Teaching staff
Our teaching staff
Department of Chemistry and Materials Science
World-class research with high impact
The Department of Chemistry and Materials Science focuses on micro-, nano- and atomic scale engineering of compounds and materials. Our work in these areas encompasses synthesis, characterization and computational research.
Department's administration
Antti Karttunen
Vice Head of Department / Associate Professor
Research
The research in the department focuses on advanced and functional materials, chemical synthesis, energy storage and conversion, as well as, molecular and materials modelling. Our teaching provides students a solid background for these topics.
Teaching
Our teaching
We are educating chemical engineers for the sustainable future.
We are catalysts of change, an attractive educator, and a forerunner in chemical engineering education. We educate experts who will develop breakthrough technologies in the changing world of energy transition, climate change, and limited material resources.
Pedagogical research
The Department of Chemistry and Materials Science provides high-quality teaching and pedagogical research. We develop innovative and efficient approaches to enhance the learning and wellbeing of chemical engineering students.
Are you interested in studying at the School of Chemical Engineering? Here are our Chemistry and Material Science programmes:
- Aalto Bachelor's Programme in Science and Technology:
- Master's Programmes at the School of Chemical Engineering:
- Joint international Master's Programmes:
See all our school's programmes
- Doctoral studies: Aalto Doctoral Programme in Chemical Engineering
News
Decoding the chemistry of space with machine learning
Astronomers can detect complex chemical fingerprints in stardust – but many of them remain unidentified. The SpaceML project combines machine learning and computational chemistry to simulate how molecules form and evolve in space, helping researchers decode these signals.
Smart textiles are reshaping our understanding of materials – and interspecies communication
The PAST-A-BOT research project, funded by the European Research Council (ERC), is developing soft, intelligent textiles that could one day function as rescue robots, sound-sensing agricultural fabrics, or assistive clothing. At the same time, the project aims to rethink the way we approach materials research.
A paradigm shift: machine learning is transforming research at the atomic scale
Assistant professor Miguel Caro and his research group use and develop machine learning tools to accelerate discoveries from simulation to experiment
