Research groups

The research activites at the Department of Earth Science are concentrated in five thematic groups. You can read more about the work of the individual groups and their research projects on their respective home pages.

Research group leaders

Quaternary Earth Systems. Leader: Jostein Bakke , Deputy: Atle Nesje

Geobiology. Leader: Ingunn Hindenes Thorseth, Deputy: Rolf Birger Pedersen 

Petroleum Geoscience. Leader: Tor Arne Johansen, Deputy: Atle Rotevatn

Geodynamics. Leader: Ritske Huismans, Deputy: Harald Walderhaug

 

The department of Earth Science is partner in:

 

We participate in the following:

  • FME (Centre for Environment-Friendly Energy Research)
  • CGER (Norwegian Centre for Geothermal Energy Research)
  • GLANAM (Glaciated North Atlantic Margins)