Key persons

• Professor Pertti Hakonen – Leader of the experimental efforts at the Low Temperature Laboratory (LTL).  Wide expertize on suspended graphene, electrical quantum transport, nanoelectromechanical systems, ultra-sensitive detectors, and low-noise microwave measurements. Experience on many EU projects in nanocarbon materials, as well as industry collaboration with Nokia, Renesas Mobile, and Diarc Ltd. National contact person of Graphene Flagship initiative in Finland and deputy director of the sensors related work package of the Flaghship. Received the ERC Advanced Grant on “Quantum devices in topological matter” in 2015. Partner of the national Centre of Excellence “Quantum Technology Finland”.
• Professor Harri Lipsanen – Leader of the experimental efforts at Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering (ELE) which includes three active graphene research groups working on topics spanning from basic research to integrated devices. Expertise on nanomaterials, sensors, optoelectronics and nanoelectronics. Contact person of Graphene Flagship in Aalto University. Leader of several national research projects on graphene and participant in the Graphene Flagship’s work package on high-frequency electronics.  Close collaboration with VTT and national industry.
• Professor Peter Liljeroth – Leader of the experimental efforts at Department of Applied Physics (PHYS) on atomically well-defined graphene nanostructures. Expert on using low-temperature scanning probe microscopies to study chemistry and physics of single molecules and graphene nanostructures.  Received the ERC Starting Grant on “Atomically precise nanoelectronic materials” in 2011 and ERC Advanced Grant “Artificial designer materials”.
• Professor Zhipei Sun – Leader of the experimental efforts at Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering (ELE) on Photonics and Optoelectronics of various two-dimensional layered materials. Expert on nonlinear optics, nanophotonics, and ultrafast photonics.