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Research at the Department of Chemistry

We are bold and open-minded in our research, and we value interdisciplinary collaboration.

The Department of Chemistry at the Ģ��ֱ�� focusses on advancing scientific frontiers through fundamental research, which also provides a foundation for new innovations. We develop chemistry education through research.

The diverse research interests at the Department of Chemistry are categorised into four areas of strength – Functional Molecules and Materials, Chemical Nanoscience, Circular Economy and Chemistry Education – that go beyond the traditional sub-disciplines of chemistry. For example, the circular economy is important in tackling today’s big issues such as climate change, raw material scarcity and waste.

We value and work with a wide range of universities, research institutes and companies on a daily basis. An important internal research partner is the interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre.

kemian laitos — The Department of Chemistry develops new solutions to problems such as energy storage and the recovery of critical raw materials.

The research of the Department is divided into four areas of strength

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Functional Molecules and Materials

Research in Functional Molecules and Materials is focussed on the design, synthesis, characterization and exploitation of functional molecules and materials spanning the entire chemical spectrum.

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Chemical Nanoscience

The highly interdisciplinary area of Chemical Nanoscience develops and applies methods of spectroscopy, computational modeling, synthetic and structural chemistry.

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Circular Economy

Circular Economy research contributes to the sustainable use of natural resources by enhancing the use of organic and inorganic raw materials.

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Chemistry Education

Research in Chemistry Education focusses on research-based development of chemistry teacher education and university-level chemistry education.

Research groups and projects

Optical spectroscopy and laser modification of Nanomaterials

Optical spectrosocpy and optical modification of nanomaterials

Organic Analytics for Circular Economy

Organic Analytics for Circular Economy

Organic Chemistry for Circular Economy

Group Helttunen – molecular level applications for bio and circular economy using supramolecular chemistry, organocatalysts, anion receptors and micelle mediated extraction.

Pihko Group: Making Molecules

Synthetic organic chemistry research group focusing on catalysis, total synthesis, and mechanistic studies

Porous materials and molecular capsules

Manu Lahtinen´s research group focuses on porous metal-organic framework materials (MOFs) and molecular capsules for application areas like carbon capture, hydrogen production and storage and recovery processes on circular economy applications..

Rare Earth Chemistry

Rare Earth Chemistry research group at the Ģ��ֱ�� focuses on rare earth chemistry, encompassing the magnetic and photonic properties of synthesized compounds as well as the recovery of rare earth elements from secondary sources.

Ward Group

Recovery of Xanthates from Mine Waste Waters

Metal-organic framework (MOF) bases solid adsorbents as new recovery materials methods for xanthates used as mining chemicals.

Urban Circular economy in practice by managing the recovery of critical metals in micro-e-MOBILITY (UC-Mobility)

Urban Circular economy in practice by managing the recovery of critical metals in micro-e-MOBILITY