Department of Chemistry and Sustainable Technology - News

The Finnish Research Infrastructure Committee (FIRI Committee) has taken the funding decisions concerning the research infrastructures selected to Finland’s national roadmap.

An international research collaboration has developed promising new materials that could improve the manufacturing of electronic displays.

Doctoral Researcher Mahmoud Negm from the UEF Department of Chemistry has been chosen to showcase his research at the international summit.

"There is demand for skilled chemistry and technology experts both in industry and in the education sector," says Professor Mika Suvanto, Head of the Department of Chemistry and Sustainable Technology.

MSc Yaxin Ren's research object is an enzyme called L-arabinonate dehydratase from Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii.

The idea of MSc Blaž Hrovat's research was studying industrial waste, developing green technologies utilizing waste as raw material and monitoring microplastic pollution.

Awards were presented to the MoLeWe Research Collective, to Professor Markku Hauta-Kasari, Senior University Lecturer Lasse Heikkinen and University Lecturer Ville Nivalainen in recognition of their communication related to the university’s education in technology, to Professor Tomi Voutilainen, and to the Multidisciplinary Cancer Research Community, CANCER RC.

MSc Qing Zhao's study explores how pyrolysis can turn tree bark into useful chemicals such as suberinic fatty acids, triterpenoids, and phenolic compounds.

In all, the Finnish Research Infrastructure Committee within the Research Council of Finland selected 21 infrastructures to the roadmap of national research infrastructures 2025–2028.

MSc Iida Partanen explored a few approaches to diversify photophysical characteristics of polyaromatic hydrocarbon blocks by utilizing different organophosphorus functions.