Hanna Vehkamäki

Hanna Vehkamäki
Born
Hanna Tuula Katariina Vehkamäki

(1969-12-27) December 27, 1969 (age 56)
Helsinki
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki
AwardsKnight, First Class, of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (2022)
Scientific career
FieldsAtmospheric particle formation
Nucleation
Molecular clusters[1]
InstitutionsUniversity College London
University of Helsinki
ThesisGas-liquid nucleation in nonideal molecular systems (1997)
Websiteresearchportal.helsinki.fi/en/persons/hanna-vehkamäki Edit this at Wikidata

Hanna Tuula Katariina Vehkamäki (née Vehkamäki, formerly Arstila, born 27 December 1969) is a Finnish theoretical physicist who works as a professor of computational aerosol physics at the University of Helsinki.[1][2] Her group investigates atmospheric particle formation.[3][4][5] 2022-2025 she served as vice dean responsible of well-being, equality, bilingual affairs, facilities, safety and security. In 2022, she was awarded Knight, First Class, of the Order of the White Rose of Finland.[6]

Early life and education

Vehkamäki was born in Helsinki.[7] She got interested mathematics and physics at high school.[7] She started studying at the University of Helsinki 1988.[7] The undergraduate summer project, related to the formation of particles from atmospheric trace gases, she started working on 1992 was expanded first to a master's thesis and then to doctoral thesis and beyond, eventually becoming an important contribution to atmospheric science. She earned a master's degree in 1994 and a doctorate in 1998.[7]

Research and career

Vehkamäki was awarded a research fellowship at University College London and moved to the United Kingdom in 1998. She returned to Helsinki in 2000.[citation needed]

Vehkamäki was appointed as a professor at the University of Helsinki in 2009, and as a Research Council of Finland Academy professor for a six year term 2026-2031. She studies formation of atmospheric aerosol particles, which can have a detrimental impact on air quality and a significant role in climate.[8] The research consortium she leads, VILMA (Virtual laboratory for molecular level atmospheric transformations), combines experimental and computational atmospheric chemistry and physics, and was selected as a Research Council of Finland Centre of Excellence in 2022.[9]

Vehkamäki established the equality and wellbeing group at her department (INAR, Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research) at the University of Helsinki in 2011, and has led similar initiatives at faculty, university and national levels.[7][10]

Awards and honours

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ a b Hanna Vehkamäki publications indexed by Google Scholar Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Hanna Vehkamäki publications from Europe PubMed Central Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ João Almeida; Siegfried Schobesberger; Andreas Kürten; et al. (6 October 2013). "Molecular understanding of sulphuric acid-amine particle nucleation in the atmosphere". Nature. 502 (7471): 359–363. doi:10.1038/NATURE12663. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 24097350. Wikidata Q43829556.
  4. ^ M. Kulmala; H. Vehkamäki; T. Petäjä; M. Dal Maso; A. Lauri; V.-M. Kerminen; W. Birmili; P.H. McMurry (March 2004). "Formation and growth rates of ultrafine atmospheric particles: a review of observations". Journal of Aerosol Science. 35 (2): 143–176. doi:10.1016/J.JAEROSCI.2003.10.003. ISSN 0021-8502. Wikidata Q57689802.
  5. ^ Markku Kulmala; Jenni Kontkanen; Heikki Junninen; et al. (1 February 2013). "Direct observations of atmospheric aerosol nucleation". Science. 339 (6122): 943–946. doi:10.1126/SCIENCE.1227385. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 23430652. Wikidata Q57689182.
  6. ^ a b "06.12.2022 Itsenäisyyspäivä – Självständighetsdagen 06.12.2022 - Ritarikunnat" (in Finnish). 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  7. ^ a b c d e "The problem solver - Täydellinen yhtälö - CSC Company Site". Täydellinen yhtälö. Retrieved 2023-06-30.
  8. ^ "UEF's aerosol physics researchers are members of a new Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence". University of Eastern Finland. 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  9. ^ Anon. "Virtual laboratory combining atmospheric models and measurements elected Centre of Excellence". miragenews.com. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  10. ^ Anon. "Vice-Deans elected for Faculty of Science". miragenews.com. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  11. ^ "Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation award 2010: for a significant contribution on her field of science". helsinki.fi. University of Helsinki. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  12. ^ "University of Helsinki Maikki Friberg award". University of Helsinki. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  13. ^ "Kunniamaininnat – Resonanssi ry". blogs.helsinki.fi. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
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