1. Engineering and Technology Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson KTH Stockholm
Estonian Research Council 2017 regular evaluation of Estonian research and development Seminar
Engineering and Technology
Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson KTH Stockholm
Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

2. University of Tartu - UT Engineering and Technology
Scientific impact of research - Very good
Cutting edge basic research within a wide field: materials science – smart materials; robotics; biotechnology; synthetic biology; genetic engineering; super capacitors; SOX fuel cells;…
Many industrial applications, e.g. with the Estonian pharmaceutical industry
Close national & international collaboration
High level publications increasing
Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

3. University of Tartu - UT Engineering and Technology
Sustainability and potential of research – Very good
Impressive infrastructure; facilities & equipment
Extensive industry links span from SME´s to large corporations
Healthy number of PhD students
Need to improve monitoring of PhD student´s progress and to speed up PhD completions
Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

4. University of Tartu - UT Engineering and Technology
Societal importance of research – Very good
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 - UT Engineering and Technology
Scientific basis in the field sufficient to conduct doctoral studies - Yes
Areas of special note Enthusiasm and high quality of young academic staff
Areas in need of improvement Lack of convenient space for teaching
Suggestions for the institution Increased teaching needs more space, e.g. labs
Suggestions for theUniversity Some buildings need improved wheelchair access
Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

6. Tallinn Technical University - TTÜ Engineering and Technology
Scientific impact of research - Very good
Cutting edge basic research within a wide field: biomedical; power electronics for power grids and solar panels; powder technology for thin films (e.g. photovoltaic) in low cost materials; protein imprinted polymer films for receptors/transducers in medical and environmental applications
Many industrial applications, strong record in commercializing
Good publication record (quantity and quality)
Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

7. Tallinn Technical University - TTÜ Engineering and Technology
Sustainability and potential of research - Very good
Excellent infrastructure; advanced and traditional equipment threat by EU structural funding withdrawl
Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

8. Tallinn Technical University - TTÜ Engineering and Technology
Societal importance of research - Very good
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 - TTÜ Engineering and Technology
Scientific basis in the field sufficient to conduct doctoral studie - Yes
Areas of special note Important to maintain graduate school funding
Encouraging cooperation with other research groups (national and international)
Areas in need of improvement Financial security for PhD students
Suggestions for the University Some buildings need improved wheelchair access
Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

10. University of Life Sciences - EMÜ Engineering and Technology
Scientific impact of research - Good
EMÜ´s focus:
sustainability of natural resources interdisciplinary research applied 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 - EMÜ Engineering and Technology
Sustainability and potential of research - Very good
Infrastructure (buildings and labs) significantly upgraded based on EU structural funds. High standard to be maintained even with decline in EU funding. Most research areas of key importance in society; water management, biofuels, small scale renewable energy, land management
Academic staff of high quality
More PhD students desirable, need to recruit actively
Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

12. University of Life Sciences - EMÜ Engineering and Technology
Societal importance of research - Very good
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 - EMÜ Engineering and Technology
Scientific basis in the field sufficient to conduct doctoral studies - Yes
Areas of special note Impressive commitment to environmental problems solutions
Areas in need of improvement Need to speed up PhD completions
Suggestions for the state Research areas declared by the state as critical not corresponding to state promotion actions
Suggestions for the institution Insufficient recognition of scientific publications (not in Web of Science) => less baseline funding
Suggestions for the University Some buildings need improved wheelchair access
Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

14. NICPB Engineering and Technology
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics
NICPB Engineering and Technology
Scientific impact of research - Good
High scientific quality, e.g. in:
High Performance Computing – Tier-2 cloud – part of ETAIS; energy materials => improved SOX fuel cells; oil shale ash refined to building materials; advanced NMR instrumentation for condensed matter physics; advanced THz spectrometer for study of magnetic systems; nano materials characterization
Strong publication record (quantity and quality)
Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

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

16. NICPB Engineering and Technology
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics
NICPB Engineering and Technology
Societal importance of research - Good
Primarily basic research within physics and material physics
Commercial applications via spin-off companies: Large scale computer cluster for ETAIS, OpenNode SW with cloud architecture, Lingvist SW for machine learning and foreign languages, Elcogen SOX fuel cells, NICPB represents Estonia at CERN
PhD students from TTÜ and UT participate actively in NICPB research
Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson

17. NICPB Engineering and Technology
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics
NICPB Engineering and Technology
Areas in need of improvement Potential for industrial application not fully utilized => need to focus on liaison with industrial partners
Suggestions for the state Almost exclusively grant based funding => finacial insecurity, possible failure of NICPB
Suggestions for the institution Some buildings need improved wheelchair access
Machine Design__________________________________ Prof. em Jan-Gunnar Persson