Ruxia Fan defended her doctoral dissertation on Friday, 6.3.2026 , at Aalto University. Title of the thesis: Harnessing biomolecular click reactions for modular protein engineering and functionalization Opponent: Prof. Jan Johansson, Karolinska Institute, Sweden Supervisor: Prof. Sesilja Aranko, Aalto University School of Chemical Engineering The summary of the thesis: Proteins are essential building blocks for advanced biological and bioinspired materials due to their extraordinary...

Kourosh Hasheminejad defended her doctoral dissertation on Friday, 6.2.2026 , at Aalto University. Title of the thesis: Computational modelling of block copolymer surface coatings at multiple length scales Opponent: Professor Philip J. Camp, University of Edinburgh, Scotland Supervisor: Prof. Maria Sammalkorpi, Aalto University School of Chemical Engineering The summary of the thesis: This doctoral thesis investigates how block copolymer coatings form on hydrophilic surfaces and how...

Henri Savolainen defended his doctoral dissertation on Monday 19.1.2026, at Aalto University. Title of the thesis: Topological effects in polymer networks for adhesion, resilience, and sustainability Opponent: Professor André Studart, Eidgenössische technische Hochschule Zuerich, Switzerland Supervisor: Prof. Olli Ikkala, Aalto University School of Science The summary of the thesis: The thesis treats the topic of functional properties of hydrogels, i.e., aqueous polymeric networks....