Aerosol Emissions and Air Quality

The aerosol emissions and air quality research group of the Aerosol Physics Laboratory focuses on urban atmospheric aerosols and particle emissions from anthropogenic sources, such as engines, vehicles and power plants. By detailed characterization of aerosols, the research aims to understand primary and secondary particle formation, to find new methods to mitigate the emissions, and to understand how the anthropogenic aerosol emissions affect air quality, human health and climate.

Ongoing projects:

→ Transport derived Ultrafines and the Brain Effects (TUBE) (2019-)

→ The Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center (ACCC) (2020-)

PI

Topi Rönkkö

Professor
aerosolifysiikka
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Tampere University
+358401981019
topi.ronkko@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1555-3367

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About me

I am a professor of aerosol physics and a leader of the research group which focuses on experimental research related to particle emissions and air quality. By means of our research, we aim at understanding of the formation of particle emissions, their transformation in the atmosphere, and their effects on air quality, human health and climate. We see that this information and knowledge is crucial when minimizing the anthropogenic air quality and climate effects.

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Co-PIs & emerging PIs

Panu Karjalainen

Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Tampere University
+358453592979
panu.karjalainen@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2824-0033

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Research staff

Niina Kuittinen

Student, Doctoral Research
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Tampere University
niina.kuittinen@tuni.fi

Teemu Lepistö

Doctoral Researcher
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Tampere University
teemu.lepisto@tuni.fi

Laura Salo

Doctoral Researcher
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Tampere University
laura.salo@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8388-1610

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About me

I am a PhD student at the Aerosol Physics Laboratory of Tampere University. I completed my M.Sci. degree in 2016, in the Energy and Environmental Engineering Program of Tampere University of Technology.

I began working on my PhD by developing and testing particle sensors meant for long-term monitoring of atmospheric aerosols. This work is still on-going, but currently my focus is on measurement methods for black carbon emissions in the BC Footprint project.

In addition to research, I am a member of the planning group for the Doctoral Program of Natural Sciences (TLTO) and I work in the student physics laboratory a few hours a week.

Selected publications

Salo, L., Rönkkö, T., Saarikoski, S., Teinilä, K., Kuula, J., Alanen, J., Arffman, A., Timonen, H., & Keskinen, J. (2021). Concentrations and Size Distributions of Particle Lung-deposited Surface Area (LDSA) in an Underground Mine. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 21(8), [200660]. https://doi.org/10.4209/aaqr.200660

Salo, L., Hyvärinen, A., Jalava, P., Teinilä, K., Hooda, R. K., Datta, A., Saarikoski, S., Lintusaari, H., Lepistö, T., Martikainen, S., Rostedt, A., Sharma, V. P., Rahman, M. H., Subudhi, S., Asmi, E., Niemi, J. V., Lihavainen, H., Lal, B., Keskinen, J., ... Rönkkö, T. (2021). The characteristics and size of lung-depositing particles vary significantly between high and low pollution traffic environments. Atmospheric Environment, 255, [118421]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118421

Salo, L., Mylläri, F., Maasikmets, M., Niemelä, V., Konist, A., Vainumäe, K., Kupri, H. L., Titova, R., Simonen, P., Aurela, M., Bloss, M., Keskinen, J., Timonen, H., & Rönkkö, T. (2019). Emission measurements with gravimetric impactors and electrical devices: An aerosol instrument comparison. Aerosol Science and Technology, 53(5), 526-539. https://doi.org/10.1080/02786826.2019.1578858