Mikko Merimaa

Mikko Merimaa was born in Helsinki, Finland, in 1972. He received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, in 1997 and 2001, respectively. His dissertation was on frequency standards based on diode lasers. He held a two-year post-doctoral position with Aalto University. He joined the Centre for Metrology and Accreditation, where he was the Leader of the Time, Frequency and Spectroscopy Group. He is currently a Research Manager with the Centre for Metrology and Accreditation, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo. His current research interests include time and frequency, optical clocks, and spectroscopy.