IS-TOPP-Toppfinans. av M.Curie-stipend

EU-project "Minsc", Mineral scale formation: from the atomic to the field scale

EU-prosjktnummer PITN-GA-2011-290040. PhD student Christopher Hawkins fra UK tiltrådte 6. august 2012. Veildere for PhD-studenten er prof. Bjørn Jamtveit, postdoc Luiza Angheluta of forsker Øyvind Hammer, alle tilsatt ved Universitetet i Oslo.

Awarded: NOK 0.28 mill.

Project Period: 2012-2016

Location: Oslo

FRINATEK-Fri prosj.st. mat.,naturv.,tek

Mantle forcing of Earth surface evolution in Europe and the Mediterranean: From Past to Present

Surface deformation, in particular topography evolution, results from a complex coupled dynamic system in which mantle processes (e.g. global mantle currents, plate subduction and collision) interact with surface processes (e.g. erosion, sedimentation, se a-level change, or (de)glaciation). The i...

Awarded: NOK 2.7 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2013

Location: Oslo

YFF-Yngre, fremragende forskere

Processes in volcanic basins and the implications for global warming and mass extinctions

The geological record shows that abrupt changes in the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases have occurred throughout the Earth's history. More than six of these episodes of major climatic and environmental perturbations correlate with the timing of Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs). Further...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

F-GEO-Naturvitenskap, geofag

The influence of mantle processes on passive margin formation - a case study from the island of Zabargad, Red Sea, Egypt

Since the discovery of plate tectonics the study of the Red Sea rift system has played an important role in understanding how a continent splits. Despite the attention this area has attracted for years, many problems remain still open or are controversial . I. e.: (i) Did fluid infiltration and m...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2006

Location: Oslo

YFF-Yngre, fremragende forskere

The geobiology of Arctic hydrothermal springs

The hydrothermal springs of Svalbard occur at the boundary between land and sea. This heterogeneous, photic setting may have given rise to communities and interactions that are more relevant to the origin of life than the dark mid-ocean localities that ha ve been more intensively studied. The Tr...

Awarded: NOK 2.9 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2008

Location: Oslo

PETROMAKS-Maksimal utnyttelse av petroleumsreserver

Formation of piercement structures in sedimentary basins

Piercement structures such as mud volcanoes, hydrothermal vent complexes, and breccia pipes are common in many sedimentary basins. The structures are commonly formed by vigorous eruptions transporting fluids and material from a deep source area to a vent at the surface. The high-permeability cyli...

Awarded: NOK 4.7 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2007

Location: Oslo

PETROMAKS-Maksimal utnyttelse av petroleumsreserver

Mineral phase transitions control on basin subsidence: The role of temperature, pressure, fluids and melting

The project focuses on studying and modeling the impact of metamorphic reactions within the crust and lithospheric mantle on the formation of extensional sedimentary basins. The volume changes of metamorphic reactions invariably cause changes in the bulk densities of lithospheric units. Numerical...

Awarded: NOK 6.2 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2008

Location: Oslo

F-GEO-Naturvitenskap, geofag

Emplacement mechanisms and magma flow in sheet intrusions in sedmentary basins

Extensive magmatic sill and dike complexes are commonly present in sedimentary basins, e.g., the Vøring and Møre basins offshore mid-Norway and the Karoo basin in South Africa.The intrusive processes and deposits may have major impacts on the basin develo pment, petroleum geology, and groundwater...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2004-2007

Location: Oslo