Duties
Climate-smart agriculture, soil health management, carbon sequestration, cover crops
Subject area
Education and academic titles
Adjunct professor, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
Doctor of Science (Technology), Aalto university, School of Science, Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis
Master of Science (Engineering), Helsinki University of Technology, Chemical engineering
Master of Science, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
Research and expertise
I’m an Ecological Engineer who is primarily helping farmers to manage their soils and field ecosystems. I have a problem-solving mindset, where I combine engineering, ecology and systems analysis. A lot of my work involves co-operation with farmers, farm advisors, and companies to apply research to practice (Research Extension approach). I have focused on a few key problems in the food system in the recent years (nutrient availability, soil structure, soil health, remote sensing, combining measurements with systems modelling).
I also participate in the sustainability assessment of renewable resource use and develop methods for managing productive ecosystems also in the future.
Research interests and expertise
- Soil management, soil health and field ecosystems
- Life cycle assessment (LCA), modeling of environmental impacts
- Soil carbon sequestration and nutrient cycling
- Food systems and production ecosystems
- Systems analysis, mathematics, and quantitative uncertainty assessment
- Climate change adaptation and mitigation in agriculture
- On-farm research networks (Carbon action)
I have authored over 40 peer reviewed scientific articles, in addition to book chapters and extension reports. They can be accessed in @GoogleScholar and on the University repository University repository as well as in Zenodo (datasets and code).