Text and photos by Erik Sturkell In late October (20 Oct.) I traveled east to Åbo in Finland to give a two weeklong intensive course in geophysics. This was the tenth time I gave this course (first time in 2011), and its popularity has steadily been
Text and photos by Erik Sturkell Gabrielle, Adrian, and I came down from the volcano Askja in the afternoon of the 22nd of August. The next day, Otto Hermelin and Draupnir Einarsson from Stockholm University came to Reykjahlíð to pick me up. Otto and I were the
Our Bachelor student, Alaël Temmar from the University of Gothenburg did a great job in defending her B.Sc. thesis on June 1, 2023. Her thesis is called 'Assessing the Carbon Sequestration Potential in Southwestern Sweden - A comparative study of igneous rocks from Greenland, Iceland,
Written by Erik Sturkell At the Department of Geological Sciences at Stockholm University it’s possible to attend public evening courses. These are organized as evening classes and have been offered since 2001. Otto Hermelin started this successful program and together with colleagues offered courses in interesting
Since 1995, school kids in Gothenburg have been offered a chance to watch movies as part of their teaching curriculum. Different movies offer different topics to discuss in plenum and with an expert / scientist present to answer questions. Erik had the immense pleasure yesterday
Written by Erik Sturkell End October I went eastbound to Åbo in Finland for two weeks. The mission was to give an intensive course in geophysics for students at Åbo Akademi University and University of Turko (Turun yliopisto). Prof. Olav Eklund (Joffi) introduced me to this
It was finally possible to travel east to Åbo in Finland again. The Erasmus cooperation with Åbo Akademi could be re-activated. The two-weeks course “Introduction to Geophysics” has become more and more popular with time and attract students from the Finish university “Turun yliopisto”, too.
Erik has written yet another popular science article for Geologiskt forum entitled 'Diamanter - det hårdaste inom geologin'. To translate, this time the chosen topic was diamonds, the hardest mineral on Earth. While I was teaching at the University of Iceland, one of my courses