Minnamari Vippola

Professor at Tampere University (2019 onwards): Professorship in Materials Characterization. Research areas include structural characterization and NDE (non-destructive evaluation) of various materials (nanomaterials, magnetic materials, 3D printed materials, materials in tribological contacts, coatings) together with activities in material processing, performance and failure analysis. Special expertise on electron microscopy including the administrative and scientific leadership in university-level Tampere Microscopy Center. Main Tampere University administrative duty is Vice Dean for Research in the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences including the membership in TAU Science Council and TAU Infrastructure Steering group.

• Professor in Materials Characterization and Head of the Materials Characterization group, Materials Science and Environmental Engineering 
• Vice Dean for Research in the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences 
• Head of Tampere Microscopy Center  

•Research focus: Materials structural characterization (electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction), non-destructive evaluation (Barkhausen noise, x-ray diffraction) for surface condition and residual stresses, and development of materials characterization and testing methods.

•Collaboration offering: Know-how on materials structural features and their influence on the materials performance to design innovative, sustainable, energy-efficient and safe materials. NDT practices for efficient quality control and performance monitoring. Solutions for real industrial applications.

1. Tampere University (TAU) level duties: Member in TAU PROFI6 Imaging Platform Steering group, in TAU Sähkötalo Research Hub Steering group, in Finnish Atmospheric Science Network Steering group, in Prein Flagship Steering committee and in TAU Sustainability Steering group.
2. Research Council of Finland: Member of the Finnish Research Infrastructure Council (2026-2027), Member of the Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering (2019-21) and Member in The Finnish Research Infrastructure Committee (FIRI Committee 2019-22)
3. Board member of SCANDEM Nordic Microscopy Society since 2012
4. Member in Finnish Publication Forum Panel (10-Chemical, materials and environmental engineering) 2025-28.
5. Main Organiser of ICBM15 15th International Conference on Barkhausen Noise and Micromagnetic Testing held at Tampere on September 2024 and Main Organiser of Scandem 2022 online conference, Annual Meeting of the Nordic Microscopy Society held on June 2022. 

1. Professor, Tampere University 2019-

2. Associate professor (2013 - 16) and Professor (2016 - 18) Tampere University of Technology

3. Senior Researcher (fulltime/part time, 2007 - 13) Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Work Environment Development

4. Visiting Researcher (1-3/1999) Stockholm University, Structural Chemistry, Arrhenius Laboratory

5. Visiting Scholar (2-7/1996) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory

6. Researcher/Senior Researcher/Senior Research Fellow (1996 – 2013) Tampere University of Technology