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Research networking and interaction
There appears to be a constructive and productive collaboration between the units in 
Joensuu and there are also good relations and collaborations with similar units in 
Finland. The unit is responsible for the largest graduate school in Finland and is 
consequently very well integrated and coordinated with the research environment in 
Finland. The list of international collaborators also includes key institutions in both 
Europe and overseas.
Recommendations
The evaluation panel recommends that the future profile of the materials chemistry 
group in Joensuu be secured through the establishment of a new professorship in 
materials chemistry that can both represent scientific excellence and leadership. 
The evaluation panel was given a unified presentation from the groups in 
inorganic, physical and materials chemistry, and the panel strongly encourages the 
units to continue this collaboration by forming a larger unit, possibly also including 
the organic department, to ensure a continued professional and modern handling of 
the many administrative challenges the groups are facing.
In the near future, the Department will have access to a unique research 
instrument, the 12 Tesla FT-ICR (Fourier-Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance) mass 
spectrometer. The panel suggests that the Department consider how to take full 
advantage of the unique research potential of this machine.

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