Robin Ras
Professor
T304 Dept. Applied Physics
Full researcher profile
https://research.aalto.fi/...
Email
robin.ras@aalto.fi
Phone number
+358504326633
Honors and awards
Anton Paar Research Award for Instrumental Analytics & Characterization
The first Anton Paar Research Prize for Instrumental Analysis and Characterization has been granted to Robin Ras and Quan Zhou for their invention Scanning Droplet Adhesion Microscopy.
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Soft Matter and Wetting
Jan 2018
Academy of Finland Research Fellow
Academy Research Fellow 2011 - 2016
Award or honor granted for a specific work
Department of Applied Physics
Jan 2011
ERC Consolidator Grant
Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
Soft Matter and Wetting
Jun 2017
Research groups
- Soft Matter and Wetting, Professor
Publications
Fluorine-free bioactive hydrophobic coating for cellulosic textiles derived from biogenic feedstocks via mechanochemistry
Esubalew Kasaw Gebeyehu, Baniasadi Hossein, Lukas Fliri, Valtteri Turkki, Maja Vuckovac, Robin H.A. Ras, Ali R. Tehrani-Bagha
2026
Surfaces and Interfaces
A biofluid-repellent nanograss coating enhances flow of protein solutions and preserves transparency of glass capillaries upon exposure to blood
Mubashir Hussain, Mohammad Awashra, Christoffer Kauppinen, Seyed Mehran Mirmohammadi, Nicholas Addy-Tayie, Rosa Peltola, Juho Leskinen, Sami Puustinen, Heikki A. Nurmi, Robin H. A. Ras, Sami Franssila, Ville Jokinen
2026
Nanoscale Advances
Unlocking the Full Potential of Jumping Condensation on Microstructured Surfaces
Mariia S. Kiseleva, Tytti Kärki, Mika Latikka, Parham Koochak, Sakari Lepikko, Maja Vuckovac, Tomi Koskinen, Ramesh Raju, Ville P. Jokinen, Jiazheng Liu, Nenad Miljkovic, Jaakko V.I. Timonen, Ilkka Tittonen, Robin H.A. Ras
2026
Advanced Science
The driving mechanism of capillary condensation in nanogaps
Gentrit Zenuni, Ari Laaksonen, Robin H.A. Ras, Ali Afzalifar
2026
Newton
Hydrophobin-Coated Echogenic Microbubbles for Molecular Targeting of Tumor Cells
Hedar H. Al-Terke, Grégory Beaune, Muhammad Junaid, Jani Seitsonen, Arja Paananen, Pierangelo Metrangolo, Jaakko V.I. Timonen, Jussi Joensuu, Robin H.A. Ras
2025
Advanced Science
Wood Biomolecules as Agricultural Adjuvants for Effective Suppression of Droplet Rebound from Plant Foliage
Mamata Bhattarai, Hedar Al-Terke, Kai Liu, Zhangmin Wan, Petri Kilpeläinen, Alistair W.T. King, Alexey Khakalo, Jiayun Xu, Chunlin Xu, Robin H.A. Ras, Bruno D. Mattos, Orlando J. Rojas
2025
Advanced Science
Fast capillary waves on an underwater superhydrophobic surface
Maxime Fauconnier, Bhuvaneshwari Karunakaran, Alex Drago-Gonzalez, William S. Y. Wong, Robin H. A. Ras, Heikki J. Nieminen
2025
Nature Communications
Smoothening Perfluoroalkylated Surfaces : Liquid-Like Despite Molecular Rigidity?
Parham Koochak, Mariia S. Kiseleva, Sakari Lepikko, Mika Latikka, Robin H.A. Ras, William S.Y. Wong
2025
Advanced Materials Interfaces
Droplet Friction on Superhydrophobic Surfaces Scales With Liquid-Solid Contact Fraction
Sakari Lepikko, Valtteri Turkki, Tomi Koskinen, Ramesh Raju, Ville Jokinen, Mariia S. Kiseleva, Samuel Rantataro, Jaakko V.I. Timonen, Matilda Backholm, Ilkka Tittonen, Robin H.A. Ras
2025
Small
Durable Icephobic and Superhydrophobic Silicon Nanowire Surfaces
Seyed Mehran Mirmohammadi, Miika Heikkilä, Laura Fieber, Mohammad Awashra, Sara Hamed, Suprit Bhusare, Gaurav Mohanty, Robin H.A. Ras, Ville Jokinen, Sami Franssila
2025
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
