Curriculum Vitae - Tapio. J. Ranta Aug 2020

Work address Yliopistonkatu 34 53850 , Lappeenranta, Phone: +358 40 864 4994 e-mail: [email protected] web: http://www.lut.fi/web/en/lut-savo/laboratory-of-bioenergy

Education

2002 D.Sc. (Tech.), Industrial Engineering and Management, Lappeenranta University of Technology 1999 Lic.Sc. (Tech.), Industrial Engineering and Management, Lappeenranta University of Technology 1991 M.Sc. (Tech.), Industrial Engineering and Management, Lappeenranta University of Technology

Current employment

2003-present Professor of Bioenergy Economics, LUT University, School of Energy Systems

Previous professional experience

1994-2003 Researcher, Technical Research Centre of Finland, VTT, Jyväskylä 1990-1993 Assistant of Logistics, Lappeenranta University of Technology

Research funding and supervision

2003- present Head of the Bioenergy laboratory at

Laboratory funding Annual turnover app. 1 million €, major funding sources: Business Finland, EAKR, ENPI, Baltic Sea Programme, Rural Development Programme for Mainland Finland, Suur-Savo Energy Foundation, Mikkeli University Consortium (MUC), Ministries and Industry. Some 80 projects since 2003.

Doctoral thesis supervisor (graduated): J. Heinimö (2011), E. Jäppinen (2013), K. Karttunen (2015), H. Soininen (2018), M. Aalto (2019), R. KC (2020)

MSc thesis supervisor: Some 40 students graduated since 2003 Merits on teaching

Courses in charge since 2010: Bioenergy (3 ECTS), Fundamentals of Energy Economics (2 ECTS), Energy Economics (5 ECTS), Economics in Wood Processing Industry (6 ECTS). Bioenergy and Energy Economics tailored for a distance learning in a digital programme

Pedagogical training: English as a Tool for Teaching (30 ECTS) in 2007, Jamk University of Applied Science, Jyväskylä LUT Leadership of Excellence 2, 2014

Most important acknowledgements and awards

Award of Scientific Research Foundation of Finnish Association of Logistics - The best dissertation from the field of logistics in 2003, “Logging residue from regeneration fellings for biofuel production - a GIS-based availability and supply cost analysis”

Scientific expert tasks

Assignments as examiner and opponent Doctoral thesis pre-examiner –A. Villa (UEF, 2007), B. Batidzira (Utrecht University, 2013), A. Eriksson (SLU, 2014), R. Prinz (UEF, 2019) Doctoral thesis opponent – J. Laitila (UEF, 2012), L. Fridh (SLU, 2017), I. Dafnomilis (Delft University of Technology, 2019), K. Kons (SLU, 2019) External assessor on academic appointments for professorship (L. Sikanen, UEF, 2008)

Assignments as research programme application evaluator Research Council of Norway (2014), The National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR), Poland (2014-2016), Horizon 2020, EU (2018-2019), ERA-Net Smart Energy Systems RegSys, EU (2019)

Review referee assignments Regular reviewer for the following journals: Biomass and Bioenergy, Energy Policy, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, Renewable Energy, Applied Energy, Silva Fennica, BioEnergy Research

Conference organisation Chair and member of the scientific committee of the 16th-28th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition in 2008-2020, 6th Central European Biomass Conference, Graz, Austria, 2020, Chair of the International Bioenergy Exhibition and Conference, Jyväskylä, Finland, 2013-2015

Leading positions in scientific organisations National team leader of IEA Bioenergy Task 40 “Sustainable Biomass Markets and International Bioenergy Trade to Support the Biobased Economy” (2004.2018) funded by Tekes/Business Finland Member of the advisory Board of BioTrade2020plus (2014-2016) funded by Intelligent Energy for Europe Programme of the European Commission

Scientific and societal impact of research

Publications listed at LUT Research Portal, https://research.lut.fi/converis/portal?lang=en_GB in total 318, where 174 scientific journal articles and conference proceedings or book sections. Positions of trust in society and other societal merits

2020-present Member of the Climate Working Group in South Savo 2018-present Member of the EUBIA (European Biomass Industry Association) 2015-present Member of the Regional Forest Council of Southeast Finland 2011-present Board member of the BioSaimaa-cluster, Mikkeli 2004-present Advisor of the board of the Suur-Savo Energy Foundation 2009-present Member of the advisory board of the Forest Energy Group in Southeast Finland, Lappeenranta 2012-2014 Board member of the OSKE of the Mikkeli region 2010-2012 Member of the working committee of Savo Climate Programme 2009-2014 Board member of the Mikkeli Technology Centre, Miktech Oy 2009-2012 Member of the working group of COST action FP0902 2007-2012 Board member of the Regional Energy Agency of South-Savo 2005-2007 Board member of the Regional Energy Agency of Eastern Finland 2004-2011 Member of the management team of the Mikkeli University Consortium Vice-chairman 2006, Chairman 2007 1994-present Member of FINBIO (1994-2012), Wood Energy Association (1996-2012), The Bioenergy Association of Finland (2012- ) 1987-present Member of Finnish Association of Purchasing and Logistics, (LOGY)