Evaluation Report Publications of the Academy of Finland 1/11

4.31 University of Oulu, Physical Chemistry
Overview
The unit belongs to the UO Department of Chemistry. During the period of 
evaluation, the unit had an average permanent staff of three professors and one senior 
researcher. The unit also had 1–2 postdoctoral researchers and eleven postgraduate 
students. The unit currently consists of two full professors and one senior scientist. 
One of the professors is funded by industry and has a dual appointment between 
Oulu and Kokkola. In the evaluation period, the unit also had one professor who 
recently transferred to AU. No replacement for this key scientific staff member has 
yet been found. One of the members of the unit has during the review period served 
as Dean of the Faculty of Science, and another member has served as Head of the 
Department of Chemistry. Of the unit’s funding, 28 per cent is external, representing 
a variety of sources.