Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering

Aalto University / Aalto satellite / photo: Mikko Raskinen

From nano level to the stars!

The Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering (ELE) conducts research and arranges related courses in the fields of electromagnetics, micro and nanotechnology, radio engineering, and space technology featuring an international team of over 150 researchers and research assistants. 

The department is part of the Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering with world-class research facilities. Our work spans three key infrastructures: Micronova (with the Nordic countries' largest cleanrooms), Aalto Electronics-ICT, and Metsähovi Radio Observatory, alongside MilliLab (a joint ESA External Laboratory with VTT). See our research infrastructures here.

News

Mixed group of adults posing on indoor stairs in bright atrium, with glass roof and tall green plant beside them
Cooperation, Studies Published:

The Semi-Summer programme once again offered students summer jobs and research opportunities

The programme, funded by companies in the semiconductor industry, aims to strengthen students' skills in this rapidly growing field
A glass ball with H2 symbol on green vegetation, surrounded by various eco and science icons.
University Published:

Join the Unite!Energy Conference in Darmstadt

The third annual Unite!Energy Conference brings together early-career researchers and experts to exchange knowledge, explore the latest developments and innovations in sustainable energy, and discuss the role of gender-responsive STEM education.
Close-up of a microchip wafer on a metal probe station with fine gold test needles around it
Research & Art Published:

Five things everyone should know about photonics

Most of the digital devices we use daily rely on photonics. As artificial intelligence continues to grow, photonics will continue to make data centres more energy-efficient, says Paul Verrinder, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Aalto University.
Group of students in a classroom, standing before a disaster response slide, with Finnish and Indian flags on table
Studies Published:

Aalto University partners with Indian universities to advance digital disaster response

Students and early-career researchers across engineering, data science, and environmental fields joined Aalto University’s intensive course with visiting professors from India to learn how modern digital systems can improve disaster readiness and response

Research

Studies

The Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering contributes to the common Bachelor programmes of the School of Electrical Engineering, we arrange the Master's Programme in Electronics and Nanotechnology, and we provide post-graduate education through all of our research groups, as can be seen in our Doctoral dissertations.

Research infrastructure

Experimental work is the key for achievements in science. Our department is proud to offer state-of-the-art infrastructures that enable us to conduct internationally distinguished research. Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering (ELE) conducts research and offers education in three sites introduced below, as well as at MilliLab, a joint laboratory with VTT and ESA, offering device measurement and testing capabilities up to THz frequencies.

ele probe

Aalto Electronics-ICT

In the Aalto Electronics-ICT we conduct research in microelectronics, antenna and microwave engineering and space technology.

Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering
Collage of laboratory machines and scientists in warm beige tones with the text “Micronova”.

Micronova

Micronova, a part of OtaNano, is a cleanroom facility operated jointly by Aalto University and VTT, the Technical Research Centre of Finland.

OtaNano
Metsähovi Radio Telescope

Metsähovi Radio Observatory

Metsähovi Radio Observatory is the only astronomical radio observatory in Finland. Metsähovi’s main instrument is the 14-metre radio telescope, which is used around the clock, every day of the year. Its observational data is used, e.g., for studying active galaxies, the Sun, and the rotation of the Earth.

Events

Doctoral hat floating above a speaker's podium with a microphone.
Public defences

Public defence, Photonics and Nanotechnology, MSc Priyanka Goel

Exploring how thin-film materials can turn waste heat into electricity and enable new ways to sense temperature and heat flow.
Doctoral hat floating above a speaker's podium with a microphone.
Public defences

Public defence, Radio Science and Engineering, MSc Mostafa Movahediqomi

Metasurface-Based Technologies for Next-Generation Wireless Communication Systems

Where to find us

  • Updated:
  • Published:
Share
URL copied!