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Currently hiring: Postdoctoral Researcher, structure and function of tear film lipids
Summer jobs provide a chance to participate in experimental and computational studies and other tasks relevant to our research projects. Open positions are announced on the website of the Department of Physics. The application period is typically in January.
Other research jobs are announced on the University of Helsinki recruitment page.
Relevant courses:
- Solid State Physics (MATR303, periods III & IV)
- Synchrotron Light in Materials Science (MATR311, period I)
We are an integral part of the Doctoral Programme in Materials Research and Nanosciences (MATRENA) and Master's Programme in Materials Research (MATRES).
Thesis and laboratory work topics
Topics are available in English and in Finnish.
B.Sc. thesis
| Topic | Instructor/Contact |
|---|---|
| Superconductivity and magnetism | Simo Huotari |
| X-ray diffraction methods | Kirsi Svedström |
| Properties of 2D materials (e.g. graphene, MoS2) | Simo Huotari |
| Bio- and natural polymers | Kirsi Svedström |
| Application of a 2D Timepix detector in spectroscopy | Simo Huotari |
| X-ray absorption spectroscopy for nuclear materials | René Bes |
M.Sc. thesis
| Topic | Instructor/contact |
|---|---|
| Resonant X-ray emission spectroscopy at laboratory scale | René Bes |
| High resolution PIXE for nuclear safety | René Bes |
| MicroCT analysis of the structure of fibrous meat analogues | Heikki Suhonen |
Advanced laboratory works
| Topic | Instructor/contact |
|---|---|
| Measuring the spectrum of an X-ray tube | Simo Huotari |
| Experimental study on the relation between imaging time and SNR in microtomography | Heikki Suhonen |
| Powder diffraction | Simo Huotari |
| X-ray diffraction and/or study of natural polymers | Kirsi Svedström |
| X-ray absorpion spectroscopy | René Bes |
Previous M.Sc. theses from our lab
2021
- Ayesha Zaka, Energy resolution improvement of a laboratory scale X-ray absorption spectrometer using a position-sensitive detector
- Outi Kinnunen, Röntgenabsorptiospektroskopia-analyysi maanäytteistä
2020
- Vesa-Matti Leino, X-ray Microtomography Measurements of Bioactive Glass Scaffolds in Rabbit Femur Samples at Multiple Stages of Bone Regeneration: Reduction of Image Artefacts and a Preliminary Segmentation
- Emmi Tikkanen, Kobolttiyhdisteiden hapetustilan määritysmenetelmät röntgenabsorptiospektristä
2019
- Emmi-Lotta Lavikainen, Vivianiitin muodostuminen pohjasedimenteissä Fe K-reunan XANES-spektroskopian avulla tutkittuna
- Tommi Heikkilä, Sparse dynamic tomography: A shearlet-based approach for iodine perfusion in plant stems
- Levi Keller, Local model Hamiltonian calculation of RIXS amplitudes of Sr3NiIrO6
- Henrik Mäkinen, Röntgenvaihekuvantamislaitteiston kokoaminen ja käyttöönotto
- Antti-Jussi Kallio, The Chemical Path of Eroded Soil Field Soil from Field to Bottom Sediment with K-edge X-ray Absorption Near Edge Spectroscopy
2018
- Mira Viljanen, Selluloosamikrofibrillien ominaisuudet lauhkean ja trooppisen ilmastovyöhykkeen puulajeissa - Röntgensirontatutkimus
2017
- Sami Ollikkala, XAS-laitteisto ja XANES-menetelmä