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New doctoral programme focuses on the energy efficiency of radio waves
Nokia's donation ºÚÁÏÍø University will support research into new mobile communications systems, and particularly hardware development.
Kristo Ovaska is the Alumnus of the Year 2022 of the School of Business
‘There is a great deal of demand for wide-ranging competence in the labour market,’ says Kristo Ovaska
ACTOR Empowers Construction Workers with Process Automation
The ACTOR project brings together six organizations to automate the collection and use of real-time data for construction management. We talked with Aalto University, Carinafour, and VTT to learn about their aspirations for the project.
Merja Penttilä receives honorary title of Academician of Science
Merja Penttilä's specific focus is on so-called cell factories, microorganisms that are engineered to produce biobased products for energy, health, materials and other applications.
By detecting tiny flashes of heat, scientists pave way for more stable quantum computers
An international collaboration between quantum scientists resulted in a new way to measure heat dissipation in superconducting quantum circuits.
Aalto University has launched a corporate collaboration with Murata to support lifewide learning
The collaboration has produced a website representing hand-picked courses for Murata’s employees.
Two new professor appointments at the School of Chemical Engineering
Tiina Nypelö DSc (Tech) has been appointed Associate Professor and Luana Dessbesell (PhD) has been appointed Assistant Professor at the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems.
Adjunct Professor Stefan Werner named IEEE Fellow
He is being recognized for contributions to in-band full-duplex wireless communication systems and selective data-reuse online learning.
EMIL project: Open call and support for developing virtual worlds
The European Media and Immersion Lab (EMIL) project is launching its first open call for European extended reality developers.
In memoriam Professor of Practice Mikhail Balakshin
Professor of Practice Mikhail Balakshin passed away at his home after a long illness on November 27, 2022. He was Professor of Lignin Chemistry at the Aalto University School of Chemical Engineering beginning in 2018.
Alumnus Michael Hanf: Finland provides a great place to live and work
‘Helsinki caught my attention as it was different from the typical locations my fellow students selected.’ says Michael Hanf who came to do exchange studies at the then Helsinki School of Economics in the end of 1990s. After that he has been working in Finland and Germany and currently is the co-founder of Taival Advisory, helping clients to consider sustainability and circularity in their strategic decision making.
Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation Science Award to two doctors of development economics with long careers
Ritva Reinikka and Pertti Haaparanta share the Lifetime Achievement Award
Professor Olav Tirkkonen named IEEE Fellow
He is being recognised for contributions to problems in wireless environments.
Philine Schiewe uses algorithm to get new ideas for public transport planning
From a background Philine Schiewe is a mathematician, but she does optimization research that is connected to mathematics, computer science and economics. The application areas are public transport planning and last mile logistics – the final step of the delivery process.
Introducing new professors at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
New tenured professors present their field and research on a video.
Professor Mikko Jalas: ‘We must be able to imagine the impossible to find new perspectives’
New professors: Mikko Jalas has been appointed as Associate Professor (tenured) in the field of Co-innovating for Circular Solutions from July 2022.
We are looking for Assistant Professors in Computer Science
Open call for tenure-track assistant professors.
WithSecure and SSH support international talent at Aalto University
Finnish cybersecurity companies SSH and WithSecure have made donations for student scholarships ºÚÁÏÍø University to attract the best and brightest international information security talent to Finland.
From processing metals to recycling batteries - Aalto University and Boliden work together to strengthen top expertise in metallurgy
Competence in metallurgy is needed as the energy transition increases the demand for metals, and the reuse of materials requires new competence.
Professor Marko Hinkkanen named IEEE Fellow
He is being recognised for contributions to control methods for electric motor drives and grid converters.
