Pirjo Kääriäinen

Awarded in the category of master's thesis. Iines Jakovlev: Kuitukasveja tienpientareelta - Materiaalitutkimus tienvarsien kasveista ja niiden soveltuvuudesta muotoilun materiaaliksi

Professor Jani Romanoff and Vice Dean Rasmus Vuori together with their teams, were awarded for their excellent contribution for the reform of the programme portfolios and structures of the education offered by their schools.<br/><br/>In the School of Arts, Design and Architecture, the team led by Rasmus Vuori coordinated the comprehensive reform of the bachelor's and master's programme structure and management model. The reform enables the increase of multidisciplinary cooperation and the balancing of the workload of students and staff.

Aalto University Bioinnovation Center was granted the Research Impact award.<br/><br/>The Bioinnovation Centre, opened this summer and established with the grant received from the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, will accelerate the transition towards bio and circular economy. Building pilot equipment based on the Ioncell® technology has been the centre's first significant investment, enabling a giant leap in the development of the Ioncell® technology. A multidisciplinary doctoral school forms a pivotal part of the centre's operations, with research projects focusing on, for example, eco-sustainable textiles, as well as packaging combining high-quality design and technology.

Category: Shaping a circular industrial ecosystem and supporting life-cycle thinking > 2022 ‘The Rising Stars’ prize went to Aalto MA student Irene Purasachit’s FLAUX- flower waste project.

Prize awarded to Irene Purasachit's Flaux.

Awarded in the category of dissertations. Irene Purasachit: The designerly approach in material development: a design-led exploration of surplus flowers as raw material.

Lost in the Wood(s) edited by Pirjo Kääriäinen and Liisa Tervinen, with graphic design by Safa Hovinen, was selected as one of the best book covers of the year by The Finnish Book Art Committee <br/><br/>