The Master's projects in below have been given by supervisors at the Department of Geosciences in the research group Geophysics.
Master project suggestions
Supervisor: Henk Keers
Analysis of Volcano Deformation Data with a Focus on Magma Chamber Dynamics and Cyclic Behaviour
Supervisor: Henk Keers
Joint inversion of seismic and gravity data
Supervisor: Morten Jakobsen, Per Avseth (Dig Science)
Rock physics analysis of geophysical data from Mars
Supervisor: Morten Jakobsen, Adrian Florin Radu
Finite difference based wave simulation in porous media
Supervisor: Morten Jakobsen, Einar Iversen
Synergier mellom seismikk og medisinsk ultralyd
Supervisor: Einar Iversen, Dr. Alexander Goertz (OCTIO AS), Endre Vange Bergfjord (OCTIO AS)
Inversion of seismic velocities using drill-bit seismic waves
Supervisor: Henk Keers, Einar Iversen
Modeling and Inversion of Multiply Scattered Waves
Supervisor: Mathilde Sørensen, Lars Ottemöller
Development of a ground motion prediction equation for Norway
Supervisor: Morten Jakobsen, Malte Sommer
Modelling of controlled-source electromagnetic data using fast integral equation methods
Supervisor: Lars Ottemöller, Dr. Felix Halpaap (Reach Subsea), Stéphane Rondenay
Local earthquake tomography between Bergen Arcs and Hardangerfjord shear zone
Supervisor: Henk Keers, Einar Iversen, Martin Sarajærvi
Fast Ray Tracing and Imaging Using GPUs
Supervisor: Lars Ottemöller, Dr. Felix Halpaap
Earthquakes in Southern Norway
Supervisor: Henk Keers GEO, Dr. Martin Sarajærvi
Seismic Monitoring of CO2 Storage
Supervisor: Professor Morten Jakobsen, Dr. Sergey Alyaev
Elektromagnetiske metoder i borehullsgeofysikk
Supervisor: Henk Keers, Thomas Meier, Johannes Stampa, Sergei Lebedev
Structure and Dynamics of the Inner and Outer Core
Supervisor: Henk Keers, Thomas Meier, Johannes Stampa, Sergei Lebedev
Machine Learning and Modeling Techniques for Regional Seismology – An Application to Southern Europe
Supervisor: Henk Keers, Tora Myklebust
Marine Geophysics - Modeling and Full Waveform Inversion of Marine Seismic Data
Supervisor: Henk Keers
Modeling and Inversion of Ocean Acoustic Data for Climate Change
Final Exam in 2027
Student: Fernando Valentin Quintana Aguilar, Supervisor: Henk Keers
Joint inversion of seismic and gravity data
Student: Kaja Friis Ruud, Supervisor: Henk Keers
Analysis of Volcano Deformation Data with a Focus on Magma Chamber Dynamics and Cyclic Behaviour
Student: Justine Lubina, Supervisor: Henk Keers
High Resolution Mantle Tomography using Advanced Modeling Methods
Student: Jacob Andersen Sayed, Supervisor: Henk Keers
Anisotropic and Viscoelastic Full Waveform Inversion
Student: Herman Ellingsen, Supervisor: Henk Keers
Anisotropic and Viscoelastic Full Waveform Inversion
Student: Åste Instanes, Supervisor: Mathilde Sørensen
Final Exam in 2026
Student: William Jalali, veileder: Morten Jakobsen
Student: Ole Åsgard, veileder: Henk Keers
Machine Learning and Full Waveform Inversion
Student: Amalie Sandsmark, veileder: Henk Keers
Machine Learning and Modeling Techniques for Regional Seismology - An Application to Southern Europe
Sudent: Helene Monsen, veileder: Henk Keers
Seismic Monitoring of CO2 Storage
Student: Sarah Hartmann, veileder: Henk Keers
Final Exam in 2025
Student: Marte Myrseth, veilder: Stéphane Rondenay
Seismic anisotropy beneath southwestern Norway
Student: Veronica Haugen, veileder: Mathilde Sørensen
Machine learning in ocean acoustic thermometry
Student: Kaja Danielsen, veilder: Henk Keers
