My work, teaching and research, is connected with biomass refining. Currently I am in charge of one master's level course: "Biomass Pretreatment and Fractionation - in Laboratory". I also teach in some bachelor level courses, e.g. the freshman course Teollisuuden toimintaympäristö ja prosessit (in Finnish; the course is intended to give an introduction to the chemical, forest, and mining industry, their processes, products, and utilization of the natural resources). In addition, I instruct Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. students' theses.

My fields of interest include biomass fractionation with chemical and mechanical methods (e.g. chemical and mechanical pulping), wood chemistry, and pedagogy in higher education. Also, I play the guitar and sing in the Department's band.