Finnish Doctoral Programme in Atmospheric Composition and Climate Change: From Molecular Processes to Global Observations and Models (ACCC)

News 25.11.2011 The annual ACCC workshop will be held at hotel Rantapuisto, Helsinki, January 9-10, 2012. Registration and abstract submission are now open. All the ACCC students and supervisors are welcome! 21.10.2011 The following students were selected for the three 4-year positions starting on January 1, 2012: · Samara Carbone, Finnish Meteorological Institute · Pekka Rantala, University of Helsinki · Laura Riuttanen, University of Helsinki Congratulations to Samara, Pekka and Laura! News archive Basic information about ACCC The chief goal of the ACCC Doctoral Programme is to educate a next generation of top-level scientists and experts with all the necessary multidisciplinary skills to tackle the future challenges of climate change, air quality matters and environmental technologies. The supra disciplinary education will enable those experts to serve at different challenging positions in society and industry. Beside classical curriculum skills and knowledge the education on the state-of-art measurement technologies (laboratory, ground-based and remote sensing) are emphasized. The ACCC Doctoral Programme is the only effort at a national level in advanced and comprehensive climate change research education with main focus on training of students in the field of atmospheric and biogeochemical sciences covering phenomena from the nanoscale to the global level and from nanoseconds to centuries. The Doctoral Programme has currently twelve postgraduate student positions funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture. The total number of postgraduate students in the ACCC Programme is currently 120. The director of the ACCC Programme is Academy Professor Markku Kulmala. Dr. Antti Lauri works as the coordinator of the programme. More detailed information (pdf) ACCC Partners University of Helsinki: Department of Physics: Division of Atmospheric Sciences Department of Forest Sciences Department of Chemistry: Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry Department of Geosciences and Geography University of Eastern Finland: Department of Applied Physics, Environmental Physics and Technology Department of Environmental Science, Fine Particle and Aerosol Technology Laboratory Tampere University of Technology: Department of Physics, Aerosol Physics Laboratory Aalto University: School of Engineering, Department of Surveying School of Electrical Engineering, Department of Radio Science and Engineering Finnish Meteorological Institute Unit in Helsinki Unit in Kuopio Finnish Geodetic Institute VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Finland's Environmental Administration (SYKE) Vaisala Oyj Beneq Oy Space Systems Finland Oy Helsinki Aerosol Consulting Oy Airmodus Oy MosaicMill Oy Arbonaut Oy Steering Committee Markku Kulmala, University of Helsinki (chair) Martti Hallikainen, Aalto University Lauri Halonen, University of Helsinki Juha Hyyppä, Finnish Geodetic Institute Tuomas Häme, VTT Jorma Jokiniemi, VTT Jorma Keskinen, Tampere University of Technology Ari Laaksonen, University of Eastern Finland Eero Nikinmaa, University of Helsinki Petri Pellikka, University of Helsinki Jouni Pulliainen, Finnish Meteorological Institute Markku Rajala, Beneq Oy Marja-Liisa Riekkola, University of Helsinki Yrjö Sucksdorff, Finnish Environmental Administration (SYKE) Veera Sylvius, Space Systems Finland Oy Timo Vesala, University of Helsinki Yrjö Viisanen, Finnish Meteorological Institute Antti Lauri, University of Helsinki (secretary) Courses For suitable intensive courses, please visit the ABS course homepage. ACCC Students List of the current and past students funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture.