Esko Kauppinen Professor, Helsinki University of Technology

Dr. Esko I. Kauppinen, born August 27, 1957, is the Professor of Physics at the Department of Engineering Physics and Mathematics in Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland since 2004. He also holds the VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) Research Professor position in the field of Nanotechnology since 2000. He has worked at VTT in several positions since 1983. He worked as a visiting scientist at University of Florida 1987-1998 in Gainesville, FL, USA and at Finnish Army Research Center 1986-1987, Helsinki, Finland. He has been the Visiting Professor at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan, October 2001; the JITA/AIST/MITI Invitation Program Fellow for Foreign Researchers for October 2000 at Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (MEL) of MITI, Tsukuba, Japan; the ESF Nano Program Fellow for Short Visit at EMAT, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, June - July 1999; the STA (Science and Technology Agency, Japan) Senior Scientist Fellow for November - December 1999 at Mechanical Engineering Laboratory (MEL) of MITI, Tsukuba, Japan.

He has PhD in Applied Physics from University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland 1992. His research include synthesis and formation mechanisms of carbon nanotubes, nanoparticles and fullerenes, with applications of nanoparticles and nanotubes in nanoelectronics, composite materials and drug delivery technologies, with carbon nanotubes and fullerenes as well as polymer-drug composite nanoparticles being the main focus of current research. Recently he invented the novel carbon nanomaterial, carbon NanoBud, i.e. fullerene functionalized carbon nanotube. Research interests include the material atomic structure characterization with transmission electron microscopic methods, nanoparticle nucleation, growth and crystallization mechanisms during gas phase synthesis as well as particle size measurement. He has tutored 8 and is currently tutoring 5 PhD students. He has been the opponent or reviewer of 12 PhD theses. Also, he has tutored 5 and is currently tutoring 7 post-doctoral scientists.

He has served as the Associate Editor of Aerosol Science and Technology (1998-2001). Currently he is the member of the Editorial board of Powder Technology and has served as the member of editorial board of Journal of Aerosol Science (1994-2000) and Aerosol Science and Technology (1994-1998). He is the reviewer of papers for the following journals: Aerosol Science and Technology, Applied Organometallic Chemistry, Applied Physics, Carbon, Combustion and Flame, Combustion Science and Technology, Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, Energy and Fuels, Environmental Science and Technology, Fuel Processing Technology, J. Aerosol Sci., J. Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials, J. Nanoparticle Research, J. Phys. Chem., J. of Pulp and Paper Science Canada, Powder Technology, Water, Air & Soil Pollution, J. Chem. Phys. He reviews the proposal for Academy of Finland, European Commission and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

He has currently research projects funded by Academy of Finland, TEKES and European Union for more than 1 000 000 €/year. He has received the Finnish Association for Aerosol Research (FAAR) Award in 1992, and Air Pollution Control Research Award of 2001. He has been the president of the Finnish Association for Aerosol Research (FAAR) and the Member of Board of Directors of American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR). 2005 he was elected to the Member of Board of Directors German Aerosol Society (GAeF). He is the Member of Board of Finnish Physical Society (SFS) since 2006. He was the Chairman of European Aerosol Conference 1995. He has served as the Member of the Board of Directors of the following companies in Finland: Dekati Ltd, StreamWise Finland Oy, and Particle Stream Technologies Oy. He is the founding member of StreamWise Finland Oy, Particle Stream Technologies Oy, and Canatu Oy.He has over 110 fully pier refereed scientific journal publications, 13 patent applications and over 440 conference proceedings, technical reports and conference extended abstract publications. He has given numerous invited talks at international scientific meetings, universities and companies.