Disputation for Joshua Mugisha

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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Joshua Mugisha

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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