PERTTI SARKOMAA, professor emeritus

CURRICULUM VITAE 

CONTENTS

1. BASIC INFORMATION
2. ACADEMIC EDUCATION AND EXPERTISE
3. MOST IMPORTANT POSTS AND POSITIONS

 1.     BASIC INFORMATION

Name                      SARKOMAA PERTTI JUHANI

Born                    1941 in Finland

Family status        Married 1965, wife Marjatta Sarkomaa

Position                   Professor emeritus

Military rank           Major

Children (4)           Sari (b. 1965), Master of Health Care,

                           University of Helsinki 1996,

                           parliamentarian,

                           Former minister of education of Finland.

                           Petri (b. 1967), M.Sc. (HUT),

                           Production Economy

                           Juha-Pekka (b. 1969), M.Sc. (LUT),

                           Mechanical Engineering

                           Anna (b. 1976), B.SS., dance therapy 

Grandchildren (7) Sara, Pyry,  Miro, Maria, Markus,

                                 Kaarlo, Selma. 

2. ACADEMIC EDUCATION AND EXPERTISE

Doctor of Technology     

                           Department of Mechanical Engineering,

                           Helsinki University of Technology,

                           (Aalto University), 1981

Business Management Program 4 

                           Helsinki School of Economics

                           and Business Administration

                           (Aalto University), (1973-1974)

Master of Science 

                            Department of Mechanical Engineering,

                            Helsinki University of Technology,

                            (Aalto University), 1970

Bachelor of Science        

                            Department of Mechanical Engineering,

                            Tampere Institute of Technology, 1965

Expertise       Technical thermodynamics

                    Mechanical engineering

                    Heat transfer

                    Fluid dynamics

                    Multiphase and multicomponent flow

                    Combustion

                    Reaction kinetics

                    Power plant technology

                    Process technology

                    Heating, Ventilating, Air-Conditioning and

                    Refrigeration technology

                    Water and drain technology

                    Energy economics

                    Product development and optimization

                    Infrared Technology

                    Weapon, blasting and quarrying technology

                    Management and leadership

 3.     MOST IMPORTANT POSTS AND POSITIONS

• Professor, Technical Thermodynamics, Lappeenranta University of Technology (1972 – 2009)
• Head of the Laboratory of Thermodynamics, Lappeenranta University of Technology = LUT  (1972 – 2008)
• Senior Scientist, Academy of Finland, 5 times (2003, 1985, 1980, 1977 and 1976)
• Dean of Department of Energy Technology, LUT (1995-98)
• Head of Section of Thermodynamics and Environmental Engineering, LUT (1996-2001)
• Head of Section of Heat and Fluid Dynamics, LUT (1989-95)
• Head of Section of Energy Technology, LUT (1972-85)
• Member of the Board of Lappeenranta University of Technology (1973-84 and 1995-98)
• Member of the Scientific Council of Lappeenranta University of Technology
• Senior Assistant, Applied Thermodynamics, Helsinki University of Technology (1968-70)
• Member of the board of some companies
• Research Manager of Energy Research of Finnish Forest Industry and Energy Research Project of Process Industry financed by SITRA and Central Organization of Finnish Forest Industry and Confederation of Finnish Industry (1974-77)
• R&D manager or President, R&D Company EINCO OY (1983-90)
• Project Engineer, Process Design, Department of Industry, Ekono Oy (1970-72)
• President of Engineering Office Sarkomaa KY, 1972 –
• Design Engineer, HVAC Engineering Office Timo Heliövaara (1966-68)
• Design Engineer, HVAC Engineering Office Erkki Leskinen (1964-66)