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Iiro Harjunkoski has been appointed as Full Professor at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering

Iiro Harjunkoski has been appointed as Full Professor position at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering as of 1 September 2024. The field of the professorship is Process Systems Engineering.
Iiro Harjunkoski

Harjunkoski received his doctorate from Åbo Academy in 1997. After his defence, he has worked as a researcher at Åbo Academy, Carniege Mellon University USA and ABB Ladenburg Germany.  He is currently working as Research Fellow at Hitachi Energy Research Mannheim, Germany. He has also worked as Adjunct Professor at Aalto University.

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