Geochemistry and Geobiology

The Geochemistry and Geobiology research group investigates the interactions between geological and biological processes on Earth. We study magmatic, hydrothermal, geochemical and biological processes in modern and ancient geological time, in environments ranging from deep marine sediments to high-temperature seafloor hot springs.

Forskingsgruppa Geokjemi og Geobiologi undersøkjer samspelet mellom geologiske og biologiske prosessar på jorda. Me studera magmatiske, hydrotermale, geokjemiske og biologiske prosessar i moderne og eldre geologisk tid, i miljø som strekkjer seg frå djupmarint sediment til høg-temperatur hydrotermale felt på havbotn. — Photo: UiB

Affiliation

About the research group

Researchers from the Geochemistry and Geobiology group are part of the Centre for Deep Sea Research.

We have state-of-the-art facilities in analytical geochemistry and marine technology available to support our research, including the research vessel Kronprins Haakon, the ROV Ægir 6000 and Hugin AUV.

We are also responsible for BSc and MSc courses in mineralogy, geochemistry, geobiology, petrology and geomicrobiology.

Projects

PhD-Projects

Here is a list over PhD-Projects in the reseach group

Master-Projects

Here is a list over Master-Projects in the research group.

BFS-projects

Three of our researchers have been awarded a Bergen Research Foundation (BFS) grant

The Bergen Research Foundation program aims to support the establishment of world-class leaders at UiB by recruiting young candidates with outstanding academic merit and research potential. The grants provide researchers with the possibility to build their own research group of international quality.

Three researchers from the Geochemistry and Geobiology group were awarded with this prestigious grant.

Studying a Hidden, Globally Significant Biosphere (2016-2022) - Steffen Leth Jørgensen

Earth System Interactions and Information Transfer (2013-2017) - Bjarte Hannisdal

The Emergence of Life on Earth 3+ billion Years Ago (2010-2014) - Nicola McLoughlin