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Doctoral candidate Ana Anzulović at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis Volatile control on kimberlite melt structure, density, and viscosity: Atomistic study with implications for kimberlite volcanism for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.
Title: The role of climate variability and climate change for net-zero energy systems
Speaker: Jan Wohland, Section for Energy Systems (UiO)
Doctoral candidate Lea Beloša at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis Intraplate Volcanism in the Northeast Atlantic and the role of fracture zone-plume interactions for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.
Doctoral candidate Herman Fæhn Fuglestvedt at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis Forcing and impacts of northern high-latitude volcanic eruptions for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.
Talk 1: Exploring the future of the Antarctic Ice Sheet with the ice-sheet models PISM and ISSM (Lena Nicola, PIK)
Talk 2: Revisiting AMOC impacts: from temperature extremes to carbon uptake and the economy (Eduardo Alastrué de Asenjo, MPI)
Doctoral candidate Yijun Wang at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis Texture evolution in subduction models, influenced by anisotropic viscosity: Simple tests, cluster analysis, and numerical implementation for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.
Title: The impact of resolving mesoscale motions on the large-scale atmospheric response to midlatitude SST anomalies
Speaker: David Battisti, University of Washington
Doctoral candidate Abhisek Basa at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis Multi-Scale Fault Zone Characterization in Sedimentary Rocks: Bridging Outcrop Studies and AI-Driven Seismic Interpretation for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.
Title: Introducing the IMPACTS field campaign: Investigation of Microphysis and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms
Speaker: Lynn McMurdie, University of Washington
Professor Ilona M. Otto will give a seminar on: Social tipping dynamics and the role of inequalities in the net-zero transition. Otto is a key scholar in Europe for understanding the relationship between climate tipping points and social tipping points.
Doctoral candidate Iulia Marginean at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis Heat impacts on human health in cities and the role of vulnerability in climate risk. Interdisciplinary research on urban overheating for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.
by Professor Katarina Miljkovic OAM, Curtin University, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Space Science and Technology Centre
Welcome to our GeoHyd Lunch Seminar on Friday 13th of June @ 12:15 in Aud. 1 in the Geology Building. The seminar is held by Qingyun Duan (Hohai University, China)
Title: Physics, meteorology and impacts of extreme humid heat
Speaker: Steven Sherwood, University of New South Wales
On June 11–12, 2025, the Centre for Biogeochemistry (CBA) will gather its members for the annual two-day meeting – this year taking place in Drøbak. The first day will be dedicated specifically to the BioGov project, one of several research projects operating under the CBA umbrella.