Evaluation Report Publications of the Academy of Finland 1/11

Research environment
The infrastructure corresponds to the research strategy of the unit (small equipment, 
no chemical reaction investigations). The discrepancy between two-year project 
funding and the duration of a PhD thesis is seen as problematic.
Research networking and interaction
The national industrial contacts are adequate, as are the relations with the other 
chemical engineering teams in Finland. International relations are almost nonexistent.
Recommendations
The lab is very weak on international collaborations; this should be corrected. The 
unit does not yet take enough advantage of the structure of the Department of 
Biotechnology and Chemical Technology to develop mutually profitable 
collaborations. 
The range of research topics studied is quite wide. However, scientific supervision 
is provided by only one professor and two postdoctoral researchers. It might be 
advisable either to somewhat restrict the number of subjects or to try to recruit an 
additional senior research scientist.