ERC Starting Grant funding
Parinya Chalermsook
Project: "New Algorithmic Techniques through the Lens of Combinatorics"
Duration: 2018 - 2023
Elisa Mekler
Project: "Bridging the Games Research-Practice Gap through Theory Translation"
Duration: 2022 - 2027
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Jaakko Timonen
Project: "Interacting with Active Particles"
Duration: 2019 -2023
This five-year research project Interacting with Active Particles will design a new kind of magnetic tweezers with which to control and study the interaction of moving active particles. The tweezers could be used in microbiological research, for example, to separate and differentiate between various types of cells.
The new extensive research projects led by Professor Jaakko Timonen seek a breakthrough in controlling microscopic active particles with magnetic tweezers. The research focuses on particles that move in different ways: bacteria, microalgae, and synthetic active particles.
The aim is to develop a new type of magnetic tweezers to manipulate rapidly moving active particles in real-time and also to study the mechanisms underlying the interaction between the particles.
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Jaana Vapaavuori
Project: "Autonomously adapting and communicating modular textiles"
Duration: 2021 - 2025
Jaana Vapaavuori carries out pioneering research with functional fibres. The study aims to develop smart materials that react to changes in their environment, exploring how soft materials change colours or move in response to changes in light or temperature. These fibres will be built into modular multifunctional textiles using traditional techniques, which enable more complex networks when compared to widely used knitting and weaving techniques.
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