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LIBER COE includes almost 40% doctoral students, and each year several students defend their doctoral dissertations and graduate.

Public defence of doctoral students

Perspectives on Capillary Bridges: Quasi-Two-Dimensional Droplets and Living Bridges

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Doctoral student:
Tytti Kärki
Supervisor:
Prof. Jaakko Timonen
Location:
Ekonominaukio 1, 02150 Espoo, Finland
Date:
9 January 2026

Synthesis of silica nanofibers for visible light scattering applications

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Doctoral student:
Zhen Lin
Supervisor:
Prof. Olli Ikkala
Location:
Aalto University, Otakaari, Espoo, Finland
Date:
28 November 2025

Exploring Condensate Properties of Engineered Proteins in Cellular and in vitro Systems for Materials Design

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Doctoral student:
Jianhui Feng
Supervisor:
Prof. Markus Linder
Location:
Ekonominaukio 1, 02150 Espoo, Finland
Date:
10 October 2025

Light-Fueled Self-Sustained Soft Robotics

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Doctoral student:
Zixuan Deng
Supervisor:
Prof. Arri Priimägi
Location:
Tampere University, Hervanta Campus, Tampere, Finland
Date:
4 September 2025

Zwitterionic polymer-based soft composites in sensing applications

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Doctoral student:
Ziyue Miao
Supervisor:
Prof. Olli Ikkala
Location:
Maarintie 8, 02150 Espoo, Finland
Date:
18 August 2025

Virus-mimetic structures through protein engineering and nucleic acid origami

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Doctoral student:
Iris Seitz
Supervisor:
Prof. Mauri Kostiainen
Location:
Aalto University School of Business, Ekonominaukio, Espoo, Finland
Date:
18 June 2025

Using lasers to decode the solar potential of light-activated 2D carbon-based materials

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Doctoral student:
Jokotadeola Odutola
Supervisor:
Prof. Arri Priimägi/Prof. Tero-Petri Ruoko
Location:
Tampere University, Hervanta Campus, Tampere, Finland
Date:
3 June 2025

Magnetic Sensing Supported by Machine Learning

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Doctoral student:
Xichen Hu
Supervisor:
Prof. Olli Ikkala
Location:
Aalto University, Otakaari, Espoo, Finland
Date:
22 May 2025

Molecular Simulations of Crystalline Cellulose Interfacial Interactions

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Doctoral student:
Zhennan Kou
Supervisor:
Prof. Maria Sammalkorpi
Location:
Aalto University, Otakaari, Espoo, Finland
Date:
21 March 2025

Modeling of charged polymers in aqueous solutions in the presence of salt ions and substrates

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Doctoral student:
Hossein Vahid Dastjerdi
Supervisor:
Prof. Maria Sammalkorpi & Prof. Tapio Ala-Nissilä
Location:
Aalto-yliopisto Kide, Konemiehentie, Espoo, Finland
Date:
13 December 2024

Synthesis of cellulose based self-sterilizing materials via solid-state reactions

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Doctoral student:
Daniel Langerreiter
Supervisor:
Prof. Mauri Kostiainen
Location:
Aalto University School of Business, Ekonominaukio, Espoo, Finland
Date:
25 October 2024

Assembly of silk-like proteins towards functional bio-inspired materials

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Doctoral student:
Yin Yin
Supervisor:
Prof. Markus Linder
Location:
Aalto University School of Chemical Engineering, Kemistintie 1, Espoo, Finland
Date:
18 October 2024

Investigations of Ionic Functional Soft Matter

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Doctoral student:
Lotta Gustavsson
Supervisor:
Prof. Olli Ikkala
Location:
Aalto University, Otakaari, Espoo, Finland
Date:
31 May 2024

Magnetic field-induced particle assembly and jamming

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Doctoral student:
Xianhu Liu
Supervisor:
Prof. Olli Ikkala
Location:
Aalto University, Otakaari, Espoo, Finland
Date:
22 May 2024

Functional Liquid-Fluid Interfaces Based on Hydrophobin Proteins: An Experimental Study for Medical Applications

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Doctoral student:
Hedar Al-Terke
Supervisor:
Prof. Robin Ras
Location:
Aalto University School of Chemical Engineering, Kemistintie 1, Espoo, Finland
Date:
13 May 2024

Switchable hydrogel networks based on natural polysaccharides

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Doctoral student:
Amanda Eklund
Supervisor:
Prof. Olli Ikkala
Location:
Aalto University, Otakaari, Espoo, Finland
Date:
10 May 2024

Analytical ultracentrifugation as a tool to understand interactions in biomolecular materials

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Doctoral student:
Dmitrii Fedorov
Supervisor:
Prof. Markus Linder
Location:
Aalto University School of Chemical Engineering, Kemistintie 1, Espoo, Finland
Date:
3 May 2024

