Keijo Olavi Kajantie (born 1940) is a Finnish theoretical physicist and Professor and Adjoint Scientist at the Helsinki Institute of Physics.[1] He was Professor of Physics at the University of Helsinki from 1973 to 2008.[2][3] From 1985 to 1990 he was a Research Professor of the Academy of Finland[4] and he has worked in the CERN Theory Division.[5] He is best known for his contributions to the study of the electroweak and strong interactions at high temperatures, as well as to the field of ultrarelativistic nuclear collisions.[6] His research interests include ultrarelativistic nuclear collisions, finite temperature field theory, string theory and QCD matter, cosmological phase transitions and null infinity in general relativity.[5]

Honours and awards

Kajantie was awarded the Finnish Academy of Science Award in 2008[3] and the Order of the Lion of Finland in 2012.[7]

References

  1. ^ Helsinki Institute of Physics personnel
  2. ^ Facta2001, WSOY 1981, Volume 7, paragraph 447
  3. ^ a b Finnish Academy of Science Award Former Recipients
  4. ^ WSOY Iso Tietosanakirja Part 3., p. 129, WSOY 1995
  5. ^ a b Home page of Keijo Kajantie
  6. ^ Scientific publications of Keijo Kajantie on INSPIRE-HEP
  7. ^ Highest decorations awarded by the President of the Republic, Helsingin Sanomat Uutiset Kotimaa 4.12.2012, vdated 13.1.2014
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keijo_Kajantie
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