Space professor's research looks twenty-five years into the future
Esa Kallio, the man behind upcoming missions to send space probes to Mercury and Jupiter, blends the right mix of childish curiosity and steely determination.
Fibre technologies revolutionising the textile industry win the European Commission's Regiostars Awards
VTT and Aalto University’s TeKiDe project won the category Achieving sustainability through low carbon emissions.
Aalto researcher among 8 finalists for the 2018 Skolar award
Amber Geurts, Postdoctoral Researcher in Physics and Management Studies, is one of eight finalists competing for the 2018 Skolar Award.
Dr. Maja Vuckovac receives 2018 Exerowa-Platikanov Award
Dr. Vuckovac was granted the Exerowa-Platikanov Award for best oral presentation at the European Colloid and Interface Society (ECIS) annual conference 2018
Professor Katri Kauppi knows just what it takes to succeed in outsourcing
Just because you understand a clause in a contract, doesn’t mean you know what you are about to buy. It’s for this reason social and healthcare reform is doomed to fail unless a wealth of expertise is brought on board when considering outsourcing activities to the private sector.
Introducing the School of Business Alumna of the Year 2018 Elina Björklund
Elina Björklund, the CEO of Reima, was awarded as the Alumna of the Year 2018 in Aalto University School of Business.
Already as a child, Assistant Professor Arno Solin wanted to build smart robots
Over the years, his childhood enthusiasm with programming and mathematical models was developed into research in real-time machine learning and sensor fusion.
Wastewater nutrients converted into clean fertiliser
A promising water technology invention combats climate change and helps waterway conservation.
Jukka Mäkelä named Alumnus of the Year 2018 by Aalto University School of Engineering
Espoo – Tapiola and Otaniemi in particular – has always been important to Mayor Jukka Mäkelä.
SCI Awards 2018 - Call for nominations open until Nov 16th
SCI Awards celebrates the great work and achievements of our faculty, staff and students annually.
Neste and Aalto University to begin strategic research cooperation to strengthen Finnish competitiveness
Neste and Aalto University to begin strategic research cooperation to strengthen Finnish competitiveness
Merja Penttilä obtains over 1 million euro funding to synthetic biology from the Wihuri Foundation
Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation has granted on 9 October 2018 funding for the establishment of a Centre for Young Synbio Scientists, a programme led by Professor Merja Penttilä.
Significant optimization potential found for Stora Enso in a student project
A tool was developed as a customised student project to optimize material flows in a network.
Forget about cords and plugs, electric cars will be charged wirelessly: energy solutions for the future are developed in Otaniemi
Smart Otaniemi tests new ideas for a better energy future.
Innovating in the IDBM Challenge course for the future of Helsinki and Copenhagen
Students in this multidisciplinary and multi-format IDBM Challenge course developed practical solutions for the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
The great Finnfocus export fair was organized 50 years ago
The Finnfocus fair in 1968 is definitely the biggest event in the history of KY.
Critique towards the conventional food system manifests in the popularity of local and organic food
Galina Kallio's doctoral dissertation shows how people challenge the current system of food production and market exchange by buying their food directly from local farms.
The first Motivator of the year awards were given at the School of Electrical Engineering
The best courses and their teachers were rewarded at the School of Electrical Engineering.
For Professor Antti Räisänen, sociability is about caring for others
Professor Antti Räisänen has completed his long academic career, beginning his retirement on 1 October 2018.
Negotiated settlement on changes to the university salary system (YPJ) and on the distribution of the arranged instalment
The changes to the salary system will come into force on 1 January 2019. Read more about the distribution of the arranged instalment.