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Are you applying for ERC grants in 2024? If yes, then you probably know we made changes to the application forms and to how ERC proposals are evaluated. Now ERC President Maria Leptin explains the background and rationale to these changes. 👉 bit.ly/48oJ10z

Our PHD positions are open for another 6 weeks. Secure yours if you are interested in advanced soft matter. #PhD #chemjobber #chemistry #softmatter #polymer 👇🏼

Zoran Cenev appointed as assistant professor at Aarhus University, Denmark. His reserach will be on physical principles and engineering practices for development of micromanipulation and robotic platforms, measurement devices, and actuation. wix.to/mSQZgn6 #newblogpost

Sandra Kaabel has been appointed to an Assistant Professor position at the Department of Chemistry and Materials Science as of 1 April 2024. The field of the professorship is Organic Synthesis Technologies. wix.to/3j7mKUL #newblogpost

📢 Open PhD researcher (4 years) and postdoc (2 years) positions in my European Research Council (ERC) SWARM project Aalto University! What? Curiosity-driven research in soft, living, and fluid matter physics. Interested? Links to job ads in the comments below. Apply by DL 15.5.2024.

Happy to announce that the LIBER PI, Prof. Olli Ikkala at Aalto University received his third ERC Advanced Grant (funding equal to €2.5 million). Congratulations Olli, so well-deserved! 🎊🎉 wix.to/8NMco7p

New paper out in PNASNews! We discovered a previously unconsidered friction force of water drops moving on superhydrophobic surfaces. Work done in group of Robin Ras Aalto University and in collaboration with David Quéré @PMMH_lab. Open access: doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2… 🧵1/12

📢 Postdoc job offer We are looking for an organic chemist with interest in supramolecular chemistry to develop on-off emitters triggered by light. Interested? Want to know more? Check it out!⬇️ aalto.fi/en/open-positi… Retweet appreciated!

Robert Pylkkänen will defend his doctoral dissertation on Monday 22.4.2024. The title of the thesis is "Cellodextrin and β-D-1,3-glucan phosphorylases as biocatalysts for novel glucan structure synthesis" wix.to/TMxJ42n

Welcome to the public doctoral defence of Alex Berdin on Friday 19.4.2024 at Tampere University. The title of the thesis is "Holographic Recording in Azobenzene Films : A Digital Holographic Microscopy Approach". wix.to/emf1wM1

Welcome to the public doctoral defence of Amanda Eklund on Friday 10.5.2024 at Aalto University. The title of the thesis is "Switchable hydrogel networks based on natural polysaccharides". libercentre.fi/post/doctoral-…

Welcome to the public doctoral defence of Hedar Al-Terke on Monday 13.5.2024 at Aalto University. The title of the thesis is "Functional Liquid-Fluid Interfaces Based on Hydrophobin Proteins: An Experimental Study for Medical Applications". libercentre.fi/post/doctoral-…

LIBER symposium 2024 was absolutely wonderful with scientific and social interactions among our community and the speakers. We had 9 invited speakers, 170 participants from 13 groups, and 60 poster presenters. Spark of new ideas for research and collaborations were generated.

M.Sc. Lotta Gustavsson will defend her doctoral thesis on the "Investigations of Ionic Functional Soft Matter" on Friday, May 31st at Aalto University. Prof. Charl FJ Faul from the University of Bristol will act as the opponent. libercentre.fi/post/doctoral-…

We have an open position for doctoral researcher in hydrophobic modification of bio-based surfaces. Apply now! Aalto University LIBER Centre of Excellence aalto.fi/en/open-positi…

Are you into computational physics? At Aalto University we have two professor positions available. aalto.fi/en/open-positi… #AcademicTwitter #Physics