Department of Technical Physics - News

A recent study has found that a small proportion of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles produce 50% of the harmful fine particle emissions generated by passenger cars in Finland.

Associate Professor Timo Lähivaara studies how physical models and artificial intelligence can support the assessment of groundwater resources. His professorship was established with the support of endowments from industry.

Eight new members were elected to the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters.

The research project aims to grow personalized cartilage tissue in the laboratory to improve treatment for osteoarthritis.

Projects of Professor Antti Poso and Associate Professor Timo Lähivaara received over 800,000 euros funding from the Research Council of Finland.

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

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.

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

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

University of Eastern Finland alumnus Tuomas Vallius is a team leader at Meta for product development and manufacturing teams working on display glasses.