CV Mari Kauhaniemi

Title Research Scientist
Contact mari.kauhaniemi@fmi.fi
Postal address P.O. Box 503, FI-00101 HELSINKI
Street address Erik Palménin aukio 1, FI-00560 HELSINKI
Phone number +358(0)505230663
Fax +358 295395403

Fields of expertise

Mari Kauhaniemi has worked as a research scientist at the Finnish Meteorological Institute since 2002. Her expertise is on urban scale air quality modelling (particularly the dispersion of pollution from traffic). Kauhaniemi is currently working as a main scientist on a team developing local air quality forecasting system for operational use and the road dust emission model. Her experience in information technology is following: air quality modelling (CAR-FMI, OSPM), programming languages (FORTRAN, PHP), MATLAB, and GIS (MapInfo). Her MSc thesis (2003) dealt with the usability of the air quality model CAR-FMI in city planning. Currently she is a PhD student at the University of Eastern Finland (Kuopio), Department of Applied Physics.

University and other degrees

  • M.Sc. Tech., University of Oulu (2005)

  • B.Eng., Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences (1999)

Previous professional appointments

  • Geological Survey of Finland, Kuopio • Geographical Information System (GIS) Trainee (summer 2001)

  • Neste Chemicals, Porvoo • Diploma work of B.Eng.: Soil Pollution on the Area of Neste Chemicals Ltd. Porvoo Factory (summer 1999) • Trainee at the Technical Services Department (summer 1995-1998)

List of publications