People

Members of the BioGeoClimate Modelling Lab.
Miska Luoto

Professor, leader
Physical geography

  • Species distribution modelling
  • Climate change impact modelling
  • Modelling of Earth system processes
  • Biogeography and macroecology
  • Arctic environmental change

Department of Geosciences and Geography
P.O. Box 64 (Physicum, Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2a, room A136)
00014 University of Helsinki
FINLAND

Phone: +35844 2727327

miska.luoto@helsinki.fi

J. Sakari Salonen

Postdoctoral researcher, PhD

My research is focused on the palaeoclimate of the Late Quaternary period.

Department of Geosciences and Geography
P.O. Box 64 (Physicum, Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2a)
00014 University of Helsinki
FINLAND

sakari.salonen@helsinki.fi

Juha Aalto

Research professor (Tenure track), PhD

My research is focused on local climate variation and cold-region land surface processes.

Department of Geosciences and Geography
P.O. Box 64 (Physicum, Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2a)
00014 University of Helsinki
FINLAND

Finnish Meteorological Institute
P.O Box 503
00101 HELSINKI
FINLAND

juha.aalto@helsinki.fi
juha.aalto@fmi.fi

Babak Naimi

University Researcher, PhD

In general, my research interests revolve around the interface between geo-informatics and biodiversity, macroecology and environmental science. I am also interested in Spatio-temporal statistics, spatial (and temporal) modelling, machine learning, and Remote Sensing of ecosystems dynamics. My current research is about Deep Learning of Remotely Sensed Global Ecosystem Dynamics.

Department of Geosciences and Geography
P.O. Box 64 (Physicum, Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2a)
00014 University of Helsinki
FINLAND

babak.naimi@helsinki.fi

Heidi Mod

University lecturer, PhD

Physical geography

My research interests are related to biogeography, and especially include biotic interactions, arctic and alpine vegetation and spatial modelling in the context of global environmental change.

Department of Geosciences and Geography
P.O. Box 64 (Physicum, Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2a)
00014 University of Helsinki
FINLAND

Phone: +358 50 528 0547

heidi.mod@helsinki.fi

Pekka Niittynen

Postdoctoral researcher, PhD

In my research I focus on remote sensing of changing snow dynamics and exploring its effects on Arctic vegetation.

Department of Geosciences and Geography
P.O. Box 64 (Physicum, Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2a, room B116)
00014 University of Helsinki
FINLAND

pekka.niittynen@helsinki.fi

Henri Riihimäki

PhD candidate, MSc

In my PhD I focus on the potential of high-resolution remote sensing for ground surface conditions modelling.

Department of Geosciences and Geography
P.O. Box 64 (Physicum, Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2a, room B116)
00014 University of Helsinki
FINLAND

henri.riihimaki@helsinki.fi

Chen Liangzhi

PhD candidate, MSc

Department of Geosciences and Geography
P.O. Box 64 (Physicum, Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2a, room A116)
00014 University of Helsinki
FINLAND

liangzhi.chen@helsinki.fi

Tuuli Rissanen

PhD candidate, MSc

In my PhD, I study both historical and current drivers of vegetation in high-latitude mountain biogeosystems.

Department of Geosciences and Geography
P.O. Box 64 (Physicum, Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2a, room B116)
00014 University of Helsinki
FINLAND

tuuli.rissanen@helsinki.fi

Vilna Tyystjärvi

PhD candidate, MSc

In my PhD, I study ways to simulate microclimatic variability in Arctic ecosystems and its role in a changing climate.

Department of Geosciences and Geography
P.O. Box 64 (Physicum, Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2a, room B116)
00014 University of Helsinki
FINLAND

vilna.tyystjarvi@helsinki.fi