Curriculum Vitae

General information:

Finnish citizenship.
Married, two children (2008; 2011).

Educationd and degrees:

2009 Dec : Ph.D in Astronomy, University of Oulu, Finland

2007 Jun : Ph. Lic. in Astronomy, University of Oulu, Finland

2002 Nov : MSc in Astronomy, University of Oulu, Finland

1998 Jun : Secondary school, Kangasniemi, Finland

Employment:

2012 Apr - present : Postdoctoral scientist, Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP)

2011 Apr - 2012 Apr : on parental leave

2010 Jan - 2011 Apr: P ostdoctoral scientist, Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam (AIP)

2009 Sep - 2009 Dec : Ph.D Student, Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam (AIP)

2009 Mar - 2009 Aug : Ph.D Student, grant from Alfred Kordelin Foundation, Finland

2008 Nov - 2009 Feb : Researcher, Tuorla Observatory, University of Turku

2008 Jan - 2008 Oct : on parental leave

2007 Jun - 2007 Dec : Researcher, Tuorla Observatory, University of Turku

2004 Jun - 2007 Jun : Ph.D Student, Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam (AIP)

2004 Dec - 2005 Feb : Freelance, European Space Agency (ESA)/ European Southern Observatory (ESO)

2003 Jan - 2004 Jun : Student Support Astronomer, Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT)

Personal grants:

2014 Jul : Research grant (own position), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Germany

2008 Nov : Research grant, Alfred Kordelin Foundation, Finland

2007 Dec : Travel grant, Väisälä Foundation, Finland

2005 Dec : Travel grant, Väisälä Foundation, Finland

Memberships:

2018 : International Astronomical Union

2018 : European Astronomical Society

2007 : Finnish Astronomical Society

Talks:

• Magnetic fields in Herbig Ae/Be stars (invited),
  OBA Stars: Variability and Magnetic Fields, 29.4.2021, St. Petersburg, Russia (online)
• Activity indicators
  TESS survey workshop Castel Gandolfo, 19.9.2019, Castel Gandolfo, Italy
• Observing with VATT
  TESS survey workshop Castel Gandolfo, 17.9.2019, Castel Gandolfo, Italy
• Detections of weak magnetic fields in Herbig Ae/Be stars using high resolution HARPS spectropolarimetry
  Gaia's view of Pre-Main Sequence Evolution: Linking the T Tauri and Herbig Ae/Be stars, 21.6.2019, Leeds, UK
• Magnetic field detections in Herbig Ae SB2 systems
  IAU GA XXX Focus Meeting 4, 31.8.2018, Vienna, Austria
• Binocular view of EK Draconis
  The 20th Cambridge workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun, 31.7.2018, Boston, USA
• Mapping EK Draconis with PEPSI - Evidence for Startspot Penumbrae
  Sun-as-a-star workshop, 27.6.2018, Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam, Germany
• Magnetic fields in Herbig stars
  The 14th Potsdam Thinkshop on Stellar Magnetism: Challanges, Connections, and Prospects, 14.6.2017, Telegrafenberg, Potsdam, Germany
• Calibrating RAVE fluxes with STELLA
  Celebrating Ten Years of Science with STELLA, 9.11.2016, Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam, Germany
• Spot related activity in young solar analogues,
  2nd Potsdam-Berlin Colloquim, 11.10.2013, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
• When the Sun was young: studying young solar analogues,
  Seminar, 1.6.2010, Konkoly Observatory, Hungary
• Doppler Imaging of V889 Her: Mapping the activity cycle,
  The 5th Potsdam Thinkshop, 28.6.2007, Potsdam, Germany
• Solar analogues,
  University of Oulu Seminars, 7.3.2007, Finland
• Solar analogues,
  Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam Seminars, 9.2.2007, Potsdam, Germany
• Spots and activity cycles on EK Dra,
  ESMN School, 3.11.2004, Tatranska Lomnica, Slovakia
• Brown dwarfs in Open Cluster NGC 7160,
  44th NOT Council meeting, 14.5.2004, La Palma, Spain
• Studentships at Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT),
  University of Oulu Seminars, 14.1.2004, Finland
• Photometric Study of Young Active Stars,
  Isaac Newton Group Seminars, 26.11.2003, La Palma, Spain
• Spots in young solar analogues,
  42nd NOT Council meeting, 2.5.2003, La Palma, Spain
• Long term photometry of AB Dor,
  University of Oulu Seminars, 2002, Finland

Conferences and workshops:

