Research environment The infrastructure is very good, especially considering the whole Otaniemi site, with
VTT nearby. The discrepancy between two-year project funding and the duration of a
PhD thesis is problematic, as noted in almost all units.
Research networking and interaction The national industrial contacts are very good. The international mobility is
exemplary, both as regards the people from other countries choosing to work in this
lab, and the people from the lab spending time abroad.
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Recommendations The group should maintain its strategy, which results in extensive research of a very
high quality.
The name of the group does not do justice to the depth and breadth of its research
work. The group’s international mobility (in both directions) is an example for other
chemistry labs in Finland.
