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Available MSc theses at the Department of Geosciences

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Page title Published Supervisor(s)
Acid rock drainage from alum shales: how can it be neutralized? Oct. 25, 2023
Regionalt forskningsprosjekt ser på fjellredning i Jotunheimen i en tid med kraftige klimaendringer Oct. 23, 2023
Analysis of historical quick clay slides Oct. 18, 2023
  • Graziella Devoli (NVE),
  • Ivar Berthling (NVE & UiO)
Thresholds analysis for rainfall and snowmelt induced landslides Oct. 16, 2023
Analyse av elvegeometri/bunntopografi Oct. 16, 2023
Stream-groundwater interaction between the Glomma River and Grindalsmoen Aquifer, Elverum Oct. 16, 2023
The impact of the underwater construction, Drøbakjetéen, on the benthic environment in the Oslofjord, Norway Oct. 5, 2023
MSc theses on debris flow issues in Erill-la-Vall, Catalonia, the Spanish Pyrenees Oct. 3, 2023
Glacier mass changes and impacts on sea level or streamflow based on modeling, remote sensing and/or machine learning Sep. 25, 2023
Sources of Fe and Mn to the drinking water supply of Feiring, Eidsvoll Sep. 21, 2023
Sources of Fe and Mn to the drinking water supply of Feiring, Eidsvoll Sep. 21, 2023
In situ removal of iron and manganese from groundwater - biologically mediated oxidation Sep. 19, 2023
Rifting mechanism and breakup along the NE Atlantic: insights from basin modelling across the Lofoten and the NE Greenland conjugate margins Sep. 15, 2023
From sedimentary basin to volcanic passive margin: the central west Greenland case example Sep. 15, 2023
MSc-thesis in geosciences education Sep. 15, 2023
What is the future of glaciers? Sep. 11, 2023
Rogue planets: meeting new observations with theory Aug. 31, 2023
Assessing the possible interplay between normal faulting and development of depositional environments in the Upper Cretaceous Blackhawk Formation Aug. 31, 2023
Volcanostratigraphy and structure of a large back-arc Miocene volcano, Neuquén basin, Argentina Aug. 22, 2023
Seismicity and active faulting in southern Spain (Andalucía) Aug. 17, 2023
Analysis of the extreme precipitation and floods caused by the weather event Hans in August 2023 Aug. 17, 2023
Analysis of the extreme precipitation and floods caused by the weather event Hans in August 2023 Aug. 17, 2023
Creating an artificial intelligence based rock glacier inventory for Norway Aug. 16, 2023
Creating an artificial intelligence based rock glacier inventory for Norway Aug. 16, 2023
Seismicity and active faulting in southern Spain (Andalucía) Aug. 16, 2023
Structural and Geochronological Analysis of the San Andreas fault in the Coachella Valley, southern California Aug. 16, 2023
Structural and Geochronological Analysis of the San Andreas fault in the Coachella Valley, southern California Aug. 16, 2023
Changing characteristics of hydrological extremes in world largest river basins Aug. 16, 2023
Mercury systematics of black shale and sill intrusions in the city centre of Oslo Aug. 16, 2023
Lava stratigraphy in the Oslo Rift Aug. 16, 2023
Sea ice as a lid: does the suppression of INP emissions change the microphysics of mixed-phase clouds in the Arctic? Oct. 27, 2022
Testing ocean geostrophic turbulence theories with shipboard measurements Oct. 21, 2022
Quantifying fluid mixing by machine learning Oct. 17, 2022
Modeling Serpentinization Driven Fracturing in the Oman Ophiolite Oct. 17, 2022
Statistical modelling of floods Oct. 6, 2022
Statistical modelling of floods Oct. 6, 2022
Changing characteristics of hydrological extremes in Zambezi River Basin and southern Africa under climate change Oct. 5, 2022
Risk based flood forecasting Oct. 5, 2022
Risk based flood forecasting Oct. 5, 2022
Examining where ML models in glaciology go wrong: An application in glacier instabilities Oct. 3, 2022
Examining where ML models in glaciology go wrong: An application in glacier instabilities Oct. 3, 2022
Using Machine Learning to classify hydroacoustic events in a large acoustic database from the Indian Ocean Oct. 3, 2022
Using Machine Learning to classify hydroacoustic events in a large acoustic database from the Indian Ocean Oct. 3, 2022
Uncertainty quantification of geomechanical data for CO2 containment risk assessment Sep. 20, 2022
Uncertainty quantification of geomechanical data for CO2 containment risk assessment Sep. 20, 2022
Observations of Meteors Using Seismic and Infrasound Data Sep. 7, 2022
Turbulence intermittency in the ocean and atmosphere Sep. 7, 2022
Analysis of groundwater drought using different indices Sep. 7, 2022
Frequency of extremes in relation to long term variability in climate and hydrology Sep. 7, 2022
Lower crustal fault surfaces Sep. 5, 2022
Lower crustal fault surfaces Sep. 5, 2022
GPU-accelerated Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) for Studying Fluid Flow and Solute Transport in Porous Media — Applications in Geoenvironment and Geoenergy Sep. 5, 2022
Studying mineral/crystal nucleation and growth in porous media: How geometry evolution leads to altered transport properties? Sep. 5, 2022
Pollution history and environmental status development in the Mossesund, outer Oslofjord, Norway Sep. 5, 2022
Deciphering dynamics of salt crystal formation in porous reservoir rocks during CO2 storage – A reactive transport study Sep. 2, 2022
Paleo-oceanographic reconstructions of environmental change during the past centuries in contrasting northern Barents Sea environments Aug. 24, 2022
Methane emissions from exploration wells across the Norwegian Barents Sea Aug. 24, 2022
Methane emissions from exploration wells across the Norwegian Barents Sea Aug. 24, 2022
Volcanic supereruptions and their impacts on the atmosphere Aug. 24, 2022
Impacts of a sea-ice free Arctic on oceanic biogeochemical fluxes - future threat to the ozone layer Aug. 24, 2022
Understanding Anthropocene landscapes Aug. 24, 2022
Creep deformation of Alum shales: insights from micromechanical testing Aug. 24, 2022
The influence of length scale on rock strength Aug. 16, 2022
Quantifying the concentration of ice-nucleating particles in the atmosphere Aug. 15, 2022
Cloud-climate feedback calculations based on satellite observations and global climate model output Aug. 15, 2022
Processes in glaciology and snow science: field observations, modeling and data science Aug. 15, 2022
Processes in glaciology and snow science: field observations, modeling and data science Aug. 15, 2022
Ocean gyre adjustment with topography Aug. 15, 2022
Structural fieldwork and/or interpretation of geophysical datasets in the Arctic Aug. 15, 2022
Structural fieldwork and/or interpretation of geophysical datasets in the Arctic Aug. 15, 2022
High precision geochronology of Silurian bentonites in the Oslo area Aug. 15, 2022
Geokronologi og tektono-magmatisk opphav av en proterozisk vulkansk sekvens i Hol-området Aug. 12, 2022
Geokronologi og tektono-magmatisk opphav av en proterozisk vulkansk sekvens i Hol-området Aug. 12, 2022
Developing and evaluating drone-based surveying methodology and applications Aug. 12, 2022
Lightning climatology for present climate and evaluation of future lightning risk from climate models Dec. 14, 2021
Probability of heavy rainfall on frozen ground Dec. 14, 2021
Assessment of benthic foraminifera as a proxy for environmental change in the Arctic region Nov. 4, 2021
In situ removal of iron and manganese from groundwater - biologically mediated oxidation Nov. 3, 2021
Rapid rock glacier changes in Tana, Finnmark Oct. 14, 2021
Seismic interpretation in the Barents Sea, Fram Strait, and northeastern Greenland (various topics; several theses) Oct. 11, 2021
Seismic interpretation in the Barents Sea, Fram Strait, and northeastern Greenland (various topics; several theses) Oct. 11, 2021
Climate feedbacks of hydrocarbon emissions from vegetation through gas-phase chemistry- A modelling study Oct. 7, 2021
Modelling of urban heat waves Oct. 5, 2021
Behaviour of micas during seismic deformation Sep. 29, 2021
Behaviour of micas during seismic deformation Sep. 29, 2021
The genetic origin of migrated oil and bitumen samples from the Oslo Graben region & Sweden, using novel age specific biomarkers Sep. 20, 2021
Biodegradation of oils in the Norne-Svale-Falk Trend – The Halten Terrace – the effects of enzymatic selectivity of bacteria on oil quality Sep. 20, 2021
