Tulevaisuuden tehokas ja kestävä satama on resurssiviisas ja vähähiilinen, mikä edellyttää hiilivapaiden teknologioiden ja energiatehokkaiden ratka
Jenni Ylä-Mella
D.Sc.(Tech.)
Postdoctoral researcher
Waste and resources management
Biography
D.Sc.(Tech.) Jenni Ylä-Mella is a post-doctoral researcher in the Water, Energy and Environmental Engineering (WE3) research unit at the Faculty of Technology. She has 20 years’ experience in WEEE recovery, especially in legislative implementation and infrastructure development. Her current research focus is in circular economy with a special attention in dispersive use and dissipation of critical materials and increasing their recycling.
Research interests
- Circular economy
- Resources management
- Waste management and recovery infrastructure
- Electronic waste, WEEE
- Recovery of critical materials
Teaching
488505A Waste Management and Recycling
488203S Industrial Ecology
488402S Sustainable Development
488143S Environmental Impact Assessment
477013P Prosessi- ja ympäristötekniikan perusta
Tutor teacher 2018-2021
Databases
Scientific merits
Emil Aaltonen Foundation, Researcher grant 2015-2016
Tauno Tönning Foundation, Personal grants 2007 and 2008
The prize of the best Master’s Thesis at the University of Oulu in the academic year 2001-2002
Professional and community activities
- Guest Editor in Special Issue "Municipal and Industrial Waste Management", Resources (MDPI), 2020-2021.
- Referee in various scientific journals (e.g. in Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, MDPI), 2014-
- Degree Programme Committee in Process and Environmental Engineering, University of Oulu. Member, 2020-
- Advisory Board of Climate Actions in Northern Ostrobothnia. Deputy member of the University of Oulu, 2020.
- Environmental Technology Development Programme, University of Oulu. Programme secretary, 2009-2013.
- Working group of Master’s Programme on Environmental Engineering, Barents Cross-Border University (BCBU). Member, 2009-2010.
- Study development groups (Pokki, Jopokki, Thule) at the University of Oulu. Student member, 2006-2015.
Research groups
- Postdoctoral researcher, Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Group
Selected publications
- Ylä-Mella, Jenni; Román, Elisabeth (2019) Waste electrical and electronic equipment management in Europe: Learning from best practices in Switzerland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Handbook (2nd Edition). Vannessa Goodship, Ab Stevels, Jaco Huisman. - Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronics and Optical Materials. Duxford, United Kingdom. 483-519, Chapter 18
- Ylä-Mella, Jenni; Pongrácz, Eva (2016) Drivers and constraints of critical materials recycling: The case of Indium. - Resources 5 (4), 34 . [Original] [Self-archived]
- Ylä-Mella, Jenni (2015) Strengths and challenges in the Finnish waste electrical and electronic equipment recovery system : Consumers’ perceptions and participation. - Acta Universitatis Ouluensis. Series C, Technica 548. Oulu. Artikkeliväitöskirja. 112, [67]. [Original]
- Ylä-Mella, Jenni; Keiski, Riitta L.; Pongrácz, Eva (2015) Electronic waste recovery in Finland : Consumers’ perceptions towards recycling and re-use of mobile phones. - Waste Management 45, 374-384 . [Original]
- Ylä-Mella, Jenni; Poikela, Kari; Lehtinen, Ulla; Tanskanen, Pia; Román, Elisabeth; Keiski, Riitta L; Pongrácz, Eva (2014) Overview of the WEEE Directive and its implementation in the Nordic countries: national realisations and best practices. - Journal of Waste Management 2014, 18, ID 457372 . [Original] [Self-archived]
- Ylä-Mella, Jenni; Poikela, Kari; Lehtinen, Ulla; Keiski, Riitta L.; Pongrácz, Eva (2014) Implementation of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive in Finland : Evaluation of the collection network and challenges of the effective WEEE management. - Resources, conservation and recycling 86, 38-46 . [Original]
- Ylä-Mella, Jenni (2012) The impact of the WEEE and RoHS directives. Development of a WEEE Recovery Infrastructure in Finland. Lisensiaatintyö. 64, 73 s.
Thesis supervisions
Doctoral theses
Aida Hosseinian: Phosphorus Recovery in the Context of Circular Economy (2019-2024)
Master's theses
Noora Karoliina Hietala (2018) The impact of the changes in the treatment process of construction and demolition waste and mixed waste on the operation of Kiertokaari Ltd (in Finnish)
Janne Jääskä (2016) Techno-economic evaluation of centralized and decentralized waste separation solutions to increase MSW recycling rates in the operational area of Oulu Waste Management Ltd.
Kayode Oloko (2016) Evaluation of improvement priorities for municipal solid waste management in Ogun State, Nigeria using experiences from Finland
Bachelor's theses
Santeri Leppälä (2020) Supercalendered paper hardness profile control development (in Finnish)
Kaisa Paaso (2020) The industrial perspective of EU Emissions Trading System: case Outokumpu Tornio Works
Noora Pakanen (2020) Green Deal agreements in Finland (in Finnish)
Ville Kähkönen (2020) Development of cooling during a steel ladle masonry process (in Finnish)
Eero Martikainen (2020) EU Plastic Strategy - Opportunities and threats for Finnish indsturies (in Finnish)
Säde Mäkelä (2020) End-of-life textiles collection and treatment network in the Oulu region (in Finnish)
Venla Sirviö (2020) Extended producer responsibility in the Finnish waste management system (in Finnish)
Tuula Tasala-Lappalainen (2020) The cost analysis of sorting recoverable waste (in Finnish)
Venla Huilaja (2019) Circular economy package: Opportunities and challenges in Finland (in Finnish)
Maria Nyman (2019) Photovoltaic technologies and their recycling (in Finnish)
Anton Tapaila (2019) Feasibility and profitability assessment of the separate plastic waste collection at the SSAB EUROPE's plant in Hämeenlinna (in Finnish)
Markus Rytkönen (2019) From passive houses to smart buildings: expectations and technological demands (in Finnish)
