Background
Karttunen, Seppo Juhani was born on February 20, 1948 in Turku, Finland. Son of Toivo Armas Karttunen and Helmi Aliisa (Heinanen) Saarijarvi.
Karttunen, Seppo Juhani was born on February 20, 1948 in Turku, Finland. Son of Toivo Armas Karttunen and Helmi Aliisa (Heinanen) Saarijarvi.
Diploma Engineer, Helsinki University of Technology, 1973. Doctor Technology, Helsinki University of Technology, 1979. Docent (honorary), Helsinki University of Technology, 1987.
Assistant Helsinki University of Technology, 1971-1974. Research scientist Technology Research Center (Technical Research Centre of Finland) Finland, Espoo, 1975-1982, senior research scientist, 1982-1999, chief research scientist, since 2000. Visiting scientist department electrical engineering University Alberta, Edmonton, 1979-1980.
Associate professor Helsinki University of Technology, 1990-1991. Head fusion research unit of Association Euratom-Tekes, Technical Research Centre of Finland Energy, Espoo, since 1995. Member consultative committee for fusion programme European Union Fusion Programme, European Commission, Brussels, since 1995.
Member councils Joint European Torus Joint Undertaking,, United Kingdom, since 1996. Science secretary 3d International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems, Espoo, 1983.
Married Anja Anneli Sammallahti, May 2, 1971. Children: Piia, Sini.