The TUM School of Engineering and Design is a school of the Technical University of Munich, established in 2021 by the merger of four departments. As of 2022, it is structured into the Department of Aerospace & Geodesy, the Department of Architecture, the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, the Department of Energy & Process Engineering, the Department of Engineering Physics & Computation, the Department of Materials Engineering, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and the Department of Mobility Systems Engineering.

Department of Aerospace and Geodesy

The Department of Aerospace and Geodesy (ASG) is located in Ottobrunn. It combines the field of aerospace engineering with research in

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, earth observation and the basic geodetic disciplines.

History

The Department was founded in 2018, drawing from the Departments of

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...

and Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering.

Professorships

As of 2020, there are 22 chairs and professorships at the Department: * Aircraft Design *

Astronautics Astronautics (or cosmonautics) is the practice of sending spacecraft beyond atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere into outer space. Spaceflight is one of its main applications and space science is its overarching field. The term ''astronautics' ...

Astronomical Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and their overall evolution. Objects of interest include ...

and Physical Geodesy * Autonomous Aerial Systems * Big Geospatial Data Management * Carbon Composites *

Cartography Cartography (; from , 'papyrus, sheet of paper, map'; and , 'write') is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an imagined reality) can ...

Communication Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information. Its precise definition is disputed and there are disagreements about whether Intention, unintentional or failed transmissions are included and whether communication not onl ...

and

Navigation Navigation is a field of study that focuses on the process of monitoring and controlling the motion, movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another.Bowditch, 2003:799. The field of navigation includes four general categories: land navig ...

Data Science Data science is an interdisciplinary academic field that uses statistics, scientific computing, scientific methods, processing, scientific visualization, algorithms and systems to extract or extrapolate knowledge from potentially noisy, stru ...

in Earth Observation * eAviation * Flight System Dynamics *

Geodesy Geodesy or geodetics is the science of measuring and representing the Figure of the Earth, geometry, Gravity of Earth, gravity, and Earth's rotation, spatial orientation of the Earth in Relative change, temporally varying Three-dimensional spac ...

* Geodetic Geodynamics * Geoinformatics *

Helicopter A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which Lift (force), lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally spinning Helicopter rotor, rotors. This allows the helicopter to VTOL, take off and land vertically, to hover (helicopter), hover, and ...

Technology * Land Management and

Land Tenure In Common law#History, common law systems, land tenure, from the French verb "" means "to hold", is the legal regime in which land "owned" by an individual is possessed by someone else who is said to "hold" the land, based on an agreement betw ...

Photogrammetry Photogrammetry is the science and technology of obtaining reliable information about physical objects and the environment through the process of recording, measuring and interpreting photographic images and patterns of electromagnetic radiant ima ...

and

Remote Sensing Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an physical object, object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object, in contrast to in situ or on-site observation. The term is applied especially to acquiring inform ...

* Remote Sensing Technology * Satellite Geodesy * Space Propulsion * Sustainable Future Mobility *

Turbomachinery Turbomachinery, in mechanical engineering, describes machines that transfer energy between a Rotor (electric), rotor and a fluid, including both turbines and gas compressor, compressors. While a turbine transfers energy from a fluid to a rotor, ...

and Flight Propulsion

Rankings

In aerospace engineering, the Academic Ranking of World Universities ranks TUM as 17th in the world and 1st in Germany. In

remote sensing Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an physical object, object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object, in contrast to in situ or on-site observation. The term is applied especially to acquiring inform ...

, TUM is ranked 5th in the world and 1st in Germany. In ''Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing'', the

QS World University Rankings The ''QS World University Rankings'' is a portfolio of comparative college and university rankings compiled by Quacquarelli Symonds, a higher education analytics firm. Its first and earliest edition was published in collaboration with '' Times ...

rank TUM as No. 20 in the world and No. 2 in Germany. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings do not rank individual subjects, though in

engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

in general, TUM is ranked 20th globally and 1st nationally.

Department of Architecture

The Department of Architecture (ARC) is located at the Munich campus.

History

With the foundation of the ''Polytechnische Schule München'' in 1868, architecture was first organized as the "Structural Engineering College". In 1879, Friedrich von Thiersch was appointed Professor of Architecture; his students include Max Berg, Ernst May, Otto Rudolf Salvisberg and Heinrich Tessenow. Hugo Häring and Erich Mendelsohn studied under Theodor Fischer, who was appointed Professor for Design and Urban Planning in 1908. By 1914, the number of Chairs for Architectural Design had risen to four. During the

Weimar Republic The Weimar Republic, officially known as the German Reich, was the German Reich, German state from 1918 to 1933, during which it was a constitutional republic for the first time in history; hence it is also referred to, and unofficially proclai ...

