CV Jaakko Kukkonen

Jaakko Kukkonen

Title Research Professor, Head of unit

E-mail jaakko.kukkonen@fmi.fi

Postal address P.O. Box 503, FI 00101 HELSINKI, FINLAND

Street address Erik Palménin aukio 1, 00560 HELSINKI

Phone number +358 9 1929 5450

Fax +358 9 1929 5403

Fields of expertise

  • Prof. Kukkonen has worked in the field of atmospheric physics and chemistry, including especially the development, evaluation and application of mathematical models. He has participated in 22 EU projects and has procured more than 7 MEUR in research income. The current positions: - Research professor and Head of Air Quality Research, Finnish Meteorological Institute - Visiting professor at the University of Hertfordshire (U.K.) and - Adjunct Prof. (Docent) of physics, University of Helsinki.

On-going scientific projects

  • Transport related Air Pollution and Health impacts – Integrated Methodologies for Assessing Particulate Matter (TRANSPHORM), 2010 – 2014.
  • Health and Environment Network, HENVINET. Coordination action, European Union, 2007 - 2010.
  • Megacities: Emissions, urban, regional and Global Atmospheric POLlution and climate effects, and Integrated tools for assessment and mitigation MEGAPOLI, 2008 - 2011.
  • COST action ES0602 "Towards a European Network on Chemical Weather Forecasting and Information Systems (ENCWF)", 2007 - 2011.

University and other degrees

  • M. Sc., Physics, University of Helsinki, 1986
  • Doctor, Physics, University of Helsinki, 1990
  • Docent, Physics, University of Helsinki, 1992

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List of publications

Dr. Kukkonen is the author of more than 400 scientific publications; more than 100 of these in refereed international journals.

List of publications 2011