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D.Sc. Maria Sammalkorpi has been appointed as tenured Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science as of 1 December 2023. The field of the professorship is Soft Matter Modelling. Sammalkorpi received her…

Starting from their own experience as an international student, Katarina noticed there's room for improvement in how the HSL mobile app works. ‘I'm a digital product designer that values real-world impact’, Katarina explains.…

A thorough investigation of the accuracy, precision, and limitations of new theoretical methods is essential to demonstrate their overall usefulness. The aim is to improve performance and reduce computational cost when calculating…

The Aalto sustainability minor process began with a team of representatives from all six schools. After the initial phase of drafting the aims, key topics and courses, the original team continues – joined along the way by several…

Industrial 3D printing, i.e. the additive manufacturing method, is an economical option when it comes to manufacturing a complex part. On the other hand, the material properties of a 3D printed product are not necessarily of uniform…

The school got praise for having reached the development objectives of the ongoing period. These included transdisciplinarity, the sense of identity with the school on the part of its stakeholders, and the strong research culture. ‘I am…

Heading the Finnish delegation was Kristaps Kovalonoks, Coordinator of Global Engagement at Aalto University and a representative of FARIA. The team included smart mobility specialists: Oscar Nissin, Director of the Smart Mobility…

Several years ago a group of Aalto researchers started developing a new kind of medical needle. The goal is to avoid open biopsy, where a clinician removes a piece of suspicious tissue from the body for pathologic evaluation.…

Energy consumption reduction and greenhouse gas emissions mitigation are one of the top priorities at many wastewater treatment plants regarding upcoming tightening changes in legislation. Some water pollutants removal, especially…

The Economic Defence Course organised by Aalto EE and Helsingin Sanomat newspaper brings together leading experts from the academic world, economic influencers and politicians. The course was held for the ninth time on Wednesday 4 October.…