Pekka Peljo appointed as Associate Professor (tenured) at the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science
D.Sc. (Tech.) Pekka Peljo has been appointed as Associate Professor (tenured) position at the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science as of 1 April 2025. The field of the professorship is Electrolytic Processes for Green Energy Transition.
Peljo received his Ph.D. from Aalto University in 2013. After his defence, he has worked as a researcher at the Laboratory of Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry at EPFL, Switzerland, and at Aalto University. Most recently, he has worked as a Professor at the University of Turku.
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Iina Vaajamo appointed to a five-year fixed-term Assistant Professorship at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
DSc. (tech.) Iina Vaajamo has been appointed to a five-year fixed-term position as Assistant Professor in the tenure track system at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering effective 1. September 2026. The field of the professorship is pyrometallurgy.
Rodrigo Serna-Guerrero appointed Dean of the Aalto University School of Chemical Engineering
Serna-Guerrero will start his five-year term on 1 December 2026
Three new professors joined the School of Engineering in spring 2026
The new professors reinforce the school's expertise in the fields of energy, mechanical engineering and concrete technology.