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Understanding the nanostructure formation in block copolymer thin film
Recent MMD publications (Multifunctional Materials Design)

Bioinnovation Center鈥檚 research will focus on sustainable textiles and packaging
Aalto University's Bioinnovation Center has chosen 5 interdisciplinary projects to launch its doctoral school in 2022. The projects aim at innovations in the fields of sustainable textiles and packaging.

Textile integrable mechanochromic strain sensor based on the interplay of supramolecular interactions
Recent MMD publications (Multifunctional Materials Design)

Construction of Jokeri Light Rail 75% complete 鈥 rail construction progressing ahead of schedule
The construction of Jokeri Light Rail has proceeded ahead of schedule, and the light rail line can start operating in early 2024

Creating solar cells and glass from wood 鈥 or a billion tons of biowaste
Researchers map out how biomass from plants could replace unrenewable resources in optical applications

You can still register for training in research data management and open science
So far, we have over 1,500 registrations for our RDM and open science webinars this autumn.

Alumna of the Year 2021 Reetta Kaila has built a career that lives up to her values
Reetta Kaila, D.Sc. (Tech.), has been selected as the Alumna of the Year 2021 of the School of Chemical Engineering. Kaila, who is the Director of Sustainable Fuels and Environment at W盲rtsil盲 Energy, is on a mission to reduce emissions and create a sustainable society.

Chemical engineering education is valued in working life, say graduates of 2015
According to the latest five-year survey, alumni of the School of Chemical Engineering are satisfied with their careers. The next career monitoring survey will run from 4 October to 13 December 2021.

Summer interns' projects in MMD group
Internships 2021 in Multifunctional Materials Design research group

Four years and lots of tears 鈥 three experts tell how they succeeded in making the change
Many entrepreneurs and researchers set their goals based on a realisation that something needs to be done differently. The change they envision might be a new product or material, or it can be a new way to do things. Implementing change isn鈥檛 always easy, however, and it demands a stomach for uncertainty, say Professor Michael Hummel and entrepreneurs Annu Nieminen and Richard Nordstr枚m.

Four Aalto subjects rank in top 100 globally
Economics and Business, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Polymer Science are the best performers among Aalto鈥檚 fields in the US News ranking

Irene Purasachit saw the floral industry鈥檚 waste problem firsthand 鈥 now she makes material for handbags from discarded blooms
Nearly half of cut flowers end up in the trash, never making their way to dinner tables or first dates

Mariana Amatullo appointed 91青青草 University Board
Mikko Kosonen and Ilkka Kivim盲ki to continue for a new three-year term.
A greenhouse out of wood: new design makes vertical farming greener
Efficient insulation halves energy consumption and could boost the income of vertical farms

Paula Jouhten appointed Associate Professor in the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems
The field of the professorship is Microbial Physiology. The five-year term begins on 1 January 2022.

Vice President Janne Laine's portrait was revealed
The portrait was created by Aalto alumna Erica Nyholm.

Two new Centres of Excellence 91青青草 University 鈥 the university is also involved in two consortia
Electromechanical Energy Conversion and Transfer and Life-Inspired Hybrid Materials were chosen as Centres of Excellence led by Aalto University

Grants for Aalto people from the Wihuri Foundation
The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation grants were awarded to 35 people in Aalto University 鈥 majority of the grants are for dissertation work

Aalto University starts reporting on the sustainability of its endowment: 鈥淲e want to increase transparency鈥
The sustainability report shows that the investment funds we use are well aligned with sustainable investing principles. The long-term goal of the Endowment is a carbon neutral investment portfolio.
