The seminar will highlight the importance of chemistry as science in solving some of the acute big challenges in the society. The event celebrates the 115th anniversary of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.
Time
Friday April 28, 2023 10:00-15:30
Place
House of Science and Letters “Tieteiden talo” (Kirkkokatu 6, Helsinki)
Registration
The event is open to the public free of charge, registration required. Please register April 14, the latest
Organiser
Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, Group of Chemistry
Welcome!
For further information, please contact
Administrative Assistant Nina Rapelo
Phone: +358 50 4620 889
nina.rapelo@acadsci.fi
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PROGRAMME
10.00 – 10.10
Kari Laasonen: Welcome
10.10 – 10.50
Hilkka Kenttämaa: The role of mass spectrometry in addressing great contemporary challenges?
10.50 – 11.10
Marja-Liisa Riekkola: Interactions – Key to successful isolation of human biomacromolecules and their subpopulations
11.10 – 11.30
Jukka Seppälä: Functional Polymers for Medicine
11.30 – 11.50
Mika Pettersson: Modification of graphene and other 2D materials with femtosecond laser pulses
11.50 – 12.10
Karoliina Honkala: Understanding Heterogeneous (electro)catalysis from first principles calculations
12.10 – 12.50
Coffee break
12.50 – 13.10
Marjo Yliperttula: Nanofibrillated cellulose in wound treatment
13.10 – 13.30
Carita Kvarnström: Materials development for CO2 conversion
13.30 – 13:50
Markus Linder: The biological future of materials
13.50 – 14.10
Dage Sundholm: Third and Fifth Generation Light-Emitting Molecules
14.10 – 14.30
Johan Bobacka: Electrochemical sensors
14.30 – 15.30
Cocktails