New professors’ inaugural lectures in Linnanmaa campus

Welcome to hear the new professors´ inaugural lectures on their field and research topics at the Tellus Stage in Linnanmaa on Friday 12 September from 10 am onwards.

Event information

Time

Fri 12.09.2025 10:00 - 12:30

Venue location

Tellus Stage

Location

Linnanmaa

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Program 10.00-11.00

Music Heikki Hallanoro

University greeting, Vice Rector for Research Matti Latva-aho

Introduction of the Professor, Dean Jukka Riekki, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
Professor of user-centered design and digitalization Marianne Kinnula:
Democratizing design – children as future design/technology protagonists (in Finnish)

Introduction of the Professor, Dean Antti Niemi, Faculty of Technology
Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management, especially Industrial Value Chain Development Jukka Majava:
Industrial Value Chain Development – what, why and how? (in Finnish)

Introduction of the Professor, Dean Maarit Järvenpää, Faculty of Science
Professor of Mathematics Ville Suomala:
In the forest of random trees (in Finnish)

Music

Break 11.00 - 11.45

Program 11.45 - 12.30

Music

Introduction of the Professor, Dean Maarit Järvenpää, Faculty of Science
Professor of NMR Spectroscopy Vladimir V. Zhivonitko:
Invisible Forces, Tangible Progress: The Power of Physical Methods in Modern Science

Introduction of the Professors, Dean Maija Lanas, Faculty of Education and Psychology
Professor of Cognitive Psychology Juha Salmitaival:
Modern techologies in ADHD-research – towards personalized treatment

Professor in Socio-ecological Resilience Maria Ojala:
Young people in a time of climate and polycrisis: Identifying resilience factors for active citizenship and mental wellbeing

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The programme will be updated.

Last updated: 1.7.2025