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Kai Nordlund is a Professor of Computational Materials Physics and Vice Rector at the University of Helsinki. He holds affiliations with the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria), and the EUROFusion Advanced Computing Hub Finland. His research focuses on radiation effects in materials, nanoscience, and computational modeling of defects in solids. Nordlund has led projects such as the MachQu initiative, advancing quantum mechanics-based material design, and contributed to the MATENA researcher community.
His awards include the Magnus Ehrnrooth Prize (2007), Theodor Homen Prize (2014), and the Knight, First Class of the Order of the White Rose (2016). Nordlund has supervised numerous doctoral theses and actively participates in international conferences, workshops, and fusion research collaborations, including roles in EUROFusion and the ITER project.
Key research areas include radiation damage in fusion materials, defect dynamics in metals, and the development of machine-learned interatomic potentials for large-scale simulations. His work bridges computational physics with experimental validation, addressing challenges in nuclear energy and materials science.
