Emilia Kilpua (born November 18, 1977, in Oulu) is a Finnish space scientist. She is currently Professor of Space Physics at the University of Helsinki.[1]
Emilia Kilpua | |
|---|---|
| Born | Emilia Katja Johanna Huttunen 18 November 1977 Oulu, Finland |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards | Väisälä Prize 2021 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | |
| Institutions | University of Helsinki |
| Thesis | Interplanetary shocks, magnetic clouds and magnetospheric storms (2005) |
| Doctoral advisor | Hannu E. J. Koskinen |
Background and career
editKilpua was born and raised in Oulu, northern Finland, where auroras are commonplace in winter. She studied theoretical physics and mathematics at the University of Helsinki, followed by a Master's degree and PhD, with a thesis titled Interplanetary shocks, magnetic clouds and magnetospheric storms, which she completed in 2005.[2] She undertook a postdoctoral research associate post in the Space Sciences Laboratory at UC Berkeley. She moved back to Finland in 2008.
Scientific interests
editKilpua's primary research focus is space weather, particularly with an eye to improving forecasting.[3][4] She has made advances in our understanding of the formation and propagation of coronal mass ejections to Earth,[5] as well as the response of the magnetospheric system, particularly the Earth's radiation belts.[6]
Awards and honours
edit- 2022: Associate editor for Astrophysics and Space Science[7]
- 2021: Väisälä Prize of the Finnish Academy of Sciences[8]
- 2020: Member of Finnish Academy of Letters and Sciences[9]
- 2020: Member of Finnish Space Situational Awareness working team
- 2019: 2021 President of Board of The Finnish Physical Society[10]
- 2017: Member of Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP)
- 2017: Awarded a European Research Council Consolidator Grant[11][12]
- 2017: 2021 Member of Board of Solar Physics Division - European Physical Society
- 2016: 2019 Vice president of Board of The Finnish Physical Society
- 2015: Co-Investigator for BebiColombo SIXS
References
edit- ^ "Emilia Kilpua". University of Helsinki. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Emilia Kilpua". multiverse.ssl.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Tiedeykkönen: Aurinko on monimutkainen hiukkaskattila - Venus ja Jupiter loistavat tähtitaivaalla | Yle Areena – podcastit". areena.yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Keränen, Matti (10 February 2018). "Vuonna 2012 Aurinko oli lähellä täräyttää kunnolla maapalloa - Avaruustutkija Emilia Kilpua hyötyi hurjasti: "Se osoittautui yhdeksi mittaushistorian voimakkaimmista magneettikentistä"". Tekniikka&Talous (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Euroopan aurinkoluotain kuvaa Auringon navat". Tiede (in Finnish). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Koskinen, Hannu E. J.; Kilpua, Emilia K. J. (2022). Physics of Earth's Radiation Belts. Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-82167-8. ISBN 978-3-030-82166-1. S2CID 240322137.
- ^ "Astrophysics and Space Science". Springer. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Tiedeakatemia myönsi Väisälä-palkinnot professori Emilia Kilpualle ja apulaisprofessori Christian Webbille | Helsingin yliopisto". www.helsinki.fi (in Finnish). 13 December 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Uudet jäsenet". Tiedeakatemia (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Board". Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Karttunen, Anu (26 February 2017). "Emilia, 39, aikoo ratkaista aurinkomyrskyjen arvoituksen". Talouselämä (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Emilia Kilpua: Probings the secrets of solar magnetic flux ropes | University of Helsinki, retrieved 17 August 2022