TUM Department of Mechanical Engineering

The TUM Department of Mechanical Engineering (TUM MW) (German: Fakultät für Maschinenwesen) is a department of the Technical University of Munich, located at its Garching campus.

TUM Department of Mechanical Engineering
TypePublic
Established1868
1979 (current name)
DeanNikolaus A. Adams
Academic staff
38 professors (2019)[1]
Students4,208 (2020)[2]
Location
Garching
,
Bavaria
,
Germany
AffiliationsTUM
Websitemw.tum.de
The building of the TUM Department of Mechanical Engineering (in the center) is one the largest buildings on the Garching campus
Entrance to the Department's building

History

19th century

Mechanical engineering 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.[3]

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, 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.[3]

In 1880, Rudolf Diesel graduated with the best marks since the university was established. His invention of the Diesel engine was a groundbreaking innovation, despite his initial calculations about the degree of efficiency being far too optimistic.[3]

20th century

In 1901, the first chair of electrical engineering 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, electrical engineering was separated into a new department.[3]

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.[3]

In Nazi Germany, 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.[3]

During World War II, 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.[3]

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.[3]

In 1951, Gustav Niemann established the Chair of Machine Elements. In 1967, the founding of the Institute of Machine Tools and Industrial Engineering instigated a shift to research to information technology and production engineering.[3]

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.[3]

21st century

In 2018, aerospace and geodesy at TUM became a separate Department of Aerospace and Geodesy.[3]

Chairs

As of 2020, there are 39 chairs at the Department:[1]

Rankings
University rankings
By subject – Global & National
QS Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing 2020[4] 25  (2)
THE  ()
ARWU Mechanical Engineering 2020[5] 101-150  (5-7)
QS Materials Science 2020[6] 31  (2)
THE Engineering  ()
ARWU  ()
QS  ()
THE Engineering 2020[7] 24  (1)
ARWU  ()
QS  ()
THE  ()
ARWU  ()
CHE Ranking 2020 – National
Mechanical Engineering[8] (B. / M.)
Overall study situation ● 1.9 ● 1.8
Research orientation – –
Study organisation ● 1.7 ● 1.7
Support in studies – –
Support in the study entry phase ● 9/14 pts.
Coursed offered – –
Teacher support – –
Exam preparation – –
Laboratory internships – –
Teaching of scientific competence – –
Scientific-artistical orientation – –
Graduations in appropriate time ● 89.4% ● 50.0%
International orientation – ● 8/9 pts.
Contact with work environment – –
Job market preparation – –
Citations per publication –
Doctorates per professor ● 4.0
Publications per professor –
Research reputation –
Third party funds per professor –
Third party funds per academic –

In Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing, the QS World University Rankings rank TUM as No. 25 in the world and No. 2 in Germany.[4] The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranks the department within No. 101–150 in the world and No. 5–7 in Germany.[5]

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings does not rank individual subjects, though in engineering in general, TUM is ranked 24th globally and 1st nationally.[7]

Notable people
Carl von Linde, Chair of Theoretical Machine Science from 1875, discovered the refrigeration cycle that led to the development of the modern refrigerator.

Notable people include:

References
  1. "The Department". TUM Department of Mechanical Engineering. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. "TUM Facts & figures". Technische Universität München. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. "The History of the Department". TUM Department of Mechanical Engineering. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020: Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  5. "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 - Mechanical Engineering". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  6. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020: Engineering - Materials Science". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  7. "World University Rankings 2021 by subject: engineering". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  8. "Studying Mechanical Engineering in Germany". CHE University Ranking. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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