Experts at the Conference: Liisa Jalkanen

Chief, Atmospheric Environment Research Division (AER) Research Department (RES) WMO
7 bis, Avenue de la Paix
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CH-1211 Geneva 2

Born in Helsinki, Finland

Studies:
B Sc mathematics University of Helsinki 1977
M Sc physical chemistry University of Helsinki 1979
Licenciate physical chemistry University of Helsinki 1995
Doctorate atmospheric chemistry University of Helsinki 2000

Professional career in atmospheric chemistry:
Scientist and senior scientist at the Air Quality Department of the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Helsinki, 1983-1996
Scientific officer and senior scientific officer at the Environment Division (ENV) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Geneva, 1996 – 2006
Acting Chief, ENV, 2006-2007
Chief ENV since November 2007, after restructuring 1.1.2008 division is called Atmospheric Environment Division (AER) of the Research Department (RES).

Current professional activities:
As Chief /AER responsible for the Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) programme and the GAW Urban Research Meteorology and Environment (GURME) project of WMO.
GAW is the only long-term global atmospheric chemistry programme, it focuses on greenhouse gases, ozone, UV, aerosols, selected reactive gases, and precipitation chemistry. It is a partnership involving contributors from 80 countries, currently GAW coordinates activities and data from about 24 Global stations, 200 Regional stations, and 20 Contributing stations. Many of these are located on mountains. GAW products include the WMO Greenhouse Gas and Antarctic Ozone Bulletins.

Co-chair of the Task Force on Measurements and Modelling (TFMM) of the Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe (EMEP) of UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP).

Lead for the WMO Shanghai Integrated Multi-hazard Early Warning System (MHEWS) Demonstration Project.

WMO focal point for COST actions.

Task leader in EC Seventh Framework Programme project “Megacities: Emissions, urban, regional and Global Atmospheric POLlution and climate effects, and Integrated tools for assessment and mitigation” (MEGAPOLI).

Teaching activities:
University of Helsinki, Department of Chemistry
Lectures on “Air quality research and analysis of atmospheric pollutants” in lecture series “Environmental chemistry”, about three times annually until the end of 1997.
Centre for Technical Training, Helsinki
Ion chromatography, two-day laboratory course annually until the end of 1996.
Validation and quality assurance of liquid chromatographs, lecture about three times annually until the end of 1996.

Honorary titles
International Union of Pure and Appied Chemistry (IUPAC) Fellow