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New opening in education collaboration: Upper secondary school students to join thesis defence at Aalto University
The collaboration breaks down the boundaries between upper secondary and university education.
Nina Granqvist is investigating how the marginal becomes mainstream
Hype creates the impetus and expectations of the future needed to drive big changes, as the professor who made the leap from the business world to academia knows.
Harri Lähdesmäki mines data for signs of disease
The computational scientist’s research is helping to reveal the mechanisms behind type 1 diabetes, rheumatism, asthma and Alzheimer's disease, as well as predict their onset.
2017 Best Physics Doctoral Dissertation and Teacher of the Year prizes awarded
€3,000-prizes were awarded for three Best Doctoral Dissertations in recognition of research and one for Teacher of the Year.
Centre for Quantum Engineering funding awarded for three projects
A total of EUR 290 000 has been granted for new projects that pave the way for large-scale initiatives in the field of quantum engineering at Aalto.
Weyl metamaterials offer a novel route to 3D electronic devices
Researchers show how the principles of general relativity open the door to novel electronic applications including the 3D electron lens and electronic invisibility devices.
Mari Lundström was recently interviewed in El PaÃs newspaper about circular economy
Professor Lundström discussed the need for societal responsibility and the research group's role in creating an improved circular economy.
Digi Breakfast: Process Automation in Transition
More than 100 people attended the Digi Breakfast on Mon 29 October at Aalto Bioproduct Centre.
Professor Zhi Zong aims to build a leading-edge hydrodynamics research platform
He is researching marine hydrodynamics in the Marine and Arctic Technology Research Group.
Filip Tuomisto new Director of the Helsinki Institute of Physics Technology Programme
Tuomisto will serve for the term 1.1.2018–31.12.2022.
Master’s student Daniel Bruzual successfully combined software containers with Internet of Things
Bruzual presented his research on the Internet of Things at the Docker conference.
ProDE game opens the way to the world of directed evolution
Master’s students Lassi Vapaakallio and Laura Laakso constructed a game about last year's Millenium Technology Prize winner Frances Arnold’s directed evolution technology. The game was commissioned and funded by TAF, Technology Academy Finland.
Dissertation, publications, prototypes
In 2016-2017 we have had some very very low, but also some high moments. Let’s focus on the good things.
A film research study shows how the brain reacts to difficult moral issues
The family relationship between film characters clearly affects the reactions in the viewers' brain.
Recent graduate Klaudia Krawiecka received the 2017 national information security Master thesis of the year award
Klaudia’s thesis introduced a new technique that uses widely available trusted hardware for protecting user’s passwords and other sensitive data on the web.
Director Aku Louhimies studies the practices of film directing
The new film version of the novel The Unknown Soldier has its premiere last week. For the film's director Aku Louhimies, the film also serves as a research subject at Aalto University.
Tekes research funding completely renewed starting from 2018
Tekes will renew its research funding instruments into Business Finland research funding.
A proposal involving CEST scientists is selected for 2018 INCITE award by ALCF
Proposal "Materials and Interfaces for Organic and Hybrid Photovoltaics" receives a 2018 INCITE award by ALCF with a total amount of 330M core hours for 2018. CEST leader Patrick Rinke is one of the PIs of this project, Milica Todorović and Jingrui Li are members.
Finance paper accepted for publication in the Management Science
Finance Assistant Professor Sean Seunghun Shin's paper has been accepted for publication in the Management Science.
Awards and honours for professors of the School of Chemical Engineering
Prof. Orlando Rojas, Prof. Patrick Gane and Prof. Eero Kontturi of the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, have been acknowledged for their significant work.