Rheology Lab Information


Country
Finland
University
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Institution
Materials Processing and Circular Solutions, Sustainable Products and Materials research area, Tampere
Rheometers
  • Inline rheological measurement of polymer melts (shear and extensional viscosity)
  • Göttfert Rheograph 6000 capillary rheometer
  • Göttfert mi40 visco capillary rheometer
  • Anton Paar MCR 301 rotational rheometer
  • Anton Paar RheolabQC rotational rheometer
  • Brookfield Powder Flow Tester
Accessories
Measurement geometries for the rotational rheometers:
  • Concentric cylinder
  • Double-gap measuring system
  • Vane-in-cup
Information Links
Contacts
Pekka Laurikainen (Pekka.Laurikainen@vtt.fi)
Last Updated By
Olli-Ville.Laukkanen@vtt.fi
Last Updated
7/13/2024 2:13:31 PM

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Call for Nominations - NRS Rheology Awards 2026
The Nordic Rheology Society invites nominations for the NRS Rheology Awards 2026, which will be announced at the 35th Nordic Rheology Conference in Lund, Sweden.
  • The Carl Klason Rheology Award is given to a senior researcher, who has made outstanding contributions to rheology and is or was active in the Nordic countries
  • The Young Rheologist Award is given to an early-career researcher, who has conducted outstanding work on the graduate and postgraduate level at a research institution in the Nordic countries

  • A letter describing the nominee and the motivation for the nomination may be submitted by all members of the Nordic Rheology Society to the NRS President Olli-Ville Laukkanen or to nrs@nordicrheologysociety.org. The awardees will be selected by the NRS Award Committee, consisting of Annika Sahlström, Kurt Ingar Draget, Ole Hassager and Jón Elvar Wallevik.

    The deadline for nominations is 15 January 2026.

    If you have suitable nominees in mind, we encourage you to submit a nomination.

    In 2025, the awards were given to Prof. Mats Stading (RISE) and Julie Frost Dahl (Aarhus University).

    More information can be found at https://nordicrheologysociety.org/Home/Awards.
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