Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology - News

The exceptional donation from the estate of Martti Miettinen, a farmer from Lapinlahti, supports doctoral researchers at the Kuopio campus.

MSc Jie Guo's doctoral research focuses on the valorization of agricultural waste, specifically citrus fruit peels, and berry pomaces.

Assistant Professor Merve Atasoy’s project aims to transform wastewater treatment plants from cost centers into resource recovery hubs.

The Research Council of Finland has granted funding to strengthen R&D activities in wellbeing services counties, for clinical research, and for research into forest biomass in Finland and into sustainable energy solutions of the future.

MSc Federico Malato's doctoral dissertation explores a novel approach to augment decisions made by autonomous agents via active recall of past experiences.

MSc Roman Calpe's research introduces novel approaches for tailoring optical coherence using nanostructures, with implications for future photonic technologies.

The Foundations' Post Doc Pool awarded some 1.39 million euros to 26 postdoctoral scholars on 3 December 2025.

Launched this autumn, the HERMES project will create a data exchange unit that will revolutionise short-range data transfer by enabling speeds of 100 gigabits per second with minimal energy consumption or production costs.

Nabin Subedi, MSc, developed solid adsorbents for the capture of carbon dioxide under various emission scenarios.

MSc Henri Oikarinen studied emissions from fuel operated auxiliary heaters of passenger cars, with specific focus on particle emissions.