Oana Velcu-Laitinen ([email protected])
The Suomen Kulttuurirahasto (Finnish Cultural Foundation) funded me to study beliefs about creativity in leading digital transformations in Finland. This research project is part of the JATKOT working group, which explores various aspects of learning, creativity, and well-being in the workplace from different perspectives.
Oksana Skaldina ([email protected])
I am an environmental ecologist working on sustainable nature-based solutions (NBs) for the improving of environmental quality. My current research focuses on urban ecology, restoration ecology, biodiversity and interactions of plant-pollinator systems in urban landscapes. I am investigating practical frameworks to increase sustainability of polluted and fragmented habitats. Besides, I am developing novel ecological indicators and biomarkers from insect and plant models and investigating plant-insect interactions mediated by chemical signals. I believe in the power of environmental research, education, and art!
My duties include research, teaching, supervision of bachelors, masters, and doctoral students, as well as negotiation with public and private sectors. I am engaged in discussions and collaborative projects with policy makers and business sector to enable practical sustainable solutions.
Olavi Airaksinen ([email protected])
My main research areas are low back pain, electromyography, pain and sports medicine. On these fields I have supervised 25 PhD students and more will be coming.
I have published up to now 185 Original articles (published or accepted for publication) in peer reviewed indexed International Journals, over 50 other articles, two review articles in International Journals an eight review articles in Finnish Journals, over 30 chapters of books and 58 other publications and over 200 communications in International Medical Congresses concerning of the following topics: pain management, treatment of oedema, diagnostics and treatment of low back pain, diagnostics and treatment of sports injuries and the use of surface EMG as measurement of muscle fatigue and muscular activity.
One of my biggest research projects is collaboration with the WOMEN-UP – EU Horizon 2020 funded development and research project with Catalonian University (Barcelona) and Amsterdam Medical Center (2014-2019). Other productive projects was in the beginning of millennium (1999-2006) COST B 13 – Clinical Practice Guidelines for Low Back Pain. On the field of analysing the EMG signal I have been collaborating with project of “Parkinson EMG” funded several times by Finnish Technology foundation and Finnish Science Academy.
Olga Cielemecka ([email protected])
Olga’s research explores the intersections of migration, security, and environmental change, focusing on the securitization of borders in response to shifting geopolitical and ecological dynamics. Olga’s research integrates perspectives of environmental humanities, feminist theory, and border studies. She is a part of a research project Not just a fence: Disentangling the boundaries of order, logic, and control, which examines the role and meaning of contemporary border barriers and is funded by the Kone Foundation. Olga holds a PhD in philosophy from the University of Warsaw, Poland. Before joining the University of Eastern Finland, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Linköping University, Sweden, and the Turku Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Turku, Finland.
Olga Hannonen ([email protected])
Experienced researcher in lifestyle and trans-border tourism mobility, including digital nomads around the world, Russian trans-border second-home ownership in Finland, intra-European residential tourism on Gran Canaria, Spain, and residential mobility in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Recent research focus includes nature-based tourism with the focus on Russian recreational fishing in Finland and in Russia.
Olga Kalchenko ([email protected])
I am a Doctoral Researcher at the Research Center for Sustainable Circular Economy CECE and the Sustainable Innovation Lab SUN LAB.
My research focuses on the Circular Economy in electric mobility, with a particular emphasis on a System Dynamics approach to the recycling of battery metals.
I aim to understand and model the complex interactions within value chains, policies, and environmental systems to support sustainable transitions in mobility and materials use.
Olli Halminen ([email protected])
I specialize in register-based effectiveness research. I currently investigate how dementia affects the use and costs of health and social services in Finland and across Europe. My research focuses on care pathways for people with memory disorders and on how service systems respond to growing needs related to population ageing.
Olli Lehtonen ([email protected])
Most of my research is related to economic and health geographies. I have published a wide range of articles focusing on statistical impact assessments of various policy measures, accessibility of services and infrastructure, multi-local living and regional development issues. My strengths are in geospatial modelling, geoinformatics and other statistical methods, and more generally on data analytics. In research and education, I use R primarily.
Olli Sippula ([email protected])
My research focuses on aerosol emissions from combustion and industrial processes, their environmental effects and emission control techniques. The research topics cover the effects of combustion technologies and fuels on emission chemical and physical properties, and emission transformation and environmental impacts in the atmosphere. The development of novel exhaust gas after-treatment technologies and circular economy aspects of combustion processes are as well part of the research activities. My research group collaborates extensively with industry and with national and international research groups.