The project has just finished the art and design orientated course for designing a corporate gift for the Aalto Executives. The gifts are ceramic plates visualizing the Aalto brand, values, colours and Finnishness, internationality and communication.

Dreams and visions become reality as the newly graduates from Aalto University present their thesis projects at the Masters of Aalto 2013 year show. The exhibition is held in Sörnäinen, Helsinki from 8 to 26 May. 

Masters of Aalto offers the visitor a lively presentation of studies at Aalto University and introduces the societal role the university has. Masters of Aalto showcases the works of 80 graduates from the School of Arts, Design, and Architecture, the School of Business and the schools of technology.

The venue is a former granary, a 121-year-old brick building at the corner of Hämeentie and Lautatarhankatu, which for a long time functioned as a warehouse. The premises managed by the City of Helsinki will now be opened to the public for the first time.

The students and alumni of Aalto University are strongly involved in the planning and design of Masters of Aalto. They are responsible for the event's visual identity, the web design, and the exhibition's architecture, to mention a few.

The theme for this year’s show is Dreams Made Real.  The thematic concept of the exhibition is planned by Designer Arni Aromaa. Aromaa is the founder and creative director of Pentagon Design and is an Aalto University's alumnus.

’Finns are very good in realism based on facts, but to create something new requires also dreaming and visioning. The exhibition provides a concrete view on dreams made real by students at Aalto University. This is the main message for example to young people planning their future studies,’ Aromaa describes.

In addition to the exhibition, Masters of Aalto invites its visitors to attend public events, seminars, and workshops in May. During the event, there are products on sale by the young designers and a café by students.

Masters of Aalto on 8–26 May 2013, Kruununmakasiini, Hämeentie 39, Helsinki. The exhibition is open Monday–Friday at 12–20 and during the weekends at 12–18. Free entrance.

Follow the progress of Masters of Aalto at moa.aalto.fi  

Environmental awareness plays a significant role in the production of Masters of Aalto. The event utilises the EcoCompass system of the Helsinki Environment Centre.

Additional information:
Producer Katri Winqvist
katri.winqvist@aalto.fi
tel. +358 50 591 4314 

A wide variety of working methods have been used, such as a study of ‘fugly’ phenomena on the Internet, and the recording of personal everyday data, to EEG brain scans controlling non-newtonian liquids. The exhibition is sure to bring surprise and delight to all visitors!

The opening of the exhibition is on May 14th at 18:00. Welcome!

More information on the exhibition and study program (artandtech.aalto.fi)
The event on Facebook (facebook.com)

Aalto on the Move exhibition presents photos by Timo Idänheimo and Tuure Laurinolli, posters by Jyri Tuulos and Tuomas Saikkonen and videos directed by Anna Berg, Dimitri Paile and Johannes Söderström. The exhibition is produced by Aalto Media Factory and was shown in AMF gallery in March.

The exhibition opening party with authentic Tracks’ and Waves’ spirit will be held on Friday 17th May starting at 5 pm. Welcome!

More information on the exhibition on Media Factory's website (mediafactory.aalto.fi)
Exhibition event on Facebook (facebook.com)
Aalto in Africa (aaltoinafrica.com)

Opponent: Professor Jean-Pierre Seifert, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany

Supervising Professor: Professor Tuomas Aura, Aalto University School of Science, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Electronic dissertation: http://otalib.aalto.fi/en/collections/e-publications/dissertations/

Opponent: Professor Jürgen Hennig, University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany

Supervising Professor: Professor Risto Ilmoniemi, Aalto University School of Science, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Computational Science

Electronic dissertation: http://lib.tkk.fi/Diss/2013/isbn9789526051789/isbn9789526051789.pdf

Opponent: Professor Antonella Zanna Munthe-Kaas, University of Bergen, Norway

Supervising Professor: Professor Olavi Nevanlinna, Aalto University School of Science, Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis

Electronic dissertation: http://lib.tkk.fi/Diss/2013/isbn9789513880002/isbn9789513880002.pdf

Opponent: Professor Christophe Biernacki, Université Lille 1, France

Supervising Professor: Professor Olli Simula, Aalto University School of Science, Department of Information and Computer Science

Electronic dissertation: http://otalib.aalto.fi/en/collections/e-publications/dissertations/

Opponent: Professor José María Ortiz de Zárate, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Supervising Professor: Professor Tapio Ala-Nissilä, Aalto University School of Science, Department of Applied Physics

Electronic dissertation: http://otalib.aalto.fi/en/collections/e-publications/dissertations/

Opponent: Professor Eyal Buks, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

Supervising Professor: Professor Jukka Pekola, Aalto University School of Science, O.V. Lounasmaa Laboratory

Electronic dissertation: http://otalib.aalto.fi/en/collections/e-publications/dissertations/

The flow and load variations in the wastewater plant influent complicate the operation of the biological treatment process and harm the process performance. Moreover, the plant influent is often lacking readily biodegradable organic matter needed for the biological nutrient removal. In this research project, the primary clarifiers at the Pihlajaniemi wastewater treatment plant  in Savonlinna were modified in order to tackle the problems caused by flow variation and the lack of suitable organic matter.

Diurnal flow variations were efficiently levelled out in the existing primary clarifier basin volume. Also, a significant amount of organic matter was transformed into a more accessible form for the biological nutrient removal bacteria when only flow equalization was in operation. The main improvement in the biological process performance was observed with nitrification and with better hydraulic control of the process. Moreover, sludge production was decreased. In practice, the tested modifications enable an increase in the process capacity without large investments and savings in the treatment of biosolids. This process modification could be widely implemented in Finland because the majority of middle-sized and large WWTPs have primary clarifiers.

