Projects
Critical Materials in Circular Economy of Cities (Romulus), funding €7 million, funding period: 1 Jan 2022-31 Dec 2025
Projects belonging to the Romulus Academy programme are listed below. You find more information about the funding decisions on our WebFocus page.
Towards urban symbiosis of critical raw materials: collaborative value creation models in circular ecosystems (UrbanSymbiosis)
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- Katri Valkokari, Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.
- Anna Aminoff, Hanken School of Economics
- David Lazarevic, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE
Multi-level governance of critical materials for future electric mobility (GoverMat)
- Project description (pdf)
- Marja Elina Huttunen-Saarivirta, Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.
- Ari Jokilaakso, Aalto University
- Ulla Lassi, University of Oulu
- Rauno Sairinen, University of Eastern Finland
Municipal solid waste incineration residues as secondary resource for metal recovery and construction materials
- Project description (pdf)
- Mirja Illikainen, University of Oulu
Viable magnesium ecosystem: exploiting Mg from magnesium silicates with carbon capture and utilization (MAGNEX)
- Project description (pdf)
- Päivö Kinnunen, University of Oulu
- Erkki Levänen, Tampere University
- Ron Zevenhoven, Åbo Akademi University
Ecodesign of solar technologies for urban environment (ECOSOL)
- Project description (pdf)
- Kati Miettunen, University of Turku
- Pekka Heikkinen, Aalto University
- Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio, Aalto University
FUSUMIN - Focused Ultrasound for Urban Mining
- Project description (pdf)
- Ari Salmi, Helsingin yliopisto
SmartCycling. Optimising the circular economy of batteries with artificial intelligence aided designs
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- Rodrigo Serna, Aalto University
- Milica Todorovic, University of Turku
Governing Transition to a Circular City: Engaging public and private stakeholders in the circular economy
- Project description (pdf)
- Pekka Valkama, University of Vaasa
- Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko, Tampere University
M-ERA.NET 3, funding period 1 Sep. 2022 – 31 Aug. 2025, Academy of Finland funding €1.25 million and EU funding €0.7 million.
M-ERA.NET is a strong European network of public funding organisations supporting and increasing coordination and convergence of national and regional funding programmes on research and innovation related to materials and battery technologies to support the European Green Deal.
Nanocarbon materials for sustainable battery technology (NACAB)
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- Miguel Caro, AALTO University
- Tomi Laurila, AALTO University
- Tekla Tammelin, VTT OY
Gradient- and multi-material processing of next-generation solid-state-lithium-batteries using direct material processing
- Project description (pdf)
- Ashish Ganvir, University of Turku
Gallium Oxide Fabrication with Ion Beams
- Project description (pdf)
- Flyura Djurabekova, University of Helsinki
Bio-sourced alternatives for lithium-silicon anodes
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- Vesa-Pekka Lehto, University of Eastern Finland
Bio-inspired interfaces for the development of next generation degradable multi-phase materials
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- Mikko Salomäki, University of Turku
M-ERA.NET 3, funding period 1 Sep. 2024 – 31 Aug. 2027, Research Council of Finland funding €1.25 million
Fully Bio-based Advanced Filtration Systems for Removal of Emerging Pollutants from Water (BAPUR)
- Patrik Eklund, Åbo Akademi
Optimization of Interfaces in Quasi-solid state Lithium Metal Batteries (3Interfaces)
- Tao Hu, University of Oulu
Advanced degradable nanocellulose-based matrix for stem cell differentiation and burn wound healing
- Esko Kankuri, University of Helsinki
Sustainable and Highly Durable Nanowire-Based Flexible Transparent Conductive Surfaces for Advanced Electronics
- Gaurav Mohanty, Tampere University
Sustainable and Highly Durable Nanowire-Based Flexible Transparent Conductive Surfaces for Advanced Electronics
- Vipul Sharma, University of Turku
