Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Engineering (Cyprus University of Technology)

Research Infrastructure (RI) Name: Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Engineering (Cyprus University of Technology)

Website: https://www.cut.ac.cy/faculties/fet/mem/
Mission: To develop and establish itself as an international centre of research and learning in the fields of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering.
Objectives: To offer high calibre undergraduate and post-graduate education in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering and become the first choice for students who want to serve in industry and make meaningful contributions to modern technology and civilization both in Cyprus and in the European Union in general.
Research Services provided: The Department consists of the following Laboratories:
(1) Robotics Control and Decision Systems

- Services:
o Digital Innovation Hub for Inspection and Maintenance
o Competence Center for Manufacturing Systems Logistics
- Main Equipment:
o 4 quadrotor aerial robots, 2 of them equipped with thermal (one radiometric) and hi def optical cameras
o Water tank 3m x 5m x 1.2m with overhead ganry-delta robot
o 2 micro ROVs 300m diving capability
o 5 mobile robots (1 industrial)

- Services:
o Undertakes small-scale material synthesis, and facilitates the access to analytical tools, intense light sources, electrical and optical engineering instrumentation that provide powerful insight and understanding of material properties at the nanoscale.
o Based on smart material processing techniques, the DEVTECH & CP Lab is capable to gain control over the material microstructure and to enable the fabrication of electro-photonic devices such as photo-detectors, solar cells, phototocatalytic platforms and memory media with tailored properties.
- Equipment:
o High accuracy analytical balance (5 decimal digits)
o Fume-hood
o Ultrasonic bath
o High accuracy hotplate/stirrer
o Tube revolver/vial shaker
o Digital pH / mV-Redox-ORP / Conductivity / Total Dissolved Solids / Temperature meter
o 3Χ250 ml heating (extraction) mantle station
o Spin-coater
o Dip-coater
o UV-Ozone cleaner
o UV-Vis absorption spectrometer
o Turbo-molecular pump
o Fiber-coupled mini-spectrophotometer
o Integrating sphere
o Continuous wave, solid-state diode pumped laser (532 nm), 10 mW output power
o Nd:YAG / OPO pulsed laser system
o Pyroelectric pulse energy sensor
o Thermopile power sensor
o High-sensitivity, back-illuminated deep-depletion CCD camera for broadband UV-NIR luminescence detection
o Triple-grating motorized monochromator
o Non-coherent light sources
o Inverted optical microscope for transmission/reflection imaging
o Arbitrary function generator
o Source/measure electrometer
o Digital oscilloscope, 4-channel, 70MHz
o Benchtop photodiode amplifier
o Motorized optical chopper
o 4-port glovebox-integrated thermal evaporator

- Services:
o Device lifetime performance
o Accelerated and outdoor solar cells and modules device testing.
o Device processing
o Sample handling and opto-electronic device processing.
o Advanced characterisation
o Advanced characterisation of solution based electronic materials and devices.
o Training in academic research
o Scientific programme with training of students at undergraduate and post-graduate study level as well as PhDs and postdocs.

- Equipment:
o UV-ViS NIR absorption spectroscopy
o Solar simulator for device testing
o External Quantum Efficiency
o Contact Angle Measurement
o Ambient temperature Atomic Force Microscope
o 4 point probe conductivity measurement
o Hall effect measurement
o Photocurrent mapping
o Impedance spectroscopy
o Scanning spectrofluorometer
o Weatherometer
o Centrifuge
o Inkjet printer
o Doctor blade
o Glovebox and vaccuum deposition system (Evaporator)
o Glovebox
o Precision laser sintering
o Mini roll-roll coater
o Spin coater
o Surface profilometry
o Bench top high temperature/pressure reactor

- Services:
o Photovoltaics testing and characterisation
o Testing of solar collectors, solar water heating systems
o Testing of Building Integrated Photovoltaics models
o Outdoor testing in real weather conditions
o Indoor testing in controlled environmental conditions with the use of a large scale solar simulator.
- Main Equipment:
o Photovoltaics
o A 14 sq. m parabolic trough collector
o Thermometers
o Thermocouples
o Pyranometers
o Solar radiation meters
o Solar Simulator
o TRNSYS software
o COMSOL software
o Daq Pro data acquisition
o Thermal conductivity meter
o Solar thermal collectors.

