The Council of the Institute

The highest decision-making body of the Institute of Chemistry is the Council of the Institute. The Director manages the activities of the Institute. The statute of the Institute provides the bases and procedures for the actions of the Institute of Chemistry.

Piret Pikma
Piret Pikma
Director of the Institute of Chemistry
Head of the Council
+372 737 5161
 
Heili Kasuk
Heili Kasuk
Deputy Director for Academic Affairs
+372 737 6626
+372 521 0406
 
Peeter Burk
Peeter Burk
Professor of Chemical Physics
+372 737 5258
+372 509 8836
 
Enn Lust
Enn Lust

Professor of Physical Chemistry

+372 737 5165
+372 511 2030 

Gunnar Nurk
Gunnar Nurk

Professor of High Temperature Energy Materials

+372 737 5164

Jaak Neut
Jaak Nerut

Professor of Electrochemistry

+372 737 6625

Ago Rinken
Ago Rinken
Professor of Bioorganic Chemistry
+372 737 5249
+372 507 8424
Jaak Järv
Jaak Järv
Professor of Organic Chemistry
+372 737 5246
+372 502 8329
Mati Karelson
Mati Karelson
Professor Emeritus
+372 737 5255
+372 502 1519
Jaanus Harro
Jaanus Harro
Professor of Psychophysiology
+372 510 2798
Ivo Leito
Ivo Leito
Professor of Analytical Chemistry

+372 737 5259
+372 518 4176 

Kaido Tammeveski
Kaido Tammevski

Professor in Colloidal and Environmental Chemistry

+372 737 5168

Uko Maran
Uko Maran
Associate Professor in Molecular Technology
+372 737 5168
Erki Enkvist
Erki Enkvist
Associate Professor in Bioorganic Chemistry
+372 737 5250
Alar Jänes
Alar Jänes
Associate Professor in Physical and Electrochemistry
+372 737 6030
Koit Herodes
Koit Herodes

Associate Professor in Analytical Chemistry

+372 737 6030

Ave Sarapuu

Associate Professor in Colloidal and Environmental Chemistry

+372 737 5277

Liis Siinor

Research Fellow of Physical Chemistry

+372 737 6629

Asko Uri

Professor in Bioorganic Chemistry

+372 737 5275
+372 517 5593 

The council of the institute also includes 5 student representatives: Anna Zobel, Paul Erik Olli, Mattias Kaspar Krõlov, Rasmus Rohtla and Karl- Ander Kasuk.

Gunnar Nurk grupipilt

In January Gunnar Nurk became a professor of high-temperature energy materials at the University of Tartu in the Institute of Chemistry

Jaak Nerut õpetamas

In January, the Institute of Chemistry welcomes a new professor of electrochemistry – Jaak Nerut  

Kolma teadlast laboris hoidmas käes saabunud katseplaate.

Early interest in chemistry and natural sciences brought Tõnis Laasfeld the main prize in the 2023 National Research Competition