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 
