Teaching staff
Our teaching staff
World-class research with high impact
The Department of Chemistry and Materials Science focuses on micro-, nano- and atomic scale engineering of compounds and materials. Our work in these areas encompasses synthesis, characterization and computational research.
Department's administration
Antti Karttunen
Vice Head of Department / Associate Professor
Research
The research in the department focuses on advanced and functional materials, chemical synthesis, energy storage and conversion, as well as, molecular and materials modelling. Our teaching provides students a solid background for these topics.
Atomically Controlled Materials Engineering
Professor Ville Miikkulainen
Computational Chemistry
Professor Kari Laasonen
Data-driven Atomistic Simulation (DAS)
Research group led by Miguel Caro
Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage
Professor Tanja Kallio
Electrochemical Materials and Applications
Professor Daniel MartÃn-Yerga
Experimental and Theoretical Organic Synthesis
Professor Juha Siitonen
Inorganic Materials Chemistry
Professor Maarit Karppinen
Inorganic Materials Modelling
Professor Antti Karttunen
Microfabrication
Professor Sami Franssila
Micro- and Nanofabrication
Professor Ville Jokinen
Multifunctional Materials Design
Professor Jaana Vapaavuori
Nanochemistry and Nanoengineering
Professor Mady Elbahri
Soft Materials Modelling
Professor Maria Sammalkorpi
Synthesis Technologies
Professor Sandra Kaabel
Teaching
Our teaching
We are educating chemical engineers for the sustainable future.
We are catalysts of change, an attractive educator, and a forerunner in chemical engineering education. We educate experts who will develop breakthrough technologies in the changing world of energy transition, climate change, and limited material resources.
Pedagogical research
The Department of Chemistry and Materials Science provides high-quality teaching and pedagogical research. We develop innovative and efficient approaches to enhance the learning and wellbeing of chemical engineering students.
Are you interested in studying at the School of Chemical Engineering? Here are our Chemistry and Material Science programmes:
- Aalto Bachelor's Programme in Science and Technology:
- Master's Programmes at the School of Chemical Engineering:
- Joint international Master's Programmes:
See all our school's programmes
- Doctoral studies: Aalto Doctoral Programme in Chemical Engineering
Get to know us
The MMD research group is mapping the spaces between disciplines
The Multifunctional Materials Design research group (MMD) led by professor Jaana Vapaavuori focuses on experimental studies of soft materials, as well as inorganic-organic hybrids. The group’s ultimate goal is to combine multiple functionalities in the same material. Central to the group’s success are their efforts to stay open to ideas outside their own field, as well as the academic community itself.
Get to know us: Associate Professor Maria Sammalkorpi
Sammalkorpi received her doctorate from Helsinki University of Technology 2004. After her defence, she has worked as a researcher at the Universities of Princeton, Yale and Aalto.
Get to know us: Assistant Professor Ville Miikkulainen
Miikkulainen most recently worked as University Lecturer at Aalto University.
Get to know us: Assistant Professor Sandra Kaabel
In this interview we got to know more about Assistant Professor Sandra Kaabel.
News
Smart textiles are reshaping our understanding of materials – and interspecies communication
The PAST-A-BOT research project, funded by the European Research Council (ERC), is developing soft, intelligent textiles that could one day function as rescue robots, sound-sensing agricultural fabrics, or assistive clothing. At the same time, the project aims to rethink the way we approach materials research.
A paradigm shift: machine learning is transforming research at the atomic scale
Assistant professor Miguel Caro and his research group use and develop machine learning tools to accelerate discoveries from simulation to experiment
Chemical engineering has swept Veera away: “I’m so excited — this is what it’s all about!â€
Veera Mettänen, a first-year master's student at Aalto University, is fascinated by nanoscale phenomena and the behavior of materials — that is, why things happen. In the future, she wants to develop into a good leader.
EchoSense: Textiles That Listen to the World Around Us
What if fabrics could listen to their surroundings and help us sense the world in new ways? Discover how this research project explores turning textiles into sensors that capture inaudible vibrations from plants, animals, and the environment.Where to find us
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