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Ville Jokinen has been appointed to a fixed term Associate Professor position in the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science

Ph.D. Ville Jokinen has been appointed five-year fixed term Associate Professor position at the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science as of 1 June 2025. The field of the professorship is Microfabrication.
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Ville Jokinen

GreenSense: Advancing Health Monitoring with Biodegradable Wearable Sensors

A research-to-business project funded by Business Finland was launched in January 2025. The project will focus on developing innovative wearable pressure and temperature sensors for continuous health monitoring of dementia patients.
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Image: generated by AI

Pekka Peljo appointed as Associate Professor (tenured) at the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science

D.Sc. (Tech.) Pekka Peljo has been appointed as Associate Professor (tenured) position at the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science as of 1 April 2025. The field of the professorship is Electrolytic Processes for Green Energy Transition.
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Pekka Peljo

Yujiao Dong’s path to a doctorate at Aalto School of Chemical Engineering

Reflecting on the doctoral journey, academic growth in the field of bio-based materials and the supportive research environment
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Aerogel sample, MMD group, SUPER-WEAR project. Photo by Maija Vaara & Mithila Mohan, Aalto University

The winner of Aalto University's Open Science Award 2024 is AALTOLAB Virtual Laboratories

The winner of Aalto University's Open Science Award winner for 2024 has been chosen.
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Blue-coral gradient background with a podium floating over balloons and above it a white cloud dispersing a ray of light to its spectral components.

From France to Finland: Sujie Yu’s interdisciplinary study of sound insulation materials

A doctoral student from PSL University explores cellulose-based aerogels as sustainable and efficient materials for acoustic properties during her research visit at Aalto University.
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Anechoic Chambers at Acoustics Labs. Photo by Mikko Raskinen

Valuable lessons from nature: Professor finds inspiration in spider silk

Tenured Aalto associate professor Maria Sammalkorpi explains how the phenomena in nature can be used to understand and improve manufactured materials
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A person sits in a chair with a red backrest, wearing a floral blouse, white cardigan, and yellow skirt, with computer screens behind.

Pectin-based composite for ‘smart’ window and energy storage applications

Novel application of pectin as photothermal material
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Image by Fangxin Zou and Yujiao Dong / Aalto University

Virtual laboratories improve accessibility and language awareness in science education

Doctoral researcher Samuel Girmay has received notable funding from the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation. His project aims to enhance accessibility and language awareness in secondary school science education using virtual laboratories.
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Samuel Girmay in a laboratory, wearing a white lab coat and safety glasses.

This is how smart textiles can look like: self-cleaning cotton or a colour-changing print

An article by YLE Svenska about 'Beyond e-Textiles' project and 'Interlaced' exhibition at the University of Turku
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Photo by Mikael Nyberg, University of Turku

Three new university lecturers at the School of Chemical Engineering

The School of Chemical Engineering is strengthened with the appointment of Heli Lehtivuori, Otto Mustonen and Suvi Holmstedt as university lecturers. Their expertise in areas such as spectroscopy, materials chemistry and organic chemistry will enrich the teaching and research at Aalto University.
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University lecturers Heli Lehtivuori, Suvi Holmstedt ja Otto Mustonen

The butterfly effect – bending and turning artificial muscles with light

In the future, the innovation could be used in for example the development of smart textiles, soft robotics and medicine.
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Tekstiiliperhonen, jonka siipiin on punottu valoon reagoivia säikeitä.

Aalto Open Science Award Honorary Mention 2023 – Professor Riikka Puurunen leads by example to foster sustainable open science

We interviewed professor Riikka Puurunen, head of Catalysis research group at the School of Chemical Engineering, who received an honorary mention in the first Aalto Open Science Award.
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Professor Riikka Puurunen, Catalysis Research group, Aalto Open Science Award, Honorary mention

Significant Grant for Greener Semiconductor Technology from Business Finland

Aalto University, in collaboration with the industrial partners Applied Materials in Finland (Picosun), PiBond and Volatec has been awarded a major Business Finland grant.
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Dr. Ramin Ghiyasi

Dr. Swarnalok De receives a one-year grant from the Finnish Cultural Foundation

Awarded for research on the development of wearable healthcare sensors for autonomous health monitoring of the aging population
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Dr. Swarnalok De and logos of the Finnish Cultural Foundation, Aalto University and MMD group

GYSS 2024: a unique platform for inspiration, knowledge exchange and networking

Maryam Mousavi among the 10 top young scientists from Finland accepted to the Global Young Scientists Summit 2024 in Singapore
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Maryam Mousavi at Global Young Scientists Summit 2024. Photo credit: Technology Academy Finland

Makoto Ueki: MMD's and Aalto University's emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration offered invaluable lessons for my future career

Makoto Ueki on his summer internship project in Multifunctional Materials Design research group
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Makoto Ueki on his summer project in MMD group. Images - from Makoto's personal archive

Waste not: A new electrochemical method to recover noble metals as particles

The EARMetal process innovates with electrochemistry to efficiently recover noble metals from complex production solutions, potentially reducing environmental impacts and streamlining metal retrieval
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Recovery of Gold as Nanoparticles; Reima Herrala

At the frontiers of combining physics and biology: Workshop photo gallery and participant experiences

This three-day, international event included talks, poster presentations, and cross-disciplinary collaboration
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A group of several dozen people pose for a photo outside at Aalto University.

Innovative metal recovery technique: turning low-concentration solutions into valuable resources

EDRR: a recent review article explores latest developments of a novel method for efficient precious metal recovery and creation of high-value-added materials
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Recent developments of EDRR