Special grant for a Ukrainian doctoral student or a post-doctoral researcher in the 2022 call 6 We have decided in our 2022 call to support…
The best doctoral thesis of the year 2021
After the granting ceremony Lassi Klemettinen had the possibility of enjoying his honeymoon in Nazaré , Portugal. Optimising the use of raw materials in metal…
Doctoral thesis awarded as best in 2020 promotes use of wood in food and cosmetics
The Finnish Natural Resources Research Foundation presented its annual award for best doctoral thesis to Mamata Bhattarai, who completed her doctoral thesis at the University…
Laser scanning in assessing wood properties in standing timber
The Finnish Natural Resources Research Foundation co-financed Jiri Pyörälä’s dissertation, “Assessing wood properties in standing timber with laser scanning”. Pyörälä graduated as a forester from…
Boosting the use of fast-growing Aspen: green source of high-added value chemicals and energy (BoostA)
Ended year 2021 Researcher Pasi Korkalo, Research Scientist. M.Sc. (Chemistry), Natural Resources Institute Finland Supervisor Tuula Jyske, Senior Scientist, D.Sc., docent (Agr & For), Natural…
New methods for Pure Rare Earths / PuREE
Ended year 2021 Researcher M.Sc. Santeri Kurkinen, Department of Separation Science, LUT University Supervisors Prof. Tuomo Sainio and Dr. Sami Virolainen, LUT University Description of…
Detailed solution chemistry of flotation circuits in Nordic conditions
Ended year 2022 Researcher David Sibarani (M.Sc.), Doctoral student, Aalto University Supervisor Daniel Lindberg (D.Sc.), Associate professor, Principal Investigator and supervisor. Aalto University, School of Chemical…
Development and modification of Scandium production process
Ended year 2021 Researcher M.Sc. Rita Kallio Supervisors Professors Timo Fabritius (Metallurgy), Saija Luukkanen (Mineral processing) and Ulla Lassi (Hydrometallurgy) Description of the project: Scandium…
Comparing the impact of continuous cover forest management and rotations forest management on long-term soil carbon storage
Researcher Eva-Maria Roth, Doctoral Student, University of Helsinki Supervisors Assistant Professor Kristiina Karhu, Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki Professor Eeva-Stiina Tuittila, Faculty of…
From forest industry waste streams to new urethanes and polyurethanes: value from Lignin degradation
Ended year 2022 Researcher Veronika Badazhkova, Doctoral Student, Åbo Akademi University Supervisors Professor Reko Leino (Principal investigator), Dr. Risto Savela and Dr. Patrik Eklund Site…