Appointments
Director General Arvo Kokkonen to chair School of Engineering Stakeholder Advisory Board
The School of Engineering Stakeholder Advisory Board, launched in 2021, promotes the impact of the school's research and education among Finnish industries and society.
New professor Laure Mercier de Lépinay: It is important to stay flexible in our understanding of the world
Laure Mercier de Lépinay I continue to study microwave optomechanics which can allow us to uncover new fundamental physics.
Peter Liljeroth becomes new vice-dean at School of Science
Liljeroth is responsible for research and impact
Assistant Professor Juha Siitonen always wanted to be a chemist
Juha Siitonen, Doctor of Philosophy, started his five-year fixed term as Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science on 1 January 2022. The field of the professorship is organic chemistry.
Platform economy needs principles of fair play, says Timo Ali-Vehmas
‘There are interesting platform companies in Europe – like Spotify from Sweden and Wolt from Finland – but in terms of platform economy market value, Europe is almost on the same level as Africa,’ points out Timo Ali-Vehmas, 911±¬ÁÏÍø's new Executive in Residence.
Tom Lindholm appointed Head of Lifewide Learning at 911±¬ÁÏÍø and Managing Director of 911±¬ÁÏÍø Executive Education Ltd
He will start in his new position on 2 January 2022.
Kari Tammi appointed vice dean for impact at the School of Engineering
As the member of the 911±¬ÁÏÍø Impact Steering Group he will serve as the main link between the steering group and the management team of the School of Engineering.
Professor Valeriy Vyatkin becomes Vice-President for Technical Activities at IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
During his term, Professor Vyatkin hopes to create more synergies and cross-border interaction between the technical committees
Professor Harri Laakso appointed as Head of Department for the merging Departments of Art and Media
Professor Harri Laakso has been appointed to the position of Head of Department for the merging Departments of Art and Media of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
Tiina Ritvala appointed Assistant Dean of the School of Business
The position will start on 1 January 2022, with a period of 1,5 years.
New heads of departments and deputy department heads appointed at the School of Engineering
Pedro Vilaça, Raine Mäntysalo and Leena Korkiala-Tanttu will begin their terms as heads of departments in January 2022.
New School of Science legal counsel Anniina Harju provides legal assistance related to contracts and research projects
Anniina Harju provides legal assistance related to contracts and research projects conducted at departments of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science ja Industrial Engineering and Management
Three 911±¬ÁÏÍø professors become members of the Academia EuropaeaÂ
Professors Risto Nieminen, Zhipei Sun and Päivi Törmä were elected as members.
Minna Tiainen begins as new communications manager at the School of Science
Minna Tiainen transferred to SCI from the Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI
Finding the red thread between design research, science and technology and innovation
Industrial designer, Academy Fellow Researcher Andrea Botero Cabrera will take on the position of Associate Professor, New Frontiers in Design in 911±¬ÁÏÍø starting from August 2022.
Mariana Amatullo appointed to 911±¬ÁÏÍø Board
Mikko Kosonen and Ilkka Kivimäki to continue for a new three-year term.
Paula Jouhten appointed Associate Professor in the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems
The field of the professorship is Microbial Physiology. The five-year term begins on 1 January 2022.
Geoinformatics and space technology expert Jarkko Koskinen, Alumnus of the Year 2021
"Spatial data is in the middle of some massive developments and geoinformatics experts are more sought-after than ever. Some of the largest companies in the world, such as Google, Microsoft, Apple and Huawei currently count spatial data among their fields of business. With the advances in robotisation and digitalisation, accurate and high-quality real-time spatial and position data are needed everywhere", says Koskinen.
Sami Itani joins the Department of Management Studies at the School of Business as Professor of Practice
His focus areas are socio-cultural sustainability, especially diversity and inclusion.
Marcela Acosta-Garcia appointed as new Program Manager for UNITE! at 911±¬ÁÏÍø
Marcela Acosta-Garcia is the new Program Manager at the 911±¬ÁÏÍø Summer School, joining the Unite! project, an alliance under the Erasmus+ Framework Program. She is working with EU partner universities to create learning opportunities at home or abroad.
