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Aleksi Vuorinen
Professor of Theoretical Particle Physics University of Helsinki
Director of Theory Programme
Director (from 1.1.2026) |
Short bio and cv
I obtained my PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Helsinki in January 2004. Following postdoctoral research - including two years as a senior fellow at CERN - I moved to Bielefeld University, where I led a Sofja Kovalevskaja research group funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation from 2009 to 2013. I then returned to the University of Helsinki, joining its Department of Physics as an Academy Research Fellow and leading one of the theory projects at the Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP).
Since 2017, I have served first as Associate Professor and currently as Full Professor of Theoretical Particle Physics at the University of Helsinki. Over these years, my research group has been supported by the Academy of Finland, HIP, and the European Research Council. From January 2025 onwards, I also serve as the director of the HIP Theory Programme, and from January 2026 as the director of a new Centre of Excellence in Neutron-Star Physics, funded by the Research Council of Finland.
A relatively up-to-date cv of mine can be found from here.
Research interests
My research revolves around questions related to QCD and other quantum field theories at nonzero temperature and density. The physical systems I study include neutron-star cores and the early Universe, while the methods I use most frequently range from perturbative thermal field theory to effective theories and the gauge/gravity duality. I am also interested in the application of the same techniques to other physical settings, such as heavy-ion collisions, nuclear physics, and (beyond the) Standard Model phenomenology.
Contact information
Office: A319 Physicum, Kumpula campus
Mailing address: P.O. Box 64, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
Phone: +358 50 338 6725
email: aleksi.vuorinen@helsinki.fi