The Norwegian Geophysical Society is organising its 2nd General Assembly 10-12 June 2026 in Oslo, in cooperation with the University of Oslo, Department of Geosciences.
The General Assembly covers all disciplines within the Norwegian Geophysical Society, such as:
Cryospheric Sciences, Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences, Physical Sciences of the Oceans, Seismology and Physics of the Earth’s interior, Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, Hydrological Sciences, Geodesy, Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s interior.
Detailed program
Wednesday 10th June (UiO)
09:30-10:00 Registration
10:00-10:30 Opening
10:30-16:00 Interdisciplinary Union Lectures
Cryosphere
Glacial Archeology
Julian Robert Post-Melbye (University of Oslo)
Geodesy
Physical geodesy and its applications to glaciology and oceanography
Vegard Ophaug (Norwegian University of Life Sciences)
Geomagnetism and Aeronomy
Aurora Research on Svalbard
Katie Herlingshaw (The University Centre in Svalbard)
Hydrology
New national climate and hydrological projections for Norway – a knowledge base for climate adaptation
Irene Brox Nilsen (NVE)
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences
Is climate change changing?
Bjørn Hallvard Samset (CICERO)
Physical Oceanography
From cold outflow and bottom water formation to warm inflows and melting ice shelves – a tale of oceanographic moorings in the Weddell&Kong Haakon VIIs Sea
Elin Darelius (University of Bergen)
Seismology and Physics of the Earth’s Interior
Microseismic monitoring of industrial-scale CO2 injection and geological storage – overview and case studies
Volker Oye (NORSAR)
16:00-18:00 Poster Session
18:00-19:00 Icebreaker Event
Thursday 11th June (UiO)
09:00-16:00 Parallel Oral Sessions
16:00-18:00 Poster Session
19:00-22:00 Conference Dinner at Ekeberg Restaurant
Friday 12th June (UiO)
09:00-13:00 Parallel Oral Sessions
13:00-15:00 NGF Annual Meeting
Prices (all prices in Norwegian Kroner, including VAT)
Registration fee for NGF members: 1500 kr
Registration fee without NGF membership: 1750 kr (includes NGF membership from June 2026)
Registration fee Bachelor and Master students: 300 kr (includes NGF membership from June 2026)
Conference dinner at Ekeberg Restaurant: 1000 kr
Coffee breaks, lunches, and the Icebreaker are included in the registration cost.
Deadline for abstract submission: 22 March
Registration (deadline 1 June)
Program (poster walls are portrait 147×100 cm)
NGF Organisation Committee:
Prof. Thomas Spengler (University of Bergen)
Dr. Britta Schäfer (CICERO)
Dr. Charlotte Bruland (NORSAR)
Dr. Vemund Thorkildsen (University of Oslo)
Dr. Jenny Turton (Arctic Frontiers)
Scientific Organisation Committee
Cryosphere
Liss Marie Andreassen (NVE), Kamilla Hauknes Sjursen (HVL), Thomas Schuler (UiO), Einar Olason (NERSC)
Geodesy
Halfdan Pascal Kierulf (Kartverket), Ove Christian Dahl Omang (Kartverket)
Geomagnetism and Aeronomy
Magnar Gullikstad Johnsen (UiT), Theresa Rexer (UiT), Spencer Mark Hatch (UiB), Hilde Nesse (UiB), Andreas Kvammen (UiT)
Hydrology
Oddbjørn Bruland (NTNU), Lu Li (NORCE), Jenny Hagen (Sunnfjord Geocenter)
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences
Rune Graversen (UiT), Trude Storelvmo (UiO), Kristine Flacké Haualand (HVL)
Physical Oceanography
Marius Årthun (UiB), Laura de Steur (NPI), Håvard Espenes (Aquaplan Niva), Johannes Röhrs (MET Norway)
Seismology and Physics of the Earth’s Interior
Tormod Kværna (NORSAR), Mathilde Sørensen (UiB), TBD
Vulcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior
Olivier Galland (UiO), TBD
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