- Services:
o Research and Development (R&D)
o Basic and Fundamental Research on material science
o Implementation of scientific research projects
- Main Equipment:
o Computer cluster for atomistic calculations and simulations
o Physical and Chemical vapor deposition systems for nanostructured materials synthesis and growth
o X-ray diffractometer for structural and microstructural characterization
o Atomic Force Microscope for topological, magnetic and mechanical surface imaging
o UV/VIS spectroscopy for optical properties of materials from reflectance and transmittance measurements
o Large Solar Simulator for actual product testing and characterization

- Services:
o Calculations & Simulations of Nanostructured Materials
- Main Equipment:
o High-performance Computer Cluster for computational modelling and atomistic simulations

- Services:
o Research on Nanostructured materials
o Deposition of thin films and coatings
o Nanoparticles and nanocomposites growth
o Deposition and Synthesis of Carbon based allotropes, Graphene and Carbon nanotubes

- Main Equipment:
o Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD)
o Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
o Catalytic growth on supported catalyst
o Thermal annealing

- Services:
o Structural analysis
o Chemical Composition
o Residual Stresses
o X-Ray Reflectivity
o Micro XRD
o Surface topography
o Surface Properties
o Magnetic, Mechanical, Chemical investigations of surfaces
o Optical properties of materials
o Optical properties of thin film and coatings
o Complex Refractive index of materials
o Modelling of Dielectric Function
o Solar measurements in a controlled environment for large systems
- Main Equipment:
o X-ray diffractometer (Rigaku UltimaIV)
o Multifunction Scanning Probe Microscope/Atomic Force Microscope (NTEGRA Prima, NT-MDT)
o UV Visible Spectrometer (200-800) for specular reflectance and transmittance measurements. Difuse reflectance measurements (integrating sphere)
o Solar Simulator with 20 metal halide lamps 575W each. Max 1.2W/msq. Spectral matching A.M.1.5

Research Category:	Engineering and Energy - Mechanical Engineering Facilities - Energy Engineering Facilities (non-nuclear) Chemistry and Material Sciences - Materials Synthesis or Testing Facilities Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Mathematics - Micro and Nanotechnology Facilities Information Science and Technology
RI Main Priorities:	- To attract and graduate high caliber students. - To provide a well-balanced and multifaceted education that will promotes the technical and personal life-long learning of students both at the undergraduate and graduate levels and render them competitive both in Cyprus and abroad. - To undertake and successfully implement technologically advanced local and international research programs both in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering fields as well as in other interdisciplinary domains. - To promote a continuing active collaboration with research and industrial partners both in Cyprus and abroad. - To establish continuous communication channels with the local industry with the objective of servicing the needs of both parties with respect to the pertinent practical knowledge and skills. - To continuously improve the technical know-how and facilities in the department to reflect pertinent changes and developments in modern industry. - To be an active partner in the growth and development of the city of Lemesos in particular and Cyprus in general.
Hosting Legal Entity:	Name: Cyprus University of Technology Address: 30 Archbishop Street, 3036 Limassol, Cyprus Telephone Number: +35725002500 Website: https://www.cut.ac.cy Email address: administration@cut.ac.cy
RI Contact Person:	Name: Mrs. Aggela Michaelidou Title: Assistant Clerical Officer Address: Cyprus University of Technology Address: 30 Archbishop Street, 3036 Limassol, Cyprus Telephone Number: +35725002606 Email Address: aggela.michailidou@cut.ac.cy