Researcher of the month is Jenni Sievänen

Jenni Sievänen is currently working at Mika Vähä-Nissi's Biomaterial application team at VTT. She is a researcher in re-engineering paper (REP) project, which belongs to the research program EffTech (Intelligent, resource efficient production technologies) of the Forestcluster Ltd. In 2009, Jenni graduated from Helsinki University of Technology. Her main subject was Forest products chemistry. Now, she is researcher at VTT.

Re-engineering paper project focus is on development of new resource efficient nano material based paper production technologies. Renewal of the papermaking paradigm involves many elements starting from evolved raw material base, mapping the novel structure space through realistic modeling and simulation of nanoscale elements and designing the correspondent novel unit operations and processes.

The goal of Jenni’s research is to develop new products with better quality and production technologies. Currently research is focused on barrier films based on nanocellulose and high filler containing structures to for printed electronics applications. The idea is to replace the use of synthetic materials in these applications. In addition the improvement of paper and board making and sustainability are the key drivers of this research.

The best thing in working with other research partners is the ability to get excellent and wider research insight into her research work. The benefits for Jenni to work in this kind of EffTech program is networking and co-operation between research partners.

When not working, Jenni spends time, for example, cycling, photographing and reading books.