Appendix 1: Short CV of Lauri J. Pesonen
Lauri J. Pesonen
Date of birth Sept. 21, 1944 Place of birth Söderhamn, Sweden Nationality Finnish
Professor (emeritus) of Solid Earth Geophysics, Geophysics & Astronomy Division, Department of
Physics, University of Helsinki; head of the Solid Earth Geophysics Laboratory
2001 Professor of geophysics. Speciality: solid earth geophysics. Univ. of Helsinki, April 1, 2001 -
2000 Acting professor of solid earth geophysics, Univ. of Helsinki (1.3.2000- 31.3. 2001)
1989 Professor qualification for associate professor in solid earth geophysics, Univ. of Oulu
1978 PhD, Univ. of Toronto, Departments of Geology and Geophysics
1973 MSc, Univ. of Toronto, Department of Physics, Geophysics Laboratory
1970 MSc, (Diploma Eng.), Helsinki Univ. of Technology, Dept. of Mining and Metallurgy, Espoo
Oct. 20 - 29, 2007: Visiting professor, Yale Univerdity, USA
Nov. 1, 2005 - Oct.31, 2006: Senior Researcher, Academy of Finland
Aug. 1, 2002 - Aug.31, 2005: Head, Div. of Geophysics, Dept. of Phys. Sciences, Univ. of Helsinki
1990-98 Vice head, Department of Geophysics, Geological Survey of Finland
1983-2001 State geophysicist and head of Paleomagnetism Laboratory, Geological Survey of Finland
1982- Docent lecturer at the Geophysics Laboratory, Helsinki Univ. of Technology
1980-2001 Docent lecturer at the Institute of Geophysics, Univ. of Helsinki
1987-88 Visiting lecturer at Univ. of Toronto, Earth Science Department
2011 Visiting lecturer at the University of Toronto
2010 Visiting lecturer at the Kuwempu University, India
2009 Visiting lecturer at the Universities of Taiwan, Taiwan
2005 Visiting professor at the Universities of Toronto, Hawaii and Tokyo
1996 Visiting lecturer at the Univ. of Turku, Tuorla Observatory
1995 Visiting lecturer at the Univ. of Århus, Denmark
1977-74 Teaching and research assistant, Department of Earth Sciences, Univ. of Toronto, Canada
1983-70 Geophysicist, Department of Geophysics, Geological Survey of Finland
1972-71 Research and teaching assistant, Laboratory for Geophysics, Univ. of Toronto, Canada
1970-71 Research stipendiate, Centre de Recherches de Geophysique, France
2012 Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation scholarship
2011 Finnish Academy of Science and letters (Väisälä Foundation) scholarship
2011 Finnish Cultural Foundation scholarship
2011 Federation of Finnish learned societies (TVS) stipend
2009 Finnish Academy of Science and letters (Väisälä Foundation) scholarship
2008 Finnish Association of non-fiction writer´s scholarship
2007 Outokumpu foundation scholarship for Tiiu Elbra
2006 Academy of Finland, research grant for project Keurusselkä impact study
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Appendix 1: Short CV of Lauri J. Pesonen
2006 Finnish Academy of Science and letters (Väisälä Foundation) scholarship
2006 CIMO mobility grant for Michal Bucko
2005 Academy of Finland, grant for position of senior researcher
2005 CIMO mobility grant for Mariliis Roomussaar
2005 Outokumpu Foundation, research grant project with grad. st. Tiiu Elbra
2005 Renlund Foundation, grant for research project with grad.st. Tiiu Elbra
2003 Academy of Finland, grant for meteorite petrophysics for Thomas Kohout
1994-1995 Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia (Väisälä Foundation) scholarships
1993 Academy of Finland: Research grant for graduate student Timo Saarinen
1983-1993 Academy of Finland grants (EGT&IGCP 257;for grad students S. Mertanen & A. Lammi
1989 Ministry of Education & Iceland Cultural Foundation, research scholarship
1984 Foundation of the Finnish Natural Resources, scholarship for student Seppo Lähde
1982 British Council Visiting Scholarship in Leeds University, U.K
1975-1976 Ontario Graduate Fellowship for the Ph.D studies
2010 Appointed chairman of the forthcoming Supercontinent Symposium, Helsinki 2012
2009 Subproject leader in the El’gygytkyn Impact Crater Drilling project
2009 Appointed advisor for the 6 th ICD Mafic Dyke Symposium, India
2005 Appointed vice-head in the directory of Dept. Phys. Sciences, U of Helsinki
2005 Appointed member in the Finnish committee of IUGG
2005 Appointed member in the board of directory, Institute of Seismology, Univ. of Helsinki
2005 Appointed member in the science co-ordinating committee, Finnish Institute of Geodesy
2005 Member in the cc-committee of the NordForsk Research School “Nordic Impact Research
