Evaluation Report Publications of the Academy of Finland 1/11

Research networking and interaction
Networking with relevant Finnish research laboratories and industries is important. 
The unit’s very active international collaborations have resulted in many publications; 
more than 60 per cent of the papers of the unit involve foreign co-authors. The unit is 
a member of the COST working group Chemistry in High-Energy Micro-
Environments, which consists of eleven analytical laboratories from seven European 
countries. Within the COST action, the unit has also been involved in the 
organisation of short-term missions for postgraduate students and a workshop.
Recommendations
The unit is doing very well and should be able to maintain its multidisciplinary 
approach to perform high-quality research and attract good students. Closer 
interaction with theoreticians from the physical chemistry group at UJ could be 
beneficial. The panel encourages the unit to further promote the national and 
international mobility of researchers and their searching of external funding for their 
research. More full-time funded postgraduate students would certainly support 
competitiveness and attract students.
The panel recommends that strategic planning for the near-future replacement of 
faculty members be immediately initiated in order to keep up the dynamics and 
competence of the unit.