Background
Salomaa, Martti Mikael was born on October 6, 1949 in Kotka, Finland. Son of Mikko I. and Anna-Birgitta (Gummerus) Salomaa.
Salomaa, Martti Mikael was born on October 6, 1949 in Kotka, Finland. Son of Mikko I. and Anna-Birgitta (Gummerus) Salomaa.
Certified in education, Atlantic College, England, 1968. Diploma in engineering, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland, 1972. Licenciate in technical, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland, 1974.
Doctor in Technology, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland, 1979. Diploma in theoretical physics, University Helsinki, 1982.
Scientist, Max Planck Institute Physics and Astrophysics, Munich, 1974-1975;
stipendiate, NORDITA, Copenhagen, 1975-1977;
senior researcher, Research Institute Theoretical Physics, U. Helsinki, 1977-1980;
adjunct assistant professor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1980-1981;
research associate, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1981-1982;
senior rsschr., Academy Finland, Espoo, 1982-1993;
science director ROTA project, Academy Finland, Espoo, 1988-1991;
gast. professor, Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland, 1994;
professor, Helsinki U. Technology, since 1994;
director materials physics laboratory, Helsinki U. Technology, since 1996. Secretary physics working group Commission Technology and Science Collaboration, 1982-1991. Co-chairman editor proceedings Nordic Symposium, Lahti, Finland, 1989.
Chairman Korber Symposium, Espoo, 1991. Stipendate Academy Finance, 1991-1992. Guest professor Swiss Federal Institute Technology, 1994.
International presentor in field. Researcher Ioffe Institute Landau Institute, University of California at Los Angeles, Harvard University, NORDITA, European Organization of Nuclear Research, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Finnish Physical Society (chairman program committee annual meeting 1992, 96), American Physical Society.
Married Margaretha Gunhild S. Moring, Mar, 27, 1972. Children: Krista, Maria, Tommi, Linda.