News and "In media" articles where researchers from the Section for Environmental Geosciences have contributed. The list is not exhaustive and postings are mostly Norwegian.
Researcher Mohammad Nooraiepour, Department of Geosciences University of Oslo has been awarded the InterPore Rosette medal for 2024 by InterPore. This is awarded to individuals who have contributed significantly to the science of porous media through voluntary and significant efforts.
Senior engineer Kristian Backer-Owe has served the geochemistry community at the Department of Geosciences for a long time. There was a celebration of his 35 years at GEO and a farewell gathering for Kristian on one of his last days in the office.
The recently Oslo Hydrogen Seminar shed light on hydrogen as a clean energy source with focus on geological hydrogen storage. The seminar was organised by the Dept. of Geosciences' Section for Environmental Geosciences in collaboration with the HySTORM-project and the Uni. of Edinburgh.
Gratulerer til 11 forskingsgrupper ved Universitetet i Oslo som har fått såkornmiddel! Forskarane skal bruke midla til å vidareutvikle eigne innovasjonsidear med mål om at forskinga skal bli teken i bruk.
On the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas in Siberia, scientists have long wondered about the mystery of 8 craters. The enormous craters have been seen in Siberia over the past 15 years. Scientists from University of Oslo: H. Hellevang, M. Ippach, S. Westermann and M. Nooraiepour may now have solved their origin. A new research study has got a lot of attention in media from around the world.
The internationally recognised Norwegian geochemist, Victor Moritz Goldschmidt ("Father of modern geochemistry", 1888-1947), was based at the Geological Institute and the Mineralogical-Geological Museum (merged into NHM in 2000) at the University of Oslo.
The lecture: "No Seal, no Deal – Evaluating seal quality of CO2 storage sites, offshore Norway", was helt by Md Nazmul Haque Mondol, Professor at Dept of Geosciences, on the 18. October 2023. The recorded GeoWednesday lecture is now available and can be seen on YouTube.
Den nasjonale Geofaredagen vart arrangert av Høgskulen på Vestlandet (HVL) 19.-20. oktober i Sogndal. Rekordmange studentar frå UiO deltok på denne fagkonferansen dedikert til geofare.
Førsteamanuensis emerita, Kari Egede Henningsmoen ved Institutt for geofag fylte 100 år den 31. mai 2023. Ho er framleis aktiv forskar på sitt fagfelt – palynologi, som er studiar av fossilt pollen. Den 2. juni vart ho heidra med eit seminar, festskrift og helsingar frå kollegar og vener. Les meir om henne på titan.uio.no m.fl.
From January 1 2023, several changes have been implemented in the organisation of the scientific sections at the Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo. Four new sections have been created. But not everything changes, three sections continue as before.
