Aleksi Vuorinen

Associate Professor of Theoretical Particle Physics Helsinki Institute of Physics P.O. Box 64 (Gustav Hällströmin katu 2) FI-00014 University of Helsinki FINLAND office: A322, Physicum phone: +358 50 338 6725 fax: +358 9 191 50522 Skype: aleksi_vuorinen email: aleksi.vuorinen@helsinki.fi

Short bio and cv

I obtained my PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Helsinki in 2004, and thereafter worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washington (2004-2007), the Technical University of Vienna (2007) and CERN (2008-2009). From Switzerland I moved to Bielefeld, where I headed a Sofja Kovalevskaja group until August 2013. In September of the same year, I finally returned to Helsinki to work as a Research Fellow of the Academy of Finland and lead one of the theory projects of the Helsinki Institute of Physics. In September 2017, I was appointed an associate professor of theoretical particle physics at the University of Helsinki. My research group is funded by the Academy of Finland, the Helsinki Institute of Physics, and the European Research Council.

A relatively up-to-date cv of mine can be found 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 work with include compact stars, heavy ion collisions, as well as phase transitions in the early universe, while the methods I use most frequently range from perturbation 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 low-energy nuclear physics, condensed matter systems and (beyond the) Standard Model phenomenology.