Theses

The Institute of Seismology offers opportunities for theses on different levels.

If you are interested in seismology related thesis topic, please don't hesitate to contact our researchers.

Doctoral theses

Vuorinen, Tommi: Analysis of induced seismicity of Otaniemi Enhanced Geothermal System. Doctoral thesis.
Junno, Niina: Seismic properties of ores and structures controlling ore deposits: new insights from data mining and seismic forward modeling. Doctoral thesis.
Tsarsitalidou, Christina: Focal spot imaging applied to data from dense seismic arrays. Doctoral thesis.
Rintamäki, Annukka: Geological and geophysical constraints on induced seismicity related to enhanced geothermal systems. Doctoral thesis.
Luhta, Tuija: Vyborg Rapakivi batholith seismicity. Doctoral thesis.
Atobra, Kwabena: Physics-based machine learning for characterizing Induced seismicity in Enhanced Geothermal Systems. Doctoral thesis.

Master's theses

Hällsten, Jennifer: Methodological consideration of macroseismic data in Finland: revisiting the Lappajärvi earthquake (ML 3.8) February 17, 1979. Master’s thesis.
Hanski, Ida-Maria: Finnish National Seismic Network: location errors, detection thresholds and network vulnerability. Master's thesis.
Oksanen, Tahvo: Making seismic instruments communicate: Towards compatible datasets from data gathered using different seismic instruments. Master's thesis.

Below are some examples of the recent thesis titles related to the Institute of Seismology.

Hopiavuori, Juuso (Valtteri), 2024: Estimation of the Maximum Credible Magnitude (Mmax) of the Otaniemi, Espoo, Finland, Enhanced Geothermal System. Master's thesis.
Caravella, Letizia, 2024: Probabilistic moment tensor inversion for ice quakes and frost quakes. Master's thesis.
Moen, Emma, 2024: Optimizing vertical seismic profiling (VSP) surveys to image a steeply dipping fault zone in Kopparnäs, S Finland. Master's thesis.
Kolehmainen, Kauri, 2023: Three-dimensional crustal and upper mantle P-wave velocity model and Moho map of Finland constructed by kriging interpolation. Master's thesis.
Tuikka, Leevi, 2023: Continent-continent collisions in the Paleoproterozoic : exploring the effects of convergence obliquity and temperature on orogenesis. Master's thesis.
Rantanen, Aleksi, 2021: Influence of Arc Magmatism on Crustal Melting, Latent Heat, and Mechanical Strength of the Continental Crust : A Perspective from Heat Conduction and Strength Envelope Models. Master’s thesis.
Rinne, Lauri, 2021: Seismic wave attenuation and the spectral decay parameter κ (kappa) in crystalline bedrock at Olkiluoto, SW Finland. Master's thesis.
Voutilainen, Ahti, 2021: A New Ground Motion Prediction Equation for Otaniemi, Espoo, South-Finland Master's thesis.
Wang, Yijun, 2020: Numerical Modelling of Oblique Subduction in the Southern Andes Region. Master's thesis.
Ylä-Mella, Lotta, 2020: Forward and inverse modelling of terrestrial cosmogenic nuclides to detect past glaciations. Master’s thesis.
Arola, Eemil, 2020: Magnitudes estimated with different station types of the network monitoring the 2018 geothermal reservoir stimulation in Espoo, Southern Finland Master's thesis.
Galvin, Keith, 2020: Seismic amplitude vs. offset and attribute analyses for mine planning at the Hannukainen Fe-Cu-Au mine site Master's thesis.
Metiäinen, Nelli, 2019: South American subduction zone processes : Visualizing the spatial relation of earthquakes and volcanism at the subduction zone Master's thesis.
Luhta, Tuija, 2019: Petrophysical properties of the Kylylahti Cu-Au-Zn sulphide mineralization and its host rocks Master's thesis.
Laakso, Viveka, 2019: Testing of Reflection Seismic, GPR and Magnetic Methods for Mineral Exploration and Mine Planning at the Siilinjärvi Phosphate Mine Site in Finland Master's thesis.
Väkevä, Sakari, 2019: Using Three-Component Data for Seismic Interferometry Studies at the Kylylahti Mine, Eastern Finland Master's thesis.
Pinola, Hannu, 2019: Maatutkaprofiilien syvyyskalibrointi CMP-luotauksella esimerkkikohteissa Helsingissä ja Hollolassa Master's thesis.
Schütt, Jorina, 2018: 3D dynamics of crustal deformation along the western Andean margin Doctoral thesis.