Hanna Vehkamäki
Born
Hanna Tuula Katariina Vehkamäki

(1969-12-27) December 27, 1969
Helsinki
Alma materUniversity of Helsinki
AwardsOrder 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

Hanna Tuula Katariina Vehkamäki (formerly Arstila) (born 27 December 1969) is a Finnish physicist who is a professor of computational aerosol science at the University of Helsinki.[1][2] Her research investigates aerosol nucleation and atmospheric chemistry.[3][4][5] She also serves as Vice Dean of Wellbeing and Equality. In 2022, she was elected to the Order of the White Rose of Finland.[6]

Early life and education

Vehkamäki was born in Helsinki.[7] She performed well at mathematics and physics at high school.[7] She studied at the University of Helsinki, where she earned a master's degree in 1994 and a doctorate in 1998. She completed an undergraduate summer project studying atmospheric gases, and how they could independently form particles in the Earth's atmosphere.[7] Her undergraduate summer project became her doctoral research, which eventually became an important contribution to climate research.[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 1999, where she worked in the physics department as a lecturer and researcher.

Vehkamäki was appointed to the faculty at the University of Helsinki in 2000. She researches atmospheric aerosols, which can have a detrimental impact on air quality.[8] Her research project, VILMA (Virtual laboratory for molecular level atmospheric transformations), combines experimental and computational atmospheric chemistry, and was selected as a Centre of Excellence in 2022.[9]

Vehkamäki established the Equality and Wellbeing Group at her institute at the University of Helsinki in 2011, and has led similar initiatives at faculty, university and national level.[7][10]

Awards and honours

Selected publications

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

References

  1. 1 2 Hanna Vehkamäki publications indexed by Google Scholar
  2. ↑ Hanna Vehkamäki publications from Europe PubMed Central
  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. 1 2 "06.12.2022 Itsenäisyyspäivä – Självständighetsdagen 06.12.2022 - Ritarikunnat" (in Finnish). 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "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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