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The laboratories where your education becomes real.

This is not a teaching-only programme. You work in the same laboratories as AUTh's research teams — the same equipment, alongside the scientists who publish in top international journals.

17
Participating laboratories
3
Partner Schools — Engineering · Chemistry · Agriculture
Year 1
Lab access begins in semester one
Top 2%
Researchers supervising your labs
08:00–02:00
Central reading room, daily
Why the labs matter

Research-grade facilities. Teaching-level access.

At most universities, teaching labs are separate from research labs. At AUTh the distinction barely exists — the equipment you use as a third-year student is the same equipment the research group uses to produce results that appear in international journals.

This changes the nature of your education. You aren't practising techniques on simplified setups — you are working with real instruments, producing real data, and learning where textbook theory meets experimental reality. That gap is where clean-energy engineers are made.

Laboratory from semester one
Practical work begins in the very first semester — not after two years of theory. You build experimental intuition in parallel with scientific understanding.
Three Schools, one ecosystem
Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry and Agriculture laboratories are all open to the programme — a breadth of experimental capability no single-department degree can match.
Research-active supervision
Lab sessions are run by faculty researching in those spaces — many in the global top 2% of scientists. Your demonstrator is a working scientist, not a teaching assistant.
From bench to pilot scale
The university farm, pilot units and links to regional research centres extend the laboratory ecosystem beyond campus — up to industry-scale equipment for thesis work.
Laboratory directory

All 17 participating laboratories.

The programme draws on laboratories across its three partner Schools — Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry and Agriculture. All are accessible to students as part of the curriculum, with extended access for thesis research in the final year.

Featured laboratory · Mechanical Engineering

Physical Metallurgy
Laboratory.

One of AUTh's most internationally connected research labs, directed by Prof. Nikolaos Michailidis, a CIRP Fellow. Its work on additive manufacturing, metallic foams, functional coatings, nanomaterials and life-cycle assessment feeds directly into the energy materials and components at the core of the clean-energy transition.

Energy
materials focus
Additive
manufacturing
CIRP
Fellow director
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Engineering School of Mechanical Engineering 8 laboratories
01Laboratory of Applied Thermodynamics (LAT)
Combustion, engines, emissions and energy-carrier research — exhaust-gas analysis and dynamometry for cleaner, more efficient energy conversion.
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02Process Equipment Design Laboratory (PEDL)
Design of energy and process equipment — heat exchangers, building energy systems, HVAC and thermal efficiency for low-carbon operation.
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03Sustainability Engineering Laboratory (SEL)
Life-cycle assessment, energy-system modelling, air-quality monitoring and environmental-impact analysis for sustainable energy.
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04Laboratory of Fluid Mechanics & Turbomachinery (LFMT)
Turbines, pumps, compressors and flow machinery — the rotating equipment at the heart of energy conversion and storage.
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05Physical Metallurgy Laboratory (PML)
Additive manufacturing, metallic foams, coatings, nanomaterials and life-cycle assessment of energy materials. See the featured section above.
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06Machine Dynamics Laboratory (LMD)
Structural dynamics, vibration and modal testing — experimental-computational model correlation and digital twins for energy machinery.
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07Laboratory of Machine Elements & Machine Design (LMEMD)
Tribology, gear and bearing fatigue, CNC machining and CAD/CAE for durable mechanical components in energy systems.
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08Environmental Informatics (EIRG)
Air-quality and environmental data, sensor networks and machine learning applied to energy and the environment.
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Chemistry School of Chemistry 7 laboratories
01Physical Chemistry Laboratory
Electrochemistry for batteries, fuel cells and electrolysers — electrocatalysis, corrosion and interfacial science at the heart of energy conversion and storage.
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02Laboratory of Chemical & Environmental Technology
Reaction and separation processes, CO₂ capture, water and air treatment, and process intensification for cleaner production.
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03Quantum & Computational Chemistry Laboratory
DFT, molecular dynamics and machine-learning-assisted discovery of energy materials, catalysts and electrolytes.
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04Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
Synthesis of inorganic and energy materials — catalysts, coordination compounds and metal-organic frameworks for capture and conversion.
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05Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Synthesis of functional organic molecules and materials for energy conversion, storage and photochemistry.
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06Laboratory of Chemistry & Technology of Polymers & Colours
Functional and bio-based polymers, membranes and coatings for batteries, fuel cells and energy-efficient materials.
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07Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry
Advanced analytical methods — chromatography, mass spectrometry and spectroscopy for materials, fuels and environmental analysis.
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Agriculture School of Agriculture 2 laboratories
01Laboratory of Agricultural Structures & Equipment
Biogas and anaerobic digestion, farm energy systems and bioenergy equipment — turning agricultural activity into clean energy.
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02Laboratory of Alternative Energy Sources in Agriculture
Bioenergy and biomass, solar and other renewable sources applied to agriculture and the rural energy transition.
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Study & learning facilities

Everything you need to study, beyond the lab bench.

Alongside the research laboratories, students have full access to AUTh's libraries, reading rooms and digital services — on campus and across the city.

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Department library
The Library of the School of Mechanical Engineering (co-located with Civil Engineering, ground floor of Building E10) serves faculty, staff and undergraduate, postgraduate and visiting researchers. Its collection spans every area of the curriculum, in Greek, English, German, French and Italian.
Open 09:00–14:00 · closed on public holidays
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Reading rooms
The Central Student Reading Room offers extended quiet study hours, with departmental reading rooms available across the Engineering and other Schools subject to space.
Central reading room 08:00–02:00 daily
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Other libraries in Thessaloniki
Beyond campus, students can use the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) Central Macedonia library, the Municipal Library of Thessaloniki, the Society for Macedonian Studies, and the libraries of cultural institutions such as the British Council, Goethe-Institut and French Institute.
TEE: 49 Meg. Alexandrou · 2310 883188 · libr_thess@central.tee.gr
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Computing & digital services
Networked Computer Islands in the Faculty of Engineering (ground floor, Building D) are open to all students, with priority for thesis and PhD candidates. Every AUTh student also receives a personal email account, web hosting, wireless access and software resources.
Digital services for every enrolled student
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Find your way around

See it all on the AUTh campus map.

Every building, library, computer island and WiFi point on the Aristotle University campus, on one interactive map from the University's Electronic Governance Centre — so you can place each lab and facility before you ever set foot here.

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Ready to work in these laboratories?
Applications open for September 2026 entry.
40 places · lab access begins in semester one.
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