CV | Eleanna Asvestari

Dr. Eleana Asvestari
University Researcher
Space Physics Research group
University of Helsinki
PL 68 (Pietari Kalmin katu 5)
00014, Helsinki, Finland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6998-7224
eleanna.asvestari@helsinki.fi
eleannaas@helsinki.fi
twitter: @Elstar4stars

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University of Oulu, Finland (12/2016), thesis title: Imprints of long-term solar variability on cosmic rays and terrestrial archives
Master of Science in Astrophysics with Distinction, Queen Mary, University of London, UK (11/2013), thesis title: The Earth’s Quasi-parallel Bow Shock
Bachelor of Science in Physics, National and Kapodistrian, University of Athens, Greece (05/2012), thesis title: Study of Solar Proton Events in Relation to Coronal Mass Ejections

WORK EXPERIENCE

01/09/2022 – present ∗ Academy of Finland Research Fellow, University of Helsinki, Finland
01/04/2023 – 31/08/2023 ∗ University researcher, Space Physics group, University of Helsinki, Finland (shared time between two projects SolMAG and Carrington event analysis projects)
01/09/2022 – 31/03/2023 ∗ Postdoctoral researcher, Space Physics group, University of Helsinki, Finland (shared time between two projects SolMAG and Carrington event analysis projects)
01/09/2019 – 31/08/2022 ∗ Academy of Finland Postdoctoral researcher, University of Helsinki, Finland
01/10/2018 – 31/07/2019 ∗ Postdoctoral researcher (personal grant), Institute for Physics, University of Graz, Austria
15/05/2017 – 30/09/2018 ∗ Postdoctoral researcher, Space Physics group, University of Helsinki, Finland
01/01/2017 – 28/02/2017 ∗ Postdoctoral researcher, Space Climate group, University of Oulu, Finland

FUNDING

Research grants

01/09/2023 – 31/08/2027 ∗ Academy of Finland Research Fellow grant, No 355659, SOFTCAT project funded by the Finnish Research Council (formerly known as Academy of Finland)
01/09/2019 – 31/08/2022 ∗ Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher grant, No 322455, TRAMSEP project funded by the Academy of Finland
01/10/2018 – 31/07/2019 ∗ Postdoc grant awarded by Säätiöiden post doc pool foundations and funded by the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters

Research visit grants

Visit postponed due to COVID19 ∗ SOLARNET mobility Programme for Young and Experienced Researchers to visit Dr. Wiegelmann at Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research for the period of 1.5 months (awarded on 16/12/2019)
01/02/2015 – 28/02/2015 ∗ Short Term Scientiﬁc Mission (STSM) grant, supported by TOSCA COST Action ES1005, “Towards a more complete assessment of the impact of solar variability on the Earth’s climate”

Travel grants

04/09/2016 – 09/09/2016 ∗ Travel grant for attending the 25th European Cosmic Rays Symposium, awarded by Exactus Doctoral Programme, University of Oulu, Finland
05/10/2015 – 09/10/2015 ∗ Travel grant for attending the Coimbra Solar Physics Meeting “Ground based Solar Observations in the Space Instrumentation Era” awarded by the Finnish Doctoral Programme in Astronomy and Space Physics, Finland

Other grants

09/06/2022 – 31/12/2022 ∗ Support funding by the Faculty of Science of University of Helsinki

AWARDS, PRIZES & HONOURS

2023 ∗ Science Night Live! pitching competition, 2nd prize
2022 ∗ Department’s incentive award, Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, Finland
2021 ∗ Hack the Arctic hackathon, 1st prize
2013 ∗ Principal’s Prize for outstanding academic achievement, Queen Mary, University of London, UK

SUPERVISION

2 BSc students, 1 MSc student, 3 summer interns

PEDAGOGICAL COMPETENCE

Pedagogical Training

UP2.2 – Assessment of Learning and Giving Feedback, University of Helsinki, 2022;
UP1 – Learning in Higher Education, University of Helsinki, 2021;
UP2.1 – Constructive Alignment in Course Design, University of Helsinki, 2020;
BSc main syllabus course ”Teaching methods of physics”, 2007;

Teaching & teaching assisting

Co-lecturer for the course “Space Applications of Plasma Physics”, University of Helsinki, 2023;
Contributed with an exercise seminar for the “Solar Energetic Particles special course”, designed by Dr. Nina Dressing, University of Turku, 2022;
Contribution with a short presentation on the importance of storytelling in science podcasting to “Storytelling for Scientists” by Trevor Corson, University of Helsinki, 2022;
Contributed lecture for the course ”Advanced Space Plasma Physics”, University of Helsinki, 2022;
Contributed lecture for the course ”Advanced Space Plasma Physics”, University of Helsinki, 2020;
Teaching assistant for the course “Space Applications of Plasma Physics”
(Period II 1.11. – 14.12.2017 (5 cr, code: PAP305) University of Helsinki, 2017 & 2022;

Material development

Co-development of “Sustainable Space” MOOC course at the University of Helsinki, currently under development;
Material development for the course “Space Applications of Plasma Physics”, 2023;
Member of the bachelor students team involved in writing the exercise and solution book for the course of Cosmic Rays at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Book Author: Prof. Helen Mavromichalaki
ISBN – 978-960-466-066-7

OTHER EDUCATION

Scientific

04/2021 ∗ Preamble to the Solar Orbiter School, virtual, https://solarorbiter.sciencesconf.org/
02/2021 ∗ Data Management, seminar, University of Oulu, Finland
09/2016 ∗ Data mining, big data and open data, training school, University of Oulu, Finland
04/2016 ∗ Space Climate 6 School, Levi, Finland
10/2014 ∗ 2nd TOSCA Training School on Solar Variability and Climate Response, Trieste, Italy
09/2014 ∗ Modern statistical methods for natural sciences, training school, University of Oulu, Finland
09/2009 ∗ Neutron Monitor Database Training Course, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

Science Communication

spring 2021 ∗ How to make a science video? – Course offered by the Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Finland

Leadership

03/2021 ∗ Supporting self-leadership at remote work, seminar, University of Helsinki, Finland
12/2020 ∗ Coaching Leadership, seminar, University of Helsinki, Finland
11/2020 ∗ Approaches to Academic Leadership, seminar, University of Helsinki, Finland

Well-being

04/2021 ∗ Compassion: the challenge and strength of remote work and leading remote work, seminar, University of Helsinki, Finland
01/2021 ∗ Well–being and Community spirit at remote work, webinar, University of Helsinki, Finland

POSITION OF TRUST IN SOCIETY

10/2022 – present * Chair of the PhysHIP Wellbeing group of the University of Helsinki;
10/2022 – present * Member of the Faculty of Science Wellbeing group of the University of Helsinki;
05/2022 – present * Head officer for outreach and communication for the EGU Solar-Terrestrial division;
04/2021 – 03/2023 ∗ Board member of the Finnish Physical Society;
02/2021 – 09/2022 ∗ Vice chair of the PhysHIP Wellbeing group of the University of Helsinki;
02/2020 – 02/2021 ∗ Board member of the PhysHIP Wellbeing group of the University of Helsinki
03/2020 – 06/2021 ∗ Chair of the Junior Faculty Club of the Faculty of Science University of Helsinki
09/2019 – 03/2020 ∗ Secretary of the Junior Faculty Club of the Faculty of Science University of Helsinki

OUTREACH AND SCIENCE COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES

Public Outreach Events

Co-organised and presented at the Night of Science 2024 event “Solar Storms and Us”, January 2024;
Co-organised and developed activities for children for the University of Helsinki participation to the European Researchers’ Night, September 2023;

For the Science Basement

Podcast host (10/2020 – 12/2023)
Book club coordinator (01/2021 – 06/2021)
Public outreach speaker/presenter
(https://www.facebook.com/events/815101325360335/)
Maunula Talo Science Event Meet a scientist speaker, 14 November 2020
(https://tinyurl.com/3w77ceab)
Invited by Euneos Corp. to Varia Vocational school to discuss with teachers on how to communicate science to students at schools and shared our experience in science communication, 13 October 2021

For Suomen Fyysikkoseura 70 vuotta

Interviewer and blog author (https://tinyurl.com/39hq7quf)

Mentoring

Volunteer mentor for Think Afrika organization in their Youth Education Performance Program (YEPP), November 2021 – 2022

Other related activities

Member of the EGU – ST division blogging team

MEMBERSHIPS

2012 – present ∗ Royal Astronomical Society
2019 – present ∗ Finnish Physical Society
2019, 2021-present ∗ European Geosciences Union, Regular Member
2022 – present ∗ International Astronomical Union

CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Workshops

2023 ∗ Co-presenter at “HiLIFE EDU & The Science Basement: Preparing for a (podcast) interview”;
2023 ∗ Co-presenter at a workshop held by Helsinki Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities (HSSH), University of Helsinki, presentation title “From recording to release: A crash course on podcasting”;
2023 ∗ Presented at a Toastmaster Tampere event about incorporating movement in pitching;
2023 ∗ Co-Presenter of the “Sustainability Days” held at University of Helsinki;

Participation to Panels

2023 ∗ Panelist for European Space Weather Week Topical Discussion meeting “How to best combine multi-instrument observations and modeling to realistically estimate the intrinsic properties of CMEs?”;
2023 ∗ Panelist for E2 Connect “Societal engagement for International Academics in Finland”, organised by E2 Research;
2023 ∗ Panelists for Tieteen päivät 2023 event “What is it like to study or work in a field where you yourself represent a minority”, University of Helsinki

