Curriculum Vitae

Rekola, Rami Tapani Fritiof

Academic Working Experiences

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University:

Adjunct Assistant Professor
16/1/2015 – present

Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawai'i:

Postdoctoral Fellow
9/3/2015 – 24/6/2015

Tuorla Observatory, University of Turku:

Co-ordinator (total 4 months)
1/8/2010 – 30/11/2010

Researcher (total 3 years 9 months)
1/10 – 31/12/1998, 1/1/2005 – 30/6/2006, 1/12/2006 – 31/7/2007, 1/11/2007 – 28/2/2009

Part-time researcher (for Tuorla Planetarium)
20/11/2008 – 30/6/2010

Research assistant (total 2 years)
1/1 – 31/7/1999, 1/8/2003 – 31/12/2004

Research trainee, Finnish Graduate School in Astronomy and Space Physics (total 4 years)
1/8/1999 – 31/7/2003

Junior research assistant (total 1 year 6 months)
1/1/1996 – 28/2/1997, 1/6 – 31/8/1997, 1–30/9/1998

Part-time work on private funding (total 3 years 1 months)
1/8 – 31/10/2007, 1/3 – 14/4/2009, 16/6 – 31/10/2009, 1/1–31/7/2010, 1/12/2010 – 31/12/2011, 1/9/2013 – 30/4/2014

Substitute office secretary (total 6 months)
15/4 – 15/6/2009, 1/11 – 31/12/2009, 16/4 – 15/6/2010

Part-time work on grants (total 1 year 4 months)
1/5/2012 – 31/5/2013, 1/6 – 31/8/2013

Full time research on grants (total 1 year 9 months)
1/9/1997 – 31/8/1998, 1/7 – 30/11/2006, 1/1 – 30/4/2012

Full time research on Finnish student allowance (total 3 months)
1/3/1997 – 31/5/1997

University of Turku:

Part-time lecturer (course: Radiative Processes in Astrophysics) (total 56 hours of lectures)
autumn 2009
autumn 2011

Part-time lecturer (course: Astronomy I) (total 26 hours of lectures)
autumn 2002

Nordic Optical Telescope:

NOT-student / assistant support astronomer (total 7 months, included in the abovementioned research trainee period)
2000 (4 months), 2002 (3 months)

Metsähovi Radio Observatory:

Junior research assistant, 367 hours of observations with radio telescope 1992 – 1996

Nordic Optical Telescope Science School:

NOT Science School researcher 2007–2008, 2010–2013
Training a group of Finnish senior secondary school students in the art of making astronomical observations, hosting their trip to Tuorla Observatory (University of Turku), guiding them on a one week trip to the island of La Palma, to the Nordic Optical Telescope for half a night of observations, and supporting the data processing after the data has been obtained. From 2007 to 2013 there have been nine such groups.

Other Working Experiences

Astromatkat

Entrepreneur in educational services, graphical design and professional photography
2011 – present

European Southern Observatory

European Southern Observatory Science Outreach Network Representative for Finland
2012 – present

Official photographer in weddings

Brian Azouz & Amy Howarth; Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA, 2014
Mika & Satu Vidlund; Pori, Finland, 1995
Seppo & Tiina Niemi; Reposaari, Finland, 1994
Riku & Riikka Mäkelä; Kullaa, Finland, 1993
Ronald & Sari Kreamer; London, UK, 1992
Visa & Pepita Palonen; Helsinki, Finland, 1992

Turku University mathematical and physical sciences student organisation Delta (Turun yliopiston matemaattisten ja fysikaalisten tieteiden opiskelijoiden yhdistys Delta ry)

Editor-in-Chief of organisation magazine "Potenssi"
1991, 1992 & 1993

Turku University Faculty of Sciences alternative guide for students (Turun yliopiston matemaattis-luonnontieteellisen tiedekunnan vaihtoehtoinen opinto-opas, VOO)

Co-Editor-in-Chief
1993

Imuke

Editor of senior secondary school underground magazine
1986 – 1987 (9 issues), 1992 (special issue)

Porin Kopiohalli Oy

Computer maintenance, typing, English-Finnish translations, graphical design, customer service, after-treatments of printing house
summers 1984 – 1992 and part-time when needed during those years and afterwards

Satakunnan Kansa

Paperboy of the newspaper published in Pori, Finland
summer 1989

The Lorenzo Examiner

Editorial Assistant of the newspaper published in Lorenzo, Texas
1987 – 1988