Bjørn Jamtveit (born 1960) is a Norwegian geologist.

He was born in Notodden.[1]

He became a professor of geology at the University of Oslo. During his time there, he was the director of the center of excellence Physics of Geological Processes.[1]

Jamtveit received the Nansen Medal in 2010 and the Norwegian Research Council prize for excellence in research in 2012.[1] He is also a fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters[2] and the Geochemical Society.[3]

Jamtveit has been a deputy board member (for Anne Husebekk) of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters's Centre of Advanced Study[4] and chairman of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and Statoil's joint research program Vista.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bjørn Jamtveit". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Medlemmer - Den matematisk-naturvitenskapelige klasse - Norske medlemmer" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Andersen, Kai (19 September 2012). "Får Forskningsprisen". Telen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Board of Directors". Centre of Advanced Study. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Bjørn Jamtveit Chairman". Vista. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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