Appendix A

Department staff
Time limits indicate nomination period; fully or partially missing time limits indicate a tenured position

Professors

Aulaskari, Rauno, Ph.D., associate professor
Eirola, Timo, D.Tech., professor (applied mathematics) 1.9.1997-31.7.1998
Eriksson-Bique, Sirkka-Liisa, Ph.D., associate professor 1.9.1993-31.7.1998
Erkama, Timo, Ph.D., associate professor (applied mathematics)
Laine, Ilpo, Ph.D., professor
Sorvali, Tuomas, Ph.D., associate professor (on leave), professor 1.9.1993-31.7.1998

Lecturers

Hyvönen, Jaakko, Ph.D., lecturer
Kortemäki, Jarkko, M.Sc., lecturer 1.3.-31.12.1997
Pesonen, Martti, Ph.D., lecturer

Senior assistants

Eriksson-Bique, Sirkka-Liisa, Ph.D., senior assistant 1.8.1991-31.7.2001 (on leave, see above)
Kauranne, Tuomo, Lic. Phil., senior assistant (applied mathematics) 1.8.1994-31.7.1999
Kinnunen, Liisa, Lic. Phil., senior assistant 1.1.1995-31.7.1998
Latvala, Visa, Ph.D., senior assistant 1.1.1995-31.7.1998

Assistants

Kortemäki, Jarkko, M.Sc., assistant 1.10.1996-28.2.1997
Rokkila, Jari, M.Sc., assistant 1.8.1995-31.9.2001 (on leave 1.8.1996-31.7.1998)
Saastamoinen, Juhani, Lic. Phil., assistant (applied mathematics) 1.1.-31.12.1997
Smolander, Pekka, Lic. Phil., assistant 1.9.1997-31.7.1998
Zhao Ruhan, Ph.D., assistant 1.9.1996-31.8.1997

Other full time academic staff

Mustonen, Lila, project secretary 1.-31.10.1997
Posti, Eero, M.Sc., amanuensis
Sinkkonen, Riitta, M.Sc., project secretary 1.1.-31.12.1997 (on leave 27.5.-31.10.1997)

Salaried graduate students (including grants and graduate fellowships)
Funding source indicated

Hara, Heikki, M.Sc., graduate fellow (Grad. School for Teachers in Math., Physics and Chemistry) 1.1.-31.12.1997
Heittokangas, Janne, M.Sc., graduate fellow (Graduate School of Analysis and Logic) 16.1.-31.8.1997, graduate fellow (Faculty of Science) 1.9.-31.12.1997
Kelle, Olavi, M.Sc., graduate fellow (Department of Mathematics) 1.1.-31.10.1997
Lossmann, Erik, Lic. Phil., graduate fellow (Department of Mathematics) 1.4.1996-31.3.1997
Närhi, Marko, M.Sc., research associate (Academy of Finland) 1.7.-31.12.1997
Rieppo, Jarkko, Lic. Phil., graduate fellow (Graduate School of Analysis and Logic) 1.1.-31.12.1997 (on leave 14.1.-10.9.1997)
Ristioja, Juha, Lic. Phil., research associate (Academy of Finland) 1.1.-31.5.1997
Tossavainen, Timo, Lic. Phil., graduate fellow (Graduate School of Analysis and Logic) 1.1.-31.12.1997
Wu Pengcheng, graduate fellow (Academy of Finland and Department of Mathematics) 1.9.1997-31.12.1998
Wulan, Hasi, graduate fellow (Academy of Finland) 1.11.1997-30.9.1998

Secretarial staff

Gröhn, Mirja, secretary 1.10.1997-31.3.1998
Pekonen, Harri, secretary

Docents
Principal affiliation indicated

Eriksson-Bique, Sirkka-Liisa, Ph.D. (see above)
Haario, Heikki, Ph.D., applied mathematics (University of Helsinki)
Lindström, Riitta-Liisa, Ph.D., applied mathematics
Riihentaus, Juhani, Ph.D. (Technical College of Lappeenranta)
Seppälä, Mika, Ph.D. (University of Helsinki and Florida State University)
Winkler, Jörg, Prof. Dr. (Technische Universität Berlin)
Zajac, Jozef, Dr. (Academy of Poland)

Short term temporary positions
Funding source indicated, if not the Department

Andersson, Pasi, trainee (Ministry of Labor) 1.7.-31.8.1997
Berg, Marko, M.Sc., amanuensis (Technology Development Center) 1.1.-30.4.1997
Haarala, Mika, M.Sc., research associate (Technology Development Center) 1.10.1996-31.12.1997
Heikkinen, Hemmo, M.Sc., research fellow (Technology Development Center) 1.10.-31.12.1997
Järvenpää, Jaakko, systems assistant (Technology Development Center) 1.3.1996-28.2.1997 and 1.9.-31.12.1997
Kaarakka, Terhi, part-time teaching assistant, spring term
Karppanen, Otto, civil service 3.10.1997-25.6.1998
Kaski, Mikko, research fellow (Technology Development Center) 1.1.-31.12.1997
Kinnunen, Jorma, Lic. Phil., part-time teaching assistant, spring term
Kolehmainen, Katja, research secretary 1.1.-31.8.1997
Kolesnikov, Alexander, research fellow 18.1.-15.5.1997
Kuukasjärvi, Reetta, trainee (Ministry of Labor) 12.5.-10.8.1997
Lavinen, Jarkko, M.Sc., amanuensis (Technology Development Center) 1.10.1996-30.9.1997
Leppänen, Vesa, trainee (Ministry of Labor) 2.6.-31.8., research fellow (Technology Development Center) 6.10.-31.12.1997
Malvela, Taina, M.Sc., part-time teaching assistant
Miettinen, Jani, civil service 21.3.1997-18.3.1998
Mustonen, Lila, part-time teaching assistant, trainee (Ministry of Labor) 19.5.-18.6.1997 and 1.8.-30.9.1997
Nylund, Jouni, part-time teaching assistant
Närhi, Marko, M.Sc., part-time teaching assistant, spring term
Partinen, Sami, civil service 21.10.1996-26.8.1997
Salopuro, Antti, M.Sc., amanuensis (Technology Development Center) 1.4.1996-31.3.1997, project coordinator (Technology Development Center) 1.4.-31.12.1997
Siltanen, Sanni, part-time teaching assistant, autumn term
Silvonen, Petteri, civil service 9.8.1996-6.8.1997
Tanskanen, Kalle, part-time teaching assistant, spring term
Terho, Tanja, M.Sc., part-time teaching assistant, autumn term, amanuensis 1.6.-31.12.1997
Vienonen, Pekka, M.Sc., trainee (Ministry of Labor) 1.7.-31.8.1997

Table 1: Staff composition §
 

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Professors 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2.3
Associate professors 2 2 2 3 2.8 2.7 3 3
Lecturers 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2.8
Senior assistants -  2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Assistants 2 3 3 3 2.3 2.8 2.8 2.2
Total teaching staff 8 11 12 13 12.1 12.5 12.8 13.3
Full-time research staff * 1 3 4 7 9.6 10 9.9 8.5
Other full-time academic staff 2 2 2 2 2.3 2 2.8 2.1
Total academic staff 11 16 18 22 24.0 24.5 25.5 23.9
Permanent secretarial staff 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Non-academic and training staff 2.3 5.2 4.7 4.7
Total full-time staff ** 12 17 19 23 27.3 30.7 31.2 29.6
Docents 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7
Senior scientist grants 0.5 0.5 1 0.5 0.5 - - -

§ Number of positions up to 1993, excluding short-term temporary positions. The same applies for docents and senior scientist grants for 1994 and 1995. The other figures count, in each of the staff groups, the full-time man-years.
* Excluding senior scientist grants from the Academy of Finland, but including salaried graduate students.
** Excluding a shared library secretary since 1990.

Department Council
 
Professors  Deputy members 
Timo Eirola, Head of the Dept. 1.10.-  1. Rauno Aulaskari 
Timo Erkama 
Ilpo Laine 
Tuomas Sorvali, Head of the Dept. -30.9. 
Other staff Deputy members 
Tuomo Kauranne 1. Mika Haarala 
Minna Mäkipää 2. Jorma Kinnunen 
Martti Pesonen 3. Liisa Kinnunen
Students Deputy members
Terhi Kaarakka  1. Tanja Terho
Ari Maskonen  2. Lila Mustonen
Mika Strömberg  3. Ari Shemeikka 


 

Administrative and academic positions

I. Laine

  • Ann. Acad. Sci. Fenn. Math., member of editorial board
  • Complex Variables Theory Appl., S. Bank memorial issue, co-editor
  • Faculty of Science, dean
  • International Society for Analysis, Applications and Computation, member of board
  • Conference on Complex Analysis and Differential Equations (Uppsala, 1997), member of scientific committee
  • 17th Rolf Nevanlinna Colloquium (Lausanne 1997), member of scientific committee
  • 18th Rolf Nevanlinna Colloquium (Helsinki 2000), member of scientific committee
  • Rolf Nevanlinna Institute, member of scientific council

    • T. Sorvali

  • International Commission on Mathematical Instruction, Finnish representative
  • The Finnish Subcommission of ICMI, Chairman

    • Teaching activities

    Lecture courses and seminars
    Teaching has been delivered in Finnish, unless otherwise specified

    Spring semester 1997
    Basic mathematics (J. Kinnunen)
    Analysis 1 (R. Aulaskari)
    Linear algebra (M. Pesonen)
    Analysis 3 (J. Hyvönen)
    Probability theory (S.-L. Eriksson-Bique)
    Applied analysis (T. Erkama)
    Mathematical computing (T. Kauranne)
    Analysis 4 (R. Zhao, in English)
    Geometry (T. Sorvali)
    Probability theory 2 (S.-L. Eriksson-Bique)
    Complex analysis 2 (I. Laine)
    Partial differential equations (T. Kauranne)
    Optimization (T. Erkama)
    Operator theory in function spaces (R. Aulaskari, seminar in English)
    Complex differential equations (I. Laine, seminar in English)
    Clifford algebras (S.-L. Eriksson-Bique, seminar)

    Fall semester 1997
    General mathematics (L. Mustonen)
    Basic mathematics (J. Hyvönen)
    Introduction to mathematics (L. Kinnunen)
    Analysis 2 (J. Hyvönen)
    Differential equations (M. Pesonen)
    Algebra (V. Latvala)
    Metric spaces (M. Pesonen)
    Numerical analysis (T. Erkama)
    Discrete mathematics (T. Kauranne)
    Communications in mathematics (J. Saastamoinen, P. Smolander)
    Analysis 5 (S.-L. Eriksson-Bique)
    Matrices (T. Erkama)
    History of mathematics (I. Laine, reading course)
    Linear algebra 2 (I. Laine, in English)
    Complex analysis (R. Aulaskari)
    Mathematics of digital video (J. Saastamoinen)
    Control theory (T. Eirola)
    Number theory (V. Latvala)
    Projective geometry and computer vision (G. Bär, in English)
    Quasiconformality and singular integrals (J. Zajac, in English)
    Operator theory in function spaces (R. Aulaskari, seminar in English)
    Complex differential equations (I. Laine, seminar in English)
    Clifford algebras (S.-L. Eriksson-Bique, seminar)

    Lecture notes
    T. Eirola: Control Theory (in Finnish), December 1997
    S.-L. Eriksson-Bique: Analysis 5 (in English), November 1997