PhD Marika Kalpio is University Teacher in Food Sciences Unit at Department of Life Technologies. She received her PhD degree on Food Chemistry from University of Turku in 2020. 

PhD Marika Kalpio’s research focuses on the chemistry of lipids and modern chromatographic and mass spectrometric methods, with special emphasis on chiral chromatography and 2D-LC. In her thesis work the stereospecific composition of triacylglycerols were studied using a method based on chiral liquid chromatography and sample recycling system. Other current research interests include different analytical methods of foods such as studying secondary metabolites, and overall to study structure-function relationships.

PhD Marika Kalpio has given lectures mainly related to different analytical methods, coordinated seminars and organized and guided laboratory exercises, as well as, BSc, MSc and MSc tech thesis works. Her teaching philosophy is founded on the principle of equality and active learning.