Appointments
President Ilkka Niemelä appointed as Unite! Vice President
Unite! European University Alliance will strengthen its leadership with two new Vice Presidents. Aalto University is one of the nine partner universities in the alliance founded in 2019. Unite! is building a new European university model.
Aalto strengthens its entrepreneurial ecosystem in creative sectors with the lead of Mikael Huhtamäki
Project manager Mikael Huhtamäki is looking for ideas on how to develop multidisciplinary collaboration within Aalto University’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Psyched up for computer science
How can we align technology with the way we think about, feel, and understand the world? Robin Welsch is a psychologist-turned-computer scientist on a quest to find an answer.
Jukka Niskanen has been appointed Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
Jukka Niskanen (Ph.D) has been appointed five-year fixed term Assistant Professor position at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering as of 1 January 2023. The field of the professorship is Polymer Engineering
New heads of departments and deputy department heads appointed at the School of Electrical Engineering
Jussi Ryynänen, Tapio Lokki and Jorma Kyyrä will begin their terms as heads of departments in January 2023.
Petter Holme: Temporal networks help to understand the spreading dynamics
'My research concerns networks in general – power grids, social and ecological networks, bus transportation, and many others. I approach my research using mathematical theories and frameworks, as well as computer modelling. Concrete examples of these networks studied include Internet dating, the Frozen movie, and the Covid epidemic.'
Energy market expert Jaakko Jääskeläinen has been appointed Professor of Practice
'I will provide tools for the next generation of energy market experts to solve real-world challenges arising from the energy transition,’ says Jääskeläinen.
Professor Matilda Backholm: Between the micro and the macro
Driven by curiosity, new Department of Applied Physics professor Matilda Backholm studies the physics of the mesoscale.
Russell Lai is at the vanguard of cryptography
Aalto University’s new Assistant Professor Russell Lai is a cryptography researcher, who wants to bring the fruits of his academic work to the use of everyday citizens, without sacrificing robustness.
Kalle Airo: "For an entrepreneurial mind, a problem is an opportunity, not a threat”
Kalle Airo leads Entrepreneurial Mindset at Aalto
Construction industry influencer Maija Jokela has been named School of Engineering Alumna of the Year 2022
’Sustainable development and energy efficiency are at the heart of planning in construction projects. Together with Aalto University, we are working to make strides in these themes as well.’
Rock engineering expert Topias Siren has been appointed Professor of Practice at Aalto University
‘I’ll bring students a lot of lessons from working life to be combined with theoretical knowledge,’ promises Topias Siren.
Tomek Rygalik: ‘We need to design less but better things for longer’
Meet our new professors: Professor in Furniture Design Tomek Rygalik
Two new staff scientists at the School of Chemical Engineering
Starting on 1st October 2022, Wenwen Fang is appointed as a Staff Scientist at Aalto University, School of Chemical Engineering, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems.
Jukka Seppälä appointed Aalto Distinguished Professor
Seppälä specialises in polymer engineering especially in biopolymers. They are needed as alternatives for conventional plastics, and they can be new functional materials both in engineering and in medical applications.
Professor appointments at the School of Engineering
President Ilkka Niemelä promoted Vice Dean Jani Romanoff as Full Professor.
New professors to the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
New professors have started at the departments during this year.
Laura Sivula appointed Business Area Director for Lifewide Learning
In her new role, Sivula works as a Business Area Director at both Aalto University and Aalto EE, developing the lifewide learning portfolio.
Professor Lasse Murtomäki has been appointed Head of Department and Assistant Professor Antti Karttunen Vice Head
Professor Lasse Murtomäki has been appointed Head of the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science at Aalto University, School of Chemical Engineering as of 1.9.2022.
Mari Lundström appointed Vice Dean for Research and Innovation at the School of Chemical Engineering
Associate professor (tenured) Mari Lundström has been appointed as the Vice Dean for Research and Innovation at the School of Chemical Engineering as of 1 September, 2022.
