Tuomas Savolainen

Tuomas Savolainen is a Senior Scientist at Aalto University's Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, specializing in radio astronomy and astrophysics. He leads projects in very long baseline interferometry (VLBI), black hole imaging, and magnetic field studies of active galactic nuclei (AGN).

• Key Projects: JetOrigin Consortium (2024), NT-VGOS (2018), Academy Research Fellow (2014-2019).
• Research Focus: Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaborations, polarization studies of AGN jets, geodetic VLBI applications, and magnetic field topology in 3C 84.

Scientific Awards: 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (EHT), 2021 RAS Group Achievement Award (EHT), 2019-2022 EHT-related accolades (Bruno Rossi Prize, Einstein Medal), multiple teaching excellence awards (2022, 2019).

Publications: 15+ recent works (2021-2025) on black hole shadows (M87/Sgr A*), polarization structures, jet collimation, and geodetic VLBI methodologies.