, Adolf Abel, Robert Vorhoelzer and German Bestelmeyer were among the leading members of the staff. After the Nazi party seized power, Vorhoelzer was dismissed for "building Bolshevik" and succeeded by Roderich Fick. When Bestelmeyer died, he was replaced by Julius Schulte-Frohlinde, a staunch supporter of

Nazism Nazism (), formally named National Socialism (NS; , ), is the far-right totalitarian socio-political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Germany. During Hitler's rise to power, it was fre ...

. After the war, teaching resumed in 1946. Robert Vorhoelzer returned to his post and organized the rebuilding of the Department. By 1968, the number of chairs increased to 17, and the number of students to 850. With the introduction of the Bologna Process, the Department has since adopted Bachelor's and Master's programs.

Professorships

As of 2020, the department consists of 32 professorships: * Architectural

Informatics Informatics is the study of computational systems. According to the Association for Computing Machinery, ACM Europe Council and Informatics Europe, informatics is synonymous with computer science and computing as a profession, in which the centra ...

* Architectural Design and Building Envelope * Architectural Design and Conception * Architectural Design and Construction * Architectural Design, Rebuilding and Conservation * Architectural Design and Participation * Architectural Design and Timber Construction * Building

Construction Construction are processes involved in delivering buildings, infrastructure, industrial facilities, and associated activities through to the end of their life. It typically starts with planning, financing, and design that continues until the a ...

and

Material Science A material is a substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an object. Materials can be pure or impure, living or non-living matter. Materials can be classified on the basis of their physical and chemical properties, or on their geol ...

* Building History, Building Archaeology and Conservation * Building Realization and Robotics * Building Technology and Climate * Responsive Design * Digital Fabrication * Energy Efficient and Sustainable Design and Building * Green Technologies in Landscape Architecture *

History of Architecture The history of architecture traces the changes in architecture through various traditions, regions, overarching stylistic trends, and dates. The beginnings of all these traditions is thought to be humans satisfying the very basic need of shelt ...

and Curatorial Practice *

Industrial Design Industrial design is a process of design applied to physical Product (business), products that are to be manufactured by mass production. It is the creative act of determining and defining a product's form and features, which takes place in adva ...

Landscape Architecture Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor areas, landmarks, and structures to achieve environmental, social-behavioural, or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic design and general engineering of various structures for constructio ...

and Industrial Landscape * Landscape Architecture and Public Space * Landscape Architecture and Regional Open Space * Participatory Technology Design * Recent Building Heritage Conservation * Restoration, Art Technology and Conservation Science * Spatial Arts and Lighting Design * Structural Design * Sustainable Urbanism * Theory and

, Art and Design * Urban Architecture *

Urban Design Urban design is an approach to the design of buildings and the spaces between them that focuses on specific design processes and outcomes based on geographical location. In addition to designing and shaping the physical features of towns, city, ...

and Housing * Urban Design *

Urban Development Urban means "related to a city". In that sense, the term may refer to: * Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas * Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities Urban may also refer to: General * Urban (name), a list of peop ...

* Visual Arts

Rankings

The 2023

have rated the TUM Department of Architecture as the 24th best architecture school in the world and the 2nd best in Germany. In the national 2020 CHE University Ranking, the department is rated in the top group for the majority of criteria, including overall study situation and support in studies.

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

The Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) is located at the Munich campus.

Chairs

The department consists of four focus areas and associated members: *

** Building Physics ** Energy Efficient and Sustainable Design and Building **

Soil Mechanics Soil mechanics is a branch of soil physics and applied mechanics that describes the behavior of soils. It differs from fluid mechanics and solid mechanics in the sense that soils consist of a heterogeneous mixture of fluids (usually air and ...

and Foundation Engineering, Rock Mechanics and Tunneling **

Timber Lumber is wood that has been processed into uniform and useful sizes (dimensional lumber), including beams and planks or boards. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, window frames). ...

Structures and Building Construction **

Concrete Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bound together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time. It is the second-most-used substance (after water), the most–widely used building material, and the most-manufactur ...

and

Masonry Masonry is the craft of building a structure with brick, stone, or similar material, including mortar plastering which are often laid in, bound, and pasted together by mortar (masonry), mortar. The term ''masonry'' can also refer to the buildin ...

