UiS is part of the Lean 6σ Learning Academy, organised by European Networks for Performance Enhancement in Mechanical (Manufacturing) and Construction Industry.

Together with the European Networks (in Finland, Poland, Italy, Belgium, Turkey, United Kingdom, Portugal) for Performance enhancement and Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science.
University of Stavanger (UiS) has a number of strong academic communities linked to the field of performance enhancing in Mechanical and Construction Industry.
The areas of expertise include:
- Mechanical (manufacturing) / Construction / Additive manufacturing
- Engineering and circular economy (circular construction and manufacturing)
- Lean manufacturing concepts and lean six sigma implementation / supply chain management
- Gamification based knowledge dissemination
- Information Technology
- Digitalization of mechanical/manufacturing and construction operations [building information modelling (BIM)]
- Implementation of lean philosophies in knowledge work (e.g. engineering design, product development, innovation, entrepreneurship, enterprise resource planning (ERP) and eco-system mapping
- Asset integrity assessment and control
Projects
News from the department
Large Offshore Wind Turbines (LOWT): Structural design accounting for non-neutral wind conditions
The primary objective is to reduce Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) for future large offshore wind turbines (>15MW) in fr...
Olympiad in Engineering Science summed up
Scientists and engineers from all over the world were gathered in Olympia in Greece to take part in the first ever engin...
UiS takes part in research on Arctic shipping
The goal is to find environmentally friendly solutions for shipping and transport in Arctic waters.
3 million for green offshore research
UiS researchers got funding for Polish-Norwegian collaboration.
From Ethiopia to UiS to study mechanical engineering
Three doctoral students and two master students share their experiences after one semester with engineering studies at t...
Civil and Structural Engineering research group
Our research group has competence on design, analysis and testing of materials and structures. The current research and ...
Won Innovation Award for master's students
On the 25th of October 2022, Izwan Ahmad was awarded the 2022 Innovation Awards for master’s students by Rogaland county...
Won prize for best abstract
PhD candidate Bernardo Costa came out on top in the competition for best extended abstract during a wind engineering con...
Maintenance of ageing structures and mechanical equipment
Fredrik Bjørheim, PhD candidate at the Faculty of Science and Technology, has investigated damage assessment and modelin...
This invention produces electricity from marine and riverine currents
Researchers at UiS have developed an energy converter that creates electricity from sea currents and river flows.
Fatigue and Structural Integrity Group (FSIG-UiS)
The reason of 98% of the failures of mechanical systems and 60% of the failures of structures subjected to variable load...
Paper from UiS won the best paper award
The paper was awarded at the 40th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2021).
Scholarship awarded to 6 UiS PhDs
Only 25 young researchers around the world were selected to participate in the OMAE2022 Outreach for Engineers Forum. 6...
Industrial Asset Management
Smart Assets, Digital and Integrated Operations, and Condition monitoring and Maintenance Analytics.
Mechanical engineering and materials science
The research group for mechanical engineering and materials technology has broad expertise in the design of mechanical c...
Marine and Offshore Technology / Ocean Technology
Oceans cover more than 70 % of the earth’s surface. However, those are still much unexplored.
Akmaral studied online in a different time zone
– This semester completely changed my daily routine, but it was worth it, says Akmaral Tokbergenova from Kazakhstan.
Creating new safety solutions for the wind sector
Master student Sharath Chandar Joghee is collaborating with the local company Energy Innovation to implement new safety ...
Their paper became "featured article" in Physics of Fluids
Muk Chen Ong and Guang Yin recently got their paper published in Physics of Fluids, one of the best fluid mechanics jour...
OTICS – collaboration
Ocean Technology Innovation Cluster Stavanger (OTICS) connects researchers, educators and students at UiS with partners ...
OTICS – Offshore Wind
The demand and development of global wind power energy have significantly increased in the past decades. The wind power ...
OTICS – Fjord Crossings
This area focuses on Wind and Wave Load and Response Modelling and Monitoring.
OTICS – Marine and Subsea Technology
UiS researchers study a range of issues connected to Offshore and Subsea Technology.
Became editor of the highest impact factor journal in Civil Engineering
Professor Dimitrios Pavlou at Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science recently became ...
Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science
The Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science is a leading academic environment for educ...
Offshore Technology, Mechanical and Structural Engineering - PhD
Offshore Technology, Mechanical and Structural Engineering is a subfield within the doctoral programme in Science and Te...
Project managers and staff
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