YSF2022 - Finnish Young Scientist Forum for Catalysis 

Friday, April 8, 2022 at Kakola, Turku/Åbo, Finland
         

WELCOME

The successful tradition of Young Scientist Forum is continuing, this time for the first time held in Turku on the well-known Kakola hill, which once was the home of prisoners. The symposium has the goal to present on-going and recently finished PhD thesis works in catalysis and to promote the interaction between the key players in catalysis in our country. Contributions from all sub-fields of catalysis are very welcome: homogeneous, heterogeneous, enzymatic and polymer catalysis; presentations covering aspects from theoretical chemistry to material science and chemical engineering. The symposium programme consists of keynote lectures, a prize winner’s lecture (the Prize for best doctoral thesis in catalysis for year 20xx will be announced) and oral presentations of PhD students, followed by a poster session. After the symposium, the annual meeting of Finnish Catalysis Society will take place in the same facilities. The relaxed networking will continue during dinner at the river shore, where also a large sauna is available.

All PhD students, their supervisors and other researchers in the field of catalysis in Finland are cordially welcome!
Please register to the event latest on 8th of March. Provide the title of your presentation and few highlights in the registration form from the following link:

Registration here: Registration to YSF2022

Register by filling in your name, affiliation, e-mail and special diet and short information regarding your presentation (title and highlights).

VENUE

AURUM - The first Environmentally Excellent Campus building in Finland

at Henriksgatan 2

The new Aurum building of the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University on the University Hill has been completed. The significant chemistry cluster in Aurum promotes collaboration in research and teaching and, at the same time, the boost to the industry benefits the regional partners. Environmental efficiency has been taken into account in all solutions at Aurum, such as in the materials and use of space. Solar panels have been installed on the building’s roof and geothermal energy is used in heating and cooling. Aurum consequently received a BREEAM environmental certificate with the classification Excellent in the development phase as a first campus building in Finland.

We start the YSF2022 on the ground floor restaurant at 09 a.m. Address is: Henrikinkatu 2, 20500 Turku (map link)


KAKOLA - A piece of Turku’s history

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The young Scientist’s forum will be organized on the restaurant located on Kakola hill, Kakolanmäki. The hill of Kakola  has undergone a remarkable change since the times when the main building served as a notorious prison. Kakolanruusu, “the rose of Kakola”, was one of the first businesses to start in the area. It first opened its doors as a pop-up restaurant on May Day, 2017.

May Day 2019 started a new era for the Rose. The former kitchens made of shipping containers and outdoor grill oven has remain in history, as a new kitchen is put to use in new top-notch facilities in the Yöselli, “night cell”, building.

A brewery, bakery and coffee roastery complement the range of services in the area wonderfully. Their products are being served also in Kakolanruusu.


REGISTRATION FEE

The registration fee is 50 euro. It should be paid directly to the account of Finnish Catalysis Society (Nordea Bank Account FI08 1107 3000 6085 17)  As an invoice reference please write "YSF 2022 Your First Name Family name" The fee covers the attendance to the breakfast at Cafe Aurum , lectures, the lunch at Kakolan Ruusu, the afternoon coffee break, Poster session, dinner at Rantakerttu as well as reserved sauna.


PROGRAMME   [download programme]

                                                                    9.00         Welcoming address and Breakfast

                                                                                    Roundwalk in Aurum Building

                                                                                    Transportation or walk to Kakolan Ruusu (40 minutes by walk)

                                                                    11.30        Keynote/plenary followed by oral presentations at Kakola Cabinet


                                                                    13.xx        Lunch and networking at Kakolan Ruusu

                                                                    14.xx        Oral Presentations of PhD theses continues (à 12 min), and coffee break around 15:30

                                                                          16:00        Poster session starts

                                                                          16:30        Annual meeting of Finnish Catalysis Society

                                                                                  17:00         Free time for networking

                                                                                  18:50        Transportation down from Kakolahill with the Funicular of Kakola

                                                                                  19:00        Dinner at Rantakerttu including a reserved sauna

   


                                               ACCOMODATION

There are several possibilities for accomodation in the near visinity of Kakola, for instance:

- Bore ship: link

- Forenom on Kakola hill: link



CONTACT

Dr Pasi Tolvanen (ptolvane (at) abo.fi)  Åbo Akademi

Prof. Mika Huuhtanen (mika.huuhtanen(at)oulu.fi) University of Oulu, Chairman of the Finnish Catalysis Society