Structures ** Metal Structures ** Mineral Construction Materials **

Materials Science Materials science is an interdisciplinary field of researching and discovering materials. Materials engineering is an engineering field of finding uses for materials in other fields and industries. The intellectual origins of materials sci ...

and Testing ** Non-destructive Testing * Mobility & Transportation Systems ** Traffic Engineering and Control ** Road, Railway and Airfield Construction ** Transportation Systems Engineering ** Urban Structure and Transport Planning ** Modeling Spatial Mobility * Modeling – Simulation – Processes ** Construction Management ** Structural Mechanics ** Computational Mechanics ** Computational Modeling and Simulation ** Hydromechanics ** Real Estate Management ** Engineering Risk Analysis **

Structural Analysis Structural analysis is a branch of solid mechanics which uses simplified models for solids like bars, beams and shells for engineering decision making. Its main objective is to determine the effect of loads on physical structures and their c ...

* Hydro- and Geosciences ** Geothermal Technologies **

Landslide Landslides, also known as landslips, rockslips or rockslides, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, mudflows, shallow or deep-seated slope failures and debris flows. Landslides ...

Research **

Hydrogeology Hydrogeology (''hydro-'' meaning water, and ''-geology'' meaning the study of the Earth) is the area of geology that deals with the distribution and movement of groundwater in the soil and rock (geology), rocks of the Earth's crust (ge ...

Hydrology Hydrology () is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources, and drainage basin sustainability. A practitioner of hydrology is called a hydro ...

and River Basin Management ** Engineering Geology ** Urban Water Systems Engineering ** Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering * Associated Members ** Hydrochemistry ** Strategic Landscape Planning and Management ** Construction Chemistry ** Wood Technology ** Environmental Sensing and Modeling ** Digital Fabrication **

** Geoinformatics ** Land Management **

and Physical Geodesy ** Satellite Geodesy ** Geodetic Geodynamics **

and Remote Sensing **

Technology ** Signal Processing in Earth Observation

Rankings

civil engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ...

, QS ranks TUM as No. 40 in the world and No. 1 in Germany in 2022. ARWU ranks TUM within No. 201–300 in the world and No. 2-5 in Germany. In the environmental sciences, QS ranks TUM as No. 70 in the world and No. 2 in Germany. ARWU ranks TUM as No. 15 in the world and No. 1 in Germany. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings does not rank individual subjects, though in

in general, TUM is ranked 20th globally and 1st nationally.

Department of Mechanical Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Engineering (MEC) is located in Garching.

History

19th century

Mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...

was one of the original departments of the newly founded ''Polytechnische Schule München'' in 1868, then called the ''Mechanical-Technical Department''. Johann Bauschinger was professor for Technical Mechanics and Graphical Statics. In 1871, he founded the ''Mechanical-Technical Laboratory''. He was succeeded by August Föppl in 1894. Carl von Linde, who held the Chair of Theoretical Machine Science, established the ''Laboratory of Machine Science'' in 1875. Moritz Schröter, a distinguished expert in the field of technical

thermodynamics Thermodynamics is a branch of physics that deals with heat, Work (thermodynamics), work, and temperature, and their relation to energy, entropy, and the physical properties of matter and radiation. The behavior of these quantities is governed b ...

, succeeded him in 1879. In 1902, von Linde returned as associate professor of Applied Thermodynamics. On his initiative, the ''Laboratory for Technical Physics'' was established. In 1880,

Rudolf Diesel Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (, ; 18 March 1858 – 29 September 1913) was a German inventor and mechanical engineer who invented the Diesel engine, which burns Diesel fuel; both are named after him. Early life and education Diesel was born on 1 ...

graduated with the best marks since the university was established. His invention of the

Diesel engine The diesel engine, named after the German engineer Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which Combustion, ignition of diesel fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to Mechanics, mechanical Compr ...

was a groundbreaking innovation, despite his initial calculations about the degree of

efficiency Efficiency is the often measurable ability to avoid making mistakes or wasting materials, energy, efforts, money, and time while performing a task. In a more general sense, it is the ability to do things well, successfully, and without waste. ...

being far too optimistic.

20th century

In 1901, the first chair of

electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

was established at the department. Though initially viewed as a part of mechanical engineering, it grew increasingly more independent. In the 1940s, the department's name was changed to ''Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering'', and by 1974,

was separated into a new department. Willy Messerschmitt graduated from the department in 1923. He established the ''Messerschmitt Flugzeugbau GmbH'' while still a student, which would later become the Messerschmitt AG in 1938. In 1930, he was granted a lectureship on the construction and design of aircraft, and in 1937, he was appointed honorary professor. In

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German Reich, German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a Totalit ...