Research area: Water and wastewater engineering

Opponent: Professor Karin Jönsson, LTH Lund University, Sweden

Supervising professor: Professor Riku Vahala, Aalto University School of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Contact information: 
Anna Mikola
Tel. 040 7176552, anna.mikola@aalto.fi

Opponent: Professor Ting Xu, University of California, Berkeley, USA

Supervising professor: Professor Janne Ruokolainen, Aalto University School of Science, Department of Applied Physics

Electronic dissertation: http://lib.tkk.fi/Diss/2013/isbn9789526050133/isbn9789526050133.pdf

Inspire 2013 will be a unique celebration consisting of insightful discussions, workshops and presentations that will demonstrate why design should be considered as a key element of innovative and successful businesses.

The aim of this event is to discover the benefits of open collaboration, co-design and multidisciplinary work in high-complexity projects.

More information:

Event website (idbminspire.fi)
INSPIRE on Facebook (facebook.com)

Installation lectures 2014: 9 April and 19 November at 14.15.

More information 
Minna Lönnqvist
minna.lonnqvist@aalto.fi
050 597 2465 

• Dean, professor Ingmar Björkman, Welcome and foreword
  
  
• Professor Jay Barney, What is strategic management?
  
  After briefly discussing what strategic management is not, Professor Barney will discuss the two major competing theories explaining why some firms outperform others.  The first theory focuses on identifying attractive industries and attributes superior performance to monopoly power. The second, known as resource-based theory, focuses on rare and costly-to-copy firm resources and capabilities. It attributes superior performance to the ability some firms have to address customer needs more effectively than their competitors.  Some of the managerial implications of resource-based theory will also be discussed.
  
  
• President, CEO of Tieto Kimmo Alkio, Comment on Jay Barney´s speech
  
  
• Discussion and questions

Welcome!

Register for the event (alumninet.aalto.fi)

****

Short bio of Jay Barney

Presidential Professor of Strategic Management,
Pierre Lassonde Chair of Social Entrepreneurship,
David Eccles School of Business
The University of Utah.

Jay Barney received his master's and doctorate degree from Yale University.

Professor Barney teaches organizational strategy and policy at The University of Utah.  He also has taught in a variety of executive training programs and at several firms, including AEP, AT&T, Nationwide and McKinsey & Company.

Professor Barney's research focuses on the relationship between firm skills and capabilities and sustained competitive advantage.  He has published over one hundred articles in a variety of journals and books, and has been on the editorial boards at theAcademy of Management Review and the Strategic Management Journal; Associate Editor at the Journal of Management and senior editor at Organization Science and currently serves as Co-Editor of the "Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal". Professor Barney has also delivered scholarly papers at the Harvard Business School, the Wharton School of Business, the University of Michigan, Northwestern University, The London Business School, and at over seventy other universities throughout the world. He has published six books.

Professor Barney has consulted with a wide variety of public and private organizations. His consulting focuses on implementing large-scale organizational change and strategic analysis. He has also has also served on advisory boards for several privately held companies.

Horizon 2020 is the EU's new framework programme for research and innovation, which will be launched in 2014. The programme is part of the Europe 2020 growth programme for the coming decade.

Registration by May 25 2013 (eage.aalto.fi)

Program (pdf)

Program

12:00-13:00     
Innovation at the core of Horizon 2020
Kirsi Haavisto, Deputy Head of Unit Innovation Policy, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission

13:00-13:20     
Participation rules – New ways of project funding
Outi Kauppinen, Senior Adviser, EU Research and Innovation Programmes EUTI, Tekes

13:20-13:50  Coffee break

13:50-14:20     
Participation rules - Intellectual property rights and other legal aspects
Sanna Häikiö, Legal Counsel, VTT and Maria Rehbinder, Legal Counsel, Aalto University

14:20-14:45     
Large R&D&I instruments – Introduction
Leena Sarvaranta, Vice President EU Affairs, VTT

14:45-15:00     
Large R&D&I instruments – Case EIT ICT Labs
Marko Turpeinen, Professor, Aalto University

15:00-15:30     
Take your message to Brussels, panel discussion
Arto Karila, Principal Scientist. Aalto University; Kirsi Haavisto, European Commission; Raimo Pakkanen, Committee member KBBE, Tekes; Rogaciano Cavadas Kaipainen, Helsinki EU Office and Outi Lindqvist, EUTI (Chair)

15:30-16:00 Support and practical advice: who to contact at EUTI, Aalto, GTK and VTT

Get the materials

See also:

Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (ec.europa.eu)

Europe 2020: EU's growth strategy for the coming decade (ec.europa.eu)

Opponent: Dr. Carlo Pierpaoli, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Health, USA

Supervising Professor: Academy Professor Riitta Hari, Aalto University School of Science, O.V. Lounasmaa Laboratory

Electronic dissertation: http://otalib.aalto.fi/en/collections/e-publications/dissertations/

Opponent: Dr. Per-Anders Ivert, Lund University, Sweden

Supervising Professor: Professor Juha Kinnunen, Aalto University School of Science, Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis

Electronic dissertation: http://otalib.aalto.fi/en/collections/e-publications/dissertations/   

Opponent: Dr. Lasse Leskelä, University of Jyväskylä

Supervising Professor: Professor Olavi Nevanlinna, Aalto University School of Science, Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis

Electronic dissertation: http://otalib.aalto.fi/en/collections/e-publications/dissertations/

Opponent: Professor Sergiy Minko, Clarkson University, USA

Supervising Professor: Professor Janne Ruokolainen, Aalto University School of Science, Department of Applied Physics

Electronic dissertation: http://otalib.aalto.fi/en/collections/e-publications/dissertations/