Kati
Miettunen
Professor, Materials Engineering
Materials Engineering
Areas of expertise
energy
photovoltaics
materials science
solar cells
physics
bio-based materials
engineering
Teaching
I am the responsible professor for the bachelor and master programs in materials engineering. My personal focus area in teaching is energy materials. I have full formal qualifications in higher education pedagogics.
Research
My research focuses on next generation solar devices that could prepared using easy manufacturing methods and cheap materials. Besides development of novel materials for flexible solar cells and upscaling the technology, I study the lifetime issues of these technologies and sustainability of the approaches. Regarding the latter topic, my research lies in utilizing abundant and renewable materials such as wood-derivatives. Overall, I am interested in how increase of renewable energy production changes the future energy systems.
Publications
Performance evaluation of high latitude agrivoltaic systems with vertically mounted bifacial panels (2026)
Applied Energy
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Nano-imprinted cellulose acetate structures for light management of dye-sensitized solar cells (2025)
Frontiers of materials science
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Transforming conventional fabrics into effective UV-sensing wearables: Photochromic coatings for repeatable UV detection (2025)
(Abstrakti)Beyond material recovery: Exergy and environmental analysis of silicon solar panel recycling (2025)
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Sustainable Nanocellulose UV Filters for Photovoltaic Applications: Comparison of Red Onion (Allium cepa) Extract, Iron Ions, and Colloidal Lignin (2025)
ACS Applied Optical Materials
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Enhancing residential load forecasting accuracy through dynamic feature selection and ensemble machine learning models: A real-world scenario in Southern Finland (2025)
Energy and Buildings
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Computational simulation of perovskite and silicon solar panel operating temperatures in varying ambient conditions (2025)
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Optical assessment of lignin-containing nanocellulose films under extended sunlight exposure (2025)
Cellulose
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Multifunctional nanocellulose hybrid films: From packaging to photovoltaics (2025)
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Entangled in the design of a relational materiality: Beyond smart textiles (2025)
Nordic Design Research Conference
(A4 Vertaisarvioitu artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa)