Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology - News

The University of Eastern Finland’s research funding course has been met with positive feedback.

The findings of MSc Norul Sobuj's thesis suggest that climate warming would stimulate the growth and decrease the concentration of defensive phenolics in P. tremula in the future. The magnitude of the warming effect may reduce to some extent due to possible long-term temperature acclimation.

“Meaningful living on this planet Earth requires that we understand the interactions between humans, machines and nature,” says Mikko Vastaranta, the University of Eastern Finland’s newly appointed Professor of Forest-based Bioeconomy.

The doctoral dissertation in the Environmental Physics will be examined at the Faculty of Science and Forestry at Kuopio Campus.

“With good working life skills, forestry graduates are sure to secure employment,” says the University of Eastern Finland’s newly appointed Professor of Forest Technology Kalle Kärhä.

MSc Ayobami Salami's study provides groundwork by using high-resolution 2D NMR techniques to provide a structural assignment and concentration determination of the most abundant compounds in the distillates.

MA Björn Stockleben introduces both conceptual models of interdisciplinary creative collaboration in online environments and useful practical guidelines for the implementation of such models in university contexts.

MSc Rinez Thapa's research focuses on adsorption technology aiming at developing a novel adsorbent to selectively recover scandium and uranium from dissolved multi-metal solutions.

MSc Joni Hyttinen studied in his doctoral thesis the enhancement of the visibility of lesions caused by oral and dental diseases by taking advantage of spectral imaging.

Members of the Board of the University of Eastern Finland for the term 2022–2025 have been elected. The University Collegiate Body confirmed the elected internal staff and student members.