LIBER Centre of Excellence

The LIBER Centre has been launched via the Academy of Finland's CoE in Life Inspired Hybrid Materials (2022-2029).

[Robin Ras @robin_ras]

Are you into computational physics? At @AaltoUniversity we have two professor positions available. https://t.co/hCFuJ7Elhz #AcademicTwitter #Physics

[Robin Ras @robin_ras]

We have an open position for doctoral researcher in hydrophobic modification of bio-based surfaces. Apply now! @AaltoUniversity @LIBER_Centre https://t.co/zyn556Pxms

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Wish you all the best @ArankoSessi in the new season in life as a professor.

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Happy to announce that Sesilja Aranko has been appointed to an Assistant Professor position at Aalto University, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems. The field of the professorship is Cellular Engineering. Congratulations Sesilja Aranko! 🎉💐https://t.co/7tsdYXqoHX

[LIBER Centre of Excellence @LIBER_Centre]

#Sammalkorpi received her doctorate from Helsinki University of Technology in 2004. After her defence, she has worked at the Universities of Princeton, Yale and Aalto. Now she is one of the LIBER PIs and works as a professor of soft materials modelling at Aalto University.

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Read Maria Sammalkorpi's journey from Physics to interdisciplinary Soft Matter research.
https://t.co/1z7G107u8X

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https://t.co/e3OfpXFS8W. Lotta Gustavsson will defend her doctoral thesis on the "Investigations of Ionic Functional Soft Matter" on Friday, May 31st at Aalto University. Prof. Charl FJ Faul from the University of Bristol will act as the opponent.
https://t.co/e4r6CX53To

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LIBER symposium 2024 was absolutely wonderful with scientific and social interactions among our community and the speakers. We had 9 invited speakers, 170 participants from 13 groups, and 60 poster presenters. Spark of new ideas for research and collaborations were generated.

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Welcome to the public doctoral defence of Hedar Al-Terke on Monday 13.5.2024 at Aalto University. The title of the thesis is "Functional Liquid-Fluid Interfaces Based on Hydrophobin Proteins: An Experimental Study for Medical Applications". https://t.co/s90lY7rI75

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Welcome to the public doctoral defence of Amanda Eklund on Friday 10.5.2024 at Aalto University. The title of the thesis is "Switchable hydrogel networks based on natural polysaccharides".

https://t.co/hfXfn6gkS7

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Welcome to the public doctoral defence of Alex Berdin on Friday 19.4.2024 at Tampere University. The title of the thesis is "Holographic Recording in Azobenzene Films : A Digital Holographic Microscopy Approach". https://t.co/3h1k00ifPf

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Robert Pylkkänen will defend his doctoral dissertation on Monday 22.4.2024. The title of the thesis is "Cellodextrin and β-D-1,3-glucan phosphorylases as biocatalysts for novel glucan structure synthesis" https://t.co/9JYtwnOgQr

[Eduardo Anaya-Plaza @anayaplaza]

📢 Postdoc job offer

We are looking for an organic chemist with interest in supramolecular chemistry to develop on-off emitters triggered by light.

Interested? Want to know more? Check it out!⬇️

https://t.co/azlsY95RQN

Retweet appreciated!

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Happy to announce that the LIBER PI, Prof. Olli Ikkala at Aalto University received his third ERC Advanced Grant (funding equal to €2.5 million). Congratulations Olli, so well-deserved! 🎊🎉 https://t.co/c9IMR95Yzt

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Sandra Kaabel has been appointed to an Assistant Professor position at the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science as of 1 April 2024. The field of the professorship is Organic Synthesis Technologies. https://t.co/hecwgCkoC7
#newblogpost

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Zoran Cenev appointed as assistant professor at Aarhus University, Denmark. His reserach will be on physical principles and engineering practices for development of micromanipulation and robotic platforms, measurement devices, and actuation. https://t.co/8P8kXokAsk
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[European Research Council (ERC) @ERC_Research]

Are you applying for ERC grants in 2024?

If yes, then you probably know we made changes to the application forms and to how ERC proposals are evaluated.

Now ERC President Maria Leptin explains the background and rationale to these changes.

👉 https://t.co/D61xGpQF9r

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Welcome to the public doctoral defence of https://t.co/e3OfpXFS8W. Sakari Lepikko on Friday 9.2.2024. The title of the thesis is "Droplet Friction on Heterogeneous Surfaces" https://t.co/FvxNrohhbB

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Dr. Hao Zeng started as a tenured Associate Professor of Soft Matter Robotics at Tampere University in November 2023. His research deals with stimuli-responsive materials, soft robots and light-driven microrobotics. Congratulations Hao! 🎉 https://t.co/lNjnZNyw1Q
#newblogpost

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Dr. Tero-Petri Ruoko was appointed as (tenured) Assistant Professor at Tampere University on February 1st, 2024. His research is on ultrafast spectroscopy, semiconductors, organic electronic devices, and light-emitting materials. Cheers to Tero-Petri! 🎉🥂
https://t.co/LGlOGoWV8q