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Jan Weckström is a University Researcher at the University of Helsinki, affiliated with the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS) and the Environmental Change Research Unit (ECRU). He serves as Supervisor for the Doctoral Programme in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sciences and holds the position of Adjunct Professor in palaeoecology.
With a master's degree in physical geography and a doctoral thesis in hydrobiology, Dr. Weckström specializes in using diatoms as indicators of environmental change, particularly in Subarctic and Arctic lake environments. His research spans paleoecology, forensic diatom analysis, and contemporary environmental monitoring. He has worked on over 20 international and national research projects throughout his career.
Currently, he leads two major research initiatives: the VesiMon project funded by The Finnish Cultural Foundation (focusing on improving lake status assessment and monitoring) and the Research Council of Finland-funded project on 'Browning lakes in the greening Arctic.' He also coordinates forensic diatom analysis for the National Institute of Health and Welfare (THL).
His research output shows consistent productivity with 114 publications and 25 projects, demonstrating expertise in Arctic environmental change, diatom ecology, and forensic applications of limnological methods. The trend in his recent work emphasizes climate change impacts on northern lake ecosystems and methodological advances in environmental monitoring.
- Department of Environmental Sciences Incentive Bonus 2017 - rewarded for exceptional performance
- J.L.Rosberg-price (1996)
As an academic supervisor, Dr. Weckström has guided numerous graduate students, with records showing supervision of 20 Master's/Licentiate theses and 6 doctoral theses. He has also served as an opponent and pre-examiner for doctoral dissertations. His research has been supported by multiple grants from the Research Council of Finland, The Finnish Cultural Foundation, and other funding bodies.
His laboratory work focuses on diatom analysis for both paleoenvironmental reconstruction and forensic applications, collaborating with international researchers across multiple institutions to advance understanding of environmental change in sensitive Arctic regions.
