Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctoral degree, Engineering and Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 8 Jun 1993
Master's degree, Engineering and Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Award Date: 17 Jan 1989
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Dislocation plasticity in equiatomic NiCoCr alloys : Effect of short-range order
Naghdi, A. H., Karimi, K., Poisvert, A. E., Esfandiarpour, A., Alvarez, R., Sobkowicz, P., Alava, M. & Papanikolaou, S., 1 Mar 2023, In: Physical Review B. 107, 9, p. 1-13 13 p., 094109.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Failure Precursors and Failure Mechanisms in Hierarchically Patterned Paper Sheets in Tensile and Creep Loading
Pournajar, M., Mäkinen, T., Hosseini, S. A., Moretti, P., Alava, M. & Zaiser, M., Aug 2023, In: Physical Review Applied. 20, 2, p. 1-14 14 p., 024008.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Foam-formed biocomposites based on cellulose products and lignin
Miranda-Valdez, I. Y., Coffeng, S., Zhou, Y., Viitanen, L., Hu, X., Jannuzzi, L., Puisto, A., Kostiainen, M. A., Mäkinen, T., Koivisto, J. & Alava, M. J., Mar 2023, In: Cellulose. 30, 4, p. 2253-2266 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Interaction between a free-falling sphere and structure dynamics in a heterogeneous thixotropic fluid
Koochi, H., Mac Intyre, J., Korhonen, M., Puisto, A., Maleki-Jirsaraei, N. & Alava, M. J., 1 Aug 2023, In: PHYSICS OF FLUIDS. 35, 8, p. 1-15 15 p., 083108.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Local time-dependent microstructure of aging TEMPO nanofibrillated cellulose gel
Koochi, H., Mac Intyre, J., Viitanen, L., Puisto, A., Maleki-Jirsaraei, N. & Alava, M., Jan 2023, In: Cellulose. 30, 1, p. 61-74 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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CirPa: Aalto-R2B-Circular Panels
Alava, M., Kauhanen, L., Buchta, M., Mäkinen, T. & Ranta, R.
01/01/2023 → 30/06/2024
Project: Business Finland: New business from research ideas (TUTLI)
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-: TUTL CirPA IES
01/01/2023 → 30/06/2024
Project: Business Finland: New business from research ideas (TUTLI)
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-: FinnCERES - Competence Centre for the Materials Bioeconomy: A Flagship for our Sustainable Future
01/05/2022 → 31/12/2022
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
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Foam Wood: Manufacturing novel bio-based Wood-like foams by a continuous forming process
Alava, M., Puisto, A., Olsio, S., Karjalainen, A., Mohammed, A., Mäkinen, T., Ranta, R., Koivisto, J. & Jannuzzi Fonseca, L.
01/01/2021 → 31/05/2022
Project: Business Finland: New business from research ideas (TUTLI)
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Monte-Carlo simulations of aerosol-based exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in a shop/bar
Korhonen, M. (Creator), Vuorinen, V. (Creator), Puisto, A. (Creator), Salmenjoki, H. (Creator) & Alava, M. (Creator), Zenodo, 2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5040829, https://zenodo.org/record/5040829
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Prizes
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Distinguished Referee, Europhysics Letters (European Physical Society, 2016)
Alava, Mikko (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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John S. Bates –prize (2004), Pulp and Paper Association of Canada
Alava, Mikko (Recipient), 2004
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Nordita Corresponding Fellow 2001-2004
Alava, Mikko (Recipient), 2001
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
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Outstanding Referee, American Physical Society (2011, 8th Finnish physicist)
Alava, Mikko (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
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Prize for teaching excellence, Aalto School of Science, 2014 (for the physics education reform)
Alava, Mikko (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Activities
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Controlling foam yielding using mechanical vibrations
Oona Rinkinen (Contributor), Leevi Viitanen (Contributor), Jonatan Mac Intyre (Speaker), Juha Koivisto (Contributor), Antti Puisto (Contributor) & Mikko Alava (Contributor)
8 Jul 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
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Predicting local yielding in dry foams using machine learning tools
Leevi Viitanen (Speaker), Jonatan Mac Intyre (Contributor), Juha Koivisto (Contributor), Antti Puisto (Contributor) & Mikko Alava (Contributor)
8 Jul 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
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Particle concentration effect on the T1 events' distribution in foams
Jonatan Mac Intyre (Speaker), Leevi Viitanen (Contributor), Juha Koivisto (Contributor), Antti Puisto (Contributor) & Mikko Alava (Contributor)
6 Jun 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
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Plenary speech, Workshop on Avalanche Processes in Condensed Matter Physics and Beyond, Barcelona, Spain
Mikko Alava (Invited speaker)
9 Jan 2017 → 13 Jan 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
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Oleksandr Shepizhko
Mikko Alava (Host)
25 Jun 2017 → 27 Jun 2017Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
Press/Media
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Reports Outline Nanohardness Study Results from National Center for Nuclear Research (Prediction of Steel Nanohardness By Using Graph Neural Networks On Surface Polycrystallinity Maps)
06/09/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Findings from National Center for Nuclear Research in Physics Reported (Yielding In Multicomponent Metallic Glasses: Universal Signatures of Elastic Modulus Heterogeneities)
03/08/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Recent Findings in Physics Described by Researchers from Aalto University (Striation Lines In Intermittent Fatigue Crack Growth In an Al Alloy)
Juha Koivisto, Mikko Alava & Tero Mäkinen
29/06/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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New Findings on Nanocrystals Described by Investigators at Aalto University (Online Detection of Orientation of Cellulose Nanocrystals In a Capillary Flow With Polarization-sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography)
07/04/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Suomessa kehitetty kevyt ja luja puuvaahto korvaa styroksit ja kuplamuovit – Nyt myös chileläinen sellujätti innostui siitä ja avasi rahahanat
Juha Koivisto, Mikko Alava & Antti Puisto
14/02/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance