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) and Climate Change (GE483).

Education and work:

• 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