Vilja Vara

Vilja has graduated as M. Sc. in Chemical Technology from Aalto University School of Science and Technology. She is specialized in inorganic chemistry and has for example worked at the Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry and at the Molecular Material research group, Department of Applied Physics. In her Master’s Thesis, she investigated water-based binders for a novel negative electrode material in lithium-ion batteries. She works mostly in the program partner team for two different Business Finland programs but contributes to other customer projects as well.

In her spare time, Vilja enjoys playing the piano and singing in choirs.