Appointments
Professor Matti Kuittinen: ‘I want to bring hope back to construction’
Professor of Sustainable Construction Matti Kuittinen returned ÄûÃʵ¼º½ University after several years as Senior Ministerial Adviser in the Ministry of the Environment.
Aalto University grants honorary doctorate to Ari Niemelä
The Head of Hull Basic Design at the Meyer Turku shipyard, Ari Niemelä, is one of the world's leading experts in ship hull design. He has developed pioneering advances that have promoted Finnish shipbuilding expertise around the globe and enabled the implementation of complex new ship concepts.
Professor appointments at the School of Engineering 2022–2023
Dean Gary Marquis has appointed six new professors between June 1, 2022 and May 31, 2023
The President has appointed two new Principal university lecturers
The news tells about the appointment of two new Principal university lecturers in the spring of 2023. The Provost congratulated the PUL lecturers at the lecturers get together event on June 2, 2023.
Kari Tammi and Jussi Ryynänen appointed deans
Professor Kari Tammi will start as Dean of the School of Engineering on 1 July and Professor Jussi Ryynänen will become Dean of the School of Electrical Engineering on 1 August
Anu Honkalinna appointed Head of Spinoff Asset Management
She will build and manage university's investments in startups with roots in Aalto University
Professor Risto Kosonen has been appointed vice-president of the European HVAC Industry Federation
Kosonen’s appointment was decided at the annual meeting of the Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning associations, REHVA, on May 12.
Reflecting on research: insights from two professors
Two newly tenured Aalto professors talk about their research journeys
Mikko Kiviharju's research delves into the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure
Aalto University’s new Professor of Practice Mikko Kiviharju thinks information security should be integral to organisations and not just another software product
Two Professors of Practise appointed to the field of water engineering
Water engineering education will be strengthened by Elin Lavonen and Ilkka Miettinen who will start as Professors of Practice in May-June at the Aalto University Department of Built Environment.
Two Aalto professors elected as members of Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
Mikko Möttönen and Monika Österberg were elected on April 28.
Professor of Practice Marjo Keiramo is adding radical creativity to ship design studies
Large, floating structures, such as cruise ships, are complex systems whose design and development requires open-mindedness, collaboration, networks – and radical creativity.
Returning from Harvard to Finland: New Professor of Economics at Aalto University
Mikko Silliman has been appointed as an Assistant Professor to the first level of the tenure track
Jens Schmidt appointed as the Head of Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
Associate Professor Jens Schmidt wants to focus on strengthening the relations with companies and policy makers and the diversity of the faculty and student body.
Professor Arja Karhumaa: ‘We need to better understand how texts are viewed’
Introducing our tenured professors: professor Arja Karhumaa explores the relationship between language and the visual form of a text –how a text looks at any given moment, and how it affects us as human beings.
Petri Suomala continues as Vice President for Education
The vice president’s term of appointment is five years and starts on 1 September 2023
Laura Aalto appointed Communications Director at Aalto University
Laura Aalto joins Aalto University from the City of Helsinki, where she is Deputy Executive Director of Culture and Leisure
FCG Project Manager Henri Haimi appointed as Professor of Practice at Aalto University
His expertise is in mitigating climate change in the wastewater sector, digital solutions and the recovery of resources from wastewater.
Program Director and Associate Program Director appointed for the School of Business Bachelor’s Degree Programme
Professor Johanna Frösén will act as the Program Director from 1 March 2023 until 28 February 2026
Journeys of inspiration: three paths to professorship
Three newly tenured Aalto professors share their story
