Date of born:

26.3.1954, Helsinki

II EDUCATION

1973 High school of Somero

1979 Master of Science, Helsinki University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

1989 Licenciate of technology, Helsinki University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

1994 Doctor of technology, Helsinki University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

III Work carrier

Main duties

1980 - 1985 Research scientist, Technical Research Centre of Finland, Ship laboratory

1986 Chief assistant, Helsinki University of Technology, Shipbuilding

1987 - 1990 Research scientist, Technical Research Centre of Finland, Administration

1990 - 2003 Research scientist/Senior research, Helsinki University of Technology, Ship laboratory

2003 - 2004 Project manager, Kvaerner Masa-Yards

2004 - 2006 Project manager, Aker Finnyards/Aker Yards

2006 - 2011 Professor, Safety of marine traffic and winter navigation safety, Helsinki University of Technology

2012- Professor of Practise, Marine Technology, Aalto University

Working abroad

1981 – 1982 Structural engineer, Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, London

A side duties

1996 - 2006 Docent, Shipbuilding, especially ship structures

2001 - 2003 Project manager, Kvaerner Masa-Yards

2004 - 2005 Project manager, Turku Science Park

2005 - 2006 Leading scientist, Helsinki University of Technology, Ship laboratory

International activities

- Chair of the new LRF center of Excellence for Arctic Shpping and operations, 2014-2018

- ISSC (International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress): member of the environmental committee 1991-1997, ultimate strength committee 1997-2003, ship collision and grounding committee 2003 - 2006 and design principles committee 2006 - ISSC:n correspondent of Finland 1997 – 2006 – arctic technology committee 2012-2015

- Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME), associate member, 1978-2006

- Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA), member

- ISO standardisation committee 8/SC 8/WG3: Ships and marine technology- Ship structures- Ultimate limit state assessment, member

- member of the organising committee of ICCGS 2010

- member of the scientific committee on TRANSNAV 2011 congress (in Poland)

- member of the steering committee of ICCGS 2013 in Trondheim

- member of the International Arctic Science Committee, Cryosphere Working Group, 2011-

Professor nomination activities

Expert on Appointment Committee in KTH for assistant professor in light-weight design, January 2011

Expert on Appointment Committee in CTH for senior lecturer of marine structures, January 2013

Member of the preparatory group of the multidisciplinary risk analysis professorship for University of Helsinki, Autumn 2012

Member of the search committee of the marine technology professorship for Aalto University of Helsinki, Autumn 2013-Spring 2014

Chairman the search committee of the Arctic hydrodynamics and Ice mechanics professorships for Aalto University of Helsinki, Autumn 2013-Spring 2014

Reviewing activities

Scientific Board member of the Scientific Journals of Maritime University of Szczecin, Poland.

Reviewer of the following journals:

Ocean Engineering Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Transport

Journal of Coastal Eesearch

Journal of Maritime Engineering

Ships and Offshore Structures

Cold region science and technology

Int Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering (ISOPE)

Engineering Structures

Marine Structures Transactions of Computers Int Shipbuilding Progress

Teaching activities

Head of the Mechanical Engineering study program in Aalto University, 2014-2015

Coordination of the planning of new master program for Applied Mechanics for Aalto University 2013-2015

Lectured courses in TKK:

- ship vibrations, 1992-1996

- introduction to risk analysis of structures, 1997-

(overall grade given by students in autumn 2009 was 3.9)

- winter navigation, 2006-

(overall grade given by students in spring 2010 was 3.8)

- safety of marine traffic, 2008-

(overall grade given by students in spring 2010 was 3.7)

- introduction to vehicle engineering, 2008-

(overall grade given by students in autumn 2009 was 3.3)

In addition a new special module for established on 2008 for the topic: Safety of marine traffic

Assisted courses:

• assistant on the course ship structures: 1986-1990 and 1995-1998, ship concept design: 1992-2000

Nine doctoral students under supervision in January 2015.

Teaching abroad

Kujala, P., Noury, P., 2005. Design of ship structures from metallic sandwich topology. WEGEMT course lecture published in : Theory and Applications of Sandwich Structures, Edited by Shenoi, Groves and Rajapakse, University of Southampton, 2005. Pp. 515-569.

Giving 2 day courses on Winter navigation in University of Riejka in Croatia as part of TEMPUS co-operation, December 2008 and December 2007. Partly published in : Kujala, P, 2010. Safety of ice-strengthened shell structures of ships navigating in the Baltic Sea. Proceedings of the Int Workshop “Advanced ship design for pollution prevention”. Split, Croatia, 23-24 November 2009. Taylor & Francis Group, London. Pp 17-21. Vising professor at DTU during April 2013 and June 2013, giving lectures on 2 courses: Winter Navigation and Arctic Offshore structures.

