Minna Palmroth is a professor in computational space physics at the University of Helsinki and director of the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Research of Sustainable Space. Her particular area of interest is magnetospheric physics.
She is a graduate of the University of Helsinki (MSc 1999, PhD 2003). She made her postdoc in the Finnish Meteorological Institute, where she led the department later and became the research professor.
Professor Palmroth specializes on computational (space) plasma physics, concentrating on plasma kinetic, shock waves, and magnetic reconnections. She developed a global hybrid-Vlasov simulator “Vlasiator”.
Professor Palmroth is a distinguished scientist, who is recognized by multiple grants and fellowships. She was the Academy research fellow and twice winner of the ERC grant.
