2026

Doctoral candidate Laura Mack at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis Boundary-Layer Processes in Heterogeneous Arctic and Alpine Environments: Integrating Observational, Numerical and Probabilistic Approaches for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

Doctoral candidate Marija Plahter Rosenqvist at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis Multiscale flow pathways in basalts of the North Atlantic Igneous Province for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

Doctoral candidate Franziska Hellmuth at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis Understanding Snowfall Processes Across Scales: Integrating Microphysical Observations, Remote Sensing, and Atmospheric Models for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

Doctoral candidate Erina Prastyani at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis 4D Imaging of Brittle to Semi-ductile Deformation in Crystalline Rock for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

Doctoral candidate Jacqueline Kay Knutson at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis Transport and Processing of Dissolved Organic Carbon in Peatland-Dominated Catchments in Subarctic Scandinavia for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

Fredrik Høgaas is defending the thesis Ice-dammed lakes and outburst floods in South Norway for the degree of Doctor Philosophiae (Dr. Philos.).

Doctoral candidate Rakul Maria Ingunardóttir Johannesen at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis CO2 storage potential of flood basalts - A multiscale, structural reservoir study of the Faroe Island Basalt Group for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

Doctoral candidate Anna Lina Petruseviciute Sjur at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis From Winds to Whirls: Dynamics that shape Arctic Ocean circulation for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

Doctoral candidate Andreas Grøvan Aspaas at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis Creep bursts in landslides - Characterization and modeling of transient deformations for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

Doctoral candidate Erik Schytt Mannerfelt at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis Glacier Surge Dynamics in a Warming Arctic for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

Doctoral candidate Elena Mamonova at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis A thorny path to a habitable world. Studying primordial exoplanet atmospheres with the Young M Dwarf Flare model for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

Doctoral candidate Iris Mužić at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis Land–atmosphere interactions and recent hydroclimatic extremes in Nordic Fennoscandia: Insights from regional climate modelling for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

Doctoral candidate Amanda Johansen Di Biagio at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis Nature-based solutions: Quantification of the hydro-mechanical effects of forests on slope stability for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

Doctoral candidate Gerald Leo Decelles Ill at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis Exploring the features and impact of student-staff partnerships in learning and teaching for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.

Doctoral candidate Thaise Ricardo de Freitas at the Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, is defending the thesis Benthic foraminifera in the warming Arctic: Seasonal dynamics, biodiversity, and response to phytodetrital pulses for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor.