Awards for the best thesis
The Dean of the School of Chemical Engineering, Kristiina Kruus, announced Master’s thesis and Doctoral dissertation awards 2019.
We want to congratulate for the exceptional work the following award recipients:
Master´s thesis:
- DI Laura Emilia Aarnos (Alexander Frey): “Burst Detection Methods for Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Neuronal Networks”
- DI Anna-Liina Helena Lehtimäki (Pekka Oinas): “Operational Efficiency of Black Liquor Concentrators”
- DI Jarkko Samuel Rantataro (Tomi Laurila ELEC): “Effect of Substrate Mechanical Properties on Neural Cell Mechanics”
- DI Friederike Sommerhoff (Mark Huges): “Dimensional Stabilty of All Cellulose Composites Laminates”
Doctoral dissertation:
- TkT Pyry-Mikko Hannula: "Processing and Properties of Carbon Nanotube-Copper Composites" (Supervisor: Professor Mari Lundström)
- TkT Shirin Asaadi: "Dry-Jet Wet Spinning of Technical and Textile Fibers from a Solution of Wood Pulp and Waste Cotton in an Ionic Liquid" (Supervisor: Professor Herbert Sixta)
- TkT Fatemeh Davodi: "Rational Design of Novel and Efficient Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Production"(Supervisor: Professor Tanja Kallio)
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