Contact

Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO (FINCA)
Quantum, Vesilinnantie 5
FI-20014 University of Turku
Finland
Tel:  +358 29 450 4516​
email:  finca@utu.fi

Personnel

Jari Kotilainen director

Research interest:

high redshift galaxies, infrared imagin,  QSO/AGN hosts
Marco Berton Ph.D. (University of Padova)marco.berton@utu.fi

Research interests:

AGN evolution, blazars, optical spectroscopy, radio astronomy
Roberto De Propris PhDrodepr@utu.fi

Research interests:

galaxy evolution, milky way structure and formation, galaxy mergers, globular clusters
Vandad Fallah Ramazani PhD, postdoctoral fellowvafara@utu.fi

Research interests:

Very High Energy gamma-ray astronomy, blazars
Claudia P. Gutiérrez PhD (University of Chile)claudia.gutierrez@utu.fi

Research: Core-collapse supernovae; Unusual and extreme transients (e.g. kilonova); Supernovae progenitor and explosion mechanisms; Supernova host galaxies.
Pasi Hakala PhD, docentpahakala@utu.fi

Research interests:

artificial intelligence applications to astronomy, compact binaries, optical variability surveys
Talvikki Hovatta PhD, Docent+358 50 411 5423talvikki.hovatta@utu.fi

Research interests:

blazars, radio astronomy, multiwavelength-observations
Joachim Janz PhDjoachim.janz@oulu.fi

Research interests:

galaxy evolution, galaxy structure and morphology, dwarf galaxies, accretion onto compact objects
Jenni Jormanainen M.Sc., doctoral candidatejesojo@utu.fi

blazars, multiwavelength observations, optical polarization, very high energy gamma-ray astronomy
Karri Koljonen PhD+358 29 442 4850karri.koljonen@utu.fi

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Research interests:

compact objects (black holes/neutron stars), accretion and jet physics around compact objects, multiwavelength observations, novel data analysis methods

Yannis Liodakis Post Doctoral Fellowyannis.liodakis@utu.fi

Research interests:
Blazars, multiwavelength polarization, multiwavelength variability modeling
Elina Lindfors PhD, docentelilin@utu.fi

Research interests:

very high energy gamma ray observations, AGN:s
Derek McKay PhD Postdoctoral Researcherderek.mckay@utu.fi

Research interests:
space physics, radio astronomy; telescope construction, commissioning operations and calibration
Kari Nilsson PhD, docentkani@utu.fi

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Research interests:

AGN/QSO host galaxies, AGN monitoring
Suvendu Rakshit PhD (Observatoire De La Cote Azur, EMJDs)suvenduat@gmail.com

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Research interests:

active galactic Nuclei (AGN), spectroscopy, photometry, polarimetry, IR-interferometry , multi-wavelength astronomy
Maria Babakhanyan Stone PhD Candidatembston@utu.fi

Research Interests:
galaxy formation and evolution, AGN, quasars, observational astronomy, programming, space exploration, citizen science, interdisciplinarity, teaching
Mauri Valtonen PhD, emeritus professormavalto@utu.fi

Research interests:

quasars, three-body problem, cosmology
Clare Wethers PhD (University of Cambridge)clare.wethers@utu.fi

Research interests:

galaxy/ AGN co-evolution, QSO/ AGN hosts, reddened QSOs, multi-wavelength observations
Steven Williams PhD (Liverpool John Moores University)steven.williams@utu.fi

Research interests:
transient astrophysics, supernovae, novae, spectroscopy, photometry