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    ABOUT THE SCHEDULE IN SPRING 2021

    Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the laboratory works are scheduled on several weekdays to limit the number of students working simultaneously in the laboratory. The alternative weekly times are: Tuesday morning (9-12), Tuesday afternoon (13-16), Thursday morning (9-12), Thursday afternoon (13-16), Friday morning (9-12) and Friday afternoon (13-16). In laboratory, the students will work in pairs. The maximum number of students in each time slot will be limited to 14. The laboratory works will begin on week 10 and continue until week 17.

    The kickoff of the course will be on March 5 (13-16) in Zoom. Otherwise, short talks and tutoring of student groups (ca. 4 students per group) will be organized on Friday afternoons in Zoom. All talks will be recorded for those who cannot attend online. The final seminar will be held in Zoom on May 14.

    This year (2021) Design Meets Biomaterials course takes part in the international BioDesign Challenge competition (https://biodesignchallenge.org), and the best team project from the course will be selected to represent Aalto University in the final in June (online).


    CHEMARTS Cookbook abstract

    CHEM-A1610 Design Meets Biomaterials (3-5 cr) is part of CHEMARTS in Aalto University (http://chemarts.aalto.fi/, https://www.facebook.com/chemarts.aalto/). The main objective of CHEMARTS is to inspire students and researchers to explore biomaterials together and to create new concepts for the future use of cellulose and other biomaterials. CHEMARTS consists of various actions, such as multidisciplinary study courses, summer projects and externally funded research projects.

    CHEM-A1610 Design Meets Biomaterials is an introductory course to CHEMARTS and open to any Aalto student to participate. There are no prerequisites, only open mindset, curiosity to biomaterials and design, and commitment to work in multidisciplinary groups is required. In CHEMARTS students have freedom to create and fail – and to succeed. In addition to the their learning experience, CHEMARTS students prepare biomaterial samples that have got great visibility. 

    After completing CHEM-A1610 Design Meets Biomaterials you can continue with the other CHEMARTS courses, MUO-E0101 CHEMARTS Summer School 2.0 (5 cr), CHEM-E0180 CHEMARTS Project (5-10 cr) and CHEM-E1100 Plant Biomass (5 cr). These courses can also make CHEMARTS minor in your degree. 

    NOTE: CHEM does not allow anyone to work in its laboratory spaces without first passing CHEM's laboratory safety exam. If you have not passed the exam earlier, you need to enroll on CHEM-E0140 Laboratory Safety course and pass the exam as soon as possible, latest before entering the laboratories.