Department of Chemistry and Sustainable Technology - News

MSc Krista Grönlund developed a method that enables rapid, compound-specific identification of BFRs directly from solid plastic samples with minimal sample preparation.

The results of MSc Thao Nguyen Le Phuoc's doctoral research provide a powerful computational framework that can be directly applied to the practical design and development of advanced OLED materials.

Nine Academy Projects and four Academy Research Fellows secured funding.

MSc Yeray Manuel López-Gómez's thesis explores alternatives to conventional wood preservatives by examining bio-based treatments for solid wood and engineered wood products.

The Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion has awarded this year’s Good Teacher award to Professor Antti Haapala, who works at the University of Eastern Finland.

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.