Professors' inaugural lectures at the University of Eastern Finland in 2024, Kuopio Campus

At the University of Eastern Finland, professors’ inaugural lectures are a tradition where newly appointed professors give a popular lecture on the key themes of their discipline and research.

In 2024, professors’ inaugural lectures will be held on the Joensuu Campus, in the Metria Building, on 25 September, and on the Kuopio Campus, in the Medistudia Building, on 27 September. To be recorded, the lectures will later become available for viewing on the website dedicated to professors’ inaugural lectures.

Inaugural lectures by professors of the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, Auditorium MS300, Medistudia Building, starting at 9:15

• Kari Lehtinen, Dean of the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology. Opening words.
• Harri Kokkola, Aerosol-Cloud Interactions. Lecture title: Aerosolien ja pilvien rooli muuttuvassa ilmastossa (in Finnish).
• Leo Kärkkäinen, Embedded Systems. Lecture title: Sulautettu tekoäly (Embedded AI) (in Finnish).
• Mikko Nissi, Medical Physics and Technology. Lecture title: Kvantitatiivinen magneettikuvaus – kuvista määriin (in Finnish).
• Siegfried Schobesberger, Atmospheric Chemistry. Lecture title: Understanding the atmosphere on a molecular level.
• Anna Lähde, Aerosol Technology. Lecture title: Sustainable materials and applications with aerosol technology and thermal processes.

Inaugural lectures by professors of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Auditorium MS301, Medistudia Building, starting at 9:15

• Jussi Pihlajamäki, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences. Opening words.
• Joonas Sirola, Orthopaedics and Traumatology. Lecture title: Ortopedian ja traumatologian alan tutkimuksen ja opetuksen tulevaisuus Suomessa – miten Itä-Suomen yliopistosta tehdään tieteenalan huippukeskus? (in Finnish).
• Sanna Salmi, Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases. Lecture title: Tulehduksellisten hengitystiesairauksien riskitekijät ja ehkäisy (in Finnish).
• Annakaisa Haapasalo, Molecular Neurodegeneration. Lecture title: Otsalohkodementian translationaalinen tutkimus – molekyylimekanismeista tautibiomarkkereihin ja uusiin hoitoihin (in Finnish).
• Alina Solomon, Neuroepidemiology. Lecture title: Multimodal strategies for dementia risk reduction.

Inaugural lectures by professors of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, Auditorium MS302, Medistudia building, starting at 9:15

• Sari Rissanen, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies. Opening words.
• Anna-Maija Castrén, Sociology. Lecture title: Yhteiskunta läheissuhteissamme (in Finnish).
• Tomi Mäki-Opas, Social and Public Policy. Lecture title: Hyvinvointi ja eriarvoisuus: kohti vaikuttavuusperustaista yhteiskuntapolitiikkaa (in Finnish).

Coffee will be served in the lobby of the Medistudia Building from 10:15.

Presentations of all professors delivering an inaugural lecture can be found at https://www.uef.fi/en/professors-inaugural-lectures

Welcome!