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Project Management

Alfred Hanssen

ARCEx Director, Professor
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
alfred.hanssen@uit.no
+47 776 25 253 / +47 452 55 593

Sten-Andreas Grundvåg

Associate Professor, WP2 Leader, Co-centre leader
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
sten-andreas.grundvag@uit.no
+47 776 23293

Ellen Ingeborg Hætta

Administrative Coordinator
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
ellen.i.hatta@uit.no
+47 776 44673 / +47 988 01 001

WP1&2 Geology

Kim Senger

Associate Professor, WP2 Leader
UNIS The University Centre in Svalbard
kim.senger@unis.no
+47 79 02 64 53 / +47 952 91 592

Sten-Andreas Grundvåg

Associate Professor, WP2 Leader, Co-centre leader
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
sten-andreas.grundvag@uit.no
+47 776 23293

Jan Sverre Laberg

Professor, WP5 leader
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
jan.laberg@uit.no
+47 776 44456

Jan Inge Faleide

Professor, WP1 Leader
University of Oslo
j.i.faleide@geo.uio.no
+47 22856677

Ivar Midtkandal

Associate Professor
University of Oslo
ivar.midtkandal@geo.uio.no
+47 22854011

Snorre Olaussen

Professor
UNIS The University Centre in Svalbard
snorre.olaussen@unis.no
+47 79 02 33 49

Atle Rotevatn

Professor
University of Bergen
Atle.Rotevatn@uib.no
+47 55 58 33 90 / +47 481 09 959

Steffen Bergh

Professor
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
steffen.bergh@uit.no
+47 77644464 / +47 91329113

Sebastien Gac

Researcher
University of Oslo
sebastien.gac@geo.uio.no

Roy Helge Gabrielsen

Professor em.
University of Oslo
r.h.gabrielsen@geo.uio.no
+47-22856600

Alvar Braathen

Professor
University of Oslo
alvar.braathen@geo.uio.no
+47-22856664

Morgan Ganerød

Researcher
NGU The Geological Survey of Norway
Morgan.ganerod@ngu.no

Atle Mørk

Professor
NTNU
atle.mork@ntnu.no

Stig-Morten Knutsen

Adjunct Professor
UiT The Arctic University of Norway / Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
Stig-Morten.Knutsen@npd.no

Sverre Planke

Adjunct Professor
Volcanic Basin Petroleum Reserach/Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics
planke@vbpr.no

Øyvind Hammer

Professor
Natural History Museum, UiO
oyvind.hammer@nhm.uio.no

Eric Salomon

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Bergen
Eric.Salomon@uib.no
Project title: "Structure and fluid flow evolution of basin bounding fault systems in rift basins”
Supervisor(s): Atle Rotevatn, UiB
2017-2019

Mohamed Mansour Abdelmalak

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Oslo
m.m.abdelmalak@geo.uio.no
Project title: "North Atlantic-Arctic tectonics related to the wider Barents Sea paleogeography and basin evolution"
Supervisors: Jan Inge Faleide (UiO), Sverre Planke (UiO & VBPR)
2019-2021

Jean-Baptiste Koehl

PhD Fellow
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
jean-baptiste.koehl@uit.no
+47 776 46 104
Project title: “Onshore-offshore fault correlation of SW BS, Troms and Finnmark”
Supervisor(s): Steffen Bergh, UiT and Jan Inge Faleide, UiO
Period: 2015-2018

Fredrik Wesenlund

PhD Fellow
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
fredrik.wesenlund@uit.no
+47 776 44556
Project title: “Sedimentology and geochemistry of Triassic source rocks in the Barents Sea”
Supervisor(s): Sten-Andreas Grundvåg, UiT; Jon Halvard Pedersen, Lundin; Jon Erik Skeie, Aker BP; Olaf Thiessen, Statoil
Period: 2017-2021

Thomas Birchall

PhD Fellow
UNIS The University Centre in Svalbard
Thomas.Birchall@UNIS.no
+47 79 02 33 60
Project title: “Geological controls on pore pressure in exhumed basins”
Supervisor(s): Kim Senger, UNIS; Jan Robert Eide, Statoil
Period: 2017-2020

