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Aalto University School of Science and Technology (TKK) , was the temporary name for Helsinki University of Technology during the process of forming the Aalto University
. The School of Science and Technology was one constituent school of the university for one year, before being split up to form the basis for four separate constituent schools of the Aalto University
For further history of TKK see Helsinki University of Technology
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who is famous for the integral transform bearing his name, on of the campus' largest auditoriums is today named in his honour. Nobel laureate Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
held professorship at TKK. Today both academicians Teuvo Kohonen
and Riitta Hari are faculty at the university.
Aalto University
Aalto University is a Finnish university established on January 1, 2010, by the merger of the Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics, and the University of Art and Design Helsinki....
. The School of Science and Technology was one constituent school of the university for one year, before being split up to form the basis for four separate constituent schools of the Aalto University
Aalto University
Aalto University is a Finnish university established on January 1, 2010, by the merger of the Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics, and the University of Art and Design Helsinki....
- School of Chemical TechnologyAalto University School of Chemical TechnologyAalto University School of Chemical Technology is a part of the Aalto University and one of the four new schools of technology established from the former Aalto University School of Science and Technology on 1 January 2011...
(Aalto CHEM) - School of Electrical EngineeringAalto University School of Electrical EngineeringAalto University School of Electrical Engineering is a part of the Aalto University and works in the area of basic research as well as in the field of latest technologies and provides high quality engineering education for both Finnish and international studentsSchool's eight departments widely...
(Aalto ELEC) - School of EngineeringAalto University School of EngineeringAalto University School of Engineering is a part of the Aalto University and is one of the four new schools of technology established from the former Aalto University School of Science and Technology on 1 January 2011...
(Aalto ENG) - School of ScienceAalto University School of ScienceAalto University School of Science is a part of the Aalto University and is one of the four new schools of technology established from the former Aalto University School of Science and Technology on 1 January 2011...
(Aalto SCI)
For further history of TKK see Helsinki University of Technology
Helsinki University of Technology
Aalto University School of Science and Technology , was the temporary name for Helsinki University of Technology during the process of forming the Aalto University...
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Notable people and alumni
TKK has educated many of the top names in both academic research as in corporate leadership in Finland. Probably the earliest TKK alumni to acclaim international fame was rector Hjalmar MellinHjalmar Mellin
Robert Hjalmar Mellin was a Finnish mathematician and functional theorist.He studied at the University of Helsinki and later in Berlin under Karl Weierstrass. He is most noted as the developer of the integral transform known as the Mellin transform...
who is famous for the integral transform bearing his name, on of the campus' largest auditoriums is today named in his honour. Nobel laureate Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen was a Finnish chemist and recipient of the 1945 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.-Early life:Virtanen was born in Helsinki, Finland. He completed his school education at the Classical Lyceum in Viipuri, Finland. He married the botanist Lilja Moisio in 1920 and had two sons with her...
held professorship at TKK. Today both academicians Teuvo Kohonen
Teuvo Kohonen
Teuvo Kohonen, Dr. Ing , is a Finnish academician and prominent researcher. He is currently professor emeritus of the Academy of Finland.Prof...
and Riitta Hari are faculty at the university.