Dr Kauppila is currently Research Professor of Sustainable Mining at the Circular Economy Solutions Unit of the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK). He has worked at GTK since 2001 and served as Chief Scientist for the Environmental Impact and Eco-efficient Mining Research Topics. Tommi holds a PhD and Title of Docent in geology from the University of Turku. His research interests include design-based circularity for mining projects, mine closure management, sustainable mining issues, environmental risk assessment methods for mining operations and surface water impacts of mining.