Aleksi Vuorinen   Professor of Theoretical Physics University of Helsinki Office: A319, Physicum Mail: P.O. Box 64   FI-00014 University of Helsinki   Finland Phone: +358 50 338 6725 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 research fellow 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 led a research group funded by the Alexander von Humboldt foundation until 2013. At that time, I returned to the Department of Physics of the University of Helsinki to work as an Academy Research Fellow and to lead one of the theory projects at the Helsinki Institute of Physics. Since 2017 I have worked first as an associate and then full 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 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 work on include compact stars, heavy ion collisions, as well as phase transitions in 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 low-energy nuclear physics, condensed matter systems and (beyond the) Standard Model phenomenology.