Text books in Finnish

Kujala,P., 2000. Laivojen värähtelyt. Kappale 14 Laivatekniikan oppikirjassa. Turun ammattikorkeakoulu. Gummerus, Jyväskylä.

Kujala,P. and Riska K., 2010. Talvimerenkulku.

Guiding thesis works

Guiding one licenciate thesis, 12 diploma thesis during years 1995-2011, and 21 candidate work during 2008-2011, supervisor of 45 diploma thesis during the years 2006-2013.

Member of a Examination Committee for a PHD in the Tehnical University of Stockholm (KTH), 2006

External examiner for a PHD in the University of Lund on 2007.

External examiner for a PHD in the Tallinn University of Technology 2011.

External examiner for a PHD in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) on 2011.

External examiner for a PHD in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) on 2012 External examiner for a PHD in the Tallinn University of Technology, 2014

External examiner for a PHD in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) on 2014.

Research activities

Chairing a new center of Excellence for Arctic shipping and operations (CEARCTIC) funded by Lloyd¨s Register Foundation in London. The other partners are Helsinki University, NTNU in Trondheim and Memorial University of Newfoundland. Scientific leader of Finnish Academy funded projects:

• Variation of Antarctic sea ice thickness and its effect on the load level of ice navigating: 2013-2016, Co-operation with FMI

Scientific leader of a project funded by BONUS program (Academy of Finland and European Union):

• Strategic and Operational Risk Management for Wintertime Maritime Transportation System (STORMWINDS), 2015-2018

Project manager of Finnish Academy funded projects:

• Ship in compressive ice: 1990-1994, co-operation with Russian Academy of Science

Responsible professor of TEKES funded projects:

• Testing and simulation of flooding in full scale (VUOTO), 2009-2010
• Cruise and Ferry Experience Center, 2009-2013 (part of FIMECC)
• Novel environmentally friendly and safe solutions, 2010-2013 (part of FIMECC)
• Aalto University Co-operation with Brazilian and Russian Universities, 2011-2012

Project manager of TEKES funded projects:

• All steel sandwich panels, 1994-1996, Part of shipyard 2000 research program
• Joining technology for all steel sandwich panels, 1997-2000 part of Laser 2000 research program
• Application of steel sandwich panels in metal industry, 2000-2003 part of Sandwich-light structures research program
• Ship groundings, 2000-2002

Project manager of Winter Navigation Research Board funded projects

• Full scale measurements onboard MS Kemira, 1985- 1990
• Gathering of ice damage statistics, 1985-1990
• Full scale observations on ship performance in ice, 1990-1993

Task manager of EU funded research project

• Advanced welding of closed structures (AWCS), 1997-2000
• Arctic Demonstration and Exploratory Voyage (ARCDEV), 1997-1999
• Advanced composite sandwich steel structures (SANDWICH), 2000-2003
• Maritime safety in the Gulf of Finland (MSGOF), 2006-2007
• Evaluation of traffic increase in the Gulf of Finland 2007-2015 and the effect of the increase on the environment and traffic chain activities (SAFGOF), 2008-2010

Coordinator of EU funded research projects :

• Develope Innovative Structural Concepts for Advanced Passenger Ships (DISCO), 2000-2003
• Integrated collaborative design and production of cruise vessels, passenger ships and Ro-Pax (InterSHIP), 2003-2007 (assistant coordinator)
• Increasing the safety of icebound shipping (SAFEICE), 2004-2007
• Safety of ships in dynamic ice (SAFEWIN), 2009-2013

Member of the management board for the following EU-funded projects:

• Maritime safety in the Gulf of Finland (MSGOF), 2006-2007
• Evaluation of traffic increase in the Gulf of Finland 2007-2015 and the effect of the increase on the environment and traffic chain activities (SAFGOF), 2008-2010
• Development of Maritime Safety Culture (METKU), 2007-2010
• Efficient, Safe and Sustainable Traffic at Sea (EFFICIENSEA), 2008-2012
• Winter navigation risks and oil contingency plan. WINOIL (2012-2014). ENPI CBC programme, South-East Finland – Russia project.
• Minimizing risks of maritime oil transport by holistic safety strategies. MIMIC (2011 – 2013)
• Risk of maritime transportation of chemicals in the Baltic Sea. WINOIL (2012-2014)
• Development of proactive safety operation through international cooperation and the significance of safety management to competitiveness in maritime industry. CAFÉ (2010-2013) –