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University of Turku

Country

Finland

City

Turku

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Melvin Holli	University of Illinois at Chicago	University of Turku	History	Finland	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael Karni	University of Saint Thomas, Minnesota	University of Turku		Finland	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Leo Meyer	Queens Hospital Center	University of Turku	Medical Sciences	Finland	1966-1967	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Daniel Stempel	University of Hawaii, Manoa	University of Turku	Literature	Finland	1969-1970	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
William Hanson	California State University, Los Angeles	University of Turku	Environmental Sciences	Finland	1967-1968	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Gross	Bowling Green State University	University of Turku	Literature	Finland	1968-1969	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Walter Tanttila	University of Colorado Boulder	University of Turku	Physics	Finland	1966-1967	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James Hawdon	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Turku	Sociology	Finland	2023-2024	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kirby Deater-Deckard	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	University of Turku	Psychology	Finland	2023-2024	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ralph Smith	University of California, Berkeley	University of Turku	Zoology	Finland	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Faith Miller	Tulane University	University of Turku	Physiology	Finland	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James Miller Jr	Tulane University	University of Turku	Physiology	Finland	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lee Alexander	Beloit College	University of Turku	Literature	Finland	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
George Gillett	Michigan State University	University of Turku	Biology	Finland	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Horace Robinson	University of Oregon	University of Turku , Abo Academy	Drama/Theater Arts	Finland	1963-1964	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James McGee	Saint Louis University	University of Turku	Physics	Finland	1964-1965	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Kolehmainen	Case Western Reserve University	University of Turku	Political Science	Finland	1964-1965	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charles Hall	Veterans Administration Hospital	University of Turku	Medical Sciences	Finland	1960-1961	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Hershel Rowe	East Carolina University	University of Turku	Literature	Finland	1961-1962	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kenneth Brookshire	Franklin and Marshall College	University of Turku	Psychology	Finland	1965-1966	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Johanna Nurmi	University of Turku	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Sociology	Finland	2011-2012	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Heta Pauliina Poeylioe	University of Turku	Stanford University	Sociology	Finland	2016-2017	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kia Kaarina Andell	University of Turku	Stanford University	Sociology	Finland	2019-2020	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mikko Salo	University of Turku	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Demography	Finland	1981-1982	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Arto Siitonen	University of Turku	University of California, Berkeley	Philosophy	Finland	1987-1988	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Keijo Virtanen	University of Turku	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	History	Finland	1987-1988	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Matti Punkkinen	University of Turku	New Mexico State University	Physics	Finland	1967-1968	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Yrjo Ahmavaara	University of Turku	Ohio State University	Psychology	Finland	1966-1967	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Orvokki Ravanko	University of Turku	University of California, Berkeley , University of Miami	Animal Science	Finland	1967-1968	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Lea Huotari	University of Turku	University of California, Berkeley	Linguistics	Finland	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Kaija Korolainen	University of Turku	University of Louisville	Law	Finland	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Taina Maarit Wewer	University of Turku	Denison University	Education	Finland	2016-2017	Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program
Toivo Pihlaja	University of Turku	State University of New York, Potsdam	Chemistry	Finland	1977-1978	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Pirjo Ahokas	University of Turku	Yale University , Yale University , Yale University	Language	Finland	1979-1980	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Orvakki Ravanko	University of Turku	University of California, Berkeley	Animal Science	Finland	1966-1967	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Pekka Mantsala	University of Turku	Purdue University	Biology	Finland	1974-1975	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Juhani Passivirta	University of Turku	Stanford University	History	Finland	1966-1967	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Tomi Makela	University of Turku	City College of New York, The City University of New York	Music	Finland	1990-1991	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Pekka Markus Kolehmainen	University of Turku	University of California, Berkeley	Area Studies	Finland	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program