The Scientific Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering of the Research Council of Finland awarded approximately 4.7 million euros to seven Academy Research Fellows and more than 2 million in project funding for four LUT research projects. The funding was granted for a four-year period and was highly competitive again this year: only about 14 per cent of applicants received a fellowship or project funding.
Two researchers from the field of social sciences are among LUT’s new Academy Research Fellows, further strengthening the discipline's standing at the university.
New Academy Research Fellows
- Zhen Im, associate professor, social sciences: The Green Reshuffle: occupational recognition during the green transition and its political consequences
- Maud Reveilhac, assistant professor, social sciences: Growing Up Reasoning: Longitudinal Study of Cognitive Biases, Collective Decisions, and Epistemic Resilience in Finnish Youth
- Tiina Rissanen, post-doctoral researcher, separation technology: Synergistic actions of phenolics in membrane fouling and its prevention
- Dominik Siemon, associate professor, software engineering: CATCH: Collaborative AI for Time-Critical High-Complexity Scenarios
- Valerii Abramenko, post-doctoral researcher, electrical engineering: Materials Tailoring for Laminated Anisotropy (MATALA)
- Alicja Dankowska, post-doctoral researcher, energy technology: Circuits of justice: exploring normative and spatial dimensions of justice across Finland's battery supply chain
- Leonid Obrezkov, post-doctoral researcher, mechanical engineering: Coupled Simulation of the Lower Limb and Soft Tissues under Large Deformation Dynamics
Academy Research Fellowships are for talented early-career researchers who have advanced rapidly in their careers. Academy Research Fellows produce high-quality, high-impact research that stimulates scientific renewal.
New Academy Projects
Mika Mänttäri, professor, separation technology: Advanced cellulose membranes: Experimental and Computational Insights for Durable, Tailored, and Low-Fouling Separation Materials
Kari Ullakko, professor, physics: Micro magneto-mechanical systems (MAMS) – a new concept for miniaturizing electromechanics and microfluidics
Jero Ahola, professor, electrical engineering: Optimising energy efficiency in high voltage alkaline water electrolysis stacks powered by intermittent solar and wind
Christian Breyer, professor, electrical engineering: REFOCUS-RISE - Resilient energy system designs for future extreme weather regimes focussing on renewable resource availability and instability from AMOC slowdown event
Academy Project Funding supports the renewal and diversity of Finnish science and promotes the quality and impact of research. The aim is to advance research of a high international standard and to support scientific breakthroughs and top-tier international research collaboration.
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