News from the School of Science
Prof. Yaolin Xu combines physics and chemistry for better batteries
Newly appointed Assistant Professor Xu looks to build up his lab and team at the Department of Applied Physics to pursue better batteries for a sustainable future in energy storage.
Unite! Seed Fund 2024 awards funding to three collaborative teaching projects involving Aalto
The Unite! Seed Fund aims to stimulate and support bottom-up proposals by teachers, researchers and students for collaborative activities.
911±¬ÁÏÍø Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Plan 2025–2028 – Share your views
The EDI plan and the principles of a safer space are open for comments from the entire Aalto community until 31 October
Prestigious THE university ranking puts 911±¬ÁÏÍø among the top 200 in the world
911±¬ÁÏÍø's position in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University rankings rose to 196th, reflecting an improvement from the previous year.
Aalto Thesis Day 2024 brought together employers and Aalto’s international master’s students
40 companies and approximately 400 international master’s students participated in the event
Aalto computer scientists in AIES 2024
Department of Computer Science paper accepted to the Conference on AI, Ethics and Society
Guild of Physics bumps into alum in Jyväskylä teachers' room
On their high school tour, the Aalto Guild of Physics ran into Antero Hietamäki in the teachers' room in Jyväskylä. Hietamäki, now the Administrative Head of the Teacher Training School, was a student of engineering physics and mathematics in the 1980s.
911±¬ÁÏÍø's team won the Nordic NCPC programming competition in the student category
Success in Nordic Collegiate Programming Contest.
Time to nominate candidates for SCI Awards 2024
The deadline for this year's nominations is November 8
Improve your language skills with the Unite! Language Tandems
Connect with colleagues across Unite! universities, practicing and improving your chosen language in dynamic, one-on-one sessions.
Respond to the campus survey, make an impact, and win wellbeing prizes!
The annual campus survey is once again measuring the functionality and comfort of the campus, that is, the campus experience.
Echoes in the brain: Why today’s workout could fuel next week’s bright idea
In a rare, longitudinal study, researchers from 911±¬ÁÏÍø and the University of Oulu tracked one person’s brain and behavioural activity for five months using brain scans and data from wearable devices and smartphones.
Summer and autumn brings changes at 911±¬ÁÏÍø metro station
Renovations to 911±¬ÁÏÍø metro station will close the entrances in summer 2024
New research project aims for earlier dementia risk detection
911±¬ÁÏÍø researchers Shrikanth Kulashekhar and Hanna Renvall have received funding from the Finnish Research Impact Foundation to develop diagnostics for early detection of dementia risk. The need is great, as there are at least 50 million people with memory problems worldwide, a number that is expected to double in the following 20 years.
Board appoints Dean Timo Korkeamäki to a second term
Prior to its official meeting, the 911±¬ÁÏÍø board participated in a community event, answered questions submitted by Aaltonians and invited the community to participate in the university's preview process.
Marjo Kettunen appointed development manager at the School of Science
Marjo Kettunen has been appointed development manager at the School of Science (SCI). She is transitioning from the School of Chemical Engineering, where she has served as development manager since spring 2018.
Major European funding for research into new quantum materials
New materials are hoped to become building blocks for yet unseen quantum devices
Physics professor: Nuclear simulations need powerful computers, and ‘Finland is at the forefront’
Andrea Sand leads the Nuclear Materials and Engineering research group – a large team of international researchers with funding resources and collaboration opportunities spanning the European continent.
Recycling campaign starts on Otaniemi campus
We will launch a waste recycling campaign on the Otaniemi campus in early October. The aim is to increase the recycling rate and reduce the amount of mixed waste.
Keys to your wellbeing series is in Aaltogether
The Aaltogether Keys to your wellbeing series: science-based articles, podcasts, videos, trainings and exercises for the community.
