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Tapani Vuorinen

Senior Advisor
Senior Advisor
T107 Bioproducts and Biosystems
Full researcher profile

Honors and awards

CHEM Impact Act of 2025

Authors of the Mainiot Materiaalit / Marvelous Materials book: Greta Isola, Susanna Ahola, Pirjo Kääriäinen, and Tapani Vuorinen<br/><br/>Workshops and events related to the book have reached more than 1700 children, teachers, and other professionals during 2024-2025. Helsingin Sanomien Lasten uutiset have reached around 100 000 views per episode.<br/><br/>The books have been showcased in several national and international exhibitions with a total of 25000 visitors (e.g. Designs for a Cooler Planet at Aalto, Graphic Days Turin, Italy and Dutch Design Week, Holland).<br/><br/>Seven teacher trainings have been organized to spread the message. Teachers have told that they have used the book in their teaching. Three summer camps were organized for children in collaboration with Aalto Junior, leading to comprehensive learning about bio-based materials.<br/><br/>The book has been featured in 12 national or international media including, e.g. a news item in Wallpaper magazine, a major voice in the forefront of global design and creativity.
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

Student Prize: New European Bauhaus Rising Stars 2022

Category: Shaping a circular industrial ecosystem and supporting life-cycle thinking > 2022 ‘The Rising Stars’ prize went ÄûÃʵ¼º½ MA student Irene Purasachit’s FLAUX- flower waste project.
Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Design Jan 2022

Student Prize: Green Product Award

Prize awarded to Irene Purasachit's Flaux.
Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Design Jan 2022

DipWrap team awarded for outstanding science @Biodesign Challenge

Invitation or ranking in competition Department of Design Jan 2021

Art Goes Metsä competition

The winning entry 'Uusi kulottuvuus' was designed and produced by Karoliina Heikkinen, Tomi Jeskanen, Annamiia Suominen and Daniela Weintraub from Aalto University. They have been studying the opportunities offered by pulp within the multidisciplinary CHEMARTS programme. The completed work of art is on display at the Pro Nemus visiting centre, Äänekoski, Finland.
Invitation or ranking in competition Department of Design Mar 2018

Wood U Make it Happen

Innovation competition organised by Finnish Forest Industries<br/>2nd prize for ‘Kaarni’, by the multidisciplinary student team from CHEM+ARTS Eveliina Juuri, Sanna-Liisa Järvelä, Jinze Dou
Invitation or ranking in competition Department of Design Dec 2018

The Marcus Wallenberg Prize Marcus Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden

Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Forest Products Technology Jan 2003

Suomen valkoisen ruusun 1. luokan ritarimerkki Teknillinen korkeakoulu, Finland

Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Forest Products Technology Jan 1998

SVY:n ansiomerkki Suomen valimotekniikan yhdistys, Finland

Award or honor granted for a specific work Department of Forest Products Technology Jan 1997

Research groups

  • Wood Chemistry, Senior Advisor

Publications

Saara Hanhikoski, Tarja Tamminen, Klaus Niemelä, Hasan Jameel, Hou-min Chang, Tapani Vuorinen 2025 Industrial Crops and Products

Great Isola, Susanna Ahola, Pirjo Kääriäinen, Tapani Vuorinen 2025

Greta Isola, Susanna Ahola, Pirjo Kääriäinen, Tapani Vuorinen, Heidi Simppala, Cyrienne Buffet, Jack Kirk 2025

Greta Isola, Susanna Ahola, Pirjo Kääriäinen, Tapani Vuorinen 2025

Antti Koistinen, Tapani Vuorinen, Thaddeus Maloney 2025 Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications

Janika Lehtonen, Pia Johansson, Sahar Babaeipour, Paula Nousiainen, Aravin Prince Periyasamy, Monika Österberg, Tapani Vuorinen 2025 Industrial Crops and Products

Nicole Nygren-Sundell, Emily Hart, Inge Schlapp-Hackl, Eva Reiska, Olamide Badara, Noora Raipale, Kavindra Kesari, Tapani Vuorinen, Michael Hummel 2025 Cellulose

Jinze Dou, Adedayo Bello, Jari Koivisto, Kristoffer Meinander, Tiina Leiviskä, Tapani Vuorinen 2024 Industrial Crops and Products

Antti Koistinen, Huaicheng Wang, Eero Hiltunen, Tapani Vuorinen, Thaddeus Maloney 2024 Cellulose

Pirjo Kääriäinen, Susanna Ahola, Tapani Vuorinen, Janika Lehtonen, Greta Salonen, Jinze Dou, Iines Jakovlev, Satu Paavonsalo, Nina Riutta, Elizaveta Tapaila 2024