Oct 2023–Senior Research AssociateLancaster UniversityTheoretical Particle Cosmology group, Consortium for Fundamental Physics.
Feb 2020– Sep 2023ResearcherNICPB TallinnLaboratory of High Energy and Computational Physics, part of the Centre of Excellence: Dark Side of the Universe.
Education
2016–2019Doctor of PhilosophyUniversity of HelsinkiMy PhD studies included a wide variety of topics in theoretical physics, such as statistical physics, quantum field theory, particle physics, general relativity, cosmology, cosmological perturbation theory, thermal and lattice field theory, beyond standard model physics, and string theory. I completed all my courses with maximum grades. My supervisors were Syksy Räsänen and Kari Enqvist, and my opponent in my thesis defence was Malcolm Fairbairn. My PhD thesis, Cosmology with Higgs inflation, received the highest grade (pass with distinction).
2014–2016Master of ScienceUniversity of HelsinkiIn my studies I concentrated on cosmology and quantum field theory. I completed all my courses with maximum grades. My master's thesis is titled Decoherence in Inflation.
2010–2014Bachelor of ScienceUniversity of HelsinkiI majored in theoretical physics and minored in mathematics and got maximum grades for all my courses. The subject of my bachelor's thesis was dark energy and supernova observations.
Participation in schools
Jan 2019Nordita Winter School 2019 in Theoretical Particle PhysicsStockholm, Sweden
Jan 2017Nordic Winter School on Cosmology and Particle PhysicsSvingvoll, Norway
May 2013Summer School of Mathematical PhysicsLammi, FinlandOrganized by University of Helsinki and tutkijalinja.
May 2012 Summer School on CosmologyNuuksio, FinlandOrganized by University of Helsinki and tutkijalinja.
Prior work experience
Periodically 2014–2018Teaching AssistantUniversity of HelsinkiI have worked as a teaching assistant on several undergraduate physics courses, teaching small groups and grading exercise papers. See the list of courses here.
Nov–Dec 2016Graduate StudentUniversity of HelsinkiA contract with the University before the beginning of my grant period.
Jun–Aug 2015Research AssistantUniversity of HelsinkiI spent the summer writing my master's thesis.
Jun–Aug 2014Summer StudentCERNA position in the summer student program of Helsinki Institute of Physics, under supervisor Tapio Lampén. My work was related to the alignment of the tracker of the CMS experiment.
Periodically 2011–2014ProgrammerTritolyte OyProgramming the user interface for an electric boat using the C-language and Atmel AVR microcontroller.
Periodically 2010–2016StatisticianSimbain ConsultingStatistical analysis of a customer satisfaction survey using the R language.
Other activities and positions of trust
2022Consulting for Finnish science fiction translationI helped check the scientific terminology for the revised translation of Iain M. Banks's Consider Phlebas.
2019–Referee in peer-reviewed journalsI have peer reviewed high energy physics articles for multiple journals, including Physical Review D (PRD), Physical Review Letters (PRL), Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (JCAP), and European Physical Journal C.
2020–2021Chairperson in conferencesI have acted as the chairperson for cosmology-related parallel sessions in the conference Cosmology from Home in 2020 and 2021.
2018–2019Organizer of CosmoCoffeeUniversity of HelsinkiCosmoCoffee is a weekly meeting held in the University of Helsinki for discussing recent research papers in cosmology and particle physics.
2015–2019Board memberAlter Ego ryBoard member, membership coordinator and library officer in Alter Ego ry, the role-playing club of the University of Helsinki.
spring 2018Organizer of the Finnish Summer School of CosmologyNuuksio, FinlandI participated in organizing the summer school of cosmology for undergraduate students of the Universities of Jyväskylä and Helsinki, held in the national sports institution Solvalla 29.5.-1.6.2018.
2012–2014Member of tutkijalinjaUniversity of Helsinki‘Tutkijalinja’ is a student group for physics undergraduates in the University of Helsinki who aspire to obtain a PhD and continue to a career in the academia. They organize gatherings, lectures, and other activities for like-minded students.
2012Grader of problemsInternational Physics OlympiadI participated in the 43rd International Physics Olympiad held in Estonia, helping to grade the answers of the competitors.
2010CompetitorInternational Physics OlympiadI competed in the 41st International Physics Olympiad held in Croatia and won a bronze medal.
Personal grants
2022Exchange Travel GrantEuCAPT exchange programme870 €A grant by the European Consortium for Astroparticle Theory for a scientific visit to ICG Portsmouth.
2017–2019Travel GrantsPAPU, University of Helsinki1875 €Travel grants by the Doctoral Programme in Particle Physics and Universe Sciences (PAPU, University of Helsinki) for attending the Nordic Winter School on Cosmology and Particle Physics 2017 (270 €) and PACTS 2018 (805 €) and for a trip to visit universities in the UK in 2019 (800 €).
2018Travel GrantOtto A. Malms donationsfond2000 €Travel grant for the COSMO-18 conference, granted by Otto A. Malm Foundation.
Teaching
I have worked as a teaching assistant on the following courses (teaching was done in both Finnish and English; course names are translations into English, when necessary):