Staff and networking association

Young Researcher Network at Mechanical Engineering (YRN@ME)

YRN@ME is a network of young researchers at the department of Mechanical Engineering.

About us

Purpose

  • The YRN provides opportunities for the young staffs to interact, to share, and to learn.
  • The YRN actively brings young researchers into contact with their colleagues in different area of specialization and in doing so encourages interdisciplinary research and collaboration.
  • The YRN helps the newly/recently appointed UD and tenure track scientists to smoothly go through the transition or starting up period at the department.
  • The YRN will support the department on the recruitment of new staff.
  • The YRN asks its members to formulate their views on department policy and make an active contribution/advice to the future (education and research) of the department.

Themes

The YRN focuses on five themes as organizing principles for its activities. These are:

  • interdisciplinary research and collaboration
  • personal grants
  • supervising (PhD/MSc/BSc) students
  • teaching/BKO
  • life-work balance

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