Course content
This course addresses topics like material recycling across the geospheres and how mantle dynamics, volcanism, plate tectonics influences long-term, global environmental and climatic changes and surface fluid migration systems.
Learning outcomes
The students will gain knowledge about:
- Formation and evolution of hydrosphere and atmosphere in relation to solid Earth.
- Boundary and interphase definitions (e.g., of the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary) based on geophysical and mineralogical constraints.
- How the Wilson cycle – the dispersion and formation of supercontinents – is manifested on Earth.
- How various tectonic processes on continents and oceans (linked to sea-floor spreading, sedimentation and erosion, subduction, and volcanism) influence variations of global geochemical cycles.
- Links between mantle convection, dynamic topography and anomalous subsidence and uplift on continents and oceans.
- Evolution of oceanic basins and long-term sea-level, oceanographic and climate variations
- Large igneous provinces and hydrothermal vents
- Geothermal-hybrid systems and sedimentary volcanism
- Extreme environments on Earth and other planets and connections to biology
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Time and place
The course is taught hybrid (both in-person at UiO / PHAB and online through Zoom) from 22 - 26 April 2024.
Course coordinators
Prof. Carmen Gaina and Dr. Adriano Mazzini
Lecturers
- Prof. Carmen Gaina, University of Oslo
- Prof. Clint Conrad, University of Oslo
- Prof. Reidar Tronnes, University of Oslo
- Dr. Dmitry Zastrozhanov, Volcanic Basins Energy Research, Norway
- Dr. Valentina Magni, Norwegian Geohazards Institute, Norway
- Prof. Henrik Svensen, University of Oslo
- Dr. Sara Callegaro, University of Oslo
- Prof. Grigori G. Akhmanov, MSU, Russia
- Prof. Matteo Lupi, UNIGE, Switzerland
- A/prof. Morgan Jones, Umea University, Sweden
- Dr. Jerram Dougal, DougalEarth
- Prof. Wolfgang Bach, Bremen University, Germany
- Dr. Petr Brož, CAS, Czech Republic
- Dr. Ernst Hauber, DLR, Germany
- Prof. Donatto Giovanelli, University of Naples, Italy
- Dr. Stephane Polteau, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway
- Dr. Viktoriya Iarushina, Institute for Energy Technology, Norway
- Dr. Adriano Mazzini, University of Oslo and Institute for Energy Technology Norway
Prior to the course
Prior to the course week, the students will receive course material and prepare for an obligatory presentation on a given topic. Course literature will be pre-selected and accessible to course participants in due time prior to the course.
Examination
- Short presentation on a given topic
- Home examination
Home examination occurs after the course week.
Application
Contact
For more information about the course please contact: post-deep@geo.uio.no