Ongoing & Completed MSc projects

Student: Guro Ødegårdstuen (2025), Veileder: Runar Stokke:

Structure-Based Discovery of Putative Novel Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Chitinases

Student: Noemí Segura-Solé (2025), Veileder: Ida Helene Steen:

Syntrophic Interactions Between Anaerobic Methanotrophic Archaea and Sulfate Reducing Bacteria in Arctic Vents

Student: Emilie Werness (2025), Veileder: Ida Helene Steen:

Enrichment of a new species of sulfate-reducing bacteria from the Loki´s Castle hydrothermal vent field

Student: Audun Aass Roseth (2024), Supervisor: Pedro Ribero:

Characterisation of epibenthic community structure on the DeepInsight seamount, Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge

Student: Liem Østrådt-Jennings (2024), Supervisor: Pedro Ribero:

Assessing the efficiency of low-impact methods for benthic biodiversity surveys in the Arctic deep-sea

Student: Live Helleren (2024), Supervisor: Rolf B. Pedersen:

Geochemical characteristics of the Jøtul Hydrothermal Vent Field, Kniepovich Ridge.

Student: Rebecca Hamre-Liseth (2024), Supervisor: Rolf B. Pedersen:

Vulkansk utvikling av den ultrasakte Knipovichryggen

Student: Maria Storstein (2024): 

Preservation of fluid copper isotope ratios in a Fe-Zn rich hydrothermal chimney

Student: Enza Magnier (2024), Supervisor: Desiree Roerdink:
The age of the Archean Cooke Bluff barite deposit in the Pilbara craton

Student: Karen Vistnes Haugsvaldstad (2024), Supervisor: Ingunn Torseth:

Forvitring av dypmarine sulfidavsetninger i Norskehavet

Student: Eirik Valdar (2024), Supervisor: Sabina Strmic Palinkas:

Evolution of ore forming fluids at the Jonsfjorden gold prospect, Svalbard

Student: Eirik Siira (2024), Supervisor: Rolf B. Pedersen:

Molloy kjernekompleks: petrologiske studier av mantelprøver

Student: Synne Langelo Wågbø (2024), Supervisor: Rolf B. Pedersen:
Hydrotermisk påvirkning av bergarter i forkastningssoner ved Mohnsryggen

Student: Heine Rugland (2024), Supervisor: Bjarte Hannisdal:

Quantifying Last Glacial Earth System Interactions

Student: Karen Vistnes Haugvaldstad (2024), Supervisor: Ingunn Thorseth: 

Forvitring av dypmarine sulfidavsetninger i Norskehavet

Hedvig Villmark (2024), Supervisor: Runar Stokke:

Evaluating survival and relative abundance of bacterial species in an invitro model of fecal commensals

Ivan Patrick Tualla (2024), Supervisor: Runar Stokke:

Identification, expression, and biochemical characterization of plastic-degrading enzymes from extremophilic bacteria at the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridges (AMOR) deep-sea hydrothermal vents

Hallvard Jacobsen (2024), Supervisor: Mari H. Eilertsen:

Characterization of the novel strain Pseudodesulfovibrio. sp. ægir

Emilie Kristine Nygaard (2024), Supervisor: Mari H. Eilertsen

Identification, production and characterization of novel marine enzymes

Ramsha Iqbal (2024), Supervisor: Mari H. Eilertsen

Heterologous production, purification and substrate usage of a variant of the marine globupain protease

Heine Rugland (2024), Supervisor: Bjarte Hannisdal

Quantifying earth system interactions during the last glacial period

Anna Tomine R. Sørensen (2024), Supervisor: Mari H. Eilertsen

Revisiting the fauna of the Jan Mayen vent fields

Maja Lian Jæger (2024), Supervisor: Rolf Birger Pedersen

Geochemistry and geochronology along the Mohns Ridge

Susann Rüdiger (2024), Supervisor: Sven Le Moine Bauer

Analysis of the prokaryotic groups evading universal primers in deep sea sediments

Tamsin Earnshaw Meihack (2024), Supervisor: Desiree Roerdink

Metamorphic Growth of Elongate Olivine of Extreme Size from Nordværnes, Northern Norway

Ida Færestrand Solberg (2024), Supervisor: Rolf Birger Pedersen

Formation of manganese crust along the spreading axis – degree of hydrothermal influence

