Assistant Head of Department
Torgeir Opeland Røthe
Field of work
Quaternary geologist interested in paleoclimate, glaciers and geohazards.
Research interest:
- Quaternary glacial geology
- Paleoclimatic reconstructions
- Geohazards and their interaction with climate in the past, present and future
- Source-to-sink approach fingerprinting geological processes using lake sediments
Currently teaching Introduction to geology (GE406). Responsible for the bachelorprogram in geology and geohazard.
Education and work:
- 2024-present Head of Earth science section at Department of Civil Engeneering and Environmental sciences
- 2020-present Associate professor, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
- 2019-2020: Public sector, Sogn og fjordane fylkeskommune
- 2014-2018: PhD student from Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen
Thesis title: Reconstruction of palaeoenvironmental variations from lacustrine sediments in sub-Arctic and Arctic lakes, and their climatic implications - 2013-2014: Research assistant Bjerknes senter for climate research
Lab and field work - 2011-2013: Master in quaternary geology and paleoclimate from Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen
Thesis title: Reconstruction of late holocene glacier and climate variability from the distal glacier-fed lake Kløsa at Mitrahalvøya, Spitsbergen
Research groups
Landslides
Glacier
- GE406, Introduction to Geology, Fall 2025
Research groups
Publications
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Increased Ecosystem Productivity Boosts Methane Production in Arctic Lake Sediments
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Mass movement signature in lacustrine sediments at Anestølen, Western Norway
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From debris in lake sediments to back-calculation of snow avalanches on lake ice of Anestølsvatnet, Norway
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Ice thickness and bed topography of Jostedalsbreen ice cap, Norway
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Glacier thinning, recession and advance, and the associated evolution of a glacial lake between 1966 and 2021 at Austerdalsbreen, western Norway
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