The VICCO talk is held by: Thorvaldur Thordarson (Professor, University of Iceland), and has this title/topic:
The recent volcanic unrest on the Rekjanes Peninsula
About Thorvaldur Thordarson: Chair in Petrology and Volcanology at Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland. Thordarson’s expertise in hot spot (Iceland, Hawaii) and arc volcanism (New Zealand) is coupled with research on ancient volcanic systems and mineral exploration (Australia, Finland). He has been involved in wide-ranging research on volcanism and volcanic hazards, including volcano monitoring and surveillance in Iceland and New Zealand and industry-linked research on magmatic ore deposits. Thordarson has studied Icelandic volcanoes for >25 years and has been instrumental in research on the physical volcanology of effusive and explosive eruptions including their environmental and climatic effects.
Thordarson is the world’s leading expert on the 1783-84 Laki eruption with >3000 citations to the 23 papers that he has published on different aspects of the eruption (petrochemistry, volcanology, environmental, climatic and societal impacts). Current research is centred on historic and Holocene volcanism, with particular emphasis on explosive eruptions at active central volcanoes in Iceland (including Eyjafjallajökull volcano). He was a member of the Icelandic and British Government Scientific Advisory Committees on Icelandic volcanic ash emergencies. Thordarson has more than 100 publications, including 3 books, concerning various aspects of physical volcanology and volcano-climate interactions that have received >17000 citations. Supervised and co-supervised 7 Post-Doctoral Fellows and 25 PhD students (22 graduated) and 28 MSc students (25 graduated) and 34 BSc dissertations (all graduated) in the period 2001 to 2025.
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About the VICCO+ seminar series
The seminars are open for everyone interested, and especially students are welcome. The talks in VICCO+ seminar series are offered by the The VICCO centre, Dept. of Geosciences, University of Oslo.
The VICCO+ talk seminar series are normally held in the Geology Building, at UiO's campus Blindern, see this map.
The Co-ordinator for the talks is
– Bjørgunn Heggem Dalslåen