Appointments
Kati Laakso starts as Data Advisor in Research Services
Kati Laakso works in Open Science and ACRIS team, focusing on research data management.

Essi Viitanen starts as Senior Advisor in Research Services
Essi Viitanen works in Open Science and ACRIS team, mainly on ARTS related tasks.

Five international top experts to serve as advisers to School of Business
Goals include getting latest information on the international labour market.

Young Designer of the Year 2020 Ervin Latimer wants to highlight minorities
Latimer’s winning work draws on drag culture. Outfits play with the sexes and are adaptable.

Director of construction development Jarmo Wilander has been granted the Finnish honorary title of rakennusneuvos
Director of construction development Jarmo Wilander has been granted the Finnish honorary title of rakennusneuvos.

Visa Koivunen appointed Aalto Distinguished Professor
Professor of Signal Processing Visa Koivunen was appointed Aalto Distinguished Professor at the opening ceremony of the academic year. The title is granted to a professor whose scientific merits are exceptionally significant.

Nurturing the passion for research - Interviewing Associate Professor Ali Tehrani
Associate professor Ali Tehrani, who works at Aalto University's School of Chemical Engineering Bioproducts and Biosystems Department, has an impressive background in textile research already before joining Aalto. And he also enjoys guiding and supporting his students in their research and careers.

Revolutionising the bio-based industry
An interview of the new Professor of Practice Juha Lipponen from the School of Chemical Engineering.

New professors appointed to the School of Engineering
During the summer three professors have been appointed to the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Built Environment.

Tomi Erho appointed Head of Innovation Ecosystem Services
Erho promotes and advances collaboration among the university’s entrepreneurial community.

Jyri Hämäläinen continues as Dean of the School of Electrical Engineering
The dean’s term of appointment is five years and starts on 1 August 2020.

Innovation expert Juha Lipponen to become Professor of Practice for the Department of Bioproducts and biosystems
A new professor of practice position has been created which will strengthen research into cellulose fibre modification technology and new wood-based products. Juha Lipponen will work at both Aalto University and Savonlinna Technology Park. Lipponen, who has had a long career in innovation, is also one of the finalists for this spring's Finnish Engineering Award.

Virpi Tuunainen and Tomas Falk appointed Associate Deans of the School of Business
The positions will continue until the end of 2024

Engaging the social and political in designing technologies
Nitin Sawhney explores the role of human-centered research and design, beyond the traditional boundaries of computer science, in transforming civic action.

New project to create a new info centre for the design field
New project aims to strengthen the visibility of the field of design in Finland and beyond. The project will bring different institutions and actors closer to each other.

Meet the new director of OtaNano
Anna Rissanen, the new director of OtaNano, tells us about her role in developing OtaNano for the future

Foundation for Finnish Inventions names new board chair
Juhani Talvela, Lic. Sc. (Tech.), has been appointed as the new chair of the Foundation for Finnish Inventions board. His predecessor continues as a member of the board.

Ewald Kibler joins the Editorial Review Board of Journal of Business Venturing
JBV is the leading FT50 Journal in the field of entrepreneurship research.

Appointment at FinnCERES materials bioeconomy Flagship
Joanna Witos has been appointed Academic Coordinator at Aalto CHEM.
Professor Rebecca Piekkari appointed to Marcus Wallenberg professorship
The professorship is a token of appreciation for Piekkari’s research merits in the field of international business.