High Resolution Tomography of the Central Mediterranean using Accurate Seismic Modeling
Student: Emilie Sofie Rong, veilder: Tor Arne Johansen
CO2 sequestration: Seismic characterization of potential CO2 leakage through compacting shales
Student: Pauline K. Næss, veilder: Helene Stemland
Correlations of geothermal, electric and acoustic properties of subsurface rocks
Student: Emma B. Lorentzen, veileder: Mathilde Sørensen
The temporal evolution of soil water content in an unsaturated slope
Student: Jørgen Greibesland, veileder: Mathilde Sørensen
Evaluation of landslide trigger mechanism through modelling
Studnet: Kine K.-J. Buen, veilder: Henk Keers
The Use of Automated picking of Regional Seismological Data in Inverting for Lithospheric Structure in Tectonically Active Regions; an Application to Italy
Student: Ingrid Elisabeth Fossedal, veilder: Henk Keers
Estimation of subsurface structures using pseudo-analytical full waveform inversion
Student: Alrik Frost, veilder: Henk Keers
Imaging and full waveform inversion using machine learning
Student: Christiane Gjertsen, veilder: Henk Keers
Monitoring of CO2 Saturation in Faults Using Joint Inversion of Seismic and Gravity Data
Student: Julie S. Herikstad, veilder: Henk Keers
Anisotropic Modelling and Full Waveform Inversion
Student: Andreas Skartveit, veilder: Henk Keers
Viscoacoustic Imaging and Full Waveform Inversion for Monitoring of Gas and Fluid Movement in Faults
Final Exam in 2024
Student: Stine Grindheim, veilder: Henk Keers
Fracture characterization and monitoring of underground CO2 storage
Student: Ole Skår Jøsok, veilder: Henk Keers
Seabed Exploration for Massive Sulfide Deposits using Self-Potential data
Student: Alisher Khodjaev, veilder: Morten Jakobsen
Fast integral equation methods for seismic wavefield modelling in complex media
Student: Alette Kleven, veilder: Henk Keers
Magma chamber dynamics and deformation of the Grimsvötn volcano (Iceland)
Student: Julia Henriksen Krogh, veileder: Henk Keers
Global Seismic Tomography
Student: Håvard Sørland Monstad, veilder: Mathilde Sørensen
Jordskjelv og massebevegelse i Nærøydalen
Student: Laura Nøjgaard, veilder: Henk Keers
Student: Thor Robert Parmentier, veilder: Mathilde Sørensen
The development and propagation of liquid water content in the snowpack of various snow types
Final Exam in 2023
Student: Torstein Eide, veilder: Morten Jakobsen
Rock physics based seismic modelling
Student: Oda Kleveland, veilder: Henk Keers
Monitoring of CO2 storage using stochastic inversion
Student: Kristina Vidstein, veilder: Henk Keers
Monitoring of CO2 using advanced seismic techniques
Student: Camilla Wikum, veilder: Henk Keers
Monitoring of underground CO2 storage and possible leakage
Student: Julie Svendsmark, veileder: Tor Arne Johansen
Effects of near-surface thawing of frozen surface sediments on the signatures of seismic surface waves
Final Exam in 2022
Student: Guney Dincturk, Veilder: Rolf Mjelde
Prosessering og tolkning av SVALEX-seismikk
Student: Ingrid Haugland, veilder: Rolf Mjelde
Prosessering og tolkning av SVALEX-seismikk
Student: Johanne Hestad, veilder: Tor Arne Johansen
Seismic time-lapse effects of CO2 sequestration with emphasis on carbon dioxide phase changes
Student: Tora Myklebust, veilder: Henk Keers
Accurate Monitoring of CO2 Storage
Student: Malin Nordstad, veilder: Henk Keers
Geophysical Characterisation of the Miravalles Geothermal Reservoir in Costa Rica.
Student: Elise Stordahl, veileder: Henk Keers
Geophysical Characterisation of the Miravalles Geothermal Reservoir in Costa Rica.
