Author Archives: Riikka Puurunen

About Riikka Puurunen

Associate professor, Catalysis Science and Technology, at Aalto since February 2017

Anonymous course feedback CHEM-E1130 and CHEM-E1140

The course feedback from courses CHEM-E1130 Catalysis and CHEM-E1140 Catalysis for biomass refining for academic year 2018-2019 is ready. Everyone can access the feedback via the following links. There are interesting viewpoints included e.g. of using Panopto lecture capture and … Continue reading

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Co-creation afternoon with AaltoCatalysis+ networking evening

On Tue 26 March, we had a co-creation afternoon with the group. In the evening, we continued with an information networking event, where all my doctoral students and their advisors were invited. All doctoral students + the current one postdoc … Continue reading

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Doctoral thesis defense Aalto CHEM 29.3.2019: M.Sc. Salla Jaatinen

https://www.aalto.fi/events/defence-of-dissertation-in-the-field-of-chemical-engineering-msctech-salla-jaatinen M.Sc.(Tech.) Salla Jaatinen will defend the dissertation “Carbon Catalysts in Biofuel Production: from Furfural to 2-Methylfuran” on 29 March 2019 at 12 in Aalto University School of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, lecture hall Ke2, Kemistintie 1, … Continue reading

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Prof. Puurunen invited tutorial at ALD for Industry Berlin 2019

On March 19, 2019, I gave an invited tutorial at the ALD for Industry event by … In an Open Teaching atmosphere, I created a Panopto record of the talk and the talk is shared openly. Panopto record: https://aalto.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=e05d5cde-6e6c-4893-807d-aa150110c0e3 Slides in … Continue reading

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Lecture capture: Adsorption-controlled catalyst preparation by ALD

Lecture capture shared in an Open Teaching way: CHEM-E1130 Catalysis course, by Prof. Riikka Puurunen: Adsorption-controlled catalyst preparation by ALD (atomic layer deposition). Slides in SlideShare: https://www.slideshare.net/RiikkaPuurunen/adsorptioncontrolled-catalyst-preparation-by-ald/RiikkaPuurunen/adsorptioncontrolled-catalyst-preparation-by-ald Panopto lecture capture, Part 1: https://aalto.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=f1d4d447-01d6-4a99-81f9-a9ff00c8acff Panopto lecture capture, Part 2: https://aalto.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=eaebf446-03fb-4296-9d95-a9ff00daa0e9 Course in MyCourses: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/view.php?id=20383 Youtube: … Continue reading

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Teaching partner: Teaching trial with lightboard (Langmuir isotherm)

Being on tenure track at Aalto University, I need to follow pedagogical studies – which is great! One of the on-going activities is “teaching partner” with my own pedagogical mentor. I get to do trials with teaching – these are … Continue reading

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Season’s Greetings from Aalto Catalysis research group

Dear colleagues, collaborators, emeriti, potential future colleagues and collaborators, others, Year 2018 approaches its end, and it is a good time to look back on the activities of our group in 2018. Publication-wise, the Aalto Catalysis research group has had … Continue reading

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STG podcasts as source of information on Atomic Layer Deposition

Aalto CHEM doctoral student Giovanni Marin with colleagues has set up a professional-looking podcast STG Podcasts, where STG refers to “Science, Technology and Gaming”. There are several episodes already where scientists working with Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) have been interviewed. … Continue reading

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Feedback from the 3rd Young Scientist Forum on Catalysis

The feedback questionnaire related to FYSFC2018 event by the Finnish Catalysis Society, shared in Katse 1/2018 (link) with the goal to develop the event further for next year, received fifteen responses. Warmest thanks for everyone who responded! Summary of the … Continue reading

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Visiting lecture Prof Seán Barry, Precursors and Atomic Layer Deposition of Gold Metal, Nov 27

The lecture will be on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, in lecture hall Ke 2 (Chemistry building, Kemistintie 1), at 10:00-11:00. Welcome! Prof Barry has been working with CVD and ALD reactant synthesis for well over a decade, and has been visiting … Continue reading

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