Personal
Information

Education

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Experiences

Prizes and
Grants

Participation in
Conferences

Positions of Trust
and Memberships

List of
Publications

Curriculum Vitae

Rekola, Rami Tapani Fritiof

Education, Academic

University of Turku (Finland)

Doctor of Philosophy (Major: Astronomy) 13 April 2007;
PhD Thesis ("Distance Determinations to Nearby Galaxies"), accepted with honours on 20 January 2005; dissertation was held at the University of Turku on 18 December 2004

Master of Science (Programme of Physical Sciences, Line of Astronomy) 15 September 1998; Master's thesis ("Simulations of the Local Group Dynamics", in Finnish) accepted with the highest grade 'Laudatur' on 12 September 1997

NASA/Nordic Astrobiology Winter School

(Hawai'i, USA): "Water And the Evolution of Life in the Cosmos"; 3–17 January 2011

NATO Advanced Study Institute Summer School

(Blair Atholl, Scotland, UK): "The Restless Universe"; 24 July – 5 August 2000

Finnish Graduate School in Astronomy and Space Physics Summer School

(Tuorla, Finland): "Modern Data Analysis Methods in Astronomy and Space Physics"; 12–16 June 2000

Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias Winter School

(Tenerife, Spain): "Stellar Astrophysics for the Local Group"; 2–13 December 1996

Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (Säteilyturvakeskus, STUK)

certificate "to work as a responsible manager in charge of the safety of radiation usage concerning general usage in industry, research, and education and trade of radiant devices and radioactive material"; 31 March 1993

Education, Other

Senior Secondary School of Meri-Pori (Pori, Finland):

Graduated with average grade of 9.1 (with 10 as maximum) on 31 May 1989.

Lorenzo High School (Lorenzo, Texas, USA):

Graduated with cumulative grade point average of 97.30 (with 100 as maximum) on 31 May 1988.
- Passed California Achievement Test with grade of x.x on 6th April 1988

Meri-Pori Upper Level of Comprehensive School (Pori, Finland):

Graduated with average grade of x.xx on 31 May 1985.

Ulasoori Lower Level of Comprehensive School (Pori, Finland):

Graduated with average grade of 8.54 on 31 May 1982.

Typing Certificate (Porin Konekirjoitusopisto / Pori Typing School, Pori, Finland):

Achieved net result of 4412 keystrokes in a standard 30 minute test on 10 October 1989.