Water crisis and water shortage
- Water solutions in a circular economy, membrane technology: Professor Mika Mänttäri
- Microalgae-based water treatment technology: Professor Amit Bhatnagar
- Wastewater treatment: Professor Susana Rodriques-Couto
- Metal recovery from wastewater: Professor Eveliina Repo
- Refining sidestreams into new products: Professor Tuomo Sainio
Energy transition
- Electricity systems and applications: Professor Antti Kosonen
- Electricity systems, solar energy, energy efficiency ja green hydrogen: Professor Jero Ahola
- Solar photovoltaic power, renewable energy: Professor Christian Breyer
- Power-to-x business and strategy, hydrogen economy: Research Director Petteri Laaksonen
- Nuclear power, nuclear power plant technology, nuclear safety, energy systems: Professor Juhani Hyvärinen
- Bioenergy, energy economy, energy systems: Professor Esa Vakkilainen
- Electric mobility: Associate Professor Jukka Lassila
- Electric vehicle charging: Junior Researcher Ville Tikka
Mining and battery industry
- Sustainable battery industry, bio-based and other battery raw materials: Associate Professor Sami Virolainen, LUT School of Engineering Sciences
- Battery technology, raw materials and units: Professor Pertti Kauranen, LUT School of Energy Systems
Security of supply
- Food supply and security, sustainability science, sustainability transition, the change of nutrient system, climate sustainability: Professor Helena Kahiluoto, LUT School of Energy Systems
- Supply of socially critical products: Academy Research Fellow Katri Laatikainen, LUT School of Engineering Science
Artificial intelligence
- AI, digitalization and circular economy: Professor Paavo Ritala
Sustainable business
- Sustainability science and circular economy: Professor Lassi Linnanen, LUT School of Energy Systems
- Sustainable software engineering and ICT: Professor Jari Porras, LUT School of Engineering Sciences
- Company activism: Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher Laura Olkkonen, LUT Business School
- Security of supply: Professor, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Tech) Veli Matti Virolainen, LUT Business School
- Hybrid and remote work, knowledge work, information management, digitalization and trust: Professor Kirsimarja Blomqvist, LUT Business School
- Digital media, crisis and science communication, public engagement and politics: University Lecturer Anna Rantasila
- Digital economy, digital transformation, AI and society: Associate Professor Edemilson Paraná
Social sciences, communications and working life