Structural geology of sedimentary basins (multiple theses) Sep. 17, 2021
Studying wave-ice interactions in the Marginal Ice Zone Sep. 14, 2021
Melt migration and pluton emplacement in the deep crust Sep. 8, 2021
Melt migration and pluton emplacement in the deep crust Sep. 8, 2021
A field-based approach to quantifying the influence of depositional processes on clinoform geometries in Flaming Gorge Utah/Wyoming (2 theses available) Sep. 8, 2021
Dissolved organic carbon in the Tanaelva catchment, Finnmark Aug. 31, 2021
Dissolved organic carbon in the Tanaelva catchment, Finnmark Aug. 31, 2021
Simulations of permafrost processes with CryoGrid Aug. 31, 2021
Changes in NDVI and permafrost in Mongolia Aug. 31, 2021
Permafrost peatlands in Finnmark – measuring and modeling the thermal regime of the ground Aug. 31, 2021
Permafrost peatlands in Finnmark – measuring and modeling the thermal regime of the ground Aug. 31, 2021
Environmental factors controlling ground temperatures in permafrost around Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard Aug. 31, 2021
Environmental factors controlling ground temperatures in permafrost around Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard Aug. 31, 2021
Permafrost changes below cultural heritage sites in Svalbard Aug. 31, 2021
Simulations of permafrost processes with CryoGrid Aug. 31, 2021
Changes in NDVI and permafrost in Mongolia Aug. 31, 2021
Permafrost changes below cultural heritage sites in Svalbard Aug. 31, 2021
Modelling cosmogenic nuclide inventories for rock avalanches Aug. 27, 2021
Connecting temporal scaling of floods to hydrologic properties Aug. 20, 2021
Observations of Meteors Using Seismic and Infrasound Data Aug. 10, 2021
Laboratory modelling of slow-moving landslides Feb. 22, 2021
Laboratory-scale microseismic data analysis Jan. 18, 2021
Laboratory-scale microseismic data analysis Jan. 18, 2021
Tracing the impact of grazing on the carbon balance of grassland ecosystem: implement grazing management in FATES and evaluate at Three-D sites Nov. 12, 2020
Laboratory modelling of magma/fault interactions Oct. 23, 2020
Laboratory modelling of magma/fault interactions Oct. 23, 2020
Thrusting versus folding: Laboratory modeling of compressional tectonics in the layered crust Oct. 23, 2020
Thrusting versus folding: Laboratory modeling of compressional tectonics in the layered crust Oct. 23, 2020
Prediction of hazardous conditions for Arctic marine operators Oct. 2, 2020
Meteorite Oslo - Regolith compaction and fluid alterations Sep. 24, 2020
The role of grain size and temperature on viscous anisotropy in the mantle Sep. 16, 2020
Paleo-oceanographic reconstructions of environmental change during the past centuries in contrasting northern Barents Sea environments Sep. 16, 2020
High precision geochronology of Silurian bentonites in the Oslo area Sep. 10, 2020
Modelling of induced seismicity during subsurface operations Sep. 10, 2020
How Do Tectonic Stresses and Lithospheric Heterogeneity Control Large-Scale Volcanism? Sep. 9, 2020
Marine faunas in the Holocene of the Oslofjord area – climate, sea level, faunal invasion Sep. 3, 2020
Available master projects Spitsbergen Mesozoic Research Group (SMRG) Sep. 3, 2020
Local growth rate in ammonoid septa – ontogenetic and phylogenetic consequences Sep. 3, 2020
Hydrostatics and ontogeny in endoceratids Sep. 3, 2020
Paleoecology in the Braksøya Formation, Silurian, Oslo Region Sep. 3, 2020
Study of glacial hydrology with drifters Aug. 31, 2020
Remote sensing of glacier flow, permafrost changes, and other cold region processes Aug. 31, 2020
Remote sensing of glacier flow, permafrost changes, and other cold region processes Aug. 31, 2020
Satellite radar image time series for detection of surface changes related to hydrology, geohazards, cryosphere, etc. Aug. 31, 2020
Remote sensing of slope instabilities Aug. 31, 2020
Sinking slabs and rising mantle plumes; modelling the implications of the lower-mantle spin transition Nov. 6, 2019
Mineralogy and geochemistry of the lower mantle and core by atomistic simulations projects Oct. 29, 2019
Understanding explosive volcanic eruptions and ignimbrite formation in the Oslo Rift Oct. 8, 2019