INAR seminars

The schedule of the upcoming INAR seminars is found here. The seminars take place during term time on Thursdays at 14:15 in Physicum E204. Exceptionally, extra seminars at different times / on different days are organized.

INAR seminars can now be attended remotely.  The intended audience is members of INAR but we also welcome external people who are interested in our work. If you are an external person who would like to join the seminar, please contact Paulina Dukat () for more details. All attendees must follow our seminar policy (below)

INAR sem­inar policy

We encourage open communication about the work in progress and the unpublished results presented in the INAR seminar series. Please note that all content of the seminar series must be regarded as a private communication from the individual presenting the work. All questions and comments should be respectful and aimed at fostering a productive exchange of ideas. The content of the INAR seminars is not for public use: you must not record or photograph the seminars or share any of the presented content in public (e.g. social media). You are welcome to contact the presenters for further discussions.

2026

13.01.2026 at 14:15 Dr. Matteo Feltracco, University of Venice: "Beyond the blank: extracting chemical signals from pristine aerosol, snow and ice".

22.01.2026 at 14:15 Dr. Marion Schroedter-Homscheidt, DLR, Germany: "Meteorological renewable energy research". 

29.01.2026 at 14:15 CoE: Virtual laboratory for molecular level atmospheric transformations (VILMA) - Sub-seminar.

05.02.2026 at 14:15 Dr. Nahid Atashi, University of Helsinki, INAR: "PALM-LES model applications in urban areas: From the atmospheric boundary layer meteorology to air quality in street canyons".

  • 14.15–15.15 Golnaz Roudsari, the Finnish Meteorological Institute: "From Adsorbed Water Films to Droplet and Ice Nucleation on Aerosol Surfaces"
  • 15.15–15.30 Coffee break
  • 15.30-16.00 Jaakko Kähärä, University of Helsinki: "Configuration sampling of cluster of oxygenated organic molecules"

04.03.2026 at 14:15 (in B123) Prof. Igor Polyakov, University of Alaska: "The role of natural and forced variability in shaping atlantification of the Arctic Ocean"

05.03.2026 at 14:15 Dr. Inkeri Rissanen, Tampere UniversityTowards: "Transformative climate change education: identifying and influencing foundational beliefs".

12.03.2026 at 14:15: Riuttanen Laura. Collaborative science education by INAR. 

26.03.2026 at 14:15 CoE: Virtual laboratory for molecular level atmospheric transformations (VILMA) - Sub-seminar.

  • 14.15–15.15 Matthieu Riva, The Research Institute on Catalysis and the Environment of Lyon: "Implications of Monoterpene Oxidation in Changing Environments: Analytical Advances and Particle-Phase Insights"
  • 15.15–15.30 Coffee break
  • 15.30–16.00 Linus Lind, Aalto University: "Molecular structure prediction from fragmentation mass spectrometry using generative machine learning"

02.04.2026 at 14:15: Adam Kristensson, Lund University, Sweden. TBA.

09.04.2026 at 14:15 CoE: Virtual laboratory for molecular level atmospheric transformations (VILMA) - Sub-seminar.

  • 14.15–15.15 Leonardo Almeida-Souza, University of Helsinki: TBA
  • 15.15–15.30 Coffee break
  • 15.30–16.00 Kari Lehtinen, University of Eastern Finland: TBA

16.04.2026 at 14:15: Screening of the short film "Lessons from Hanasaari” ("Oppitunteja Hanasaaresta”), made and presented by Professor Vivian Price (California State University Dominguez Hills)

29.04.2026 at 14:15 CoE (On Wednesday): Virtual laboratory for molecular level atmospheric transformations (VILMA) - Sub-seminar.

  • 14.15–15.15 Frank Mills, The Australian National University: TBA
  • 15.15–15.30 Coffee break
  • 15.30–16.00 TBA

30.04.2026 at 14:15 free

07.05.2026 at 14:15 free

12.05.2025 at 14:15 Prof. Martin Weissmann, University of Vienna. TBA.

21.05.2026 at 14:15: Prof. Timo Vesala INAR equality seminar and discussion, "Fighting stereotypes: Unconscious biases"

28.05.2026 at 14:15 Prof. Pauli Paasonen and Air quality - Climate interactions group at INAR: Observations and modelling of nucleation mode emissions, new particle formation and particle growth to CCN sizes - short presentations by Suman Basyal, Xiang Li, Aino Ovaska, Dina Alfaouri and Petri Clusius.

04.06.2026 at 14:15: Natalie Theeuwes (Opponent of Olli Saranko), KNMI, the Netherlands. TBA.

11.06.2026 at 14:15 free

18.06.2026 at 14:15 free

Summer Break

20.08.2026 at 14:15 free

27.08.2026 at 14:15 free

03.09.2026 at 14:15 free

10.09.2026 at 14:15 free

17.09.2026 at 14:15 free

24.09.2026 at 14:15 free

01.10.2026 at 14:15 free

08.10.2026 at 14:15 free

15.10.2026 at 14:15 free

22.10.2026 at 14:15 free

29.10.2026 at 14:15 free

05.11.2026 at 14:15 free

12.11.2026 at 14:15 free

19.11.2026 at 14:15 free

26.11.2026 at 14:15 free

03.12.2026 at 14:15 free

10.12.2026 at 14:15 free

17.12.2026 at 14:15 free

Previous INAR sem­inar

Previous INAR seminar can be found here.