Emilia Kilpua
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Born
18 November 1977
Emilia Katja Johanna Huttunen
18 November 1977
Oulu, Finland
Almamater
AwardsVäisälä Prize
2021
2021
Fields
Emilia Kilpua | |
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| Born | Emilia Katja Johanna Huttunen 18 November 1977 Oulu, Finland |
| Alma mater | |
| Awards | Väisälä Prize 2021 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | |
| Institutions | University of Helsinki |
| Thesis | Interplanetary shocks, magnetic clouds and magnetospheric storms (2005) |
| Doctoral advisor | Hannu E. J. Koskinen |
Emilia Kilpua (born November 18, 1977, in Oulu) is a Finnish space scientist. She is currently Professor of Space Physics at the University of Helsinki.[1]
Kilpua was born and raised in Oulu, northern Finland, where auroras are commonplace in winter. She studied theoretical physics and mathematics at the University of Helsinki, followed by a Master's degree and PhD, with a thesis titled Interplanetary shocks, magnetic clouds and magnetospheric storms, which she completed in 2005.[2] She undertook a postdoctoral research associate post in the Space Sciences Laboratory at UC Berkeley for three years. She moved back to Finland in 2008.
