Professor Trond Helge Torsvik
ACADEMIC HISTORY
1985 Dr. Philos (University of Bergen, Institute of Geophysics)
1982 Cand. Scient (University of Bergen, Institute of Geophysics)
ELECTED FELLOW & AWARDS
2008 The Royal Danish Academy of Science and Letters (Elected Fellow)
2006 Popular Science Writer Award (GeoPublishing)
2005 Academia Europea (Elected Member)
2004 Honorary Professor Wits University (South Africa)
1999 American Geophysical Union (Elected Fellow)
1996 Norwegian Academy of Science (Elected Fellow)
1993 Royal Society of Norway (Elected Fellow)
1991 European Union of Geosciences: OUTSTANDING YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD
1990 Norwegian Academy of Science: FRIDTJOF NANSENS YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2007 - present Professor Geodynamics, PGP, Physics Building, University of Oslo
2007 - present Senior Scientist, Center for Geodynamics (NGU)
2005 - 2007 Team Leader, Center for Geodynamics (NGU)
2000 - 2004 VISTA Professor (Norwegian Academy of Science and Statoil)
2000 - 2007 Professor Geodynamics, Inst. for petroleum technology and applied geophysics (NTNU)
1999 - 2001: Visiting Professor, Department of Geology, University of Lund, Sweden
9/98 - 8/00 Project Manager Regional Geophysics, Geological Survey of Norway (NGU)
4/97 - 4/00 Professor Geodynamics, Institute of Solid Earth Physics, University of Bergen
1/95 - 4/96 Program Leader Strategic Research and Development, NGU
6/93 - 11/94 Visiting Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, USA
1/91 - 5/93 Senior Geophysicist, Division of Regional Geophysics, NGU
1/89 - 12/90 Odd Hassel Fellow, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, UK
1/86 - 12/88 Senior Research Fellow, University of Bergen (86), Univ. of Oxford (87) & NGU (88)
6/82 - 12/85 Research Fellow, Institute of Geophysics, University of Bergen
EDITORIAL DUTIES
2008 - present John Adam Fleming Medal Committee (American Geophysical Union)
2008 - 2014 Panel member of research program on the tectonic history of the South Atlantic and adjacent continents (German Research Council)
2008 - 2010 Theme Editor: G-cubed (American Geophysical Union)
2007 - present Harry Hess Medal Committee (American Geophysical Union)
2003 – present Editorial Board: Terra Nova
2001 - 03 Advisory Editor: Geology
2000 - 06 Advisory Editor: Journal of the Geological Society London
1999 - 2003 Young Outstanding Scientist Award Committee (European Union of Geosciences)
1992 - present Editorial Board: Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift
1993 - 95 Associate Editor: Journal Geophysical Research