Emilia Kilpua (born November 18, 1977, in Oulu) is a Finnish space scientist.
[1] Kilpua was born and raised in Oulu, northern Finland, where auroras are commonplace in winter.
She studied theoretical physics and mathematics at the University of Helsinki, followed by a Master's degree and PhD, with a thesis titled Interplanetary shocks, magnetic clouds and magnetospheric storms, which she completed in 2005.
[2] She undertook a postdoctoral research associate post in the Space Sciences Laboratory at UC Berkeley.
Kilpua's primary research focus is space weather, particularly with an eye to improving forecasting.