Welcome to the 3rd Annual Science Day of the Faculty of Science on 16 December 2024! Come and hear more about the research highlights of our faculty.
This half-day seminar will give a good glimpse of the timely research done in all six units of our faculty. You will have the opportunity to hear more of the research highlights of biology, chemistry, geography and geology, physics, biodiversity, mathematics and statistics, and learning analytics.
Two short 15 min presentations from each unit are meant for everyone interested in science. Coffee will be served during the break.
Welcome!
Programme
Time: 16.12.2024 at 12.00–16.00
Venue: Tauno Nurmela Lecture Hall, Main Building
12:00–12:05 Opening words
Dean Tapio Salakoski
12:05–13.50 Research highlights of the Faculty of Science
- Smart materials for sustainable energy technologies
Associate Professor Jovana Milić, Department of Chemistry - Tiny allies: the hidden world of insect gut microbiota
University Research Fellow Kari Kaunisto, Biodiversity unit of the University of Turku - A journey from Sun to spacecraft of solar energetic electrons
Academy Research Fellow Diana Morosan, Department of Physics and Astronomy - From forest to riverbed – the potential of laser scanning technology
University Research Fellow Ville Kankare, Department of Geography and Geology - Locating schemes in abstract networks
Postdoctoral Researcher Anni Hakanen, Department of Mathematics and Statistics - How pollution modifies bird − microbe associations?
University Lecturer Tapio Eeva, Department of Biology - Next-generation diagnostic tools in student achievement based on digital trace
Senior Research Fellow Jari Metsämuuronen, Turku Research Institute for Learning Analytics
13:50–14:20 Coffee break
14:20–15:50 Research highlights of the Faculty of Science
- Exploring deep geothermal resources in Fennoscandia
Associate Professor Alan Bischoff, Department of Geography and Geology - Asymptotic utility of spectral anonymization
Doctoral Researcher Katariina Perkonoja, Department of Mathematics and Statistics - Making biology small: studying microbes in their natural habitats
Academy Research Fellow Manu Tamminen, Department of Biology - Organomercury hybridization probes for SNP genotyping
Professor Tuomas Lönnberg, Department of Chemistry - What do school textbooks tell about our values towards nature?
Postdoctoral Researcher Henna Rouhiainen, Biodiversity unit of the University of Turku - Neuromorphic processors at Wihuri Physical Laboratory
Professor Petriina Paturi, Department of Physics and Astronomy
15:50–16:00 Closing of the Science Day
Moderator of the event: Vice-Dean Juha-Pekka Salminen
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