PhD graduates possess the thematic and methodological skills to:
- Manage and coordinate multidisciplinary research and development activities in industry and academia
- Coordinate research projects supported by legislation or by national and European public bodies
- Manage technological innovation in sectors such as:
- Renewable energy and energy carriers (hydrogen, biomethane, e-fuels)
- Energy conversion systems and processes
- Storage (batteries, etc.), distribution (smart grids, etc.), energy use (industry, mobility, etc.)
- Energy saving and energy efficiency in industry, the tertiary sector, and the building sector
- Decarbonization of energy production and use
- CO2 capture and storage
- Energy policies and management of transition processes
- Eco-design (increasing efficiency and reducing consumption and emissions during operation, for example through lightweighting and conversion from ICE to BEV, maintenance, recyclability, industrial processes)
- Advanced and sustainable manufacturing
- Advanced and intelligent automation
- Industrial symbiosis - supply chain management
- Standards supporting the circular economy
- Raw material management and recovery