Victoria Sjøholt Engelschiøn

PhD Fellow
Natural History Museum, University of Oslo
v.s.engelschion@nhm.uio.no
Project title: "Biofacies of the Middle Triassic dysoxic succession in the Arctic"
Main supervisor: Associate Professor Øyvind Hammer, Co-supervisors: Professor Atle Mørk and Professor Jørn Hurum (UiO)
Period: 2018-2021

Renate Strugstad Paulsen

PhD Fellow
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
renate.s.paulsen@uit.no
Project title: "Trap and Seal analysis of the northern Barents Shelf"
Supervisors: Associate Professor Sten-Andreas Grundvåg (UiT), Kim Senger (UNIS)
Period: 2018-2021

Andreas Hallberg Hagset

PhD Fellow
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
andreas.h.hagset@uit.no
Project title: "Organic geochemical assessment and mapping of potential oil-prone Lower Cretaceous source rocks in the Vøring and Western Barents Sea Basins, Norway"
Main supervisor: Associate Professor Sten-Andreas Grundvåg (UiT). Co-supervisors: Atle Rotevatn (UiB), Roy Davies (DEA) and Balazs Badics (DEA)
Period: 2018-2021

Amando Lasabuda

PhD Fellow
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
amando.lasabuda@uit.no
Project title: “The Cenozoic tectono-sedimentary development and erosion estimates for the Barents Sea continental margin, Norwegian Arctic”
Supervisor(s): Jan Sverre Laberg, UiT; Stig-Morten Knutsen, NPD
Period: 2015-2018

Muhammad Hassaan

PhD Fellow
University of Oslo
muhammad.hassaan@geo.uio.no
Project title: "Integrated basin analysis and numerical modeling of the Central and Western Barents Sea"
Supervisor(s): Prof. Jan Inge Faleide, UiO/UiT; Prof. Roy H. Gabrielsen, UiO; Prof. II Filippos Tsikalas, Eni Norge/UiO
Period: 2018-2021

Malte Jochmann

Associated PhD fellow
UNIS The University Centre in Svalbard
malte.jochmann@unis.no
Project title: "The regional geometry and sedimentology of the lower Paleogene basin in Svalbard and North East Greenland"
Supervisor(s): Maria Jensen, UNIS; Snorre Olaussen, UNIS and William Helland-Hansen, UiB
Period: 2015-2020

Sigrun Kvendbø Hegstad

Associated PhD fellow
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
sigrun.k.hegstad@uit.no
Project title: Geochemically enhanced correlation of Triassic successions in the Barents Sea area and implications for sediment provenance and palaeo-environmental reconstructions
Supervisor(s): Matthias Forwick and Sten-Andreas Grundvåg, UiT; Juha Ahokas, Aker BP
Period: 2017-2020

Stine Bjordal Olsen

Associated PhD fellow
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
stine.b.olsen@uit.no
Project title: «A tectonostratigraphic model for the Cenozoic evolution of the northern Mid-Norwegian and the Lofoten-Vesterålen continental margin»
Supervisor(s): Tom Arne Rydningen (UiT), Jan Sverre Laberg (UiT), Amando Lasabuda (UiT), Stig-Morten Knutsen (NPD)
Period: 2019-2023

WP3 Environmental Risk Management

JoLynn Carroll

Adjunct Professor, WP3 Leader
Akvaplan-niva
jolynn.carroll@uit.no
+47 77 62 09 19

Jasmine Nahrgang

Associate Professor, WP5 leader
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
jasmine.m.nahrgang@uit.no
+47 776 45896

Starrlight Augustine

Scientist
Akvaplan-niva
sta@akvaplan.niva.no

Paul Renaud

Senior Scientist
Akvaplan-niva
per@akvaplan.niva.no

Thierry Baussant

Chief Scientist
IRIS International Research Institute of Stavanger
Thierry.Baussant@iris.no
+47 51 87 55 03

Terje Aven

Professor
University of Stavanger
terje.aven@uis.no
+47 5183 2267

Roger Flage

Associate Professor
University of Stavanger
roger.flage@uis.no
+47 5183 1908

Jonas Juselius

Adjunct Professor
Akvaplan-niva / UiT The Arctic University of Norway
jonas.juselius@uit.no

Marianne Frantzen

Senior Scientist
Akvaplan-niva
mfr@akvaplan.niva.no

Anita Evenset

Adjunct Professor
Akvaplan-niva / UiT The Arctic University of Norway
ane@akvaplan.niva.no
+47 99 00 15 91

