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PhD Mari Lundström appointed as Assistant Professor in the field of Materials Science and Engineering
Dean Janne Laine has appointed Mari Lundström, PhD, as a four-year fixed-term Assistant Professor (2nd term) position from 1 December 2017.
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.
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.
DNA nanostructures get camouflaged by proteins
Straightforward and modular coating strategy can bring programmed DNA origami-based drug-delivery vehicles and nanodevices closer to clinical applications.
Banking sun and wind energy
How to make the storing of renewable energy cheaper and easier? If this study is successful, it will represent a major leap towards finding a solution to climate change.
Maarit Karppinen awarded ERC-PoC Funding
The funded project will provide a proof-of-concept for a transparent and flexible microbattery with a wide range of possible applications.
Assembly of nanoparticles proceeds like a zipper
Aalto scientists demonstrated that viruses and nanoparticles can be assembled into processable superlattice wires.
Renewable energy is crucial for the generations to follow
Fossil energy resources are limited and the overconsumption of the non-renewable resources creates great environmental challenges, says Yongdan Li, Professor of Industrial Chemistry.
Curiosity is a pathway to science
Researchers are shaping the future. If you want to become a researcher, it is important to be curious and question everything, says Professor Silvan Scheller.
Aalto coordinates a 5 M€ project that could see Finland become the model country for the circular economy of metals
Valuable metals remain in the secondary flow of industry. Their effective recycling would be ecologically-friendly and would accelerate Finland's economy.
Academy Project funding for two HYBER professors
Professors Robin Ras and Mauri Kostiainen receive Project funding from the Academy of Finland
5 million euro project could see Finland become the model country for the circular economy of metals
Effective recycling would be ecologically-friendly – and accelerate Finland's economy.
Special journal issue showcases Aalto University’s materials research
The special issue of Advanced Electronic Materials published by Wiley Inc. presents 12 articles on materials research conducted at Aalto University.
Researchers create anticancer nanomaterials by simulating underwater volcanic conditions
The novel method enables making nanoclusters of zinc peroxide in an environmentally friendly manner.
A house full of expertise and great potential
The opening ceremony for Aalto Bioproduct Centre was held in a happy atmosphere on 3 May.
Metallurgists are needed to fix the sustainability gap
Professor of Metallurgy Ari Jokilaakso’s researches the behaviour of chemical elements at high temperatures. He wants to give students a real understanding of chemical phenomena.
Upcycling ‘fast fashion’ to reduce waste and pollution
Aalto’s Ioncell team presents their work at a meeting of the American Chemical Society.
Promising results obtained with a new electrocatalyst that reduces the need for platinum
Researchers succeeded in manufacturing electrocatalysts with one hundredth of the amount of platinum that is usually needed.
Alexander Frey wants to cut health costs with specialised yeast
The Professor of Molecular biotechnology has harnessed a hardy workforce for tasks such as manufacturing cheap medicines and biofuels.
Michael Hummel knows breakthrough research is hardly ever a one-man show
Postdoc researcher thinks that cutting-edge research requires a multi-disciplinary group of highly qualified and highly motivated partners.
