Past Events

October 2019

Event participants from Aalto: Spyros Hirdaris, Juho Särkkä & Alexander Jerne 

Having just recently joined SNAME, this event was the very first for the student section of Aalto University. The symposium consisted of interesting technical presentations and discussions from industry experts on board the former convoy escort ship, HQS Wellington. The event included a buffet lunch, which enabled for a great opportunity to get to network with other students, scientists and engineers.

The next day, the students participated in a networking event at Thames Barrier. The visit included a guided tour where the visitors learned about the purpose, technology and history of the Thames Barrier.

We express our gratitude to the event organizers, sponsors and attendees!

December 2019

Event participants from Aalto SNAME student section: Spyros Hirdaris (event chairman), Pentti Kujala (presenting), Lassi Mastomäki (presenting), Juho Särkkä (guest), Alexander Jerne (guest)

Event participants from SNAME Western Europe section: Keith Lilley & Nina Lilley


Aalto University welcomed guests from academia and industry to the annual gala where the students and staff of the Marine Technology group present innovative ideas and discuss recent and future developments in marine technology research and education.

The event started with professor Pentti Kujala giving an annual overview of the research and education in marine technology in Aalto, after which Keith and Nina had a word about SNAME and its benefits for the members. After that, it was the time for the 1st year master's students to showcase their student projects which they had been working with the past autumn semester. There were eight different and creative concepts, including a nuclear container ship, wellness cruise ship and a Baltic ropax-ferry featuring innovative honeycomb arrangement for bulkheads. After lunch, Miika-Matti Ahokas presented his master's thesis with a title "Big Data & Route Optimization". Finally, Pauli Lehto presented his results from the doctoral thesis "The Microstructure of Welded Steels" and Arun Lakshmynarayanana showcased some results from his postdoctoral research on hydroelasticity of ships.