Curriculum Vitae of Anu Kantola

Full name: Anu Maria Kantola
Current position: University Researcher, NMR research unit, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu.
Permanent position: Laboratory Manager, NMR laboratory, University of Oulu, Finland, 1.9.2003-

Education:

• Docent (adjunct professorship) in Experimental NMR spectroscopy, 2018, Faculty of Science, University of Oulu
• MSc (Physics), University of Oulu, 1998
• PhD (Physics), University of Oulu, 2009

Previous Professional Appointments:

• Postdoctoral Reseacher, NMR research unit, University of Oulu 1.3.2015 - 28.2.2018
• Postdoctoral Reseach Fellow of the Academy of Finland, working in the NMR Research Group, University of Oulu, 1.1.2012 - 28.2.2015
• Assistant, Dept. of Physical Sciences, University of Oulu, 1.1.-30.9.2004 (on leave 1.1.2002-30.6.2003, 1.9.-30.9.2003)
• Researcher, personal grant from the Vilho, Yrjö and Kalle Väisälä Fundation, working in the NMR Research Group, Dept. of Physical Sciences, University of Oulu, 1.1.2002-30.6.2003
• Postgraduate Student in the National Graduate School of Computational Chemistry and Molecular Spectroscopy (LASKEMO), working in the NMR Research Group, Dept. of Physical Sciences, University of Oulu, 1.1.1998-31.12.2001
• Assistant, Dept. of Physical Sciences, University of Oulu, 1.8.-31.12.1997
• Research Trainee, NMR Research Group, Dept. of Physical Sciences, University of Oulu, 1.6.-31.7.1997
• Assistant, Dept. of Physical Sciences, University of Oulu, 21.10.-31.12.1996
• Part-time Teacher, Dept. of Physical Sciences, University of Oulu, 1.9.-20.10.1996
• Summer Trainee, Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Northern Finland Regional Laboratory, 1.6.-31.8.1995

Academic Visits:

• Visiting Prof. Geoffrey Luckhurst at the University of Southampton, UK, 10/2000-4/2001, 4-5/2006
• Visiting Prof. Akihiko Sugimura at the Osaka-Sangyo University, Japan, 5/2001
• Visiting Dr. Juha Vaara at the University of Helsinki, Finland, 3-7/2006
• Visiting Prof. Michael Romalis at Princeton University, USA, 3/2014

Field of Research:

My Research is mainly concentrated on:

• Nuclear magneto-optic spectroscopy
• Materials NMR
• Xenon NMR
• Magnetic Properties of Small Molecules

Other Professional and Scientific Activities:

• Member of the Finnish Physical Society
• Member of the European Physical Society
• Member of the Finnish NMR Association (Member of the Board, 27.4.2012-, Chair 14.6.2013-6.6.2014)
• Member of the NMR Division of the Association of Finnish Chemical Societies (Member of the Board, 7.6.2003-26.4.2012, Chair 11.6.2004-10.6.2005, 13.6.2008-12.6.2009)
• Member of the Council of the Department of Physical Sciences, University of Oulu, 1.1.2006-31.12.2009
• Member of the Council of the Faculty of Sciences, University of Oulu, 1.1.2006-31.12.2009
• Member of the Executive Group of the NMR Laboratory, University of Oulu, 1.9.2003-
• Project Manager of the 1.5 MEUR InNoNMR (Innovation environment of materials and molecular reseach) project funded from the EU regional development funds (1.4.2010 - 30.4.2012).