Student: Muhammad Usman, veilder: Einar Iversen
Updating of geological surfaces during drilling by map migration
Final Exam in 2021
Student: Kristoffer Galtung, veilder: Henk Keers
Waveform Modeling for Ocean Acoustics
Student: Sondre Kåstad, veilder: Tor Arne Johansen
Seismisk monitorering av CO2-deponering på Sleipner-feltet
Student: Halcyon Schepel, veilder: Tor Arne Johansen
Seismisk monitorering av CO2-deponering på Sleipner-feltet
Student: Vegard Solheim, veilder: Tor Arne Johansen
Seismisk monitorering av CO2-deponering på Sleipner-feltet
Student: Linea Ågesen, veileder: Rolf Mjelde
Prosessering og tolkning av SVALEX-seismikk
Student: Glenn Jensen, veilder: Tor Arne Johansen
Seismiske signaturer av geotermiske reservoarer
Final Exam in 2020
Synne Skaara: “Processing and interpretation of MCS data from Isfjorden”
Peter Makus: "A global set of S receiver functions to investigate mantle discontinuities beneath continents"
Geir Wågen:
Final Exam in 2019
Andrei Ouglov: “Processing of MCS data from Isfjorden”
Audun Hitland: “Estimation of Landscape History Using Multiple In Situ Cosmogenic Isotopes; Quantification of Erosion Rates in Rendalssølen in Norway”
Helga Kristine Sandve Indrøy: “Comparison of a Classical PSHA and a Rupture Forecast for California”
Karina Løviknes: “Measuring seismic station timing errors from ambient noise”
Kristina Smirnova: “Potential Seismogenic Faults in Norway”
Marianne Jåsund: “Simulation of seismic attributes for earth models with different continuity properties”
Regine Johansen: “Characterization of a Geothermal Field Using Multiscale Travel Time Tomography – Study of the Miravalles Geothermal Field in Costa Rica”
Robin André Rørstadbotnen: “Relocating Earthquakes using Seismic Networks on Small Islands: Case Studies from Heimaey (Iceland) and Jan Mayen (Norway)”
Siri Catherine Vassvåg: “Modelling temporal changes in the gravity field in the Nankai Trough Subduction Zone, Japan”
Thomas de Jonge: “AVO Inversion Using Data Assimilation”
Torbjørn Sletten Haga: “Jordskjelv som utløser massebevegelser i Norge og stabilitetsanalyse av Preikestolen med seismisk last”
Final Exam in 2018
Anja Tveit: “Non-linear AVO Inversion”
Anette Ellingsen: “Seismicity and Crustal Structure in North Greenland”
Lucas Sawade: “Global common conversion point stacking and its applications”
Final Exam in 2017
Anne Drottning: “Inversion of teleseismic polarization data for crustal velocities in Norway”
Brede Hauge: “Processing and interpretation of MCS data from Isfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden”
Idunn Engås: “Interpretation of MCS data from Isfjorden”
Ildus Islamgulov: “Frequency Selection Strategies for Full Waveform Inversion”
Maren Kjos Veim: “The Cascadia Subduction zone: Kinky or not? An Implementation of a 2D Background Velocity Model in Teleseismic Scattered-wave Inversion”
Mari Farestveit: “Anisotropic Properties of a Mid-Lithospheric Discontinuity in Eastern North America”
Marie Eide Lien: “Analysis of Magma Chamber Activity at Yellowstone from 2010 to 2017”
Marthe Fenne Vestly: “Submarine landslides in Norway”
Norunn Tjåland: “Double-Difference Relocation and Empirical Green Function Analysis of Storfjorden Earthquakes”
Final Exam in 2016
Annie Elisabeth Jerkins: “Seismic Modeling for Geothermal Reservoir Characterization”
Hossain Mahmood Khan: “Processing of earthquake data and probabilistic seismic hazard assessment in Bangladesh”
Kristoffer Igland: “Spatio-temporal evolution of earthquake swarms in the Nordland area of Norway”
Marte Mossige: “Processing and interpretation of MCS data from Isfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden”
Final Exam in 2015
Anders Haaland: “Processing and interpretation of MCS data from Isfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden”
Eric Willgohs Knudsen: “Processing and interpretation of MCS data from Isfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden”
Krister Moberg: “Seismic hazard of the Izmir region, Turkey, based on a probabilistic seismic hazard assessment and stochastic ground motion simulations”
Martine Johnsen: “Seismic hazard in Norway due to large earthquakes”
Sara Rezaei: “Seismo-tectonics of the Alborz Mountains from the analysis of local earthquake data”
Silje Storaker: “Processing and interpretation of MCS data from Isfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden”