People

PUUSTER is led by 4 research groups from 3 universities:

  • Taltech Structural Engineering research group 
  • Taltech Laboratory of Wood Technology
  • EKA Timber Architecture Research Center
  • TÜ Laboratory of Physics of Nanostructures

Alar Just, PhD

Head of Research at PUUSTER

Professor on Structural Engineering
Structural Engineering research group
Taltech


Siim Pikker, PhD

Principal investigator at PUUSTER

Associate Professor of Micro- and Nanooptics
Institute of Physics
University of Tartu


Sille Pihlak, PhD

Principal investigator at PUUSTER

Researcher
Timber Architecture Research Center PAKK
Dean
Faculty of Architecture
Estonian Academy of Arts

Eero Tuhkanen, PhD

Principal investigator at PUUSTER

Senior lecturer
Structural Engineering research group
Taltech


Triinu Poltimäe, PhD

Principal investigator at PUUSTER

Senior lecturer
Laboratory of wood Technology
Taltech


Anna Tommingas

Head of Operations at PUUSTER

Timber Architecture Research Center PAKK
Estonian Academy of Arts


Martin Timusk, PhD

Associate Professor in Materials Science
Laboratory of Physics of Nanostructures
University of Tartu


Siim Tuksam, PhD

Researcher
Timber Architecture Research Center PAKK
Estonian Academy of Arts


Rünno Lõhmus, PhD

Associate Professor in Materials Science
Laboratory of Physics of Nanostructures
University of Tartu


Renee Puusepp, PhD

Senior Researcher
Timber Architecture Research Center PAKK
Estonian Academy of Arts


Kaiko Kivi

Early Stage Researcher
Timber Architecture Research Center PAKK
Estonian Academy of Arts


Laura Kaljula

Early Stage Researcher
Taltech


Maarja Kauniste

Early Stage Researcher
Taltech

Francisco Tienda Resendez

Early Stage Researcher
Taltech

Jane Liise Vihmann

Early Stage Researcher
Taltech