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Current areas of expertise
Microbially produced toxins and bioactive substances in food, feed, indoor air and buildings, microbial activity in boreal environment, industrial and environmental microbiology, biodegradation of chemicals in the environment, microbial biodeterioration of materials, microbes colonizing manmade environments.
Educational activities (teaching)
1991 - 2008, chair and professor in microbiology (Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology), responsible for the microbiology education of Fac. Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki..Currently working on a new edition of the microbiology textbook in Finnish, 700 pp (2002 edition is sold out). Courses in scientific writing; lectures also to general audiences.
Positions held:
Current: principal investigator 2014- (professoral agreement), University of Helsinki
2008-2013 Research Director, Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, University of Helsinki
1992-2008 Professor and chair, microbiology, Institute of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki
1995-2000 Academy professor ( a distinguished position granted and funded by the Academy of Finland) . Guest professor at University of Toronto, Dept Pulp & Paper Science.
1990-1992 Research leader of the Environmental Unit of Helsinki University Department for Research and Development, Lahti
1973-1991 Associate professor and acting head (1985-87) of the Dept of General Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki; on leave for full time research in industry 1983-4.
1970-1973 Scientific coworker, Dept of Physiol. Chemistry, Medical School at Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
1965-1970 Teaching fellow, and Lab instructor (1965-66) Dept of Biochemistry, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
Recent Awards and distinctions
2013 Elected as Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
2009 Distinguished with the Medal of Honour by the Society of the Finnish Chemists
2006 Distinguished as the member of Honor of Mikrobiologikilta (The Society of Microbiologists in Finland)
2004 Elected by member vote of the Finnish Chemical Society and the Federation of Chemical Industries (Finland) as the second greatest present-day chemist in Finland
2001 Centre of Excellence (vice chair)selected by the Academy of Finland for special support in 2002-2007
2000 Displayed as one of the 10 distinguished women in science in Finland in 100 years. Exhibition at the National Library of Finland.
1996 Maj and Tor Nessling Award as recognition for contribution in research and education in environmental research
1996 Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun I luokan ritarimerkki (Award by the President of Finland)
1994 Intern. Fed. of Inventors’ Associations’ IFIA-Soroptimist prize for the best invention by a woman for the protection of the environment (European Inventions Competition, Monaco)
1994 Award from the Suomalaisen Työn Liitto, for innovatively contributing to the advancement of welfare in Finland
1994 Centre of Excellence Award (together with dr. K. Sivonen) by the Consistorium of the University of Helsinki within the University.
1992 Finlandia Prize for the Environment (Ympäristön Finlandia palkinto)
Professional Membership on Boards and Professional Associations
2009 - current, board member, Finnish Society of Medical Mycology
2003- 2005 Expert for the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA, Brussels)
2002 Galapagos Nature Reserve expedition to investigate the indigenous microflora. Invitation of Equador National Park Authority.
1998-2000 European Commission, Member of the Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment (SANCO).
1998-2001 Steering Committee Member (Groundwater Pollution) and Finnish representative in the program for “Environmental Pollution: processes, impacts and remedies, 1998-2001) of the European Science Foundation (ESF)
1995-97 Finnish IIASA Committee (appointed by the Ministry of Education)
1995-1998 European Federation for Biotechnology, national delegate for environmental biotechnology
1993-1997 Board member of the Finnish Branch of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
1990-1997 Full member of EERO (European Environmental Research Organization)
Commitments in Scientific Organizations:
Helsinki University Center of Excellence (1995-2000); Academy of Finland Centers of Scientific Excellence (CoE) for the years 2002-2007 ("Microbial Resources") and for 2008-2013, by the Academy of Finland as partner in the Centre of Excellence "Integrated for Photosynthesis and Microbial Metabolite Research" (jointly between Helsinki and Turku Universities). European Science Foundation (ESF) Committee member for Environmental Pollution (1998-2001), Finnish Society for Environmental Science, Chairperson 1995-6;MISTRA (Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research, Sweden), evaluator; Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS,USA), American Society for Microbiology, Belgian Society for Toxicology and Ecotoxicology; Scandinavian Society of Toxicology; ESTIV, Vereinigung fuer Allgemeine und Angewandte Mikrobiologie.
