Academic Interest
- Green Shift, Energy Transition
- Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Geoscience Applications
- CO2 Storage Reservoirs (e.g., Sandstones, Basalts, Volcanic Ashes, Carbonates)
- CO2 Storages Seals (e.g., Plastic, Non-plastic, Organic-rich Shales and Evaporites)
- 3D (field-scale) Geomechanical Modeling of CO2 Storage Sites
- Geophysical Monitoring (e.g., 4D Seismic, Microseismic, InSAR) of CO2 Storage
- Natural H2 Exploration
- Characterization and Monitoring of H2 Storage (e.g., Depleted Gas Fields, Salt/Rock Cavers)
- Site Characterization and 3D Ground Models for Offshore Windfarms
- Rock Physics
- Petrophysics and Well Log Analysis
- Geomechanics
- Quantitative Seismic Interpretation (e.g., Seismic Attributes Analysis, Seismic Inversion, AVO Modeling/Analysis)
Publications in: NVA | Google Scholar | ResearchGate
Teaching
Employment & Higher Education
- Professor (September 2018- present), Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Advisor-Adjunct position (January 2009-present), Energy Geomechanics and Geophysics, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI), Oslo, Norway
- Ph.D. in Geology and Geophysics (August 2007), Specialization in Rock Physics, Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- M.Sc. in Petroleum Geosciences (July 2003), Specialization in Reservoir Geophysics, Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
Current Projects
The VICCO VISTA Centre (https://www.mn.uio.no/geo/english/research/projects/vicco/) The overarching goal of the VISTA centre VICCO is to explore the potential for large-scale permanent CO2 storage in volcanic-sedimentary systems on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), specifically by investigating carbonate-forming reactions in submarine magmatic rocks. The VICCO centre will characterize, de-risk, and verify poorly studied volcano-clastic reservoirs/seal systems in the North Sea and along the Atlantic margin, applicable to both for CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) and CDR (Carbon Direct Removal)
FME-gigaCCS (https://gigaccs.no/): Building on many years of CCS expertise, the gigaCCS research centre advances the global implementation of CCS at a gigatonne scale through industry-driven research and by training the next generation of experts. Meeting emission reduction targets in Norway, Europe, and globally is impossible without carbon capture and storage (CCS). While a few full-scale projects exist today, their capacity is measured in millions of tonnes of CO2 injection annually – we need billions to reach a net-zero future.
THERMESI (https://www.ngi.no/en/projects/thermesi): The project aims to understand the effects of injecting cold CO2 into hot reservoirs, particularly the risk of caprock failure due to thermal stresses. The project will conduct lab and full-scale experiments to quantify these stresses and validate mathematical models. Key objectives include designing experiments to study thermal stresses, simulating these experiments to improve confidence in predictive models, and performing detailed modelling of reservoir/caprock interfaces and regional-scale modelling to investigate the implications of thermal effects on CO2 storage complexes.