Thilde Jusine Tønnessen Voje (2024), Supervisor: Eoghan Reeves

Fluorinating the oceanic crust: probing the cryptic fluoride sink in seafloor hydrothermal systems 

Marte Bleken Klemetsdal (2024), Supervisor: Mari H. Eilertsen

Fauna of cold seeps in the Arctic

Katrine Almås (2023), supervisor: Desiree Roerdink

Tracing copper from source to sink during acid mine drainage at Røros Kobberverk, E Norway

Erik Lund-Tønnesen (2023), supervisor: Pedro Ribeiro

Characterization of Benthic Megafauna Community Structure at One Newly Discovered Hydrothermally Active Site on Mohn’s Treasure, Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge, Employing Image Analysis

Marte R. Syvderud (2023), supervisor: Pedro Ribeiro

Trophic ecology of peripheral fauna at the Fåvne hydrothermal vent field on the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge

Sofie Gjærlow (2023), supervisor: Pedro Ribeiro

Characterisation of Megabenthic Community Structure at the Fåvne Hydrothermal Vent Field, with Implications for Environmental Management of Seabed Mining

Solveig Adine Osjord (2023), supervisor: Desiree Roerdink

Visualizing three-dimensional variations in the geochemistry of black smokers

Idar Martin Knutsen (2023), supervisor: Desiree Roerdink

Listvenite formation at Gråberget, east-central Norway. A natural analogue for geological CO2 sequestration involving sulphide mineralization.

Martine Jansen Berge (2023), supervisor: Desiree Roerdink

The behaviour of (heavy) metals during alkaline mine drainage from the abandoned Feragen chromite mines, East-Central Norway

Anders Lund (2023), supervisor: Haflidi Haflidason

Environmental consequences from the mining industry at Litlabø, Stord

Lotte Johannessen (2023), supervisor: Desiree Roerdink

Investigating multiple sulfur isotope variations in active hydrothermal chimneys and fluids from the Arctic Mid Ocean Ridges

Marie Wold (2022), supervisor: Rolf Birger Pedersen

Geochemistry of sulfide mineralization from the Fåvne vent field, the Arctic Mid Ocean Ridges

Tonje Kilhavn (2022), supervisor: Andreas Beinlich

Experimental investigation of the Stability of nickel in low temperature olivine environments

Karen Moltubakk (2022), supervisor: Desiree Roerdink

Detecting anaerobic methane oxidation coupled to sulfate reduction in hydrothermal sediments

Amalie Skjold Mathiassen (2022), supervisor: Haflidi Haflidasson

Bottom structures in the Aurlandsfjord/Flåm: Active or inactive leakage structures (pockmarks) - formation, age and (bio)geochemical processes

Sunniva Alsaker (2022), supervisor: Rolf Birger Pedersen

Mineralization in hydrothermal systems mapped in the Solund-Stavfjord Ophiolite Complex - Geochemical characterization in shear zones related to the oceanic stage

Halfdan Arstein (2021), supervisor: Andreas Beinlich

Deciphering the metamorphic framework of ophiolite alteration and devolatilization at Linnajarvi, N-Norway 

Sondre Olai Spjeld (2021), supervisor: Runar Stokke

Metagenomics-based discovery of novel carbohydrate degrading enzymes from deep-sea hydrothermal in situ enrichments; expression, purification and characterization

Simen Saltvedt (2021), supervisor: Rolf Birger Pedersen

The formation of the ophiolitic terrane of SW Norway - relationships between immature island arc volcanic sequences and trondhjemitic complexes on Bømlo

Trond Fjellet (2021), supervisor: Rolf Birger Pedersen

Geochemical characteristics of the volcanogenic massive sulfied mineralizations on Bømlo and Stord islands, Sunnhordaland, SW Norway

Frida Riple Forsberg (2021), supervisor: Rolf Birger Pedersen

Geochemical characteristics of the gold-bearing quartz veins in the Lykling area, Bømlo, SW Norway

Desiree Maloney (2021), supervisor: Linn Merethe Brekke Olsen

Identification of microplastics in oceanic water samples

Matz Sagebakken Slotnes (2021), supervisor: Rolf Birger Pedersen

Detrital zircon provenance of the Bremnes Complex on Bømlo, SW Norway

Amalie Skreden Erga (2021), supervisor: Rolf Birger Pedersen

A detailed field and geochemical investigation of the volcanic sequence in the Våganes-area: The Solund-Stavfjord Ophiolite Complex

Øystein Brandsæter Asserson (2021), supervisor: Ingunn H. Thorseth

Geobiokjemiske prosesser i bunnsedimentene i Førdefjorden

Chanakan Boonawa (2021), supervisor: Eoghan Reeves

Geochemistry of novel vent fluids from the newly discovered 72.2 degrees N ("NPD/Hel") hydrothermal system on the Arctic Mid Ocean Ridge

Rasmus Rikter-Svendsen (2021), supervisor: Thibaut Barreyre

Distribution of thermochemical output and associated ecosystens at Loki's Castle hydrothermal field

Maria Salem (2020), supervisor: Bjarte Hannisdal

Quantifying Earth System interactions across Mid-Pleistocene Transitions

Ingvild Aarrestad (2020), supervisor: Desiree Roerdink

Using stable copper isotopes to trace contamination from two historical mining sites in Norway

Steven Goulaouic (2020), supervisor: Sven Le Moine Bauer

Characterization and distribution of microbial communities associated to hydrothermal systems on Milos Island, Greece

Thomas Viflot (2019), supervisor: Eoghan Reeves

Evidence for extensive conductive cooling and microbial carbon transformations in diffuse hydrothermal fluids from Loki´s Castle Vent Field

Martin Kjeilen Steinseide (2019), supervisor: Ingunn H. Thorseth

Altered rocks along faults annd fractures in the Norwegian strandflat - hydrothermal alteration fluids or Jurassic deep weathering?

Hannah Babel (2019), supervisor: Ida Helene Steen

Metabolic properties of hyperthermophilic sulfate-reducing archaea of the genus Archaeoglobus in deep-sea hydrothermal vent systems

Ida Marie Lervåg (2019), supervisor: Ruth-Anne Sandaa 

Characterization of novel viral proteins - A potential for bioprospecting

Christine Holberg Østensvig (2019), supervisor: Anne Helene Tandberg

A faunistic study of the amphipod-fauna of Hjeltefjord, West Norway

Solveig Lie Onstad (2019), supervisor: Cédric Hameli

Seafloor accretion along a magma starved spreading ridge

Henrike Wilborn (2018), supervisor: Ingunn Thorseth

Formation proceses and environment for jasper and chert deposits on the West coast of Norway: a textural and geochemical study

Håvard Stubseid (2017), supervisor: Rolf Birger Pedersen

Geological evolution and stratigraphic relationships of the ophiolitic terrane in the outer Hardangerfjord area: evidence from geochronology and geochemistry

Vilde Bakke (2017), supervisor: Rolf Birger Pedersen

Volcanic rocks at the Møre Marginal High: geochemistry, petrogenesis and emplacement mechanisms

Andreas Lambach Viken (2017), supervisor: Rolf Birger Pedersen

Accretionary history of Lower Ordovician island arc complexes on Bømlo: evidence from detrital zircon dating and geochemical data

Andreas Sæbø (2017), supervisor: Cédric Hamelin

Izu-Bonin rear-arc magmatism: geochemical investigation of volcanoclastic material

Randi Storeide (2017), supervisor: Cédric Hamelin

Geochemistry of lava samples collected near the oceanic detachments at 13°N along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Tarje Lyngtveit (2017), supervisor: Ingunn Thorseth

Geochemical and microtextural characteristics reflect the formation mechanics of laminated iron deposits at the Perle & Bruse and Troll Wall vent fields

Signe Haukelidsæter (2017), supervisor: Ingunn Thorseth

Textural and geochemical characteristics of iron deposits at the Jan Mayen vent field: implications for formation mechanisms

Ole Johan Hornenes (2017), supervisor: Filipa Marques

Unraveling distinctive sulfide mineralization and hydrothermal alteration on shallow seafloor hydrothermal systems

Cassandra Berntsen (2017), supervisor: Hans Tore Rapp

Benthic ecology and trophic interactions at Loki's Castle vent field

Hilde Dybevik (2017), supervisor: Hans Tore Rapp

Revision of the family Heteropiidae (Porifera, Calcarea) in the northernmost North Atlantic Ocean

Nicholas Hawkes (2017), supervisor: Hans Tore Rapp

Epibenthic megafauna associated with sponge grouns formed by the unique glass sponge Vazella pourtalesii in Emerald Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada

Tone Ulvatn (2017), supervisor: Hans Tore Rapp

A reverse taxonomic approach to assess the community composition of sponge grounds in the Nordic Seas