Friday 8 May 2026 10:00-14:30,
Arne Rettedals hus,
AR Ø-120.
Philosophiae Doctor Disputation – Faculty of Science and Technology.
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On Friday 8th of May 2026, Joshua Mugisha will defend his PhD thesis at the University of Stavanger, Arne Rettedals house, room Ø-120.
- Trial lecture 10:00: “Geomechanics of CCS and underground hydrogen storage in depleted reservoirs“
- Disputation 12:15: “New sustainable solutions for monitoring of water injection, geothermal and CO₂ storage wells using permanent downhole gauges”
Both the disputation and trial lecture are open to all interested.
Assessment Committee:
- Professor Dario Viberti, Politecnico di Torino
- Associate Professor Behzad Elahifar, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Professor Raoof Gholami, University of Stavanger
Supervisors:
- Main supervisor: Chief Scientist Anton Shchipanov, NORCE
- Co-supervisor: Associate Professor Hans Joakim Skadsem, University of Stavanger
- Co-supervisor: Research Professor Ingebret Fjelde, NORCE
Chair of the defense is Øystein Arild, Head of Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering, University of Stavanger.
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