreb.

Hosted by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana (UL FS), the conference provides a platform for presenting current research, exchanging ideas, and strengthening collaboration among doctoral students from the three partner universities.

Our laboratory was represented by:

Kamyar Dobakhti, who presented Validation of the Numerical Simulation of a High-Frequency Regenerative Thermomagnetic Generator: HYPEREG.

Matija Kalin, who presented A Generalized Numerical Framework for Active Electrocaloric Regenerators.

Participation in the conference provided an excellent opportunity to showcase ongoing research, receive valuable feedback from the scientific community, and foster collaboration with fellow researchers working in related fields.

We congratulate both researchers on their successful presentations and wish them continued success in their research.

Photo: UL Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

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Visit LAHDE at the Open Faculty Event!

admin — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:00:14 +0000

Visit the Laboratory for Refrigeration and District Energy at the OPEN FACULTY Event!

When? Tuesday, October 1st, 2024, from 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Where? At the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, in our lab (K-1A)!

Have you ever wondered how advanced cooling devices and heat pumps work? Our laboratory develops innovative technologies for industrial and high-tech applications that will help shape the future. This is your chance to meet our researchers and get involved in solving the challenges of the modern world.

What will you gain by visiting?

See how we develop new methods for cooling in microelectronics and various industrial processes.
Connect with a leading team of experts pioneering technologies in steam compression, magnetocaloric, and thermoelectric cooling.
Explore opportunities for your bachelor’s or master’s thesis and join cutting-edge research projects through student work.

We warmly invite you and look forward to meeting you!

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PhD position: Efficient thermal control elements for caloric refrigeration

lahde — Fri, 10 May 2019 16:08:59 +0000

Do you want to leave a footprint in one of today’s most important research area of thermal engineering? You are offered a PhD position in the research group of prof. Andrej Kitanovski.

About the topic

The latest research activities in the field of the heat transfer regard the phenomena and processes, which enable passive or active control of the thermal resistance or the heat flux direction. These types of processes can be realized with the thermal control elements: thermal diodes, thermal switches, thermal regulators and thermal transistors, respectively.

The doctoral research project targets research and evaluation of different processes, which, on the macroscopic scale, enable realization of highly efficient thermal switch or thermal diode. The work will comprise a comprehensive study in the field of solid-state physics and heat transfer, both of which represent an important basis for understanding the processes and operation of thermal control elements. The research activities will comprise fundamentals for numerical modelling of thermal control elements, concepts and design of a thermal control element, optimization of physical and geometrical properties, realization of the conceptual device and experimental validation of the numerical model and the operation performance.

The doctoral project represents a high level of interdisciplinary research. The candidate will perform a 3-6 months stay in the foreign research institution in the EU or the USA, including shorter stays during the active visits at international conferences in the field of research.

Obligatory knowledge:

master or equivalent education in the field of physics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemistry or other similar domain from natural sciences or technology,
active speaking/writing in English,
experience and knowledge in programming (Python, Matlab, etc.).

The advantage will be given to candidates with:

good knowledge in the field of heat transfer and solid-state physics,
experience and knowledge: software tools, such are Ansys or Comsol,
experience in the lab work, and knowledge of LabView software.

It is important to emphasize that the doctoral research project is accepted by the candidate not as the job occupation, but as the research study and the mission to bring a globally important and recognized research result.

Starting date: 1 October 2019

Duration of stipend/salary: 4 years

Organization: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Research field: Process Mechanical Engineering

Application deadline: 15th June 2019

Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia

Type of contract: temporary

Job-status: full-time

Hours per week: 40

The interested candidates should contact us before 1st June 2019 via lahde@fs.uni-lj.si, we will then provide additional instructions.

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