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Name: Veijo Tapani Repo
Date of birth and place: December 26, 1954, Iisalmi, Finland
Citizenship: Finn
Marital status: Married, two children
Office: The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Joensuu Research Unit, P.O. Box 68, FIN-80101 Joensuu, Finland
tel. +358 (0)10211 3136 (office); +358 (0)50 3913136 (mobile phone)
fax. +358 (0)10211 3001
email: tapani.repo@metla.fi
1983 M.Sc., University of Oulu, Department of Biophysics (Thesis: Separation of susceptible and resistant provenances of Scots pine to Gremmeniella abietina by specific needle impedance)
1989 Licentiate, University of Oulu, Department of Biophysics (Thesis: Frost Hardiness of Forest Trees)
1993 Dr. Sci., University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry (Thesis: Impedance Spectroscopy and Temperature Acclimation of Forest Trees)
1999 Promoted to Doctor of Science in Agriculture and Forestry, University of Joensuu
2003 Docent in Environmental Management of Forests, University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry
The list of the most important posts. Details can be found in the register.
1983, 1984, 1988 Researcher, The Finnish Forest Research Institute
1985-88 Researcher, University of Joensuu, Finland
1989, 1990, 1991 Researcher, University of Joensuu, Finland
1990, 1991-94 Research Assistant, Academy of Finland
1991, 1992 Junior Researcher, Academy of Finland
1994, 1995 Junior Researcher, University of Joensuu, Finland
1996, 1997 Assistant Professor, University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry, Finland
1997-1999 Project Researcher, Academy of Finland
2000 (3 months) Visiting Fellow, Cornell University, U.S.A.
2000 (3 months) Senior Researcher, The Finnish Forest Research Institute
2001 - Senior Researcher, The Finnish Forest Research Institute
1977-1983 Teaching of graduate students in the laboratory exercises on several biophysics courses, University of Oulu, Department of Biophysics.
1991, 1992, 1994, 1996 Teaching of graduate students, e.g. on the following courses: ’Overwintering of Forest trees’, ’Climatic Adaptation of Boreal Forest Trees’, ’Introduction to Mathematics in Forestry’, University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry, Finland.
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Lectures and exercises in the course ’Introduction to Mathematics in Forestry’, University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry, Finland.
1.1.2000 –15.6.2000 and
15.9.2000-30.09.2000 Expert Planner, University of Joensuu
Ph. D.
Ilkka Leinonen, University of Joensuu (PhD in 1997)
Aija Ryyppö, University of Joensuu (PhD in 1998)
Gang Zhang, University of Joensuu (PhD in 2001)
Mikko Räisänen (PhD in 2008)
Anna Korhonen (PhD in 2012)
Aifang Wang (PhD in 2013)
M.Sc.:
Tommi Tuovinen, University of Kuopio, Department of Applied Physics, 1988
Kyösti Turpeinen, University of Jyväskylä, Department of Physics, 1988
Tuomo Savolainen, University of Kuopio, Department of Applied Physics, 1992
Minna Kontkanen, University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry, 1993
Mikko Leinonen, University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry, 1994
Timo Pääkkönen, University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry, 1995
Panu Hiekkala, University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry, 1995
Kirsi Mononen, University of Joensuu, Department of Chemistry, 1998
Gang Zhang, University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry, 1999
Aino Laitinen, University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry, 2001
Tuomo Kalliokoski, University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry, 2002
Janne Laukkanen, University of Joensuu, Department of Physics, 2003
Anna Korhonen, University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry, 2008
Dr. Repo has been applicant and research scientist in several research projects (completed and going-on) since 1985. In the list below are indicated the awards where Dr. Repo has been the person in charge.
1991-1994 Academy of Finland, Research Assistant, 352200 FIM
1994 The Council of Natural Resourches in Finland, stipend, 28000 FIM
1997-1999
Academy of Finland, a post for a post-doc (Dr. A. Ryyppö), 409500 FIM
2000 A scholarship for a Visiting Fellow Scientist, Cornell University, U.S.A., $US 10500 (prof. A. Taylor)
2003 The Finnish Society of Forest Science, 2200 € (a grant for participation in a scientific congress)
1984 The 4th Oikos Conference of Winter Ecology, Oulu, Finland. (poster)
1985 Acclimation and Adaptation to low temperatures of the Environment, Tampere, Finland. (oral)
1986 Fifth National Meeting on Biophysics and Biotechnology, Oulu, Finland. (oral)
1988 The 15th Congress of the Scandinavian Society for Plant Physiology, Turku, Finland. (oral)
1989 Forest Models ’89, Joensuu, Finland. (2 posters)
1990 The 9th National Conference on Cold Adaptation and Acclimation, Helsinki, Finland. (oral)
1990 XIX IUFRO World Congress, Montreal, Canada. (oral)
1991 National Conference on Biophysics and Biotechnology, Kuopio, Finland. (oral)
1991 The 4th Int. Plant Cold Hardiness Seminar, Uppsala, Sweden. (2 posters)
1992 The 8th International Conference on Electrical Bio-impedance, Kuopio, Finland. (oral)
1994 The V symposium on cold hardiness in animals and plants. Arnhem, The Netherlands. (2 posters)
1994 XVII Congress of the Scandinavian Society for Plant Physiology, Helsingör, Denmark. (oral)
1995 The Third Int. Symposium on Electrochemical Impedance spectroscopy. Niewport, Belgium. (poster)
1995 IBFRA: Climate change, Biodiversity and Boreal Forest Ecosystem. Joensuu, Finland. (poster)
1995 IUFRO XX World Congress, Tampere, Finland. (poster)
1995 Symposium of the International Society for Plant Anaerobiosis, Lammi, Finland. (oral)
1995 The IX Int. Conference on Electrical Bio-Impedance, Heidelberg, Germany. (poster)
1996 The 5th Meeting of Finnish Plant Scientists, Kuopio, Finland. (oral)
1996 The 10th Nordic-Baltic conference on Biomedical Engineering, Tampere, Finland. (oral)
1996 The 5th International Seminar in Plant Cold Hardiness, Corvallis, U.S.A. (5 posters)
1997 Finnish - Japanese Workshop: Molecular and physiological aspects of cold and chilling tolerance of northern crops, Jokioinen, Finland. (oral)
1997 EU-Cost Action E 6, EUROSILVA: Forest tree physiology research, Workshop, September 4-7, Ivalo, Finland. (poster)
1997 Bioimpedance- New Promises. Fall seminar of the Finnish Society for Medical Physics and Medical Engineering, October 9-10, Tampere, Finland.
1998 Periodic phenomena in plants. Paavo Pelkonen seminar in Joensuu, April 16-17, 1998. (oral)
1998 The X Int. Conference on Electrical Bio-Impedance, Barcelona, Spain, April 5-9, 1998. (oral)
1998 Wind and other abiotic risks to forests, Joensuu, Finland, August 10-14, 1998. (oral)
1998 20th Bioscience days. Helsinki, Finland, September 17-19, 1998. (poster)
1999 International Dendrological Laboratory Week. Freiburg, Germany, February 1-5, 1999. (oral).
1999 XIX Congress of Scand. Soc. for Plant Phys., Joensuu, Finland, June 21-23, 1999. (5 posters).
1999 2nd Int. Symposium on Plant Dormancy, Angers, France, July 19-23, 1999. (2 posters)
2001 Nordic seminar on seedling quality and quality testing, Vantaa, Finland, March 6, 2001. (oral).
2002 OTC meeting. Tartu, Estonia, April 5-6, 2002 (oral).
2002 Current topics of forest nursery seedling production (‘Metsätaimitarhapäivät’), Jyväskylä, Finland, February 13-14, 2002 (oral).
2003 Plant and Microbe Adaptation to Cold, Quebec City, Canada, May 25-29, 2003 (3 posters).
2003 Third Int. Symposium on Dynamics of Physiological Processes in Woody Roots’. Perth, Australia, Sept. 28 – Oct. 3, 2003 (oral, poster).
2003 Soil frost meeting, Joensuu, Finland November 20, 2003 (organizer, oral presentation).
2004 EU-Cost Action (E38, ‘Woody root processes’), Gävle, Sweden June 7-11, 2004 (oral, two posters).
2004 The XII International Conference on Electrical Bioimpedance & V Electrical Impedance Tomography, Gdansk, Poland, 20-24 June 2004 (oral, poster).
2005 EU-Cost Action (E38, ‘Woody root processes’), Tartu, Estonia, Sweden, June 5-9, 2005 (poster).
2005 Laboratory seminar of Metla, Joensuu, Finland, August 29-31, 2005 (oral).
2006 Plant Biophysics Day, January 9, 2006, University of Turku (oral).
2006 Cost E38 Workshop on Woody Root Processes- Revealing the Hidden Half, Israel, February 4-8, 2006 (oral).
2006 Cost E38 Workshop on Woody Root Processes- Roots, mycorrhizas and their external mycelia in carbon dynamics in forest soil, 9-13 September 2006, Rovaniemi, Finland (two posters).
2007 International symposium: Soil processes under extreme meteorological conditions, Bayreuth 25-28 February, 2007 (oral presentation and poster).
2007 The 4th International Symposium on Physiological Processed in Roots of Woody Plants, Bangor, UK, 16-19 September (oral and two posters).
2007 Talvitutkimuspäivä, Helsinki, 23 November 2007 (oral).
2008 Metlan metsänhoidon tutkijoiden seminaari Vuokatissa 30-13.1.2008 (Research seminar of Metla/Silviculture in Vuokatti, Finland) (oral).
2008 Woody Roots and Ecosystem Services, E38 Cost action meeting in Lissbon, Portugal, May 16-20. 2008 (poster).
2008 Risto Sarvas 100-vuotisjuhlaseminaari 15-16.10.2008 Punkaharjulla (Seminar celebrating 100 years from the birth of Risto Sarvas, Punkaharju Finland, October 15-16, 2008) (oral).
2009 V Maaperätieteiden päivät, January 2009, Helsinki, Finland (poster).
2009 International Symposium “Root Research and Applications” RootRAP, 2–4 September 2009, Boku – Vienna, Austria (oral & poster).
2009 Talvitutkimuspäivät, Koli 26-27.11. 2009 (esitelmä, 2x posteri).
2009 Plant and Microbe Adaptation to Cold, Ås, Norway, December 4-8, 2009 (oral, 2x poster).
1984-2006 See above.
1998 Periodic phenomena in plants, Joensuu, April 16-17.
2003 Soil frost meeting, Joensuu, Finland November 20.
2006 Ecophysiology seminar, Joensuu, 16-17 February.
2006 EU-Cost meeting, Rovaniemi, 9-13 September.
2008 Risto Sarvas 100-vuotisjuhlaseminaari 15-16.10.2008 Punkaharjulla.
2009 II Talvitutkimuspäivät, Koli 26-27.11.2009.
1994 Research course arranged by NorFA, Turku, Finland.
1995 Research course arranged by NorFA, Mekrijärvi, Finland.
1995 Symposium of the International Society for Plant Anaerobiosis, Lammi, Finland
1997 Finnish - Japanese Workshop: Molecular and physiological aspects of cold and chilling tolerance of northern crops, Jokioinen, Finland.
1998
International Dendrological Laboratory Week. Freiburg, Germany.
2001 Nordic seminar on seedling quality and quality testing, Vantaa, Finland.
2001 Physiological characteristics specific to forest trees, Suonenjoki, Finland, November 26-30, 2001.
2002 Seminar on current topics of forest nursery seedling production (‘Metsätaimitarhapäivät’), Jyväskylä, Finland, February 13-14, 2002.
1999 Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, U.S.A. (December 6-12,1999) hosted by Alan Taylor, Professor of Seed Science and Technology.
2000 Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Seed Science Laboratory, Geneva, U.S.A. June 15 – September 15.
2007 University of Hebei, Baoding, China (October 13-20, 2007) hosted by prof. Gang Zhang (Univ. Hebei, Department of Horticulture) (3 lectures).
2007 Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry (October 22, 2007) hosted by prof. Jianguo Zhang (presentation).
The Finnish Society of Forest Science, 1990-
Society for Cryobiology, 1992-2000
Nordic Electrical Bio-Impedance Club, 1995-
Society of Dendrology, 1996-
The Scandinavian Society of Plant Physiology, 1997-
The Finnish Society of Soil Science, 2005-
International Society to Electrical Bio-Impedance 2007-