• OBA Stars: Variability and Magnetic Fields,
  26.-30.04.2021, St. Petersburg, Russia, Online (talk, Chair of session "Fundamental parameters of OBA stars. Spots, abundance gradients, diffusion, atmospheres, magnetospheres, X-rays" and "Final Discussion (Part I)")
• Cool Stars 20.5 ...virtually cool,
  02.-04.03.2021, Online
• The 16th Potsdam Thinkshop on The rotation periods of cool stars: Measurements, uses, connections and prospects,
  23.-26.09.2019, Potsdam, Germany (SOC)
• TESS survey workshop Castel Gandolfo,
  17.-19.09.2019, Castel Gandolfo, Italy (2 talks)
• STARRY final conference: Gaia's view of Pre-Main Sequence Evolution: Linking the T Tauri and Herbig Ae/Be stars,
  18.-21.06.2019, Leeds, UK (talk)
• IAU XXXth General Assembly,
  27.-31.08.2018, Vienna, Austia (talk in FM4)
• The 20th Cambridge workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun,
  29.07.-03.08.2018, Boston, USA (talk, convenor in Splinter session)
• Sun-as-a star workshop,
  27.06.2018, Potsdam, Germany (talk)
• Large Binocular Telescope Observatory 2nd Users' Meeting: Realizing the Dream,
  20.-23.06.2017, Florence, Italy
• The 14th Potsdam Thinkshop on Stellar Magnetism: Challanges, Connections, and Prospects,
  12.-16.06.2017, Potsdam, Germany (SOC Co-Chair, LOC Chair, talk, 3 posters)
• Celebrating Ten Years of Science with STELLA,
  08.-09.11.2016, Potsdam, Germany (talk)
• The 19th Cambridge workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun,
  06.-10.06.2016, Uppsala, Sweden (4 posters)
• The 10th Potsdam Thinkshop on High-Resolution Optical Spectroscopy,
  28.-31.05.2013, Potsdam, Germany (LOC)
• The 7th Potsdam Thinkshop on Magnetic Fields in Stars and Exoplanets,
  22.-25.08.2011, Potsdam, Germany
• Solar Analogs II,
  20.-23.09.2009, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA (poster)
• The 15th Cambridge workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun,
  21.-25.07.2008, St Andrews, Scotland (poster)
• The 5th Potsdam Thinkshop on Meridional Flow, Differential Rotation and Solar and Stellar Activity,
  24.-29.06.2007, Potsdam, Germany (poster + talk)
• The 14th Cambridge workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun,
  06.-10.11.2006, Pasadena, California, USA (2 posters)
• IAU XXVIth General Assembly,
  14.-25.08.2006, Prague, Czech Republic (2 posters)
• 8th MHD - Days 2005,
  28.-29.11.2005, Potsdam, Germany (poster)
• Dynamos of the Sun, Stars & Planets,
  04.-06.10.2004, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (poster)
• ANTARES Fall Seminar,
  31.10.2002, Oulu, Finland

Summer and winter schools:

• ESMN School on Solar Magnetometry and Solar Magnetism,
  3.-10.11.2004, Tatranska Lomnica, Slovakia (talk + poster)
• NorFA summer school on Observational Astrophysics,
  1.-12.7.2003, La Palma, Spain

Astronomical observations:

Observing experience:

I have used most of the instruments at the Nordic Optical Telescope in optical and near infrared for imaging, photometry, polarimetry, and high and low resolution spectroscopy. I have been observing on my own during about 20 nights, and supporting other observes at NOT during about 35 nights.

I have also observing experience with the PEPSI instrument, both at Large Binocular Telescope and the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope.

Observing proposals:

• P.I. in ESO period 106 project The very slow rotation of the magnetic O9.7 V star HD 54879
• P.I. in LBT 2020B project Polarimetric modeling of the magnetic field topology and the circumstellar environment of the massive O-type star NGC 1624-2 with an extraordinary strong magnetic field
• P.I. in ESO period 105 project Determining the rotation periods of Herbig Ae/Be stars with detected magnetic fields
• P.I. in ESO period 102 project The magnetic O9.7 V star HD 54879: Unveiling the origin of the short-term spectral variability and dramatic magnetic field increase on 2018 February 17
• P.I. in ESO period 101 project Modelling the magnetic field geometry of the outstanding He-strong β Cep pulsator HD96446
• P.I. in ESO period 100 project Determining the magnetic field geometry in the components of a binary system with a δ Scuti primary
• P.I. in ESO period 100 project Magnetic field strength and geometry of the newly discovered magnetic O9.7 V star HD 54879
• P.I. in ESO period 99 project Modelling the magnetic field geometry of the outstanding He-strong β Cep pulsator HD96446
• P.I. in ESO period 87 project HD 179949 - The model case of on/off (magnetic) star-planet interaction?
• P.I. in ESO period 86 project Hot Jupiter WASP-18b: a test-bed for magnetic star-planet interaction
• P.I. in NOT period 35 project Magnetic activity in the young Sun. Observing run was supported by OPTICON grant.

Been co-applicant on several successful observing time applications for groundbased telescopes.

Service:

• Editor of the IAU WG on ‘Ap and related stars’ Newsletter
• AIP colloquium organiser for internal speakers

Computer skills:

• Linux/Unix, Mac, and Windows environments
• Documents and articles are written with LaTeX
• Programming with IDL, Python, and FORTRAN
• Data reduction with 4A, SES (spectroscopy) and IRAF (photometry).
• HTML and CSS, Plone environment, WordPress

Language skills:

Finnish (native), English (fluent), German, Spanish, and Swedish