, the university was brought into line, partly by force, partly by conviction, and partly out of anticipatory obedience. Jewish members and those with politically undesirable views were expelled. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, the department conducted large-scale research in support of the war effort, for example in the fields of aircraft design, torpedo propulsion, petrol injection and substitute fuels for car and aircraft engines. After the war, teaching resumed in 1946, though denazification expelled 13 of 24 lecturers, four of whom which were reinstated by 1953. The chairs for aviation research were shut down and did not operate again until the Paris Agreements ended Allied occupation of Germany. In 1951, Gustav Niemann established the Chair of Machine Elements. In 1967, the founding of the Institute of

Machine Tools A machine tool is a machine for handling or machining metal or other rigid materials, usually by cutting, boring, grinding, shearing, or other forms of deformations. Machine tools employ some sort of tool that does the cutting or shaping. All ...

and

Industrial Engineering Industrial engineering (IE) is concerned with the design, improvement and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, information, equipment and energy. It draws upon specialized knowledge and skill in the mathematical, physical, an ...

instigated a shift to research to

information technology Information technology (IT) is a set of related fields within information and communications technology (ICT), that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages, data processing, data and information processing, and storage. Inf ...

and production engineering. By 1990, almost 5,000 students were enrolled at the Department of Mechanical Engineering. In 1997, the department relocated to a new 60,000 m² building on the Garching campus.

21st century

In 2018, aerospace and

geodesy Geodesy or geodetics is the science of measuring and representing the Figure of the Earth, geometry, Gravity of Earth, gravity, and Earth's rotation, spatial orientation of the Earth in Relative change, temporally varying Three-dimensional spac ...

at TUM became a separate Department of Aerospace and Geodesy.

Chairs

As of 2020, there are 39 chairs at the Department: *

Aerodynamics Aerodynamics () is the study of the motion of atmosphere of Earth, air, particularly when affected by a solid object, such as an airplane wing. It involves topics covered in the field of fluid dynamics and its subfield of gas dynamics, and is an ...

and

Fluid Mechanics Fluid mechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids (liquids, gases, and plasma (physics), plasmas) and the forces on them. Originally applied to water (hydromechanics), it found applications in a wide range of discipl ...

* Applied mechanics, Applied Mechanics * Automation, Automatic Control * Automation and Information system, Information Systems * Automotive engineering, Automotive Technology * Biochemical engineering, Biochemical Engineering * Biomechanics * Bioseparation Engineering * Computational Mechanics * Continuum mechanics, Continuum Mechanics * Cyber-physical system, Cyber-Physical Systems in Manufacturing engineering, Production Engineering * Energy system, Energy Systems * Human factors and ergonomics, Ergonomics * Flow Control and Aeroacoustics * Industrial organization, Industrial Management and Assembly Technologies * Internal combustion engine, Internal Combustion Engines * Laser Based 3D printing, Additive Manufacturing * Machine Elements *

and Manufacturing Technology * Materials Engineering of Additive Manufacturing * Materials Handling, Material Flow, Logistics *

and Mechanics of Materials * Mechanics and Supercomputer, High Performance Computing * Medical Materials and Implant (medicine), Implants * Metalworking, Metal Forming and Casting (metalworking), Casting * Microtechnology, Micro Technology and Medical Device Technology * Multiscale modeling, Multiscale Modeling of Fluid Materials * Nondestructive testing, Non-Destructive Testing * Nuclear technology, Nuclear Technology * Plant and Process Technology * Plasma (physics), Plasma Material Interaction * New product development, Product Development and Lightweight Design * Production and Technology in Media * Sports equipment, Sport Equipment and Materials * Systems Biotechnology * Thermodynamics * Thermal fluids, Thermo-Fluid Dynamics * Vibroacoustics of Vehicles and Machines * Wind power, Wind Energy

Rankings

In ''Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing'', the

rank TUM as No. 21 in the world and No. 2 in Germany. The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranks the department within No. 101–150 in the world and No. 4–6 in Germany. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings does not rank individual subjects, though in

in general, TUM is ranked 20th globally and 1st nationally.

Notable people

Notable people include: *

, inventor of the

* Claude Dornier, airplane designer * Carl von Linde, discoverer of the Hampson–Linde cycle, refrigeration cycle * Willy Messerschmitt, aircraft designer, known for the Messerschmitt fighters * Oskar von Miller, engineer, founder of the Deutsches Museum

References

External links

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