Jenni Kotila

Jenni Kotila

Senior Researcher
Unit
Finnish Institute for Educational Research
Room number
RUU A433
Email
jenni.kotila@jyu.fi
Mobile
+358408053407
Postal address
Alvar Aallon katu 9
Fields of science
114 Physical sciences
516 Educational sciences

Biography

I work as a science expert at the Institute for Educational Research and have a PhD in theoretical physics. I am particularly interested in comparative international studies on the evaluation of learning outcomes and the use of their results in a wide range of educational development. I am also a senior researcher at CIFRA (Centre International de Formation et de Recherche Avancées en Physique), coordinated by UNESCO, where I conduct research in the basic sciences, focusing on the role of theoretical nuclear physics in the study of fundamental processes and beyond standard model phenomena.

Research interests

The focus of my research is twofold: First, I am interested in educational research, assessment, and development focusing on large-scale international assessment studies such as Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
The focal point in these studies is assessing and analyzing educational outcomes worldwide, as well as, by participating country. In addition, various individual and societal factors related to educational outcomes are being studied. Central research questions arise from problems related to educational equity, as well as, from the way the social, economic, structural, and operational changes in society are reflected in the educational system and in relevant education policies. Besides to international assessments, these research questions are also relevant in national studies.

Second, my research in the field of fundamental sciences addresses the role of nuclear and atomic physics in the study of fundamental processes and beyond the standard model phenomena, namely the detection of neutrinoless double beta decay, neutrino properties, and the detection of dark matter, and their detailed theoretical description.
Theoretical predictions in these areas guide experimental research, contributing to the emergence of many practical applications in areas such as human health and safety, sustainable economic growth, and space exploration.

Publications

Publication
2026

Methodology for sterile neutrino searches in CUPID-0

Young Researcher Meeting. POS Proceedings of Science. Sissa Medialab.
Pietrarota, S.
Azzolini, O.
Beeman, J. W.
Bellini, F.
Beretta, M.
Biassoni, M.
Brofferio, C.
Bucci, C.
Capelli, S.
Caracciolo, V.
Cardani, L.
Carniti, P.
Casali, N.
Celi, E.
Chiesa, D.
Clemenza, M.
Colantoni, I.
Cremonesi, O.
Cruciani, A.
D'Addabbo, A.
Dafinei, I.
Di Domizio, S.
Ferroni, F.
Gironi, L.
Giuliani, A.
Gorla, P.
Gotti, C.
Keppel, G.
Kotila, J.
Martinez, M.
Nagorny, S.
Nastasi, M.
Nisi, S.
Nones, C.
Orlandi, D.
Pagnanini, L.
Pallavicini, M.
Pattavina, L.
Pavan, M.
Pessina, G.
Petrillo, L.
Pettinacci, V.
Pietrarota, S.
Pirro, S.
Pozzi, S.
Previtali, E.
Puiu, A.
Ressa, A.
Rusconi, C.
Schäffner, K.
Tomei, C.
Vignati, M.
Zolotarova, A.
CUPID-0 collaboration
Publication
2026

Search for sterile neutrinos with CUPID-0

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics.
Azzolini, O.
Beeman, J.W.
Bellini, F.
Beretta, M.
Biassoni, M.
Brofferio, C.
Bucci, C.
Capelli, S.
Caracciolo, V.
Cardani, L.
Carniti, P.
Casali, N.
Celi, E.
Chiesa, D.
Clemenza, M.
Colantoni, I.
Cremonesi, O.
Cruciani, A.
D'Addabbo, A.
Dafinei, I.
Di Domizio, S.
Ferroni, F.
Gironi, L.
Giuliani, A.
Gorla, P.
Gotti, C.
Gráf, L.
Keppel, G.
Kotila, J.
Martinez, M.
Nagorny, S.
Nastasi, M.
Nisi, S.
Nones, C.
Orlandi, D.
Pagnanini, L.
Pallavicini, M.
Pattavina, L.
Pavan, M.
Pessina, G.
Petrillo, L.
Pettinacci, V.
Pietrarota, S.
Pirro, S.
Pozzi, S.
Previtali, E.
Puiu, A.
Ressa, A.
Rusconi, C.
Schäffner, K.
Tomei, C.
Vignati, M.
Zolotarova, A.S.
Publication
2025

