Sustainable material solutions research group

Sustainable material solutions research group tackles the global sustainability challenge by promoting circular-economy based new business creation by applying novel material technologies, along with AI and other digital solutions and data-driven business models.

Kierrätysmateriaalista tehtyjä kukkaruukkuja.

Our technological solutions enable the production of low-carbon goods and spare non-renewable resources. Our multidisciplinary research group bridges the gap between state-of-the-art research and industrial needs In 2030, we are at the forefront of optimizing renewable resources into sustainable products and are a trusted partner for solving complex scientific and technological challenges across national and international networks.

Members of the research group

Ossi Martikka

Chief specialist, D.Sc.(tech) in mechanical engineering/biocomposites. His expertise is related to biocomposites, biopolymers, plastics recycling, material development and sustainability. Current fields of development are within holistic value and sustainability creation of materials and their processing into value-added industrial products.

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Kirsti Cura

Chief Specialist (PhD in polymer chemistry). Her expertise is in material identification, recycling and reuse technologies of textiles and plastics, and tracking and traceability of value chains. She has a large national and international network of circular textiles.

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Mourad Kharbach

Chief Specialist in Data Science and Machine Learning with dual PhDs in Chemometrics & Data Science Approaches and Pharmaceutical Sciences/Analytical Chemistry. He specializes in AI/ML, multivariate analysis, spectroscopy, hyperspectral imaging, process control, process optimization, MSPC, statistics, and quality control.

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Anna Keskisaari

Researcher D.Sc. (tech) with a background in mechanical engineering/wood technology/composites. Expertise in plastics and textiles recycling and material reuse, as well as the use of recycled materials in composites. Current research focuses on advancing the circular economy for plastics and development of bioplastics.