Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering

Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering (ELE) conducts research and arranges related courses in the fields of electromagnetics, micro and nanotechnology, radio engineering, and space technology featuring an international team of over 150 Researchers and Research Assistants.

The department is part of the Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering with world-class research facilities and instruments; the largest clean rooms in the Nordic countries are located in the Micro- and nanotechnology centre Micronova. See our research infrastructures here.

Aalto University / Aalto satellite / photo: Mikko Raskinen

Research

Photonics

Professor Zhipei Sun

Optoelectronics

Professor Markku Sopanen

Nanoscience and Advanced Materials

Professor Harri Lipsanen

Micro and Quantum Systems

Professor Ilkka Tittonen

Artistic illustration of photoelectrochemical water splitting reaction at atomic level

Electron Physics

Professor Hele Savin

Organic Electronics

Professor Caterina Soldano

Antennas and Wireless Sensors

Professor Ville Viikari

Antennas and propagation

Professor Katsuyuki Haneda

Millimetre Wave and THz Techniques

Professor Zachary Taylor

Electronic Circuit Design

Professors Kari Halonen, Jussi Ryynänen, Martin Andraud, Kwantae Kim

Die microphotograph of an interface chip

Space Technology

Professor Jaan Praks

Space Physics

Professor Esa Kallio

Magnetism

Visiting Professor Eija Tanskanen

Radio Astronomy

Professor Anne Lähteenmäki

Electromagnetics

Professors Ari Sihvola, Keijo Nikoskinen

Advanced Electromagnetic Materials and Structures

Professors Konstantin Simovski, Sergei Tretyakov

Designer Materials and Devices

Professor Viktar Asadchy

Artistic illustration of the concept of space-time metamaterials

Aalto electronics-ICT anechoic chamber for 2-60 GHz and two near-field scanners

By developing modern hardware technology, electronics and nanotechnology experts play a key role in shaping the future.

Study options

Aalto University / students in the corridor / photography Aino Huovio

Digital Systems and Design will make you an expert at the intersection between electrical engineering and design, with the hands-on skills to lead in your field.

Study options

Experimental work is the key for achievements in science. Our department is proud to offer state-of-the-art infrastructures that enable us to conduct internationally distinguished research. Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering (ELE) conducts research and offers education in three sites introduced below, as well as at MilliLab, a joint laboratory with VTT and ESA, offering device measurement and testing capabilities up to THz frequencies.

In the Aalto Electronics-ICT we conduct research in microelectronics, antenna and microwave engineering and space technology.

Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering

The researchers utilized the exceptional facilities of Micronova Nanofabrication Cleanroom. Photo: Aalto University / Mikko Raskinen

Micronova is part of OtaNano - Finland's national research infrastructure for micro- and nanotechnology, jointly run by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Aalto University.

OtaNano

Metsähovi Radio Observatory is the only astronomical radio observatory in Finland. Metsähovi’s main instrument is the 14-metre radio telescope, which is used around the clock, every day of the year. Its observational data is used, e.g., for studying active galaxies, the Sun, and the rotation of the Earth.