Evaluation Report Publications of the Academy of Finland 1/11

4.9  Lappeenranta University of Technology, Chemical Technology
(not interviewed)
Overview
Of the seven laboratories at the LUT Department of Chemical Technology, four were 
selected by the Academy of Finland for the present evaluation: Chemistry; Membrane 
Technology and Technical Polymer Chemistry; Product and Process Technology; and 
Separation Technology). These four laboratories have been evaluated as a single unit, 
despite the diverse nature of their research activities. 
On average, for the four units taken together, there have been a total of five 
professors, six senior researchers, nine postdoctoral researchers, 20 PhD students 
and four technicians. However, the distribution of the personnel varies quite 

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considerably between the individual groups. One of the group leaders held an 
Academy Professor post until the end of 2009. An average of 4.6 PhD theses are 
completed each year.
A little less than half of the budget comes from the core funding of the units, the 
external funding being fairly evenly split between funding from the Academy of 
Finland and Tekes. The units also have some industrial funding, and EU-funded 
projects as well.