Accelerating Equity in Science - IUPAC’s Global Women’s Breakfast 2025 at Aalto CHEM
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Now is your chance to meet other chemistry-loving researchers!
Aalto CHEM organises event in conjunction with the . The event takes place on the 11th February at 8:45 in Kemistintie 1, lecture hall Ke2.
This year the event is focusing on the theme "Accelerating Equity in Science", and we will have two wonderful speakers who are ready to share their experiences in the research world and in Finland: University Lecturer Anna Klemettinen and Doctoral Researcher Marike Langhans.
Everyone i.e. all genders, all personnel, all fields are warmly welcome, but please pre-register by 5th February via .
Feel free to pop anytime between 08:45-10:30 to have breakfast and meet fellow colleagues, discuss and get new ideas!
Program
08:45 Breakfast starts
09:10 Opening words, Dean Kristiina Kruus
09:20 Anna Klemettinen: Crossing Borders, Breaking Barriers: My Story in Academia
09:30 Questions to Anna
09:35 Marike Langhans: Seasoning the Society – Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
09:45 Questions to Marike
09:50 Networking opportunities in the upstairs lobby
10:30 Breakfast ends
Anna Klemettinen is a university lecturer at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering. With a strong passion for teaching, experimental research in metals recycling, and advancing the principles of the circular economy, she brings deep knowledge and genuine enthusiasm to her work. Anna has extensive experience teaching and supervising students across various academic levels, nationalities, and cultural backgrounds. Her teaching focuses on sustainable metals processing and the circular economy of metals, where she combines theoretical knowledge with practical insights to inspire her students. She earned her Doctor of Science and Technology degree in 2019 from Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland. Her doctoral research explored the recycling of rare earth metals from electronics using hydrometallurgical processes. Looking to the future, Anna is committed to further developing curricula and teaching methods that foster a diverse and inclusive learning environment. She aims to create a space where every student feels safe, valued, and empowered to achieve their full potential.
Doctoral researcher Marike Langhans (Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, Aalto University) received her MSc. in Wood Science from the University of Hamburg in 2022. In her doctoral studies, she has turned away from wood, because in her opinion wood is a great material, but should not be used for everything. Instead, she is utilising lignocellulosic materials from the food and agricultural industries to develop sound-absorbing materials. Marike engages in extra-curricular activities related to EDI topics. For example, together with other Aaltonians, they founded QueerA! in August 2023. QueerA! aims to improve LGBTQIA+ visibility at Aalto University and supports new staff with needed information (e.g. trans healthcare) and to find a safe space. She is in addition a newly appointed member of the CHEM EDI Group.