Evaluation Report Publications of the Academy of Finland 1/11

Research quality
The research quality of the unit is excellent, as indicated by the unit directing a Centre 
of Excellence during the evaluation period. Furthermore, the unit has a strong 
publication record in international scientific journals and the publications are well 
cited. The unit is also very active in securing the rights to their innovative research, 
and several national and international patents have been granted during the evaluation 
period.
Research environment
The research environment of the unit is excellent. There is a tradition of combining 
basic chemical research with direct applications. The unit thus manages to maintain 

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the delicate balance between, on the one hand, direct industrial corporation and, on 
the other hand, the research and teaching opportunities of a university laboratory. 
There is a strong focus on PhD education with participation in several graduate 
schools and an active policy to reduce completion times and ensure the quality of 
theses produced. As the unit expresses an ambition to contribute more towards basic 
research, it is important that it keeps focusing on both creativity and independence, 
ensuring that new generations of researchers and projects keep evolving from the unit. 
The location of the unit offers a research environment that is an important 
contribution to their activities thanks to project collaborations and the unique 
analytical instrumentation available.