Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
The space physics research group studies solar-terrestrial physics and space weather. The research group develops world leading coronal, heliospheric and magnetospheric simulations and utilize observations from a number of ESA and NASA spacecraft.
The group is part of Kumpula Space Centre, having a Finnish Centre of Excellence and two active ERC projects. The group´s research includes:
- Solar wind interactions with the Earth’s magnetosphere
- Initiation and evolution of coronal mass ejections
- Physics and dynamics of the Van Allen radiation belts surrounding the Earth
- Reconnection, waves, instabilities and shocks in the near-Earth environment and in the solar wind
Fields of Science
- 115 Astronomy, Space science
International and National Collaboration
Profiles
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Matti Ala-Lahti
- Particle Physics and Astrophysics - Postdoctoral Researcher
- Space Physics Research Group
Person: U2 Teaching and research staff, Teaching and research personnel
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Markku Juhani Alho
- Particle Physics and Astrophysics - Postdoctoral Researcher
- Space Physics Research Group
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, U2 Teaching and research staff
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Eleanna Asvestari, PhD, Physics
- Particle Physics and Astrophysics - Academy Research Fellow
- Space Physics Research Group
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, Teaching and research personnel
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Markus Battarbee
- Department of Physics - Title of Docent
- Particle Physics and Astrophysics - University Researcher
- Space Physics Research Group
- Doctoral Programme in Particle Physics and Universe Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff, Teaching and research personnel
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Giulia Cozzani
- Space Physics Research Group
- Department of Physics - Visiting scholar
Person: Visiting scholar
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Space Weather Awareness Training Network
Kilpua, E. (Project manager), Wagner, A. (Participant) & Wagner, A. (Participant)
European Commision Joint Research Centre
01/03/2021 → 31/08/2025
Project: EU Horizon Europe: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative training networks: European Joint Doctorates (H2020-MSCA-ITN-EJD)
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Finnish Centre of Excellence in Research of Sustainable Space
Palmroth, M. (Project manager), Kilpua, E. (Co-Principal Investigator), Osmane, A. (Participant), Turc, L. (Participant), Pomoell, J. A. V. (Participant), Ganse, U. (Participant), Battarbee, M. (Participant), Pfau-Kempf, Y. (Participant), Koskela, T. (Participant), Vasconcelos Brito, T. (Participant), Grandin, M. (Participant), Dubart, M. (Participant), Ala-Lahti, M. (Participant), George, H. E. (Participant), Good, S. (Participant), Price, D. (Participant), Kalliokoski, M. (Participant), Morosan, D. (Participant), Lumme, E. (Participant), Palmerio, E. (Participant), Partio, H. (Other), Suni, J. E. (Participant), Asvestari, E. (Participant), Johlander, E. A. (Participant), Sishtla, C. P. (Participant), Papadakis, K. (Participant), Alho, M. J. (Participant), Tarvus, V. A. (Participant), Hoilijoki, S. (Participant), Bussov, M. (Participant), Kumari, A. (Participant), Daei, F. (Participant), Zhou, H. (Participant), Sarkar, R. (Participant), Pal, S. (Participant), Manglayev, T. (Participant), Horaites, K. (Participant), Savola, M. E. (Participant), Wagner, A. (Participant), Zaitsev, I. (Participant), Soljento, J. (Participant) & Cozzani, G. (Participant)
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research project
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Distributed AI in Supercomputing and phYsics
Palmroth, M. (Project manager), Roos, T. (Project manager), Bussov, M. (Participant), Cozzani, G. (Participant), Franssila, F. S. (Participant), Horaites, K. (Participant), Kebede, F. T. (Participant), Loikkanen, L. A. (Participant), Papadakis, K. (Participant), Tao, S. (Participant) & Zaitsev, I. (Participant)
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2024
Project: Research Council of Finland: Targeted Academy Project
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HPC-approach to Ionospheric Situational Awareness
Kero, A. (Project manager), Palmroth, M. (Project manager), von Alfthan, S. (Project manager), Gordeev, E. (Participant), Issakainen, E. T. (Participant), Juusola, L. M. (Participant), Juuti, S. I. (Participant), Kotipalo, L. H. (Participant), Loikkanen, L. A. (Participant), Palmu, M. M. (Participant), Pänkäläinen, L. T. (Participant) & Workayehu, A. B. (Participant)
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2024
Project: Research Council of Finland: Targeted Academy Project
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AERGELC'H: Auroral, Energetic and Relativistic particle precipitation: Global Energy input and Local Chemical effects in the High-latitude atmosphere
Grandin, M. (Project manager)
01/10/2021 → 30/09/2024
Project: Research project
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Atmospheric odd nitrogen response to electron forcing from a 6D magnetospheric hybrid-kinetic simulation
Häkkilä, T. A., Grandin, M., Battarbee, M., Szeląg, M. E., Alho, M. J., Kotipalo, L. H., Kalakoski, N. K., Verronen, P. T. & Palmroth, M., 17 Apr 2025, In: Annales Geophysicae. 43, 1, p. 217-240 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Determining the acceleration regions of in situ electrons using remote radio and X-ray observations
Morosan, D. E., Dresing, N., Palmroos, C., Gieseler, J., Jebaraj, I. C., Warmuth, A., Fedeli, A., Normo, S., Pomoell, J., Kilpua, E. K. J., Zucca, P., Dabrowski, B., Krankowski, A., Mann, G., Vocks, C. & Vainio, R., 28 Jan 2025, In: Astronomy & Astrophysics. 693, 12 p., A296.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Expanding use of space is an opportunity for sustainability but a threat to resilience
Palmroth, M. & Hukkinen, J. I., Apr 2025, In: Ecology and Society. 30, 2, 9 p., 6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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From foreshock 30-second waves to magnetospheric Pc3 waves
Turc, L., Takahashi, K., Kajdič, P., Kilpua, E., Sarris, T., Palmroth, M., Soucek, J., Pfau-Kempf, Y., Dimmock, A. & Takahashi, N., 7 Mar 2025, In: Space Science Reviews. 221, 2, 81 p., 26.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › peer-review
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Heat Flux Signatures of Finite Larmor Radius Ion Mixing Driven by Magnetopause Kelvin-Helmholtz Waves
Tarvus, V. A., Turc, L., Settino, A., Blasl, K., Cozzani, G., Pfau-Kempf, Y., Suni, J. E. & Palmroth, M., 8 May 2025, (Submitted) In: Journal of geophysical research. Space physics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
Activities
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Univ Otago, University of Otago, Dept Phys
Grandin, M. (Visiting researcher)
5 Feb 2024 → 15 Mar 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
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Presentation of the Sustainable Space MOOC course
Asvestari, E. (Speaker)
26 Jan 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Space Plasma Simulations with Vlasiator on LUMI Supercomputer
Alho, M. J. (Speaker: Presenter), Battarbee, M. (Speaker: Presenter), Ganse, U. (Member of organizing committee), Pfau-Kempf, Y. (Member of organizing committee) & Kotipalo, L. H. (Member of organizing committee)
12 Feb 2024 → 15 Feb 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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The Night of Science 25.1.2024: Tieteiden yö: Aurinkomyrskyt ja me - Solar Storms and Us
Asvestari, E. (Member of organizing committee), Cozzani, G. (Member of organizing committee), Alho, M. J. (Member of organizing committee), Suni, J. E. (Member of organizing committee), Osmane, A. (Member of organizing committee), Zaitsev, I. (Member of organizing committee), Ruohotie, J. L. J. (Member of organizing committee), Hoilijoki, S. (Member of organizing committee), Price, D. (Member of organizing committee), Kebede, F. T. (Member of organizing committee), Workayehu, A. B. (Member of organizing committee), Good, S. (Member of organizing committee), Turc, L. (Member of organizing committee), Ganse, U. (Member of organizing committee), Koikkalainen, V. I. H. (Member of organizing committee), Pfau-Kempf, Y. (Member of organizing committee), Sishtla, C. P. (Member of organizing committee), Daei, F. (Member of organizing committee), Horaites, K. (Member of organizing committee) & Battarbee, M. (Member of organizing committee)
25 Jan 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Talks
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Heliophysics in Europe 2024
Turc, L. (Scientific Committee Member)
19 Nov 2024 → 21 Nov 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Prizes
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2020 Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing - AGU Advances
Grandin, M. (Recipient), 12 May 2021
Prize: Prizes and awards
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2nd prize of the Science Night Live! pitching competition
Asvestari, E. (Recipient), 29 Mar 2023
Prize: Prizes and awards
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ASI Best Poster award in Instrumentation and Techniques
Kumari, A. (Recipient), 13 May 2016
Prize: Prizes and awards
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ASI Justice Oak thesis award 2021( Honourable Mention)
Kumari, A. (Recipient), 26 Mar 2022
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Datasets
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Revontulibongarin opas
Palmroth, M. (Creator), Jussila, J. (Creator) & Hotakainen, M. (Creator), Kustannusosakeyhtiö Into, 2018
Dataset
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Tarinoita suomalaisista tytöistä, jotka muuttivat maailmaa
Palmroth, M. (Other), Kustantamo S&S, 2018
Dataset
Press/Media
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New study models the transmission of foreshock waves towards Earth
19/12/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Indian Astronomers Collaborate with International Team to Help Predict Space Weather Rapidly Using Solar Radio Bursts
10/12/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Scientists find faster method of predicting space weather
08/12/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Avaruusromu kuriin - Suomalainen huippuyksikkö kehittää uutta teknologiaa avaruusromuongelman torjuntaan.
01/12/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Uusi suomalaissatelliitti laukaistaan keväällä avaruuteen – tutkii keinoja tehdä avaruustutkimuksesta kestävämpää
19/11/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media