Engineering and Technology Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson KTH Stockholm

1. Estonian Research Council2017 regularevaluation of Estonian research and developmentSeminar 2017-09-07 Engineering and Technology Prof. em Jan-Gunnar PerssonKTH Stockholm Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

2. University of Tartu - UTEngineering and Technology • Scientificimpact of research - Verygood • Cuttingedgebasic research within a widefield:materials science – smart materials; robotics; biotechnology; syntheticbiology; geneticengineering; super capacitors; SOX fuel cells;… • Manyindustrialapplications, e.g. with the Estonianpharmaceuticalindustry • Close national & international collaboration • High levelpublicationsincreasing Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

3. University of Tartu - UTEngineering and Technology Sustainability and potential of research – Verygood • Impressiveinfrastructure; facilities & equipment • Extensive industrylinks span from SME´s to largecorporations • Healthynumber of PhD students • Need to improvemonitoring of PhD student´s progress and to speed up PhD completions Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

4. University of Tartu - UTEngineering and Technology Societalimportance of research – Verygood • Direct transfer of technology to industry, e.g.:Computer science; super/ultracapacitors; fuel cells; rare earth metal extraction from oil shale residuels; smart building construction materials; pharmaceuticals • Partner in the Max IV synchrotron beamline at Lund University • FST Faculty unit for handling patents and industrial applications Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

5. University of Tartu - UTEngineering and Technology Scientific basis in the fieldsufficient to conductdoctoral studies - Yes Areas of special noteEnthusiasm and high quality of young academic staff Areas in need of improvementLack of convenientspace for teaching Suggestions for the institutionIncreasedteachingneedsmorespace, e.g. labs Suggestions for theUniversitySomebuildingsneedimprovedwheelchair access Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

6. Tallinn Technical University - TTÜEngineering and Technology • Scientificimpact of research - Verygood • Cuttingedgebasic research within a widefield:biomedical; power electronics for power grids and solar panels;powder technology for thin films (e.g. photovoltaic) in lowcost materials; protein imprinted polymer films for receptors/transducers in medical and environmentalapplications • Manyindustrialapplications, strong record in commercializing • Good publicationrecord (quantity and quality) Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

7. Tallinn Technical University - TTÜEngineering and Technology Sustainability and potential of research - Verygood Excellent infrastructure; advanced and traditionalequipmentthreat by EU structuralfundingwithdrawl Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

8. Tallinn Technical University - TTÜEngineering and Technology Societalimportance of research - Verygood Extensive close collaboration with industry 1) Development in existing industry, e.g. Elering (national transmission grid); building construction co´s 2) Foundation of spin-off companies, e.g. for solar panels 3) Service provider; testing and measurements 75% of PhD´s employed by a wide variety of industry and business Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

9. Tallinn Technical University - TTÜEngineering and Technology Scientific basis in the fieldsufficient to conductdoctoral studie - Yes Areas of special noteImportant to maintain graduate school funding Encouraging cooperation with other research groups (national and international) Areas in need of improvementFinancial security for PhD students Suggestions for the UniversitySomebuildingsneedimprovedwheelchair access Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

10. University of Life Sciences - EMÜEngineering and Technology Scientificimpact of research - Good EMÜ´s focus: sustainability of natural resources interdisciplinary researchapplied science Strong research areas:bio-fuels, e.g. for internal combustion engines;renewable energy: microgrid combining solar, wind, heat storage;geodetic info GDAT, digital terrain models;building construction materials and testing, insulation, timber construction;hydraulic properties in soils and landfills Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

11. University of Life Sciences - EMÜEngineering and Technology Sustainability and potential of research - Verygood Infrastructure (buildings and labs) significantlyupgradedbased on EU structuralfunds. High standard to be maintainedeven with decline in EU funding.Most research areas of key importance in society; water management, biofuels, small scalerenewableenergy, land management Academicstaff of high quality More PhD students desirable, need to recruitactively Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

12. University of Life Sciences - EMÜEngineering and Technology Societalimportance of research - Verygood Unique position, interdisciplinary research for sustainability of natural resources Comprehensive research collaboration with TTÜ and universities abroad Contract work for Estonian industry – SMEs in particular Training of well qualified scientists 50% of graduted PhD´s employed by industry Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

13. University of Life Sciences - EMÜEngineering and Technology Scientific basis in the fieldsufficient to conductdoctoral studies - Yes Areas of special noteImpressivecommitment to environmental problems solutions Areas in need of improvementNeed to speed up PhD completions Suggestions for the stateResearch areas declared by the state as critical not corresponding to state promotion actions Suggestions for the institutionInsufficient recognition of scientificpublications (not in Web of Science) => less baselinefunding Suggestions for the UniversitySomebuildingsneedimprovedwheelchair access Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

14. National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics NICPB Engineering and Technology Scientificimpact of research - Good High scientificquality, e.g. in: High Performance Computing – Tier-2 cloud – part of ETAIS;energy materials => improved SOX fuel cells;oilshaleashrefined to building materials;advanced NMR instrumentation for condensedmatterphysics; advancedTHzspectrometer for study of magnetic systems;nano materials characterization Strong publicationrecord (quantity and quality) Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

15. National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics NICPB Engineering and Technology Sustainability and potential of research - Satisfactory Significantinfrastructure and equipment Challenges to the sustainability: * entirely grant basedfunding – volatile! * lack of funding for equipmentused by university PhD students Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

16. National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics NICPB Engineering and Technology Societalimportance of research - Good Primarilybasic research withinphysics and material physics Commercial applications via spin-off companies:Largescale computer cluster for ETAIS,OpenNode SW with cloudarchitecture,Lingvist SW for machinelearning and foreignlanguages,ElcogenSOX fuel cells, NICPB represents Estonia at CERN PhD students from TTÜ and UT participateactively in NICPB research Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

17. National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics NICPB Engineering and Technology Areas in need of improvementPotential for industrialapplication not fullyutilized=> need to focus on liaison with industrial partners Suggestions for the stateAlmost exclusively grant basedfunding => finacialinsecurity, possiblefailure of NICPB Suggestions for the institutionSomebuildingsneedimprovedwheelchair access Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson