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Jukka Niskanen has been appointed Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering

Jukka Niskanen (Ph.D) has been appointed five-year fixed term Assistant Professor position at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering as of 1 January 2023. The field of the professorship is Polymer Engineering
Jukka Niskanen

Niskanen received his doctorate from the University of Helsinki, Finland, in 2013. After his defence, he was a researcher at the Universities of Helsinki, Montreal, and Ottawa. He is currently working as a Senior Scientist at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.

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