Personal profile
Education/Academic qualification
Doctoral degree, Natural Sciences, University of Helsinki
Award Date: 18 Dec 2013
External positions
Associate Professor, University of Jyväskylä
2 May 2025 → …
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):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Small-angle scattering model for efficient characterization of wood nanostructure and moisture behaviour
Penttilä, P. A., Rautkari, L., Österberg, M. & Schweins, R., 26 Mar 2019, In: Journal of Applied Crystallography. 52, 2, p. 369-377 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Moisture-related changes in the nanostructure of woods studied with X-ray and neutron scattering
Penttilä, P. A., Altgen, M., Carl, N., van der Linden, P., Morfin, I., Österberg, M., Schweins, R. & Rautkari, L., 1 Jan 2020, In: Cellulose. 27, p. 71-87 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Combining scattering analysis and atomistic simulation of wood-water interactions
Penttilä, P. A., Paajanen, A. & Ketoja, J. A., 1 Jan 2021, In: Carbohydrate Polymers. 251, 7 p., 117064.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
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Static Light Scattering for Lignin Particle Size Characterization
Makkonen, J., Ahvenainen, P., Bertella, S., Kellock, M., Saha, S., Huber, K., Farooq, M., Österberg, M. & Penttilä, P., Jan 2026, In: Particle and Particle Systems Characterization. 43, 1, 12 p., e00085.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Tissue-specific variation of softwood nanostructure revealed by scanning wide-angle X-ray scattering and clustering analysis
Ahvenainen, P., Noriega Benitez, E., Jyske, T., Viljanen, M., Suhonen, H. & Penttilä, P., Mar 2026, In: Cellulose. 33, 5, p. 2653-2675 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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-: FinnCERES CELNAS/Penttilä
Penttilä, P. (Principal investigator)
01/01/2025 → 30/06/2026
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
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WoodCensus/Penttilä: Automatized reconstruction of wood cell wall nanostructure from X-ray scattering patterns
Penttilä, P. (Principal investigator), Noriega Benitez, E. (Project Member), Zitting, A. (Project Member), Ahvenainen, P. (Project Member), Nandi, S. (Project Member), Yamamoto, C. (Project Member) & Kuribayashi, T. (Project Member)
01/01/2024 → 30/04/2025
Project: RCF Academy Project targeted call
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SmartRecovery/Penttilä: Kumppanuusmalli - SmartRecovery
Penttilä, P. (Principal investigator), Ahvenainen, P. (Project Member) & Makkonen, J. (Project Member)
01/01/2023 → 30/04/2025
Project: BF Co-Innovation
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-: FinnCERES - Competence Centre for the Materials Bioeconomy: A Flagship for our Sustainable Future
Penttilä, P. (Principal investigator), Zitting, A. (Project Member) & Ahvenainen, P. (Project Member)
01/05/2022 → 31/12/2022
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding
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NNxWOOD/Penttilä: Neural networks for X-ray scattering analysis of wood materials
Penttilä, P. (Principal investigator)
01/09/2021 → 30/04/2025
Project: RCF Academy Research Fellow (old)
Datasets
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Confocal Raman spectroscopy data from native and polyethylene glycol-containing wood
Altgen, M. (Creator), Penttilä, P. (Creator), Awais, M. (Creator) & Rautkari, L. (Creator), Zenodo, 16 Oct 2020
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4094665, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4094665
Dataset
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Investigating the pore accessibility in wood using SANS
Penttilä, P. (Creator) & Schweins, R. (Creator), Institut Laue-Langevin, 15 Oct 2020
DOI: 10.5291/ill-data.inter-378
Dataset
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NIR spectral imaging data of Norway spruce
Noriega Benitez, E. (Creator), Mäkelä, M. (Creator), Ahvenainen, P. (Creator) & Penttilä, P. (Creator), Zenodo, 1 Oct 2025
Dataset
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X-ray scattering data from Norway spruce at different moisture conditions
Penttilä, P. (Creator) & Zitting, A. (Creator), Zenodo, 28 Jun 2022
Dataset
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Trapped water in the nanopores of dried and rewetted wood
Penttilä, P. A. (Creator), Schweins, R. (Creator) & Zitting, A. (Creator), Institut Laue-Langevin, 1 Jan 2020
DOI: 10.5291/ill-data.dir-175, https://doi.org/10.5291%2Fill-data.dir-175
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Prizes
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Hayashi Jisuke Award 2022
Penttilä, P. (Recipient), 15 Jul 2023
Prize: Award or honor granted for academic or artistic career
Activities
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New insights into X-ray scattering data from wood and cellulose through modeling and statistical analysis
Penttilä, P. (Invited speaker)
27 Mar 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
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MAX IV & ESS Workshop
Penttilä, P. (Member)
29 Nov 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organization of a workshop, panel, session, tutorial or event
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Investigating moisture behavior of wood nanostructure using experimental and simulated scattering
Zitting, A. (Speaker), Paajanen, A. (Contributor) & Penttilä, P. (Contributor)
26 Sept 2023 → 28 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
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Nanoscale characterization of lignocellulosic materials with laboratory SAXS/WAXS
Penttilä, P. (Keynote speaker)
27 Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited academic talk
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Annual Meeting of Finnish Synchrotron Radiation User Organisation
Penttilä, P. (Member)
30 Nov 2023 → 1 Dec 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Membership of a scientific or program committee of a conference or seminar
Press/Media
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Aalto University: Paavo Penttila Awarded Hayashi Jisuke Award for 2022 (10/3/23)
03/10/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Aalto University: Paavo Penttila Awarded Hayashi Jisuke Award for 2022
03/10/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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Paavo Penttilä awarded Hayashi Jisuke Award for 2022
02/10/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
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A powerful combination to explain nanoscale wood-water interactions
Penttilä, P. & Paajanen, A.
11/04/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media appearance
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