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UiO professor central to the development of ESA's new satellite concept

ESA has selected the satellite concept they will use in their new Earth observation mission. Professor of Geomatics Andreas Kääb is in the scientific team engaged on this prestigious task for ESA's tenth Earth Explorer mission.

Profs Helge Hellevang (to the left), Per Aagaard and Jens Jahren, all from University of Oslo, UiO co-ordinated this year`s Tømte Synphosium. The symposium was dedicated to Ivan Th. Rosenqvist, one pioneer in the problem area quick clay. Photo: GK Tjoflot

With quick clay on the agenda - The Tømte Symposium 2022

There was great interest in this year's Tømte Symposium which took place in October. Over 60 participants atteended the seminar. The entire conference was dedicated to an important topic; quick clay, geological constraints and deposits.

Image: The RIMFAX instrument on Perseverance. Illustration: NASA/JPL-Caltech/FFI

First report from RIMFAX: The geology of Mars is more complex than expected

For a year and a half, the ground-penetrating radar RIMFAX has collected data on Mars. Today, the first results from the Norwegian-developed instrument on Perseverance are published, led by Scientists from University of Oslo and University of California, Los Angeles.

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Events

29 Nov.

Disputation: Florence Dela Cruz Ramirez

10:30 AM, Aud 1, The Geology Building

01 Dec.

Oslo joint seminar in atmospheric, ocean and climate science, Dec1

12:15 PM, Room 2320, Kristine Bonnevies hus

01 Dec.

Building mountainous islands in South-East Asia: a multi-faceted climate cooling process

1:15 PM, Auditorium 3

02 Dec.

Oslo joint seminar in atmospheric, ocean and climate science, Dec 2

10:15 AM, Room 2320 Kristine Bonnevies hus

02 Dec.

Disputation: Emilie Claussen Iversen

1:15 PM, Aud 1, The Geology Building

02 Dec.

Rapid shifting of a deep magmatic source at Fagradalsfjall volcano, Iceland

3:15 PM, Auditorium 3

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29 Nov.

Disputation: Florence Dela Cruz Ramirez

10:30 AM, Aud 1, The Geology Building

02 Dec.

Disputation: Emilie Claussen Iversen

1:15 PM, Aud 1, The Geology Building

07 Dec.

Disputation: Henrik Nygaard Hansen

1:15 PM, Aud 1, The Geology Building

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Awards and recognition to professor in hydrology Nov. 17, 2022
SFF-grant to a new SFF-centre; Centre for Planetary Habitability – PHAB Sep. 23, 2022
Researchers from Department of Geosciences receives FRIPRO funding Sep. 6, 2022

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PhD Research Fellow in Paleomagnetism and Plate Tectonics
Avdeling: Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics (CEED)
Fakultet: Det matematisk-naturvitenskapelige fakultet
Språk: Bokmål
Søknadsfrist: 31. desember 2022
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Paleomagnetism and Plate Tectonics
Avdeling: Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics (CEED)
Fakultet: Det matematisk-naturvitenskapelige fakultet
Språk: Bokmål
Søknadsfrist: 31. desember 2022
Researcher in Physical Oceanography
Avdeling: Institutt for geofag
Fakultet: Det matematisk-naturvitenskapelige fakultet
Språk: Bokmål
Søknadsfrist: 1. desember 2022
Senior Research Software Engineer within Geoscience
Avdeling: Institutt for geofag
Fakultet: Det matematisk-naturvitenskapelige fakultet
Språk: Bokmål
Søknadsfrist: 4. desember 2022

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Introduction from Galland for documentary about vulcanoes; Oslo Pix 2022 Sep. 9, 2022 3:12 PM
How much snow is there in the mountains? This drone trip can be the first step towards better snow maps June 27, 2022 10:50 AM
The key to understanding the surface of Mars is stored in Oslo May 10, 2022 10:42 AM

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