Duties
Management of the Marine and Water Solutions Unit, development, as well as financial and personnel planning, strategic guidelines, international and supervisory tasks.
Subject area
Education and academic titles
Doctor of Philosophy (Hydrobiology), University of Helsinki
Title of docent (Marine Biology), University of Helsinki
Memberships and networks
Academy of Finland, member of the board
Academy of Finland, chair of the Subcommittee for International Research Cooperation
National Committee for Polar Research, member
Steering Group for Water and Marine Management, member
UN Water Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention), Member and co-chair
Björn Carlson Baltic Sea Prize committee, member
EurAqua - European Network of Freshwater Research Organisations, Co-chair (2024 - 2025)
research programme on Climate Change and Health (CLIHE) - Academy of Finland, member of the steering group (2022 - 2024)
EurAqua - European Network of Freshwater Research Organisations, Chair (2019 - 2023)
National Steering Group for Flood Risk Management, member (2018 - 2022)