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Minna Palmroth is a Professor in Computational Space Physics at the University of Helsinki (since 2017) and Director of the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Research of Sustainable Space (2018–2025). Previously, she held roles including Research Professor at the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) (2013–2016), Head of Earth Observation Department at FMI (2011–2016), and Academy Research Fellow (2008–2013). She earned her PhD in Physics from the University of Helsinki in 2003 after doctoral studies at FMI.
Research Interests: Focused on space weather dynamics, solar wind interactions, and large-scale numerical simulations like the Vlasiator model. Her work combines observations from spacecraft and ground instruments with high-performance computing, addressing plasma turbulence and space weather impacts. She pioneered kinetic plasma simulations in 6-dimensional space, supported by extensive computational resources (e.g., 168 million CPU hours from the Finnish Centre of Scientific Computing and 190 million from PRACE).
Awards & Grants: Awarded the ERC Starting (2008) and Consolidator Grants (2016), Väisälä Prize (2016), and the J.V. Snellman Prize (2022). Recognized as a member of multiple prestigious academies, including the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters (2018).
Leadership & Infrastructure: Led the Earth Observation Department at FMI and developed Vlasiator, enabling breakthroughs in space plasma dynamics. Active in securing large-scale computing resources critical for her simulations. Engages in interdisciplinary collaborations and public outreach, bridging computational science with space exploration challenges.
