CV Kaisa Lakkala
Fields of expertise
Arctic climate
Arctic and Antarctic UV radiation
QA/QC of UV radiation measurements
Validation of satellite UV radiation products
Member of the WMO GAW Expert Team for Atmospheric Composition (AC) Data Management, and Expert Team on AC Network Design and Evolution
European Brewer Network (EUBREWNET) Governance and Management committee
Projects
Climate safe Rovaniemi (Ilmastoturvallinen Rovaniemi), 2024, European Union
Lapland Climate and Energy Strategy (Lapin ilmasto- ja energiastrategia) - project, Lapin liitto, Lapin ELY-keskus, European Union, 2024-2025.
Climate change and Health: Adapting to Mental, Physical and Societal challenges (CHAMPS), project under the Climate Change and Health research programme of the Academy of Finland. 2020-2023
COST1207/ A EUropean BREWer NETwork – EUBREWNET: http://www.eubrewnet.org/cost1207/
Antarctic UV measurements, started in 2017, https://fmiarc.fmi.fi/sub_sites/GUVant/
Antarctic-Arctic UV and ozone research projects (FARPOC I -II and SAARA) funded by the Academy of Finland, 2005-2012
Antarctic NILU-UV network, 1999-2013, in collaboration with AEMET and SMN
LAPBIAT 1 and 2 -project under the IHP Access to Research Infrastructures of the European Union, EU, 2007-2010
Finnish, Ultraviolet International Research Centre (FUVIRC), 2001-2003, http://projects.amap.no/project/fuvirc-finnish-ultraviolet-international-research-centre/
University and other degrees
Title of Docent in Arctic climate and UV radiation research, University of Lapland – Arctic Centre, Finland, 1.6.2022
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Helsinki, Meteorology, 28.1.2011
Licentiate of Philosophy, University of Helsinki, Meteorology, 21.12.2001
Master of Science, University of Helsinki, Meteorology, 18.9.1998
Previous professional appointments
Research Scientist, Finnish Meteorological Institute, start date 1.9.1997
Research Assistant, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Sodankylä observatory, 1.6.1996-31.8.1997