Martti Juhani Mikkola

Background

Mikkola, Martti Juhani was born on September 6, 1936 in Oulainen, Finland. Son of Taisto Asser and Aili (Järvinen) Mikkola.

Education

Master of Science in Engineering, Helsinki (Finland) University of Technology, 1961. License Technology, Helsinki (Finland) University of Technology, 1964. Dynamics Technologies, Helsinki (Finland) University of Technology, 1967.

Master of Science in Mathematics, University Helsinki, 1963.

Career

Design engineer, National Board Public Rds., Helsinki, 1961-1965; research engineer, Helsinki U. Technology, Espoo, Finland, 1965-1969; associate professor structural mechanics, Helsinki U. Technology, 1969-1971; professor structural mechanics, Helsinki U. Technology, since 1971; head department сivil engineering, Helsinki U. Technology, 1976-1977; dean faculty сivil engineering and surveying, Helsinki U. Technology, 1987-1989. Research professor, Academy Finland, Helsinki, 1977-1980. Visiting professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1980-1981.

Visiting researcher Laboratory Center des Ponts et Chaussees, Paris, 1989-1990. Visiting professor Ecole Polytech. Palaiseau, 1992; consultant Institute Radiation Protection, Helsinki, 1971-1980.

Member board on safety problems, Atomic Energy Agency, Helsinki, 1975-1987.

Achievements

• Martti Juhani Mikkola has been listed as a noteworthy engineering mechanics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Second lieutenant artillery, Finnish armed forces, 1955-1956. Member Finnish National Committee Theoretical and Applied Mathematics (secretary 1971-1995, chairman since 1995), Finnish Academy Technology Sciences, Finnish Society Structural Mechanics, Finnish Concrete Association.

Connections

Married Tuula Jyrkämä, December 25, 1961 (divorced 1979). Children: Päivi, Jouni. Married Irma Pesonen, July 21, 1980.