The LOIFT event, organized by the student council, is taking place again this year.
When? June 26, 2026
Where? Mechanical Engineering Building, Courtyard 1, Booth 27
Student assistant positions, research projects, and exciting research topics await you again this year at LOIFT. At more than 35 booths in Courtyards 0 through 3, the departments of the School of Engineering and Design from the Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace divisions will introduce themselves. There’s something for everyone, whether you’re interested in gearboxes, virtual reality, or special materials.
The LTF will also have a booth; feel free to stop by and learn about our department, our courses, and current research projects. You’ll also have the opportunity to take part in a department tour.
More information about LOIFT will be available here soon.
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Once again this year, our department partnered with GE Aerospace to participate in Girls’ Day, and we were delighted to welcome 17 motivated high school students!
The morning took place at GE Aerospace, where the participants gained exciting insights into the working world of a leading aerospace company. The exchange with female engineers, who shared their career paths and demonstrated just how diverse and exciting the aerospace industry is, was particularly inspiring. In addition, we were able to tour workstations and experience technology up close. A special highlight was building a small propeller plane together, which we then, of course, flew right away.
At noon, we moved on to our department. There, we had set up various stations at our test benches where the students could get hands-on experience. In the wind tunnel, for example, they were able to conduct their own experiments and develop a feel for flow separation. At the same time, they gained insight into the variety of modern measurement methods and devices used in research.
We hope the girls had an exciting and inspiring day with us and perhaps even developed an interest in technology and research. We certainly had a lot of fun.
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The European Consortium for Advanced Training in Aerospace (ECATA) is an association of leading aerospace universities and the European aerospace industry. The consortium organizes an annual product management course (ECATA-ABI Course). The program is aimed at young, highly qualified engineers and young scientists in the aerospace industry. The course is held at two universities each year. The former course participants are members of the ECATA Alumni Association (ECALAS), a European network. ECALAS organizes seminars on current aerospace topics and forms a nucleus for future European projects in the aerospace industry.
The LTF is pleased to have the opportunity to host this year's ECATA-ABI at the Technical University of Munich.
More information about ECATA can be found here.
In cooperation with the DLR Institute of Test and Simulation for Gas Turbines in Augsburg, the seminar for aircraft engines and gas turbines is offered annually in the winter semester. No registration is required and participation is free of charge. The event takes place at the LTF. Here you can find directions to the chair.
If you want to add the seminar dates to your calender, you dan do this via this link or open the dates in the browser via this link.
It is worth subscribing to the LTF newsletter for up-to-date information on events at the chair. Newsletter registration and subscription management is possible via the following link:
https://lists.lrz.de/mailman/listinfo/ltf-info
The programs of the last seminars can be found here:
- Wintersemester 2024/25
- Wintersemester 2023/24
- Wintersemester 2018/19
- Wintersemester 2017/18
- Wintersemester 2016/17
- Wintersemester 2015/16
- Wintersemester 2014/15
- Wintersemester 2013/14
- Wintersemester 2012/13
- Wintersemester 2011/12
- Wintersemester 2010/11
- Wintersemester 2009/10
- Wintersemester 2008/09
- Wintersemester 2007/08
- Wintersemester 2006/07
- Wintersemester 2005/06
- Wintersemester 2004/05
- Wintersemester 2003/04
- Wintersemester 2002/03
In March 2025, the TUM campuses in Munich, Garching, Weihenstephan and Straubing will open their doors to all prospective students who would like to find out more about a Bachelor's degree program at TUM. You can expect numerous offers to support you in your choice of studies. During campus tours, taster lectures, exhibitions, workshops and demonstrations or advice at information stands and in conversation with students and lecturers, you can get to know studying and campus life at TUM.
The Open Campus Day for the study programs Aerospace, Chemistry, Engineering Science, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics and Physics will take place on 28.03.2025 in Garching. To register for the Open Campus Day 2025 and get more information, click here.
The LTF will also be represented. There will be a tour of the chair at 4 pm.
On April 3, we welcomed 14 interested and motivated schoolgirls to the Chair of Turbomachinery and Flight Propulsion for Girls' Day. For a whole day, everything revolved around aircraft engines, turbomachinery, measurement technology and exciting technical experiments.
Together, we explored how an engine works and what is behind the term “lift”. Interactive experiments gave the girls a practical insight into our work at the Chair:
They visited one of our test benches, learned about our measurement technology and were able to use a small experimental setup to visualize the flow around blade profiles - including observing flow separation.
It was a day full of curiosity, questions, aha moments - and lots of fun.
We hope that we were able to awaken a little enthusiasm for technology and perhaps even inspire a few future experts in aircraft engines and turbomachinery!
The LOIFT event organized by the student council is taking place again this year.
When? tbd
Where? Mechanical engineering building, courtyards 0-3
Hiwi positions, scientific work and exciting research topics await you again this year at LOIFT. The chairs of the School of Engineering and Design from the departments of Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace will be presenting themselves at more than 35 exhibition stands in Courtyards 0 to 3. There will be something for everyone, whether you are interested in gears, virtual reality or special materials.
The LTF will also be represented with a stand, so come along and find out about our chair, our courses and current research projects. You will also have the opportunity to take part in a guided tour of the department.
Further information about LOIFT can be found here.