{"id":20,"date":"2020-06-24T12:23:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T12:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cosmicrays.oulu.fi\/RG\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-06-18T08:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T08:02:10","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cosmicrays.oulu.fi\/rg\/index.php\/team\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/vwRQqTq\/ilya-usoskin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"290\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left has-theme-orange-color has-text-color\" id=\"ilya-usoskin\">Ilya Usoskin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">group leader<br><strong><em>Professor<\/em><\/strong>, <em><strong>Head of the Oulu cosmic ray station<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oulu.fi\/university\/researcher\/ilya-usoskin\">webpage<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/I_Usoskin\">Research Gate<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8227-9081\">ORCID<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-theme-blue-color has-text-color\"><em>ilya.usoskin at oulu.fi<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Area of expertise:<\/strong> cosmic ray variability, solar activity, space climate, solar-terrestrial relations, atmospheric effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/XxwrbrTr\/Mishev.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"312\" height=\"316\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-theme-orange-color has-text-color\" id=\"alexandar-mishev\">Alexandar Mishev<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><em>Senior researcher, Docent<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Alexander_Mishev\">Research Gate<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7184-9664\">ORCID<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-theme-blue-color has-text-color\"><em>alexander.mishev at oulu.fi<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Area of expertise:<\/strong> computer simulations, solar-terrestrial relations, space climate, and atmospheric effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/pjGTbNjw\/thumbnail-shipra1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-theme-orange-color has-text-color\" id=\"stepan-poluianov\">Shipra Sinha<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><em><em>Postdoctoral <\/em>Researcher<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>sinha.shipra at<\/em> <em>oulu.fi<\/em> <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Area of expertise:<\/strong> magnetospheric dynamics, MHD models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/qYdcfXx\/ste.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"281\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-theme-orange-color has-text-color\" id=\"stepan-poluianov\">Stepan Poluianov<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><em><em>Senior <\/em>Researcher, Docent<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Stepan_Poluianov\">Research Gate<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9119-4298\">ORCID<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>stepan.poluianov at oulu.fi<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Area of expertise:<\/strong> Cosmic ray measurements, neutron monitors, modelling of energetic particle interaction with matter, time series analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/XfKfJmdX\/Sergey-Koldobsiy-Profile2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-theme-orange-color has-text-color\" id=\"sergey-koldobskiy\">Sergey Koldobskiy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><em><em>Researcher<\/em>, Docent<\/em><\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Sergey_Koldobskiy\">Research Gate<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9187-0383\">ORCID<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>sergey.koldobskiy at oulu.fi<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Area of expertise:<\/strong> spectral analysis, heliospheric effects, space climate, data analysis and signal processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/WNQCn3s1\/Kseniia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"kseniia-golubenko\">Kseniia Golubenko<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><em><strong><em>P<strong>ostdoctoral<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Researcher<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oulu.fi\/en\/researchers\/kseniia-golubenko\">webpage<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7489-9037\">ORCID<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">kseniia.golubenko at oulu.fi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Area of expertise<\/strong>: atmospheric physics, atmospheric effects, transport of cosmogenic isotopes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/SyydXpM\/pauli.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-theme-orange-color has-text-color\" id=\"pauli-vaisanen\">Pauli V\u00e4is\u00e4nen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><em>P<strong>ostdoctoral<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Researcher<\/strong><\/em><\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Pauli_Vaeisaenen\">Research Gate<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8661-2670\">ORCID<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">pauli.v\u00e4is\u00e4nen at oulu.fi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><br><strong>Area of expertise:<\/strong> analysis of satellite experiment data, spectral analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/gZgptNf9\/bertalan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"kseniia-golubenko\">Bertalan Csap\u00f3 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><em><strong><em>P<strong>hD<\/strong>&nbsp;Student<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">bertalan.major at oulu.fi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Area of expertise<\/strong>: space plasma physics, magnetospheric dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/WNrz3zyZ\/markus.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"kseniia-golubenko\">Markus Simil\u00e4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>P<strong>hD<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Student<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Markus.Simila at student.oulu.fi <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Area of expertise<\/strong>: Cosmic ray measurements, neutron monitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignfull has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"nicholas-larsen\">VISITING SCIENTISTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gennady Kovalstov<\/strong><br>Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Agnieszka Gil<\/strong><br>Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Siedlce, Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>M\u00e9lanie Baroni<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CEREGE, &nbsp;Aix-en-Provence, France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Timofei Sukhodolov<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PMOD\/WRC, Davos, Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eugene Rozanov<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PMOD\/WRC, Davos, Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Edouard Bard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CEREGE, &nbsp;Aix-en-Provence, France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"nicholas-larsen\">FORMER TEAM MEMBERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Leon Kocharov<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior researcher, Space Climate Research Unit, until 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nicholas Larsen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PhD student, Space Climate Research Unit, 2021-2025, defended in Feb. 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Evgeny Maurchev<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PhD student, Space Climate Research Unit, 2021-2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Anton Artamonov<\/strong><br>PhD student, Thule Institute, Space Climate Research Unit.<br>PhD in Space Physics at the University of Oulu in 2013-2016, defended in Apr. 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eleanna Asvestari<\/strong><br>PhD student, Space Climate Research Unit.<br>PhD in Space Physics at the University of Oulu in 2014-2016, defended in Dec. 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Raisa Leussu<\/strong><br>PhD student, Space Climate Research Unit.<br>PhD in Space Physics at the University of Oulu in 2015-2016, defended in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alessandra Pacini<\/strong><br>PhD student, ReSoLVE and University of Vale do Para\u00edba, Brazil.<br>PhD in Space Physics at the University of Oulu in 2014-2015, defended in 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ilya Usoskin group leaderProfessor, Head of the Oulu cosmic ray station webpage&nbsp;&nbsp; Research Gate&nbsp;&nbsp; ORCID ilya.usoskin at oulu.fi Area of expertise: cosmic ray variability, solar activity, space climate, solar-terrestrial relations, atmospheric effects. Alexandar Mishev Senior researcher, Docent Research Gate&nbsp;&nbsp; ORCID alexander.mishev at oulu.fi Area of expertise: computer simulations, solar-terrestrial relations, space climate, and atmospheric effects.&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cosmicrays.oulu.fi\/rg\/index.php\/team\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Team<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosmicrays.oulu.fi\/rg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosmicrays.oulu.fi\/rg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosmicrays.oulu.fi\/rg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicrays.oulu.fi\/rg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicrays.oulu.fi\/rg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":100,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicrays.oulu.fi\/rg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":679,"href":"https:\/\/cosmicrays.oulu.fi\/rg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions\/679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cosmicrays.oulu.fi\/rg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}