Other commitments:
2010 Evaluator for the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI, Biological and Medical Sciences); Evaluator of scientific expertise in Flemish Belgium on requested by the Research-Foundation - Flanders (Belgium) for the Metusalem Prize, 10 M€ (2007); evaluator of environmental remediation programs and grant applications for the Academy of Finland (1995-2001), 5th Frame Work research proposals for EC (2001), for the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (1997), IIASA (International Inst. for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria) 1996, MISTRA (Soil remediation in Cold Climate, Sweden) 1995, 1998, European Commission for a.o. Environmental program and INCO-Copernicus proposals 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996; Member of planning and construction working group for the national Finnish company for the treatment of hazardous waste, Ekokem OY 1979-1982, and then Board member of the same Company 1982-1992.
Publications.
295 papers in peer reviewed scientific journals, sum of cites 7739; cited 5043 times, h-index:50 (Web of Science searchdate: 2015-12-27), authornames: salkinoja salonen m*, salkinojasalonen m*, salonen ms, vandijks m]; Coauthor in >100 scientific books, 35 educational & general papers, 5 educational videotapes, 16 patents, 20 textbooks; invited lectures & scientific presentations in >100 conferences.
Recent major research grants:
From Academy of Finland:
2008-2013: Center of Scientific Excellence together with Kaarina Sivonen and Eva-Mari Aro (coordinator)
2002-2007; Center of Scientific Excellence, together with K. Sivonen (coordinator), PE Saris and A. Hatakka;
2001-2004, 3 major grants; Salkinoja-Salonen
TEKES (Finnish Agency for Technology and Innovation)
2014 -2015, PI for Research consortium "Terveellinen rakennus" ("Healthy Building", with Aalto University and Metropolia College for Applied Sciences).
2007-2010, PIMU consortium, 3 research partners and 4 financially contributing industrial partners, for design and application of novel surface technologies.
2003-2006, ShinePro Consortium (6 research partners)
2003-2006: Biofouling consortium (coordinator), 3 research partners and 6 industry partners
International:
2008 -2010, “Biogas residue- a safety risk in organic farming?”, funded by Research Council of Norway, jointly with Norwegian Lifes Sciences University and University of Stuttgart (DE).
2001-2004 Quality of Life Program, QLK1-CT-2001-00854 “Bacillus cereus” (European Commission)
2002-2005 QLK1-CT-2001-00930 “Biosafepaper”,(European Commission)
National Foundations (recent)
2009-2015, The Finnish Work Environment Fund, projects for research in the field of indoor health affecting chemicals and microbial toxins (Tsr # 109124, #111126, #112134)
Patents and innovations
Inventor / co-inventor in granted 16 patents (Finnish and international) and in several more that are pending. The recent innovations (after 1999) deal with methods for controlling biofilms and microbial deterioration in warm water industry, paper and board manufacture.
Ph.D. theses supervised:
From 1982 to 2015, 54 PhD theses were completed under my personal mentoring. Recent completions: Irmgard Suominen 2005; Jukka Kurola 2006; Raimo Mikkola 2006; Irina Tsitko 2007; Elina Jääskeläinen 2008; Charlotta Kanto-Öqvist 2008; Rainer Peltola 2008; Jaakko Pakarinen 2008; Camelia Constantin 2008, Timo T Nieminen 2009, Ranad Shaheen 2009, Mari Raulio 2010, Minna Peltola 2011, Jaakko Ekman 2011; Douwe Hoornstra 2014; Christina Liedert 2014; Stiina Rasimus-Sahari 2016
Rakennustekniikka, Doctor honoris causa, Aalto University
Award Date: 7 Oct 2016
tekniikan tohtori, Aalto Yliopisto, Tekniikan korkeakoulu
7 Oct 2016 → …
Vieraileva tutkija, Sähkötekniikan ja automaation lts
May 2016 → 31 Dec 2019
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Professional
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Aro, E., Sivonen, K. & Salkinoja-Salonen, M.
01/01/2008 → 31/12/2013
Project: Research project
Sivonen, K., Salkinoja-Salonen, M., Hatakka, A. & Saris, P.
01/01/2002 → 31/12/2007
Project: Research project
Salkinoja-Salonen, Mirja (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Prizes and awards
Salkinoja-Salonen, Mirja (Recipient), 2009
Prize: Prizes and awards
Mirja Salkinoja-Salonen (Speaker: Presenter)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Talks
Mirja Salkinoja-Salonen (Speaker: Presenter)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Mirja Salkinoja-Salonen (Attendee)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Talks
Mirja Salkinoja-Salonen (Speaker: Keynote)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Mirja Salkinoja-Salonen (Member of organizing committee)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
01/01/2014
1 Media contribution
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14/01/2013
1 Media contribution
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14/01/2013
1 Media contribution
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01/05/2012
1 Media contribution
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