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Ilkka Tomperi has been appointed as Professor of Practice in Real Estate Investment at Aalto University

'The real estate industry and the field of real estate investment are in a transition phase, which makes the task especially interesting', says Ilkka Tomperi.
Appointments
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Ilkka Tomperi

Fashion designer, photographer and band join forces to create a magical summer utopia

Fashion designer Justus Kantakoski and photographer Mortti Saarnia, were nominated for an EMMA Award this year for a music video for Suistamon Sähkö.
Awards and Recognition, Research & Art, Studies
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four band members posing on a small stage in colourful and shiny clothes

Broad-based approach to competence

Executive in Residence Taavi Heikkilä asks whether universities should also approach the broad-based approach even more boldly and from a new perspective
Studies
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Kuvituskuva Lean-sivustolle.

Online Hybrid Lab newsletter, June 2022

Online Hybrid Lab is wrapping up the spring season and looking forward to the summer!
We had a fantastic year and would like to thank all of you with whom we had the pleasure to work, collaborate, build concepts, discuss ideas, plan, and develop online courses.
University
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Illustration of human figures with heart, cloud and geometric shapes on blue background

"If people were machines" - Read a blog text about recovery

If people were machines, we would marvel at their robust features for energy regulation, self-repair and auto-enhancement. Read the new blog post by psychotherapist Liisa Uusitalo-Arola!
Campus
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Jos ihminen olisi kone - blogiteksti palautumisesta

New imaging technique to find out what happens in the brains of cats and dogs

A brain imaging device based on quantum optical sensors could also be used to study the brains of human babies
Press releases
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Lauri Parkkonen and the family cat, Roosa. Photo: Lauri Parkkonen, Aalto, University.

ACTOR coordinates construction automatically with robots and AI

ACTOR is an R&D project that aims to solve some of construction’s biggest performance challenges.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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A man uses a tablet computer at a construction site.

Susa Eräranta has been appointed Professor of Practice in new land use planning practices

'The future of cities is constantly being influenced by planning, the effects of which will extend for decades to come,'
Appointments
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Susa Eräranta

5G Mokki network can have a huge impact on global businesses

As part of Aalto University’s 5G Summer School, the experts from the U.S, Africa and Europe discussed the business opportunities that the latest communications and network technology, remote learning, work and entrepreneurship from Africa can bring to U.S. companies
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Professor Leonard Wantchekon, Mr Boris Ngala, Mr Lars Ling (moderator) and Professor Marko Nieminen

Improvement of the green area in the Korkeakoulu square to begin

Construction work at the green area on Korkeakoulu square will start in late June.
Campus
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Korkeakoulu Square green area

You can swap a TIER e-scooter battery at A Bloc

Shopping center A Bloc acts as a SwapSpot for TIER e-scooters, which means that you can easily swap the battery of a TIER e-scooter from A Bloc’s TIER PowerBox.
Campus
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TIER Power Box

A way to measure droplets on hydrophilic surfaces wins Innovation Prize at Department of Applied Physics

Doctoral candidate Heikki Nurmi is awarded the Innovation Prize of the Department of Applied Physics for his invention that makes easier the measuring of droplets on hydrophilic surfaces. The invention paves the way for improved application of paints, coatings, and growth medium for bacteria on surfaces that are extremely prone to wetting.
Research & Art
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Heikki Nurmi outdoors on a sunny day in a black shirt in front of a background of leaves and trees.

The President has appointed the first Principal university lecturers at Aalto University

The President has appointed two Principal university lecturers: Senior university lecturers Johanna Bragge from the School of Business and Kai Zenger from the School of Electrical Engineering are the first Principal university lecturers at Aalto University.
Appointments, University
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Flowers / Aalto University

Collaboration between Wärtsilä and Aalto University is expanding - aiming for sustainable future solutions

One key driver of the partnership is the energy transition and the need to develop new zero-emission fuel solutions.
Cooperation
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Wärtsilä's fuel jet and combustion chamber for optical measurements.

Academic Hydrogen Research Forum Finland established

The transition towards a hydrogen economy is necessary to radically cut down carbon emissions and it will have a key role in the energy systems, industry and transport of the developed carbon-neutral society.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Aalto-yliopiston vetytutkimus

Unite! fosters open science and builds a community of open science support persons

Unite! universities explored emerging perspectives about new open science practices, principles and goals at the Open Science Summer School that took place at Aalto University on 7-9 June, 2022.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Unite! open science support group sitting by the sea sharing best practices at the Unite! Open Science Summer School.

Mirjam Bilker-Koivula has been appointed Professor of Practice at Aalto University

The gravity expert brings her expertise and cooperation network ºÚÁÏÍø's students.
Appointments
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Mirjam Bilker-Koivula. Kuva: Hannu Koivula

What is the future of digital textile printing? 

Technological developments are opening up new possibilities for textile printing.
Cooperation, Awards and Recognition, Studies
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Erilaisia värikkäitä digitaalisesti tulostettuja tekstiilikuoseja lomittain vaalealla tasolla

New cooperation agreements in the fields of the built environment

Aalto University has recently signed cooperation agreements with HSY and the National Land Survey of Finland. Both collaborations focus specifically on the research fields of the Department of Built Environment.
Cooperation
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HSY's CEO Tommi Fred and Dean of the School of Engineering Gary Marquis signing the agreement

Honorary Doctor Anjana Devi seeks out new frontiers in inorganic materials chemistry

Anjana Devi is a researcher at the frontiers in the field of Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) technology. Professor Devi is a world-leading scientist particularly concerning the precursor chemistry for ALD and CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) thin-film fabrication. In 2020, she was named an honorary doctor at Aalto.
Appointments
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A portrait of professor Anjana Devi.