Ingrid Wiedmann

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
ingrid.wiedmann@uit.no
Project title: “Arctic pelagic ecosystems and vertical transport of organic carbon”
Supervisor(s): Paul Wassmann, UiT
Period: 2016-2019

Frederike Keitel-Gröner

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
IRIS International Research Institute of Stavanger
Frederike.Keitel-Groner@iris.no
Project title: “Arctic species sensitivity to petroleum discharges with special emphasis on the effects of mechanically and chemically dispersed oil"
Supervisor(s): Thierry Baussant, IRIS
2018-2021

WP4 Technology for Eco-Safe Exploration in the Arctic

Tor Arne Johansen

Professor, WP4 Leader
University of Bergen
TorArne.Johansen@geo.uib.no
+47 55 58 34 15

Alfred Hanssen

ARCEx Director, Professor
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
alfred.hanssen@uit.no
+47 776 25 253 / +47 452 55 593

Stian Solbø

Senior Scientist
Norut Northern Research Institute
stian.solboe@norut.no

Rune Storvold

Senior Scientist
Norut Northern Research Institute
rune.storvold@norut.no

Martin Landrø

Professor
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology
martin.landro@ntnu.no

Bent Ole Ruud

Senior Engineer
University of Bergen
Bent.Ruud@uib.no

Leiv Jacob Gelius

Professor
University of Oslo
l.j.gelius@geo.uio.no

Hannah Kriesell

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology
hannah.kriesell@ntnu.no
Project title: "Assessing the impact of seismic surveys on acoustic communication and behaviour of cetaceans"
Supervisor: Martin Landrø, NTNU
2019-2021

Léa Bouffaut

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
NTNU
leabo@ntnu.no
Project title: "Detection and Localization of Marine Mammals During Seismic Acquisition "
Supervisor(s): Martin Landrø
Period: 2019-2021

Agnar Sivertsen

Research Fellow
Norut Northern Research Institute
agnar.sivertsen@norut.no
Project title: “Unmanned aerial systems for detection of sea ice and ice floes”
Supervisor(s): Rune Storvold, Norut
Period: 2014-2017

Terje Solbakk

PhD Fellow
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology
terje.solbakk@ntnu.no
Project title: “Geophyscal imaging of reservoirs with chemical weathering porosity”
Supervisor(s): Philip Ringrose, NTNU/Statoil, Christine Fichler, NTNU
Period: 2015-2018

Ronny Tømmerbakke

PhD Fellow
University of Bergen
Ronny.Tommerbakke@uib.no
Project title: “Sea ice and erosional uplift: impact on Arctic seismic exploration”
Supervisor(s): Tor Arne Johansen, UiB; Nils Bakke, Lundin
Period: 2015-2018

Helene Meling Stemland

PhD Fellow
University of Bergen
Helene.Stemland@uib.no
Project title: Seismic analysis in Arctic environments
Supervisor(s): Tor Arne Johansen (main, UiB), Bent Ole Ruud (UiB), Leiv-J. Gelius (UiO)
Period: 2017-2020

Rowan Romeyn

PhD Fellow (ARCEx associated)
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
rowan.romeyn@uit.no
Project title: "Seismic studies in sea ice: A modelling and signal processing approach to wavefield separation" (working title)
Supervisor(s): Alfred Hanssen, UiT, Tor Arne Johansen, UiB
2018-2021

Vemund Stenbekk Thorkildsen

PhD fellow
University of Oslo
v.s.thorkildsen@geo.uio.no
Project title: Use of Passive and Active Electromagnetics in the Barents Sea
Supervisor(s): Professor Leiv Jacob Gelius, UiO; Professor Tor Arne Johansen, UiB; Professor Alfred Hanssen, UiT.
Period: 2019-2022

WP5 Education and Outreach

Jasmine Nahrgang

Associate Professor, WP5 leader
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
jasmine.m.nahrgang@uit.no
+47 776 45896

Jan Sverre Laberg

Professor, WP5 leader
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
jan.laberg@uit.no
+47 776 44456

Stig-Morten Knutsen

Adjunct Professor
UiT The Arctic University of Norway / Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
Stig-Morten.Knutsen@npd.no

Iver Martens

University Lecturer
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
iver.martens@uit.no
+47 776 23172
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