Dr. Lukas Fliri wins the first place in the IAWS PhD Award 2025 for his groundbreaking work on cellulose chemistry and fiber engineering Lukas Fliri Dr. Lukas Fliri has been awarded first place in the prestigious PhD Award 2025 from the International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS)  , recognizing his outstanding doctoral research in the field of wood-based materials and fiber engineering. The IAWS PhD Award honors outstanding thesis research in wood science, wood technologies

Doctoral candidate Elijah Garcia from Aalto University, recently visited the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Germany. This collaboration aimed to delve deeper into mechanochemistry and to develop methods for monitoring the reactive extrusion of lignin. During Elijah's stay, he replicated their lignin modification system using various mechanochemical tools such as ball mills and extruders following the solventless method for functionalizing lignin

The Research Council of Finland and the European Research Council have granted funding to exciting materials development initiatives, poised to drive innovation and sustainability forward. Funding boost for forest biomass: Innovative CO2 capture The Research Council of Finland has granted a total of €6.6 million to fund seven collaborative projects as part of the 2025 call for forest biomass research. These initiatives, set to commence in early 2026, aim to foster innovation