Mikael Rinne

Mikael Rinne (D.Sc. Tech.) is associate professor in Rock Mechanics at Aalto-university, Finland. Before his current position, he was employed by Finnish and Swedish consulting companies (1988-2008). His main responsibilities covered rock engineering and project management related to tunnelling and geological disposal of radioactive waste. His current research interests are directed to rock and fracture mechanics and their applications to rock engineering and mining.