Current status and perspectives of the ACCESS project

Workshop on the Calculation of Double-Beta-Decay Matrix Elements. AIP Conference Proceedings. American Institute of Physics.
Helis, D. L.
Carniti, P.
Celi, E.
Chiesa, D.
Corbett, J.
Dafinei, I.
Stefano, P. Di
Ferella, F.
Galazka, Z.
Ghislandi, S.
Gotti, C.
Knobel, R.
Kotila, J.
Kostensalo, J.
Nagorny, S.
Nisi, S.
Pagnanini, L.
Pessina, G.
Pirro, S.
Pozzi, S.
Puiu, A.
Quitadamo, S.
Suhonen, J.
Zhu, Y.
Publication
2025

Half-Life and Precision Shape Measurement of the 2⁢𝜈⁢𝛽⁢𝛽 Decay of 130Te

Physical Review Letters.
Adams, D. Q.
Alduino, C.
Alfonso, K.
Armatol, A.
Avignone, F. T.
Azzolini, O.
Bari, G.
Bellini, F.
Benato, G.
Beretta, M.
Biassoni, M.
Branca, A.
Brofferio, C.
Bucci, C.
Camilleri, J.
Caminata, A.
Campani, A.
Cao, J.
Capelli, C.
Capelli, S.
Cappelli, L.
Cardani, L.
Carniti, P.
Casali, N.
Celi, E.
Chiesa, D.
Clemenza, M.
Copello, S.
Cremonesi, O.
Creswick, R. J.
D’Addabbo, A.
Dafinei, I.
Dell’Oro, S.
Di Domizio, S.
Di Lorenzo, S.
Dixon, T.
Fang D. Q.
Faverzani, M.
Ferri, E.
Ferroni, F.
Fiorini, E.
Franceschi, M. A.
Freedman, S. J.
Fu, S. H.
Fujikawa, B. K.
Ghislandi, S.
Giachero, A.
Girola, M.
Gironi, L.
Giuliani, A.
Gorla, P.
Gotti, C.
Guillaumon, P. V.
Gutierrez, T. D.
Han, K.
Hansen, E. V.
Heeger, K. M.
Helis, D. L.
Huang, H. Z.
Hurst, M. T.
Keppel, G.
Kolomensky, Yu. G.
Kowalski, R.
Liu, R.
Ma, L.
Ma, Y. G.
Marini, L.
Maruyama, R. H.
Mayer, D.
Mei, Y.
Moore, M. N.
Napolitano, T.
Nastasi, M.
Nones, C.
Norman, E. B.
Nucciotti, A.
Nutini, I.
O’Donnell, T.
Olmi, M.
Oregui, B. T.
Pagan, S.
Pagliarone, C. E.
Pagnanini, L.
Pallavicini, M.
Pattavina, L.
Pavan, M.
Pessina, G.
Pettinacci, V.
Pira, C.
Pirro, S.
Pottebaum, E. G.
Pozzi, S.
Previtali, E.
Puiu, A.
Quitadamo, S.
Ressa, A.
Rosenfeld, C.
Schmidt, B.
Serino, R.
Shaikina, A.
Sharma, V.
Singh, V.
Sisti, M.
Speller, D.
Surukuchi, P. T.
Taffarello, L.
Tomei, C.
Torres, A.
Torres J. A.
Vetter, K. J.
Vignati, M.
Wagaarachchi, S. L.
Welliver, B.
Wilson, J.
Wilson, K.
Winslow, L. A.
Xie, F.
Zhu, T.
Zimmermann, S.
Zucchelli, S.
Castillo, D.
Kotila, J.
Menéndez, J.
Niţescu, O.
Šimkovic, F.
Publication
2025

High-precision direct decay energy measurements of the electron-capture decay of 97Tc

Physical Review C.
Ge, Zhuang
Eronen, Tommi
Sevestrean, Vasile Alin
Ramalho, Marlom
Niţescu, Ovidiu
Ghinescu, Stefan
Stoica, Sabin
Suhonen, Jouni
de Roubin, Antoine
Nesterenko, Dmitrii
Kankainen, Anu
Ascher, Pauline
Andres, Samuel Ayet San
Beliuskina, Olga
Delahaye, Pierre
Flayol, Mathieu
Gerbaux, Mathias
Grévy, Stéphane
Hukkanen, Marjut
Jaries, Arthur
Jokinen, Ari
Husson, Audric
Kahl, Daid
Kostensalo, Joel
Kotila, Jenni
Moore, Iain
Nikas, Stylianos
Ruotsalainen, Jouni
Stryjczyk, Marek
Virtanen, Ville
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Projects

Project

TIMSS - Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study

TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) is a global assessment that measures the mathematics and science knowledge of fourth and eighth-grade students.
Project

PISA Survey - Programme for International Student Assessment

PISA is the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment. PISA measures 15-year-olds’ ability to use their reading, mathematics and science knowledge and skills to meet real-life challenges.