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

Roberto De Propris PhDrodepr@utu.fi

Research interests:

galaxy evolution, milky way structure and formation, galaxy mergers, globular clusters

Vandad Fallah Ramazani PhD, guest researchervafara@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

Johanna Hartke PhD, Postdoctoral Fellowjohanna.hartke@utu.fi

Research interests: Galaxy formation and evolution, Galaxy dynamics, Planetary nebulae, Integral-field spectroscopy, Adaptive optics

Talvikki Hovatta PhD, Docent+358 50 411 5423talvikki.hovatta@utu.fi

Research interests:

blazars, radio astronomy, multiwavelength-observations

Jenni Jormanainen M.Sc., doctoral candidatejesojo@utu.fi

blazars, multiwavelength observations, optical polarization, very high energy gamma-ray astronomy

Tuomas Kangas Post-doctoral Fellowtjakan@utu.fi

Research interests: supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, progenitor stars and host galaxies of transients

Karri Koljonen PhD, guest researcher+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

Pouya Mahmoudi Kouch M.Sc., doctoral candidatepouya.kouch@utu.fi

Research interests:
AGN, multiwavelength observations, resonances in galaxies, time series analysis

Jyri Lehtinen PhDjyri.lehtinen@utu.fi

Research interests:

stellar magnetic fields and activity, spectropolarimetry

Elina Lindfors PhD, docentelilin@utu.fi

Research interests:

very high energy gamma ray observations, AGN:s

Yannis Liodakis Post Doctoral Fellowyannis.liodakis@utu.fi

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Research interests:
Blazars, multiwavelength polarization, multiwavelength variability modeling

Derek McKay PhD Postdoctoral Researcherderek.mckay@utu.fi

Research interests:
space physics, radio astronomy; space debris; radar and telescope construction, commissioning operations and calibration

Kari Nilsson PhD, docentkani@utu.fi

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Research interests:

AGN/QSO host galaxies, AGN monitoring

Venkatessh Ramakrishnan venkatessh.ramakrishnan@aalto.fi

Radio astronomy, EHT observations, near-horizon AGN science, theoretical simulations and modelling of images and spectra.

Quentin Salomé Postdoctoral Researcherquentin.salome@aalto.fi

Research interests:
AGN and outflows, AGN host galaxies, star formation in nearby galaxies, radio astronomy

Konstancja Satalecka Post-doctoral researcher

Research interests:
Multi-messenger astroparticle physics, high energy gamma-rays, neutrinos, AGN, transient sources, natural language processing in 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

Steven Williams PhD (Liverpool John Moores University)steven.williams@utu.fi

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