Education & Training - FME ZeMe
Education & training
FME ZeMe develops fundamental knowledge to enable climate neutrality in the Norwegian metallurgical industry. Education and research training plays a crucial part in creating new knowledge and transferring it to the current and future professionals who will lead the industry forward.
It is a significant part of FME ZeMe’s activities. FME ZeMe will fund 19 PhD grants: 17 at NTNU, and two international PhD grants. One at Seoul National University in South Korea and one at Université Laval in Canada.
FME ZeMe will also work on increasing the number of bachelor and master students at NTNU specializing in fields that support the transformation of the Norwegian metallurgical industry by providing bachelor and master projects.
To enhance learning and knowledge transfer between researchers and between industry and research FME ZeMe provides researcher exchange programs, industry stays and training courses for operators, engineers, researchers and professionals that are working in the industry.
Education and training will be provided by NTNU in cooperation with the university and research partners.
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PhD in Materials Science and Engineering
NTNU’s PhD programme in Materials Science and Engineering prepares you for work that requires advanced scientific expertise and analytical skills in academia, research organisations or the private sector. The programme is closely linked with our research groups, departments, and centres such as FME ZeMe. It includes a wide range of fields within physical and process metallurgy.
PhD in Industrial Ecology
NTNU’s PhD in Industrial Ecology prepares you for work that requires interdisciplinary, theoretical and methodological skills in design improvements, public and private policy and management, and environmental systems analysis. You will contribute to improving sustainability on society, sector, company or product / service level. Th emphasis is on improving the environmental and economic performance of activities in society.
International PhD
Seoul National University
The PhD in Seoul National University will be at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, in the High temperature thermochemistry lab led by professor In-Ho Jung.
The PhD topic will be on thermodynamic databases and process simulation.
The High temperature thermochemistry lab is a key-development group of the FactSage software and databases, used worldwide in process metallurgy and material science and engineering. Its research focusses on the development of thermodynamic and physical property databases for metals and oxides in high-temperature processes. It also develops kinetic process simulation models for these processes.
Read more about the group here.
Université Laval
The PhD in Université Laval (Québec) will be at the Department of Mineral, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, supervised by professor Houshang Davishi Alamdari.
The PhD topic will be on biomaterials in aluminium electrolysis.
Professor Alamdari is the director of the Centre de recherche sur l’aluminium (REGAL), which works on fundamental and applied issues in aluminium production, processing and utilization.
Available PhD positions
- If no PhD suits you, please contact us!
- PhD in Electrochemistry (deadline 07.03.25)
PhD Projects with FME ZeMe
Utilization of industrial waste and byproducts
MSc (Sivilingeniør) in Materials Science & Engineering
Materials are all around us. In the MSc in Materials Science & Engineering at NTNU you learn about the use of these materials in different environments, applications and areas of society.
You study materials from the atomic scale to the macro scale. You learn about the effect of processing methods, structure and chemistry on the properties of materials. The programme teaches you how to use your knowledge to synthesize new materials with unique properties, and to characterize, evaluate, and improve the processing and characteristics of existing materials. Read more here.
MSc in Industrial Ecology
The future is green. In the MSc in Industrial Ecology at NTNU you learn how economic, political and social factors shape sustainable development, climate change mitigation and circular economy.
You study the flow of materials and energy in industrial and consumer activities and their impact on the environment. You learn system thinking and interdisciplinary approaches. The programme teaches you how to apply analytical tools, data science and systems thinking to analyze and discuss core aspects of sustainability such as climate mitigation, energy and resource use, circular economy, and biodiversity. Read more here.
Training Professionals
Getting new knowledge and skills into practice fast is essential to support the zero emission transition in the metallurgical industry.
FME ZeMe will develop training and courses for operators, engineers, researchers and professionals in the industry, facilitating upskilling and reskilling. This includes knowledge transfer to the metallurgical and energy sectors, their suppliers as well as policy makers, regulatory bodies and NGOs.
The FME ZeMe researchers, PhD and MSc students will have ample opportunity to share their knowledge with the industrial partners and get a good understanding of the industrial reality through industrial visits and stays, webinars, seminars, and courses.
Available training and courses will appear here as they become available. Also check out our upcoming events and latest publications.
If you have a specific knowledge or training need, please contact us.
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