Background
Kopola, Harri Kalervo was born on October 18, 1954 in Haapajarvi, Finland. Son of Eero S. and Hilma S. (Tervakoski) Kopola.
Kopola, Harri Kalervo was born on October 18, 1954 in Haapajarvi, Finland. Son of Eero S. and Hilma S. (Tervakoski) Kopola.
Diploma in engineering, University Oulu, Finland, 1980. Licence in technical, University Oulu, Finland, 1982. Doctor of Technology, University Oulu, Finland, 1988.
Teaching assistant, U. Oulu, 1980-1988; chief teaching assistant, U. Oulu, 1990-1992; acting associate professor, U. Oulu, 1992-1994; acting professor, U. Oulu, 1994-1995; postdoctoral fellow, U. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1989; research professor, Technical Research Centre of Finland Electronics, Oulu, since 1995; head optoelectronics research, Technical Research Centre of Finland Electronics, Oulu, since 1998. Docent in optoelectronics U. Oulu, since 1995.
Served with Finnish Army, 1975-1976. Member Optical Society of America, Finnish Optical Society, International Society Optical Engineering.
Married Arja A. Pekola, January 8, 1977. Children: Perttu, Palvi, Olli-Matti, Maija.