Chemistry

NSF Graduate Research Fellows Nordic Research Opportunity in Finland

The research groups listed under this website are examples of top research groups in Finland. Also other Finnish research groups can host NSF Graduate Research Fellows.

Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, University of Jyväskylä

The major theme of research in the research group of Petri Pihko is the development of novel and efficient strategies for synthesis using only catalytic transformations with both organic and metal-centered catalyst designs. Our focus is on the discovery and development of ready-to-use catalytic tools for asymmetric synthesis, applicable to both complex natural product synthesis (pectenotoxin-2, indole alkaloids) and industrially relevant targets.

Contact person:
Prof. Petri Pihko
email: petri.pihko(at)jyu.fi

Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Helsinki University of Technology

The main objective of our research interest is to develop novel synthetic technologies for the construction of complex natural and non-natural compounds with multiple chiral centers in enantiopure form. An extension of this work is to apply these structures to directed biological recognition phenomena. The development of synthetic methodology is centered on understanding basic phenomena of weak forces controlling the reactivities of chemicals through subtle conformational effects.

Contact person:
Prof. Ari Koskinen
email: ari.koskinen(at)tkk.fi

Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Åbo Akademi University

The research is focused on different aspects of synthetic and mechanistic organic, organometallic and polymer chemistry. An important goal of our efforts is to develop methodologies for sustainable chemical synthesis by combinations of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic methods and by utilization of renewable feedstock. We are designing stereoselective one-pot and cascade-type reaction sequences involving coupling and redox chemistries by combinations of bio-, organo- and transition metal catalysis and other metal-mediated reactions. Other areas of current interest include carbohydrate chemistry, glycobiology and bio-organometallic chemistry.

Contact person:
Prof. Reko Leino
email: reko.leino(at)abo.fi 

Combustion and Materials Chemistry Team, Åbo Akademi

Combustion and Materials Chemistry Team has 50 people working at the Åbo Akademi Process Chemistry Centre, a National Centre of Excellence appointed by the Academy of Finland for the years 2000-2005 and further for 2006-2011. We study clean combustion and gasification processes when using biomass and waste derived solid fuels. We also study use of the side streams from so called forest based biorefineries. Further, we work with materials chemistry, in particular ceramic materials for advanced applications (bioactive glasses, functional glass surfaces) and high temperature corrosion of steels in combustion environments. We have an excellent equipment park for high temperature studies and materials characterization.

Contact person:
Mikko Hupa
email: mikko.hupa(at)abo.fi