I am a citizen of Finland. I was born in Finland and lived there until the age of 15. My family moved to the United States and I went to high school in Irvine CA.
I received a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Physics in July of 1998 from Berkeley.
I received my Ph.D. in Mathematics from UCLA in June 2009. Currently I am a visiting scholar at UCLA. This summer I will start as an Assistant Adjunct Professor teaching math 31A. And in the fall I will be a PIC Assistant Adjunct Professor.
Office: Math Sciences (MS) 6617-F
Email: virtanen@math.ucla.edu
Office hours: By appointment.
I am currently not teaching.