Finnish Graduate School in Geology is a nation-wide post-graduate program. It is composed of 19 professors of geology, more than 40 supervisors and there are altogether about 100 Ph.D. students, of which 46 perform their Ph.D.-studies on a full-time basis. At present the school has 13 graduate studentships provided by the Ministry of Education to support full-time thesis project research for a period of up to 4 years.
Participating universities and research institutes:
- University of Helsinki, Department of Geosciences and Geography (coordinating university)
- University of Turku, Department of geology
- University of Oulu, Department of Geology
- Åbo Akademi University, Department of Natural Sciences, Geology and Mineralogy
- Aalto University, Engineering Geology and Applied Geophysics
- Geological Survey of Finland
The School
The Finnish Graduate School in Geology relies on a close co-operation between all universities training geologists in Finland. The main target for the PhD-training is to deepen and modernize the professional skills of researchers for the future needs of our society. The graduate school is systematically building strong international relationships with top quality laboratories abroad. The major challenges for research are connected with questions related to numeric modeling of geological systems, developments of 3D-mapping techniques, smart use of natural resources and the interpretation of deep seismic soundings.
Administration
Head of the Graduate School
Professor Tapani Rämö (Univ. Helsinki)
The Board of Graduate School in Geology
The tasks of the board are:
- to choose the PhD-students together
- to plan the training in the Graduate School
- to develop good practices in supervision and
- to follow the progress of PhD-students
The board members:
- Chairman, Prof. Tapani Rämö, Univ. Helsinki (tapani.ramo at helsinki.fi)
- Prof. Veli-Pekka Salonen, Univ. Helsinki (veli-pekka.salonen at helsinki.fi)
- Prof. Olav Eklund, Univ. Åbo (olav.eklund at abo.fi )
- Prof. Matti Räsänen, Univ. Turku (matti.rasanen at utu.fi)
- Prof. Juha Pekka Lunkka, Univ. Oulu (juha.pekka.lunkka at oulu.fi)
- Director Pekka Heikkinen, Univ. Helsinki (pekka.j.heikkinen at helsinki.fi)
- Res. director Pekka Nurmi, GSF (pekka.nurmi at gsf.fi)
Coordinator
Seija Kultti (Ph.D., University of Helsinki) . Kultti’s responsibilities will include course planning, contact promotion and other practical issues.