Department of Chemistry and Sustainable Technology - News

The Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering has granted 3.5 million euros of funding to new Academy Projects at the University of Eastern Finland.

The Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment granted more than 5.2 million euros of funding to Academy Projects at the University of Eastern Finland.

The research infrastructures of the University of Eastern Finland have been added to the national Research.fi portal, and they are also increasingly visible on the university’s own website.

Nicholas Downes of the A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences and Khai Pham Dinh of the Department of Chemistry secured a Finnish Foundations' Post Doc Pool grant.

UEF, together with Teollisuusneuvos Heikki Väänänen Fund, will organise the 8th Karelia Symposium under the theme “Food from Wood” in Joensuu on 25 April 2023.

How can a metal object be made antibacterial, self-lubricating or corrosion resistant? By combining metal injection moulding and the space holder technique, it is possible to manufacture porous metal allowing the introduction of chemical agents.

The Faculty of Science and Forestry will change its name to the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, effective from 1 January 2023.

MSc Olufunmilayo Omolara Mofikoya's study shows the tremendous molecular complexity of the needle extracts and essential oils.

In MSc Khai Pham Dinh's study, three-dimensional TiO2 inverse opal structures are fabricated and used as a base material for further modifications and investigations for a better photocatalytic performance and wider the application into different fields.

Teollisuusneuvos Heikki Väänänen Fund awards grants for wood-related scientific research at the University of Eastern Finland.