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Pekka Peljo appointed as Associate Professor (tenured) at the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science

D.Sc. (Tech.) Pekka Peljo has been appointed as Associate Professor (tenured) position at the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science as of 1 April 2025. The field of the professorship is Electrolytic Processes for Green Energy Transition.
Pekka Peljo

Peljo received his Ph.D. from Aalto University in 2013. After his defence, he has worked as a researcher at the Laboratory of Physical and Analytical Electrochemistry at EPFL, Switzerland, and at Aalto University.  Most recently, he has worked as a Professor at the University of Turku.

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