Group members
![Group picture at LIBER Symposium in May 2023](https://research.tuni.fi/uploads/2023/11/2d735774-2023_liber_spring-1600x1065.jpeg)
Group leader
Prof. Arri Priimägi
I am a Professor of Chemistry and lead a research group Smart Photonic Materials. We conduct research on functional soft materials whose properties can be controlled by external stimuli. We especially focus on light-activated materials because light offers a clean and remote stimulus that can trigger material changes with high spatial and temporal resolution. We apply these materials to various directions such as soft robotics, photonics and biomaterials science.
Light has many faces, as do functional materials. Put them together, and the possibilities are limitless!
Senior Research Fellows
Dr. Chiara Fedele
![Dr. Chiara Fedele working on confocal microscope](https://research.tuni.fi/uploads/2023/12/2ca65e6d-chiara-e1702382855532-320x247.png)
Dr. Rijeesh Kizhakidathazhath
![Smiling Rijeesh outside in a coat and a hat in an autumn background](https://research.tuni.fi/uploads/sites/55/2024/03/06432666-rijeesh_cut-320x267.jpg)
Postdoctoral researchers
Dr. Hongshuang Guo
![Hongshuang Guo](https://research.tuni.fi/uploads/2023/11/d52dfbc5-hongshuang-guo.jpg)
Dr. Shuai Zhang
![Dr. Shuai Zhang](https://research.tuni.fi/uploads/2024/01/dce56e78-picture_shuai-320x427.jpg)
Dr. Qi Yang
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Dr. Jie Jiang
![Dr. Jie Jiang outside standing on a bridge over a river.](https://research.tuni.fi/uploads/sites/55/2024/01/92972e74-jie-jiang_personal-photo-320x427.jpg)
Doctoral students
Alex Berdin
![Alex Berdin's selfie with a road and snow on its sides background](https://research.tuni.fi/uploads/sites/55/2024/02/dc9ee51b-img_4806-320x240.jpg)
Zixuan Deng
![Zixuan Deng hiking in a snowy forest](https://research.tuni.fi/uploads/2024/01/a435324a-photo_zd-e1704877324508-320x421.jpg)
Henning Meteling
![Henning Meteling](https://research.tuni.fi/uploads/2023/12/38f5eb6a-henning_iceland_img20230702141153-e1702987452386-320x269.jpg)
Mari Isomäki
![Mari Isomäki](https://research.tuni.fi/uploads/2023/12/b000314f-mari-valo-ohjattavat-materiaalit-arvo-140121-jr-24-e1702374645547-320x286.jpg)
Roshan Nasare
![Roshan Nasare](https://research.tuni.fi/uploads/2023/12/264628fd-roshan-profile-photo-e1702389167274-320x384.jpg)
Matias Paatelainen
![Matias Paatelainen](https://research.tuni.fi/uploads/2023/12/5d516556-matias1648646786933-320x320.jpg)
Sami Vesamäki
![Sami Vesamäki in nature backgroung](https://research.tuni.fi/uploads/2023/12/f91171f7-sami_pic-of-want_img-20220506-wa0003_1-320x319.jpg)
Yasaman Nemati
![Yasaman Nemati](https://research.tuni.fi/uploads/2023/12/c56ffb20-yasaman_spm-320x320.jpg)
Artem Boichuk
![Artem Boichuk outside in summer shirt on a street.](https://research.tuni.fi/uploads/sites/55/2024/02/b337cb19-artem-boichuk-scaled-e1707724612809-320x334.jpg)
Antti Siiskonen
![Antti Siiskonen's portrait picture](https://research.tuni.fi/uploads/sites/55/2024/02/bc3677c5-antti_siiskonen.jpg)
VIPs
Dr. Suvi Lehtimäki
![Suvi Lehtimäki](https://research.tuni.fi/uploads/2023/11/cd0aca1d-suvi_pic-320x283.jpg)
Dr. Ekaterina (Katya) Lisitsyna
![Ekaterina Lisitsyna](https://research.tuni.fi/uploads/2023/12/c8d49aa2-img-20231212-wa0004-e1702383095980-320x368.jpg)
Dr. Markus Lahikainen
![Markus Lahikainen](https://research.tuni.fi/uploads/2023/11/fc5dd006-markus_profiilikuva-320x240.jpeg)
Alumni
Please check our former group members here