Cellodextrin and β-D-1,3-glucan phosphorylases as biocatalysts for novel glucan structure synthesis

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Doctoral student:
Robert Pylkkänen
Supervisor:
Prof. Merja Penttilä
Location:
Aalto University School of Chemical Engineering, Kemistintie 1, Espoo, Finland
Date:
22 April 2024

Holographic Recording in Azobenzene Films : A Digital Holographic Microscopy Approach

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Doctoral student:
Alex Berdin
Supervisor:
Prof. Arri Priimägi
Location:
Tampere University, Hervanta Campus, Tampere, Finland
Date:
19 April 2024

Exploring silk protein assembly mechanisms for high-performance materials

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Doctoral student:
Teemu Välisalmi
Supervisor:
Prof. Markus Linder
Location:
Aalto University School of Chemical Engineering, Kemistintie 1, Espoo, Finland
Date:
1 March 2024

Droplet friction on heterogeneous surfaces

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Doctoral student:
Sakari Lepikko
Supervisor:
Prof. Robin Ras
Location:
Aalto University, Otakaari, Espoo, Finland
Date:
9 February 2024

Exploring structural diversity in quorum sensing signalling systems and strategies to control prokaryotic community-wide behaviour.

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Doctoral student:
Christopher Jonkergouw
Supervisor:
Prof. Markus Linder
Location:
Aalto University, Otakaari, Espoo, Finland
Date:
19 January 2024

Critical study of contact angle goniometry

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Doctoral student:
Tommi Huhtamäki
Supervisor:
Prof. Robin Ras
Location:
Aalto University, Otakaari, Espoo, Finland
Date:
12 January 2024

Computational modelling of adsorption and aggregation in bio oils at multiple length scales

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Doctoral student:
Maisa Vuorte
Supervisor:
Prof. Maria Sammalkorpi
Location:
Aalto University School of Business, Ekonominaukio, Espoo, Finland
Date:
12 December 2023

DNA Origami as a Tool for Assembling Functional Biohybrid Nanomaterials

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Doctoral student:
Sofia Julin
Supervisor:
Prof. Mauri Kostiainen
Location:
Aalto University, Otakaari, Espoo, Finland
Date:
8 December 2023

Hybrid Architectures at the Nanoscale: Constructing Materials through Electrostatic Interactions

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Doctoral student:
Ahmed Shaukat
Supervisor:
Prof. Mauri Kostiainen
Location:
Aalto University School of Chemical Engineering, Kemistintie 1, Espoo, Finland
Date:
10 November 2023

Strategies for Red-Light Photoswitching

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Doctoral student:
Kim Kuntze
Supervisor:
Prof. Arri Priimägi
Location:
Tampere University, Hervanta Campus, Tampere, Finland
Date:
1 September 2023

Photoluminescent Gold Nanoclusters in Soft Matrices

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Doctoral student:
Shaochen Zhou
Supervisor:
Prof. Robin Ras
Location:
Aalto University, Otakaari, Espoo, Finland
Date:
29 June 2023

Superhydrophobic metrology and applications

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Doctoral student:
Heikki Nurmi
Supervisor:
Prof. Robin Ras
Location:
Aalto University, Otakaari, Espoo, Finland
Date:
13 January 2023

Molecular Simulations of Reverse Micelles

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Doctoral student:
Sampsa Vierros
Supervisor:
Prof. Maria Sammalkorpi & Kari Laasonen
Location:
Aalto University School of Chemical Engineering, Kemistintie 1, Espoo, Finland
Date:
11 November 2022

Polyhydroxyalkanoate production in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Doctoral student:
Anna Ylinen
Supervisor:
Prof. Merja Penttilä
Location:
Aalto University School of Chemical Engineering, Kemistintie 1, Espoo, Finland
Date:
2 September 2022

Molecular assembly routes for biological materials

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Doctoral student:
Laura Lemetti
Supervisor:
Prof. Markus Linder
Location:
Aalto University School of Chemical Engineering, Kemistintie 1, Espoo, Finland
Date:
10 June 2022

Polymer and gel networks - From self-assembly to structure, properties, and application

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Doctoral student:
Kia Bertula
Supervisor:
Prof. Olli Ikkala
Location:
Aalto University, Otakaari, Espoo, Finland
Date:
4 March 2022

Self-assembly and Pattern Formation - From Nanoconfined Ion Transport in Liquid Crystals to Dissipative Pattern Formation in Electroferrofluids

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Doctoral student:
Tomy Cherian
Supervisor:
Prof. Olli Ikkala
Location:
Aalto University, Otakaari, Espoo, Finland
Date:
4 February 2022
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