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KTH Chooses COMSOL® for Multiphysics Simulation
Three-year agreement provides more than 16,000 teachers, researchers, and students at Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology access to the leading multiphysics simulation software.
BURLINGTON, MA (June 24, 2008) — KTH, the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, has entered into a three-year agreement with COMSOL to provide access to multiphysics-based computer modeling and simulation to all students and staff at each of KTH's Schools of science, engineering, and technology. The large-scale site license, in effect from now until 2011, will enable more than 16,000 teachers, researchers, and students to conduct simulations of real-world engineering and scientific problems with the latest versions of the COMSOL Multiphysics® scientific-software environment.
Since 1998, KTH has used COMSOL software to increase students' understanding of fundamental physics and to introduce them to new skills for solving practical engineering problems. Through this new agreement, students at KTH will be trained on the identical versions of software used at top technology organizations worldwide for research and product development in areas as diverse as nanotechnology and space exploration.
The driving force behind the site license agreement was Mr. Göran Källgren, whose responsibilities as head of KTH Central Administration include software sourcing. “It's a strength for KTH to access cutting-edge software”, said Källgren. “Because of the different needs and various natures of KTH's departments, a broad scope of capabilities in the product offering is crucial. This enables great flexibility and less administrative work. Another important prerequisite is the continuity; the opportunity to use the software needs to be there over a longer period of time. Both conditions are generously met with this agreement with COMSOL.”
Du Sichen, a professor of micromodeling in metallurgical processes at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), is a frequent user of COMSOL, applying multiphysics simulation in both his teaching and research. “The software suits the time frame of the undergraduate courses and the capabilities of our master students at MSE,” says Sichen. “It helps the students to see the link between the fundamental equations and the reality. It is a useful tool for my teaching and our students' study. It is also of great help for the researchers doing mass transfer and heat transfer studies but having limited project time.”
The director of sales of COMSOL AB, Mr. Per Backlund, helped KTH tailor the site license to fit the university's large user base. “Multiphysics capabilities are crucial for realistic simulations of today's complex problems. KTH was among the first adopting the new technology and starting the worldwide trend towards multiphysics modeling and simulation,” says Backlund.
“The three-year agreement further strengthens our relationship with KTH. It's very exciting to see new generations of KTH graduates enter into their successful careers equipped with valuable knowledge on how to use modern simulation tools”, concludes Backlund.
About KTH
KTH accounts for one-third of Sweden's technical research and engineering education capacity at university level. Education and research cover a broad spectrum – from natural sciences to all the branches of engineering as well as architecture, industrial engineering and management, urban planning, work science and environmental engineering. In addition to the research carried out by KTH's Schools, a large number of both national and local Competence Centers are located at KTH. Various research foundations also finance a number of research programs. For more information visit www.kth.se.
About the COMSOL product line
COMSOL Multiphysics is a scientific-software environment for the modeling and simulation of any physics-based system. A particular strength is its ability to account for multiphysics phenomena. Optional modules add discipline-specific tools for chemical engineering, earth science, electromagnetics, heat transfer, MEMS, and structural mechanics. Other products include COMSOL Reaction Engineering Lab®, which allows users to model reacting systems. COMSOL products are available for the Windows, Linux, Solaris, and the Macintosh operating systems. Full details about COMSOL Multiphysics and related products are available at www.comsol.com.
About the COMSOL Group
COMSOL was founded in 1986 in Stockholm, Sweden, and has grown to include offices in the Benelux countries, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and in the US with offices in Burlington, MA, Los Angeles, CA, and Palo Alto, CA. Additional information about the company is available at www.comsol.com.
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