CV Virpi Tarvainen (ex Lindfors)
Title PhD, Senior Research Scientist
Contact firstname.lastname@fmi.fi
Postal address P.O. Box 503, FI 00101 Helsinki, FINLAND
Street address Erik Palménin aukio 1, 00560 HELSINKI
Phone number +358 29 539 5514
Fax +358 29 539 5403
Fields of expertise
- Atmospheric physical and chemical processes at different scales.
- Biogenic emissions; biogenic emission modeling.
- Air quality, ozone formation, atmospheric chemistry.
University and other degrees
- Ph.D. (physics), University of Helsinki 2008
- Lic.Phil. (physics), University of Helsinki 1996
- M.Sc. (physics); University of Helsinki 1981
Previous professional appointments
- 2005 - 2011: Finnish Meteorological Institute: Head of research group Air Quality Information Unit
- 1993 - 2005: Finnish Meteorological Institute: Senior Research Scientist
- 1992 - 1993: University of Helsinki: Senior Assistant
- 1987 - 1992: Finnish Meteorological Institute: Senior Research Scientist, Research Scientist
- 1983 - 1985: University of California Riverside, Statewide Air Pollution Research Center: Visiting Postgraduate Research Physicist
- 1981 - 1983: University of Helsinki: research grant, Research Assistant, deputy Assistant
- 1979 - 1980: European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN): Scientific Associate, member of the CERN-ISOLDE research group
- 1976 - 1979: University of Helsinki: Research Assistant, deputy Assistant, part-time teacher
