DepartmentSection of Ecology
OrganizationUniversity of Turku
Emailmikoz@utu.fi
Phone+358-2333-5492
Turku FinlandBioDr. Mikhail Kozlov is currently a Docent at the University of Turku in Finland. His current research involves the effects of aerial pollution on the structure and functions of terrestrial ecosystems. Since 1991, his field research has been in the Kola Peninsula, Russia. In general, he is interested in evolutionary ecology and the ecological and evolutionary consequences of environmental contamination by industrial emissions. He is also interested in the taxonomy, morphology, and phylogeny of Lepidoptera.Mikhail was born in St. Petersburg and moved to Finland in 1991. He completed a Masters of Science in Zoology, in 1984, at the Leningrad State University in Russia. Before moving to Finland, he also completed a Candidate of Science (equivalent to a Ph.D.) at the Institute of Biology, Siberian Branch of Academy of Science of the U.S.S.R., in Novosibirsk, Russia. He has held a variety of positions ranging from Project Researcher at the University of Turku in Finland, to a visiting Professor at the Kola Science Center at the Russian Academy of Sciences, in Apatity Russia.
Mikhail has had extensive experience with research and training abroad, including a fellowship at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C, USA and more recently exchange visits with the Hungarian Natural History Museum in Budapest and the Zoological Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia. His native language is Russian but he is also fluent in English. He also has some experience with the German and Finnish languages.
He is interested in the Speakers' program to strengthen the links between Finland and the USA in his field of research. This program gives him an opportunity to meet both professionals and the other people interested in environmental problems.
He is interested in talking with academic audiences, graduate seminars and the general public. He has had experience giving lectures and teaching to university students as well as non-scientists in Finland and Russia.
His lecture topics include:
The Environmental hazards associated with industrial and military activities on the Kola Peninsula, Russia.
The impact of global change on the frequency and severity of forest pest outbreaks.
Due to fieldwork, he is generally not available June - August.