Torsvik in the final for a new SFF centre!

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Created on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 12:39

Trond H. Torsvik has made it to the final with his SFF-application for a Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics. 29 of the 139 applications made it to the final, congratulations from us all at PGP, Trond!

Student poster award at the Kongsberg seminar

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Created on Wednesday, 16 May 2012 11:41

 

These are the winners of the student poster award at the Kongsberg seminar 2012, congratulations!

  • Andersen, E., Røyne, A., Dysthe, D.K. Direct observation of nucleation and growth in engeneered porous media.
  • Hôvelmann, J.E., Purtnis, C.V. Ruiz-Agudo, E., Austrheim, H. Direct nano-scale observations of brucite (Mg(OH)2) dissolution and carbonation.
  • Reber, J.E., Galland, O., Dabrowski, M., Schmid, D.W., Cobbold, P.R. Formation of sheath folds around a slip surface: an analytical and experimental study.

Master defence for Øystein T. Haug

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Created on Monday, 20 February 2012 14:03

Øystein T. Haug defends his Master degree Friday 24 February. His presentation of the work "Quantitative experimental modeling of fragmentation during phreatomagmatic and phreatic eruptions", is given at 10.00 AM in room V414 and is open to the public. Good luck, Øystein!

Teaching/education award to "Computing in Science"

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Created on Friday, 04 May 2012 08:34

The 2012 winners of the  teaching/education award from the Ministry of Education and Research includes the group behind the project "Computing in Science" where Anders Malthe-Sørenssen is a key person. The prize of 300 000 NOKs was awarded on April 25th by the Norwegian Minister of Education and Research, Kristin Halvorsen.

In the final of the ERC startup grant

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Created on Wednesday, 08 February 2012 13:49

Three researchers from PGP are in the final for the ERC startup grant (75 % of all finalists in Physical Science from UiO).  Congratulations with this first, important achievement Carmen Gaina, Douwe van Hinsbergen and Adriano Mazzini!

Outstanding Student Paper Award to Mat Domeier

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Created on Tuesday, 10 April 2012 12:33
PGP geodynamics postdoc  Mat Domeier received the "Outstanding Student Paper Award within the Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Section" for the paper "Reconciling Paleomagnetism and Pangea" at the 2011 Fall AGU Meeting. 
Congratulations Mat!

Grant to Joachim Mathiesen

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Created on Wednesday, 25 January 2012 14:08

Joahim Mathiesen receives prestigious grant from the Danish Young Investigators Programme for his project "Earth Patterns".

Luiza Angheluta and the Nansen award to young researchers

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Created on Thursday, 29 March 2012 06:30

Luiza Angheluta receives the 2012 Fritjof Nansen award for young researchers. Congratulations to Luiza! Here is the announcement from the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

Bjørn Jamtveit is elected as a 2012 Geochemical Fellow

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Created on Thursday, 19 January 2012 14:24

The European Association of Geochemistry and the Geochemical Society has elected Bjørn Jamtveit as a 2012 Geochemical Fellow. The Award will be formally presented at the 2012 Goldschmidt Conference in Montreal, Canada, held June 24-29, 2012. The Geochemical society says: "These outstanding scientists join an elite group that comprises less than 0.3% of the current EAG and GS membership. What distinguishes these people? They are dedicated, creative, curious, and excellent teachers, advisors and role models. Every member of the geochemical community benefits in some manner from these men and women." Bjørn is their first Norwegian fellow, congratulations!

PhD defense, Kristen Fristad

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Created on Wednesday, 14 March 2012 08:33

Kirsten Fristad will defend her PhD work Monday 26 March in Auditorium 1 in the Geology building.

10.15: The trial lecture: Large igeneous provinces and mass extinctions: association or causality?

13:15: Defence of the dissertation: The Oktyabr`sk Volcanic Crater Sediments: Petrography, Geochemistry, and Environmental implications of Siberian Trap Diatreme Eruption Products.

Hope to see you all there, and good luck to Kristen!

PGP at EGU 2012

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Created on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 08:12

PGP staff are conveners of the following sessions at the European Geophysical Union conference in Vienna, Austria 22-27 April 2012:

  • GMPV4.7: Physics and dynamics of magma assent, emplacement and eruption in volcanic systems, with the conveners O. Galland, J. Kavanagh, C. Annen, N. Le Corvec, S. Burchardt, G. Gisler, E. Holohan, M. Kervyn.
  • GD3.5/SM2.7/TS10.8: The Circum-Arctic region: interplay between plate motions, mantle dynamics and the evolution of basins, margins and microcontinents, with C. Gaina (convener), R.D. Muller, K. Sigloch, J. Knies (co-conveners).
  • TS2.1/EMRP2.7: Micromechanics of fault processes: microstructural observations, numerical modelling, and microseismology. Conveners F. Renard, N. De Paola, J. Richard, S. Smith.
  • GD1.1/PS2.7 Planetary Geodynamics. Conveners S. Werner, D. Breuer, S. Buiter
  • PS2.6 Geological processes in the Solar System. Conveners F. Jourdan, S. Werner, A. Deutsch
  • GD5.1/GMPV6.2/SM2.2/TS6.5 Subduction dynamics from surface to deep mantle. Conveners S. Buiter, F. Funiciello, J. van Hunen
  • TS1.1 Open Session: Tectonics and Structural Geology. Conveners F. Storti, S. Buiter