BEST MASTER’S THESIS IN 2006

M.Sc. Tiina Vuorio, Helsinki University of Technology received an award of 2 000 euro on her master’s thesis ”Effect of Pretreatments and Type of the Coating on Protective Sol-Gel-Coatings”

PROFESSOR’S GRANT

Professor Pekka Mäntylä, University of Oulu € 10 000

The grant was awarded to professor Pekka Mäntylä of the University of Oulu to acknowledge his merits as instructor and researcher in metals forming technology and to encourage starting new research and development projects, finding financial support for them, and to guide the projects.

GRANTS FOR RESEARCH GROUPS

Professor Simo-Pekka Hannula, Helsinki University of Technology € 12 100
“Control of carbide precipitation in processing of new ferritic stainless steels”
and
“Control of surface properties of stainless steel by Sol-Gel technologies”

Professor Jouko Härkki, University of Oulu € 25 000
”Research on submerged electric arc furnace process in ferrochrome smelting”

Dr. Techn. Seppo Louhenkilpi, Helsinki University of Technology € 22 000
”Simulation Package for Continuous Casting”

Professor Lauri Pesonen, University of Helsinki € 20 000
”Physical Properties of the Outokumpu Deep Drill Core”

Professor Mika Valden, Tampere University of Technology € 34 000
”Functional Stainless Steel Materials via Surface Mediated Processes”

GRANTS FOR POST-GRADUATE STUDIES IN FINLAND

M.Sc. Lauri Hekkala, University of Oulu € 17 650
”Heat and mass transfer phenomena in steel belt sintering”

M.Sc. Mikko Koljonen, University of Oulu € 15 900
”Grain boundary engineering for enhancing the fire resistance of stainless steels”

M.Sc. Aleksis Lehtonen, Helsinki University of Technology € 16 000
“Measurement method for in situ rock stress based on acoustic emission”

M.Sc. Marina Malinina, Helsinki University of Technology € 14 500
”High-temperature corrosion of stainless steels in aggressive environments”

M.Sc. Elli Nurminen, Helsinki University of Technology € 7 000
”Experimental research on copper flash smelting flue dust properties”

M.Sc. Sönke Schmachtel, Helsinki University of Technology € 16 600
”New oxygen evolution electrocatalysts for metal electrowinning”

M.Sc. Katri Sirola, Lappeenranta University of Technology € 6 000
” Solution purification by selective ion exchange”

M.Sc. Juho Talonen, Helsinki University of Technology € 7 250
”Effect of strain-induced a’-martensite transformation on the mechanical behaviour of metastable austenitic stainless steels”

M.Sc. Suvi Veräjänkorva, Tampere University of Technology € 16 000
” Structure and properties of thermally sprayed catalytic coatings”

M.Sc. Kirsi Yliniemi, Helsinki University of Technology € 5 000
”Ultra-Thin Silver Nanoparticle Films”

TRAVEL GRANTS

Lic. Techn. Tero Hokkanen, Helsinki University of Technology € 2 000
EAGE Near Surface 2007 conference in September 2007 in Istanbul, Turkey and presentation of the Nanogal project results.

OTHER GRANTS

Professor Kyösti Kontturi, Helsinki University of Technology € 10 000
”Electrochemical deposition of metals in ionic liquids”

STUDENT GRANTS (á 800 €)

University of Helsinki
Kirsi Niemelä

University of Oulu
Hannu-Pekka Heikkinen
Kimmo Keltamäki
Anne Portaankorva
Anssi Vuorio

Helsinki University of Technology
Juuso Aurasmaa
Bo Priester

Studies abroad
Antti Arpalahti (Helsinki University of Technology), Holland, Germany and England
Lauri Aspola (Helsinki University of Technology), Sweden
Jarno Haapakoski (University of Oulu), USA
Anna Kähö (Helsinki University of Technology), Holland, Germany and England
Tiia Plyhm (Tampere University of Technology), Australia