2004 Member in organizing committees of Lithosphere 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2010 symposiums
2004 Appointed advisor for the 5 th ICD 5 Mafic Dykes Symposium 2005, Finland
2004 Subproject leader in the Chesapeake Impact Crater Drilling project
2001 Subproject leader in the Bosumtwi Impact Crater Drilling project
2000 Subproject leader in the Chicxulub Impact Crater Drilling project
2000 Chairman for the Symposium “Lithosphere 2000”, Espoo, Finland
2000 Chairman of the 4 th ESF Impact Workshop, Finland
1999 Member in the EGS advisory programme committee for paleo- and rock magnetism, 1999-2004
ESA&U of Helsinki and U of Oslo research project on “Searching Impact Structures”, 2006 -
IGCP 509 “Supercontinents”, member in the planning committee, 2005 –
NIR, Nordic Impact Research programme, NordForsk project, one of co-ordinators, 2006 -
Global Paleomagnetic Databases (IUGG/IAGA): leader of the Northern Europe Segment, ongoing
IGCP 440 (RODINIA), chairman of the Finnish National Working Group, 2000-
ICDP, Finnish member in the Bosumtwi, Chesapeake and Chixculub drilling projects, 2000-
European Geotraverse (EGT/ILP): leader of paleomagnetism of the North Europe Segment
IGCP-257 Mafic Dyke Swarms: head of the Finnish National Committee
IUGG/ IAGA/Div I-3-Paleomagnetism: vice chairman 1989-1993, chairman for 1993-1997
2012 Supercontinent Symposium 2012, Helsinki, Finland, chairman
2009 AGU Spring Meeting
2006 Fourth Finnish Lithosphere Workshop, Espoo, Finland, member in org. committee
2005 Fifth International Dyke Meeting, Rovaniemi, Finland, member in the advisory board
2003 XXVIII EGS Gen. Assembly&AGU Spring Meet., Nice, France, co-conv. of the paleomagnetism
2001 XXVI EGS General Assembly, Nice, France, main convener
2000 The 4 th ESF Impact Workshop symposium in Finland, chairman of the organizing committee.
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Appendix 1: Short CV of Lauri J. Pesonen
1999 A Special Symposium on "Impact Hazards", one of the organizers & chairman, U. of Helsinki
1999 4 th Nordic Paleomagnetic Database Workshop Århus, co-convener & chairman
1997 XXIII EGS General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, co-convener
1996 The MARS-evening, a Geophysical Society panel, chairman of the panel
1994 3 rd Nordic Paleomagnetic Workshop, Trondheim, Norway, organizer & chairman
1993 1 th ESF Network-Workshop on Impacts, Nördlingen, Germany, chairman of geophysics
1990 2 nd Nordic Paleomagnetic Workshop, Luleå , Sweden, co-convenor & chairman,
1988 Symposium on Fennoscandian Impact Structures, Finland, organizer and chairman,
1986 17 th Nordic Geology Meeting, Helsinki University, organizer and chairman of a session
2005 Advisory editor in Elsevier journal Precambrian Research
2002 Co-editor of a special book “Impact Structures in Precambrian Shields”, Springer Verlag
2002 Co-editor of a special volume of the Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (PCE)
2001 Co-editor of a special volume of the Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (PCE)
1992-2000 Editor or co-editor of Special Volumes: Tectonophysics 1992, PEPI 1990, PCE 1998&2002
1996-2000 Editor of a volume of the Fennoscandian Lithosphere, Geophysica 1996,
1993-94 Board member of Geophysica, the Journal of the Finnish Geophysical Society
2000 Nominated as a member of the Referee Committee in the Norwegian Academy of Sciences
1994 Participating at the AGU workshop "Presidents of Geophysical Societies of the World"
1992-1993 Geophysical Society of Finland: vice chairman and chairman
2002 Nominated as a member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
2002 Students of the undersigned received the Barringer Award
1995 Knight Medal of the 1 st Class Finnish Lion (Suomen Leijonan I Luokan Ritarimerkki)
1995 AGU 25 years Jubileum Member medal
2007 Received a nomination of most cited author in Tectonophysics during 2003-07
1998 V.A. Goldschmidt Lecturer, Geological Survey of Norway (on meteorite impact structures)
1987 British Council Scholarship for lecturing in UK
1987-88 Blyth Scholarship for a visiting lecturer at the Univ. of Toronto, Earth Science Dept., Canada
Altogether 686 published works of which 118 are in peer-reviewed articles in international journals
These can be found in the Complete CV (Portfolio) of Lauri J. Pesonen: http://www.helsinki.geophysics.fi
Helsinki, Dec 14, 2012
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