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University of Oulu

Country

Finland

City

Oulu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Joan Gundersen	California State University, San Marcos	University of Oulu	History	Finland	1995-1996	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Deborah Kaska	University of California, Santa Barbara	University of Oulu	Biology	Finland	1995-1996	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Katherine Mille	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	University of Oulu	Linguistics	Finland	1996-1997	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Keith Olson	University of Maryland, College Park	University of Oulu , University of Jyvaskyla	History	Finland	1993-1994	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kaveh Pahlavan	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	University of Oulu	Engineering	Finland	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Randolph	Texas State University-San Marcos	University of Oulu	Literature	Finland	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ece Yaprak	Wayne State University	University of Oulu	Engineering	Finland	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Hugh Barbour	Earlham College	University of Oulu	History	Finland	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Marden Clark	Brigham Young University	University of Oulu	Literature	Finland	1970-1971	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Arthur Karinen	California State University, Chico	University of Oulu	Geography	Finland	1969-1970	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ronald Wells	U.S. Coast Guard Academy	University of Oulu	Literature	Finland	1968-1969	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lawrence Lundgren	University of Rochester	University of Oulu	Geology	Finland	1967-1968	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Elaine Jalonen	Lapham School	University of Oulu	Literature	Finland	1964-1965	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charles Ahonen	Merrimack College	University of Oulu	Physics	Finland	1965-1966	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Elizabeth Rink	Montana State University - Bozeman	University of Oulu	Public Health	Finland	2018-2019	Fulbright Arctic Initiative
Kenneth Kolson	National Endowment for the Humanities	University of Oulu	Political Science	Finland	2006-2007	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Roy Clariana	Pennsylvania State University-Great Valley Graduate Center	University of Oulu	Education	Finland	2004-2005	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Thomas McManus	Saginaw Valley State University	University of Oulu	Education	Finland	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Carlos Pomalaza-Raez	Purdue University Northwest	University of Oulu	Engineering	Finland	2003-2004	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alexandra Middleton	University of Oulu	University of Northern Iowa	Social Sciences	Finland	2024-2025	Fulbright Arctic Initiative

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Sami Lakomaeki	University of Oulu	Southern Methodist University	Anthropology	Finland	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Juho Antti Junno	University of Oulu	Johns Hopkins University	Archaeology	Finland	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kirsi Alahuhta	University of Oulu	Tufts University	Biology	Finland	2014-2015	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ari Siitonen	University of Oulu	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Medical Sciences	Finland	2013-2014	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Teemu Samuli Myllylae	University of Oulu	Boston University	Biomedical Engineering	Finland	2018-2019	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Taisto Maatta	University of Oulu	Arizona State University - Tempe	Linguistics	Finland	1990-1991	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Esko Kalaoja	University of Oulu	Arizona State University - Tempe	Education	Finland	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Reijo Helle	University of Oulu	Fresno City College	Geography	Finland	1967-1968	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Anneli Hoikkala	University of Oulu	University of Hawaii, Manoa	Biology	Finland	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Hannele Niemi	University of Oulu	Michigan State University	Education	Finland	1989-1990	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Anu Sisko Soikkeli	University of Oulu	University of New Mexico	Architecture	Finland	2021-2022	Fulbright Arctic Initiative
Minna Turunen	University of Oulu	University of California, Riverside	Environmental Sciences	Finland	1990-1991	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Pasi Reunanen	University of Oulu	Ohio State University	Biology	Finland	2002-2003	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program