Affiliation: Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics (CEED), Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo
Contact: carmen.gaina@geo.uio.no
Research interest
- Integrated research in Polar regions
- To decipher Earth’s crustal structure and evolution by geophysical data interpretation and modelling and by geoscience data assimilation.
- To study the connections between Solid Earth, Oceans and Atmosphere for present day and the geological past
Short bio
Carmen Gaina studies the evolution of the global oceanic regions as a key component of our dynamic planet by using a variety of geophysical and geological constraints. She has a Master degree in Geophysics from the University of Bucharest, Romania, and a PhD from University of Sydney, Australia. She held postdoctoral positions at University of Sydney, Australia, and researcher positions at the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU) and University of Oslo (UiO).
Presently Carmen is leading a Norwegian Centre of Excellence, the Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics (CEED) at UiO. Besides her director role, she is conducting research with her group, Oceanic Basins and Climate Changes, about the influence of tectonic processes on long-term climate evolution. She is actively teaching about the tectonic evolution of global oceans and about polar regions in various graduate courses at UiO and elsewhere.
Supervisor for the following CompSci projects
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Geoscience
- Evaluating mechanisms for intraplate volcanism using the observed distribution of seamounts (available in call 2)
- Modelling impact of melts on mantle diffusion and viscosity with geodynamic implications (available in call 2)