Doctoral theses

Doctoral theses

2018

• Elina Isokangas: Quantifying the groundwater dependence of boreal ecosystems using environmental tracers

       - Opponent: Doctor Matthias Sprenger
       - Custodian: Professor Bjørn Kløve

• Meseret Walle Menberu: Hydrology of peat-dominated headwater catchments: theories and empirical analysis of the impacts of anthropogenic disturbance

       - Opponent: Doctor Paul J. Morris
       - Custodian: Professor Bjørn Kløve

2017

• Riku Eskelinen: Runoff generation and load estimation in drained peatland areas

       - Opponent: Professor Martyn Futter
       - Custodian: Professor Bjørn Kløve

• Pirkko Mustamo: Greenhouse gas fluxes from drained peat soils: A comparison of different land use types and hydrological site characteristics

       - Opponent: Professor Harri Vasander
       - Custodian: Professor Bjørn Kløve

• Shähram Mohammadighavam: Hydrologic and hydraulic design of peatland drainage and water treatment systems for optimal control of diffuse pollution

       - Opponent: Doctor Teemu Kokkonen
       - Custodian: Professor Bjørn Kløve

2016

• Ehsan Hassani Nezhad Gashti: Thermo-mechanical behaviour of ground-source thermo-active structures

       - Opponent: Professor Ilmo Kukkonen
       - Custodian: Professor Kauko Kujala

• Elisangela Heiderscheidt: Evaluation and optimisation of chemical treatment for non-point source pollution control: Purification of peat extraction runoff water

       - Opponent: Professor Kenneth M. Persson
       - Custodian: Professor Bjørn Kløve

• Satu-Maaria Karjalainen: Identification of processes leading to long-term wastewater purification in northern treatment wetlands

      - Opponent: Professor Jaak Tuur
      - Custodian: Professor Bjørn Kløve

• Heini Postila: Peat extraction runoff water purification in treatment wetlands constructed on drained peatlands in a cold climate

       - Opponent: Adj. Professor Ari Lauren
       - Custodian: Professor Bjørn Kløve

2015

• Masoud Irannezhad: Spatio-temporal climate variability and snow resource changes in Finland

       - Opponent: Professor Jan Seibert
       - Custodian: Professor Bjørn Kløve

2014

• Pekka Rossi: Integrated management of groundwater and groundwater dependent ecosystems in a Finnish esker

       - Opponent: Professor Harri Koivusalo
       - Custodian: Professor Bjørn Kløve

• Pertti Ala-Aho: Groundwater-surface water interaction in esker aquifers. From field measurements to fully integrated numerical modelling

       - Opponent: Professor Philip Brunner
       - Custodian: Professor Bjørn Kløve

• Ali Torabi Haghighi: Analysis of lake and river flow regime alteration to assess impacts of hydraulic structures

       - Opponent: Associate professor Kaveh Madani
       - Custodian: Professor Bjørn Kløve

2013

• Tammela Simo:  Enhancing migration and reproduction of salmonid fishes : method development and research using physical and numerical modelling
  - Opponent: Professor Knut Alfredsen
  - Custodian: Professor Bjørn Kløve

• Saarinen, Tuomas: Temporal and spatial variation in the status of acid rivers and potential prevention methods of AS soil-related leaching in peatland forestry
  - Opponent: Doctor Pasi Peltola
  - Custodian: Professor Bjørn Kløve

2011

• Okkonen, Jarkko : Groundwater and its response to climate variability and change in cold snow dominated regions in Finland: methods and estimations
   - Opponent: Docent Kirsti Korkka-Niemi, University of Helsinki
   - Custodian: Professor Bjørn Kløve
   
• Avellan, Kari: Limit state design for strengthening foundations of historic buildings using pretested drilled spiral piles with special reference to St. John’s Church in Tartu
  - Opponents:Docent Valdo Jaaniso, Tallinn University of Technology and D.Sc.(Tech.) Matti V.Leskelä
  - Custodian: Docent Kauko Kujala
   
• Marttila, Hannu: Managing erosion, sediment transport and water quality in drained peatland catchments
  - Opponent: Professor Harri Koivusalo, Aalto University
  - Custodian: Professor Bjørn Kløve

2010

• Leiviskä, Tiina: Coagulation and size fractionation studies on pulp and paper mill process and wastewater streams
  - Opponent :Professor Raimo Alén, University of Jyväskylä
  - Custodian: D.Sc.(Tech.) Jaakko Rämö

2009

• Ronkanen, Anna-Kaisa; Hydrologic and hydraulic processes in northern treatment peatlands and the significance for phosphorus and nitrogen removal
  - Opponent: D.Sc.(Tech.) Harri Koivusalo, The Finnish Forest Research Institute (Metla), Joensuu
  - Custodian: Professor Bjørn Kløve
   
• Virtanen, Markku: Mathematical modelling of flow and transport as link to impacts in multidiscipline environments
  - Opponents: Leading Researcher Timo Huttula, University of Jyväskylä and Research Professor Tom Frisk, Pirkanmaa Regional Environment Centre (PIR)
  - Custodian: Research Professor Erkki Alasaarela
   
• Väisänen, Tero: Chemical treatment of lake sediments : A study of optimization and result measurements of a lake restoration method for reducing internal load from eutrophic lakes
  - Opponents: Leading Researcher Timo Huttula, University of Jyväskylä and Doctor, executive director Jukka Koski-Vähälä, Savo-Karjalan vesiensuojeluyhdistys
  - Custodian: Professor Esko Lakso

2007

• Sarpola, Arja; Hydrolysis of aluminium, mass spectrometric study
  - Opponents: Ph.D. Janne Jänis, University of Joensuu
  - Custodian: D.Sc.(Tech.) Jaakko Rämö

2006

• Koskiaho, Jari; Retention performance and hydraulic design of constructed weatlands treating of runoff waters from arable land
  - Opponents:Professor Ülo Mander, University of Tartu and FT Timo Huttula, University of Jyväskylä
  - Custodian: Professor Bjørn Kløve

2005

• Typpö, Asser; Altering the lower level of arable land and its effects oncultivation and environment in central Ostrobothnia and in the southern part of northern Ostrobothnia
  -  Opponents: D.Sc.(Tech.) Lauri Helenius, Helsinki and D.Sc.(Tech.) Mauno Rönkkömäki, Oulu
  - Custodian: Professor Esko Lakso

2004

• Mäkikyrö, Marko; Converting raw materials into products - road base material stabilized with slag-based binders
  - Opponents: Dr. -Ing. Heribert Motz, Forschungsgemeinschaft Eisenhüttenschlagen e. V. Duisburg, Germany and Professor Sven Knutsson, Luleå University of Technology.
  - Custodian: Docent Kauko Kujala

2003

• Rämö, Jaakko; Hydrogen peroxide -metals - chelating agents; interactions and analytical techniques
  - Opponent: Professor Raimo Allen, University of Jyväskylä
  - Custodian: Professor Mika Sillanpää
   
• Sallanko, Jarmo; Use of ozone and hydrogen peroxide in groundwater purification
  - Opponents: D.Sc.(Tech.)Esa Melin, SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway and Jouko Peltokangas, Administrative Court of Vaasa
  - Custodian: Professor Esko Lakso
   
• Yrjänä, Timo; Restoration of riverine habitat for fishes - analyses of changes in physical habitat conditions
  - Opponents: D.Sc.(Tech.) Juhani Kettunen, Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, Helsinki and Ph.D. Esa Koskenniemi, West Finland Regional Environment Centre, Vaasa
  - Custodian: Professor Emeritus Jussi Hooli

2001

• Röpelinen, Jyrki; Turvetuotantoalueella tehtävien toimenpiteiden vaikutus alueen valumavesiin
  - Opponentst: Dos. Ph.D. Esko Kuusisto, Finland’s environmental administration and Professor Tuomo Karvonen, Helsinki University of Technology
  - Custodian: Professor Esko Lakso
   
• Kamula, Riitta-Liisa; Flow over weirs with application to fish passage facilities
  - Opponents: Professor Tiit Koppel, Tallin Technical University and D.Sc.(Tech.) Laila Hosia, Espoo
  - Custodian: Professor Jussi Hooli