Research
The research of the school takes place in departments and their research groups. The research of the school is well in line with the strategy of Aalto University, and basic research is a key focus area of the school.
The research assessment exercise carried out in 2009 identified the following areas as the key strong points of Aalto:
- Computation and modelling
- Materials research
- Design
- ICT and media
and of these, the research of the School of Science plays a key role particularly in the fields of computation and modelling, materials research and ICT and media.
In addition, the School is home to, for instance, seven Centres of Excellence in Research funded by the Academy of Finland, and the first Aalto Professor ever appointed was Prof. Risto Nieminen from the Department of Applied Physics.