Monika Österberg
Professor
Professor
T107 Bioproducts and Biosystems
Research on bio-based material science and surface chemistry of lignocellulosics. Efforts are laid on finding novel application possibilities for the main plant polymers; cellulose, lignin and hemicellulose. The approach to reach these goals is to focus on fundamental insight in surface chemistry of biomaterials at the nanoscale, with a special focus on interaction forces.
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Phone number
+358505497218
Honors and awards
CHEM Impact Act of 2024
CIMANET doctoral pilot core team: Monika Österberg, Tiina Nypelö, Joanna Witos, Jukka Hassinen and Elli Käpylä for impactful team effort. The core team played a central role in conceptualising and applying for the CIMANET Doctoral Pilot funding: <br/>Total funding: €17M, with €9M allocated ʵ University
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems
Jan 2024
Aalto Awards 2025: Research Impact Award
CIMANET, together with Q-DOC, AI-DOC Doctoral Education Pilots, and Ellis Institute Finland, received the prestigious 2025 Aalto Research Impact Award. This recognition celebrates their exceptional talent for uniting people, fields, and disciplines in innovative and impactful ways.
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems
Jan 2025
Suomen väriyhdistyksen Iiris-palkinto BioColour-hankkeelle
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Design
Jan 2025
The Finnish Centre for Nanocellulosic Technologies, Award for “Networking” (Vuoden verkottuja)
Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems
Jan 2008
Research groups
- Bioproduct Chemistry, Professor
Publications
Sahar Babaeipour, Katariina Solin, Tuuli Virkkala, Paula Nousiainen, Monika Österberg, Julien Bras
2026
Food Packaging and Shelf Life
Erandy Correa Guillen, Sahar Babaeipour, Paula Nousiainen, Susanna Forssell, Nina Forsman, Inge Schlapp-Hackl, Muhammad Awais, Monika Österberg, Luana Dessbesell
2026
Bioresource Technology
Janita Makkonen, Patrik Ahvenainen, Stefania Bertella, Miriam Kellock, Sanjib Saha, Klaus Huber, Muhammad Farooq, Monika Österberg, Paavo Penttilä
2026
Particle and Particle Systems Characterization
Sahar Babaeipour, Paula Nousiainen, Elijah Mark Garcia, Pezhman Mohammadi, Maija Vuoriluoto, Erfan Kimiaei, Hanna Koivula, Monika Österberg
2025
Food Packaging and Shelf Life
Erandy Correa Guillen, Sahar Babaeipour, Monika Österberg, Luana Dessbesell
2025
Erandy Correa-Guillen, Karl Alexander Henn, Monika Österberg, Luana Dessbesell
2025
Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry
Muhammad Farooq, Charlotte Zborowski, Paula A. Nousiainen, Jenni Tienaho, Risto Korpinen, Monika Österberg
2025
Langmuir
Susanna Forssell, Rahul Prasad Bangalore Ashok, Karl Alexander Henn, Esko Tirronen, John Toivonen, Monika Österberg, Pekka Oinas
2025
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
Puja Gangurde, Zahra Gounani, Jacopo Zini, Roberta Teixeira Polez, Monika Österberg, Patrick Lauren, Tatu Lajunen, Timo Laaksonen
2025
Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications
Elijah Mark Garcia, Paula Nousiainen, Uula Hyväkkö, Monika Österberg
2025
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering