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Dr. Marja-Liisa Sutinen

Curriculum Vitae

1.	FULL NAMES	Sutinen, Marja-Liisa Kaarina
2.	DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH	July 3, 1954. Raahe, Finland
3.	NATIONALITY	Finnish
4.	MARITAL STATUS	Married, three children
5.	ADDRESS	Eteläranta 55, 96300 ROVANIEMI
		Tel. +358 50 391 4478 Tel. (home) +358 16 348 3106 E-mail: marja-liisa.sutinen @ metla.fi Fax: +358 10 211 4401

 

6. Eduaction and training

Higher school certificate, in Finnish	31.05.1973
Master of Biological Sciences, University of Oulu, in Finnish	08.12.1977
Master of Philosophy, University of Helsinki, in Finnish	27.03.1980
Licentiate of Philosophy (botany), University of Oulu, in Finnish	19.03.1987
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oulu, in Finnish	19.01.1993
Docent, University of Oulu	01.02.2000

 

7. Present position

The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Rovaniemi Research Station and University of Oulu, NorNet network Professor in Ecology of Forest Regeneration

01.09.2003-

 

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8. Previous professional appointments

Folkhälsan Genetics Institute, Kauniainen. Researcher	(33 months) 1977-1980
Academy of Finland, Committee for Agriculture and Forestry, extra research assistant	(79 months) 1981-1987
University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland, contract lecturer	(13 months) 1982-1986
Academy of Finland, Committee for Agriculture and Forestry, stationed at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA research assistant and junior researcher	(30 months) 1987-1989
Academy of Finland, Committee for Agriculture and Forestry, junior researcher	(6 months) 1989-1990
Academy of Finland, Committee for Agriculture and Forestry, stationed at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA junior researcher	(1 month) 1990
The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Rovaniemi Research Station     Mature research officer     Stationed at Forschungszentrum für Umwelt und Gesundheit, Neuherberg, Germany     Senior research officer	(43 months) 1990-1993 (10 months) 1993-1994 (64 months) 1993-1999
The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Kolari Research Station Director	01.01.2000-31.08.2003

 

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9. Current research activity and foremost cooperation partners in Finland and abroad

”Geodiversity and disturbances of northern boreal forests contributing to biodiversity in changing climate”
Cooperation: Dr. Pekka Hänninen, M.Sc. Eija Hyvönen (graduate student), M.Sc. Maarit Middleton (graduate student), dos. Raimo Sutinen, Geological Survey of Finland, dos. Ari Venäläinen and Dr. Andrea Wajda (post doctor), Finnish Meteorological Institute, Dr. Andreas Ahl Geologishe Bundesanstalt, Austria and Dr. Oddvar Skre, Skogforsk, Bergen, Norway

“The ecological and sosioeconomical responses of global change on reindeer pastures”
Cooperation: prof. Satu Huttunen and Dr. Kirsi Latola, Thule Institute, University of Oulu, Finland and dos. Päivi Soppela, prof. Monica Tennberg and dos. Minna Turunen, Arctic Center, University of Lapland, Finland

“Genetic control of fatty acid unsaturation and frost hardiness of birch”
Cooperation: Ph.D. Francoise Martz (post doctor) and prof. Tapio Palva, University of Helsinki, Finland and Dr. Richard Bligny, CEA-Grenoble, France

 

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10. Experience related to leadership in research programmes and research training

Supervised doctoral dissertation:“Air pollution, especially ozone, impacts on pine needle lipids: microscopical and chemical studies”. Seija Anttonen, University of Kuopio	May 1996
Supervisor in EU, Marie Curie Individual Fellowship to Françoise Martz, for the project “Genetic control of fatty acid unsaturation and frost hardiness in birch”	2000-2003
Supervisor in the Academy of Finland, research grant to Sari Kiviniemi, for the project “Genetic control of fatty acid unsaturation and frost hardiness in birch”	2001-2004
Supevised licentiate dissertation: “Männyn (Pinus sylvestris) ja kuusen (Picea abies) siementen itävyyden muutokset esikäsittelyssä” Anu Hilli, University of Oulu	November 2004
Supervising doctoral dissertation: “ Seed yield and forest regeneration” Anu Hilli, University of Oulu	as for 1.9.2005
Member of the steering committee and Scientific Advisor, ARKTIS graduate school, Arctic Center, University of Lapland	as for 1.1.2003

 

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11. Merits related to societal interaction relations

Leader of the project “Lapland Forest Damage project”	01.09.-31.12.1990
Chairman of the workshop on “Sustainable development in northern timberline forests”, Whitehorse, Canada	10.05.-11.05.1998
Director of the Kolari Research Station, Finnish Forest Research Institute	01.01.2000-31.08.2003
Leader of the project “Sustainable Development in Northern Timberline Forests”	23.08.2000-31.08.2003
Member of the working group “Sustainable development in Saariselkä tourism center”	01.01.2000-31.12.2002
Member of Arctic Centre’s Board of Governors, University of Lapland	as for 01.08.2001

 

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12. Report of teaching experience

University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland contract lecturer in biology	19.01.-03.05.1982 18.01.-11.03.1983 01.04.-30.04.1983 01.09.-04.10.1984 14.01.-11.02.1985 25.02.-25.03.1985 01.09.-28.11.1986
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland Docent	as for 01.02.2000
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland Advanced courses:
Stress Physiology of Plants, 10h lectures and 4 h seminar	12.02.2004-17.03.2004
Physiology of Forest Trees, 12 h lectures	31.03.2004-13.05.2004
Soil Biology, 16 h lectures	09.09.2004-22.10.2004
Plant Physiology, 8 h lectures	26.10.2004-09.11.2004
Stress Physiology of Plants, 10 h lectures and 4 h seminar	12.02.2005-17.03.2005
Physiology of Forest Trees, 12 h lectures	31.03.2005-13.05.2005
Soil Biology, 20 h lectures	09.09.2006-07.11.2006
Physiology of Forest Trees, 16 h lectures and 4 h seminar	06.02.2007-22.03.2007

 

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13. Research awards, honours and major grants

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, for the project “Mosaic pattern of the forest soils”, 23 546 EUR	(12 months) 1999
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, for the project “Sustainable use of timberline forests”, 35 319 EUR	(12 months) 2000-2001
The Ministry of Environment, for the project “Sustainable use of timberline forests”, 16 818 EUR	(24 months) 2000-2001
The Academy of Finland, for the project “Sustainable Development in N orthern Timberline Forests – International workshop”, 13 468 EUR	(12 months) 2002
The Academy of Finland, for the project “The effects of reindeer husbandry and nature conservation on the strict nature reserve Malla”, 65 425 EUR	(36 months) 2001-2003
Supervisor in EU, Marie Curie Individual Fellowship to Françoise Martz, for the project “Genetic control of fatty acid unsaturation and frost hardiness in birch”, 130 968 euro	(24 months) 2000-2003
The Academy of Finland, for the project “Genetic control of fatty acid unsaturation and frost hardiness in birch”, 94 185 EUR	(24 months) 2001-2003
The Academy of Finland, for the project “Genetic control of fatty acid unsaturation and frost hardiness in birch”, 10 870 EUR	(7 months) 2004
University of Oulu, for the project “The ecological and sosioeconomical responses of global change on reindeer pastures”, 72 000 EUR	(36 months) 2006-2008

 

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14. Other academic and professional merits and activities

• Member of the professor team, University of Oulu, NorNet network
• Deemed qualified for the post of professor in plant physiology, University of Oulu 29 October 2003.
• Member of the editorial review board of the journal Tree Physiology
• Previewer of doctoral dissertation. Eija Kukkola: “Effects of copper and nickel on subarctic Scots pine needles”. University of Oulu, Department of Biology. 25.8.1999
• Expert position. Statement concerning docent appointment. University of Oulu, Department of Biology. 9.10.2000
• Previewer of doctoral dissertation. Anu Väinölä: Genetics and physiological aspects of cold hardiness in Rhododendron. University of Helsinki, Department of Plant Biology. 13.4.2000
• Administrative expert position. Project entitled "Development of Activities of Rural Research Stations". University of Oulu, Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory. 1.1.2000-15.2.2001
• Doctoral dissertation opponent. Sari Kontunen-Soppela: “Dehydrins in Scots pine tissues: Responses to annual rhythm, low temperature and nitrogen”. University of Oulu, Department of Biology. 8.3.2001
• Previewer of doctoral dissertation. Gang Zhang: “Cold acclimation in Scots pine”. University of Joensuu, Faculty of Forestry. 9.11.2001
• Doctoral dissertation opponent. Lena Linden: ”Measuring Cold Hardiness in Woody Plants”. University of Helsinki, Department of Applied Biology. 10.5.2002
• Previewer of doctoral dissertation. Minna Kivimäenpää: “The Cell anf Tissue Structures of Norway Spruce and Scots Pine Needles as Tools for the Diagnosis of Ozone Impact”. University of Kuopio, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science. 11.7.2003.
• Previewer of doctoral dissertation. Jouni Partanen: “Regulation of growth onset and cessation in Norway spruce, Scots pine and silver birch.” University of Joensuu. 22.3.2004.
• Previewer of doctoral dissertation. Tuula Puhakainen: “Physiological and molecular analysis of plant cold acclimation.” University of Helsinki. 11.08.2004.
• Previewer of doctoral dissertation. Pekka Helenius: “Entension of the palnting period of Norway spruce container seedlings: risks related to the drought – groth stage dynamics and handling practices”. University of Helsinki 16.09.2005.
• Previewer of doctoral dissertation. Marja Roitto: “Responses of Scots pine to herbivory and elevated Cu and Ni concentrations in the environment” University of Helsinki 21.04.2006.