Seminars & lectures

2024 ∗ Presented the Sustainable Space MOOC course to the Sustainability Education Seminars;
2023 ∗ Seminar at the Space Physics group at the University of Helsinki, Finland;
2022 ∗ Seminar at the SPATE group at the University of Reading, UK (remotely);
2022 ∗ Seminar at the AEC Theory group at the University of Bern, Switzerland;
2022 ∗ Seminar at the University of Bern (blackboard seminar), Switzerland;
2022 ∗ Seminar at the University of Turku, Finland;
2022 ∗ Presentation of tools at the SERPENTINE user workshop, Kiel, Germany;
2022 ∗ Lecture at the SWATNET School 2, Athens, Greece;
2019 ∗ Seminar at the Royal Observatory of Belgium, Belgium;
2018 ∗ Seminar at the University of Oulu, Finland;
2016 ∗ Seminar at the Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Siedlce, Poland;
2015 ∗ Seminar at the Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Research Göttingen, Germany;

Talks

2023 ∗ EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, hybrid – in person attendance (invited);
2022 ∗ AGU General Assembly 2022, Chicago, USA, hybrid – in person attendance;
2022 ∗ 18th European Space Weather Week 2022, Scientific Assembly, hybrid – in person attendance;
2022 ∗ COSPAR 2022, Scientific Assembly, Athens, Greece, hybrid – in person attendance (invited);
2022 ∗ EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, hybrid – in person attendance;
2022 ∗ Finnish Physics Days 2022, held online;
2022 ∗ 15th Quadrennial Solar-Terrestrial Physics Symposium (STP-15), held online (invited);
2021 ∗ ESPM-16, held online;
2021 ∗ EGU General Assembly 2021, held online;
2021 ∗ Finnish Physics Days 2021, held online;
2019 ∗American Geophysical Union General Assembly, San Francisco, USA, oral;
2019 ∗ 16th European Space Weather Week, Liege, Belgium, oral presentation in a topical discussion;
2019 ∗ FinnCOSPAR, Helsinki, Finland, oral;
2019 ∗ 10th Young Researcher Meeting, Rome, Italy, oral;
2019 ∗ 3rd International Doctoral Seminar in field of Geodesy, Geoinformatics, and Geospace, Dubrovnik, Croatia, oral;
2016 ∗ 25th European Cosmic Rays Symposium, Turin, Italy, oral;

Poster presentations

2024 ∗ Satellite workshop, FinCOSPAR, hybrid – in person attendance;
2023 ∗ 19th European Space Weather Week 2023, Scientific Assembly, hybrid – in person attendance;
2023 ∗ EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, hybrid – in person attendance;
2021 ∗ American Geophysical Union General Assembly, New Orleans, hybrid;
2020 ∗ European Space Weather Symposium (ESWS2020), held online;
2020 ∗ PSTEP-4 International Symposium and the 2nd ISEE Symposium, Nagoya, Japan, poster;
2019 ∗ American Geophysical Union General Assembly, San Francisco, USA, oral;
2019 ∗ Seminar at Royal Observatory of Belgium, Belgium;
2019 ∗ 16th European Space Weather Week, Li`ege, Belgium, poster in main session;
2019 ∗ 2nd China-Europe Solar Physics Meeting (CESPM 2019), Hvar, Croatia, poster;
2019 ∗ EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, poster;
2018 ∗ XVIth Hvar Astrophysical Colloqium, Hvar, Croatia, poster;
2018 ∗ International Astronomical Union, 30th General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, e – poster;
2018 ∗ Solar Wind 15, Brussels, Belgium, poster;
2018 ∗ Physics Days 2018, Turku, Finland, poster;
2017 ∗ 14th European Space Weather Week, Ostend, Belgium, poster;
2017 ∗ 9th International Workshop on Computer Algebra Systems in Teaching and Research (CASTR’2017), Siedlce, Poland;
2016 ∗ 6th Space Climate Symposium, Levi, Finland, poster;
2015 ∗ Coimbra Solar Physics Meeting “Ground based Solar Observations in the Space Instrumentation Era”, Coimbra, Portugal, poster;
2015 ∗ 34th International Cosmic Ray Conference in The Hague, The Netherlands, poster;
2014 ∗ The Finnish Astronomer’s Days 2014, Savonlinna, Finland, poster;
2012 ∗ 23rd European Cosmic Rays Symposium, Moscow, Russia poster;
2010 ∗ 22nd European Cosmic Rays Symposium, Turku, Finland poster;
2009 ∗ 9th Hellenic Astronomical Conference, Athens, Greece, poster;

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