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Research and advice
Research & Environmental Management Programmes
Advisory and administrative functions
Logistics services
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Research data
Research stations and vessels
FF Kronprins Haakon
Troll
Sverdrup
Norvegia
Zeppelin Observatory
Tor Research Station
Longyearbyen office
Troll Observing Network (TONe)
International cooperation in the Arctic
International cooperation in Antarctica
Maps
Themes
Arctic
Biodiversity
Fauna in Svalbard
Species
Species
Vegetation in Svalbard
Arctic ecosystems in fresh water
Climate and pollution
Climate change in the Arctic
Ocean acidification in the Arctic
The marginal ice zone
Pollutants in the Arctic
Plastic in the Arctic
Geology and areas
The geology of Svalbard
Unique polar landscape formations
Bjørnøya
Jan Mayen
Barents Sea
Antarctic
Biodiversity
The fauna of Antarctica
Species
Species
Climate and pollution
Pollutants in Antarctica
Climate change in Antarctica
Geology and areas
Geology of Antarctica
Dronning Maud Land
Peter I Øy
Bouvetøya (Bouvet Island)
Global
Climate: processes and drivers
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DIRECTOR
Mgmt. group
Staff
Camilla Brekke
Director
Ellen Øseth
Head of department / Assistant director
Erland Loso
Head of department, Operations & Logistics
Evy Jørgensen
Head of department, Environmetal Management & Mapping
Harald Steen
Director of Research Department
Karine Nigar Aarskog
Communications director
Nalan Koc
Special adviser, external relations
RESEARCH
Glaciology and Geology
Marine Ecology
Oceanography
Pollution and Marine Mammals
Sea Ice
Terrestrial Ecology and Seabirds
Staff
Agneta Fransson
Research scientist
Allison Bailey
Research scientist
Andrew Lowther
Senior research scientist, marine mammals
Anette Wold
Chief engineer
Anne-Marie Wefing
Postdoctor, physical oceanography
Arild Sundfjord
Programme leader, Polhavet
Åshild Ønvik Pedersen
Terrestrial ecologist
Aurelie Labarre
Research scientist – Marie Curie scholarship
Benjamin Merkel
Seabird ecologist, spatial ecologist
Birgit Njåstad
Programme leader, Antarctic
Caitlin Frankish
Postdoctor, SEATRACK
Calvin Shackleton
Research scientist
Carolin Philipp
Postdoctor, marine microplastic
Christian Lydersen
Senior research scientist, marine biology
Christina Alsvik Pedersen
Senior adviser
Daniel Robb
Postdoctor, modeling of fjord sediment dynamics
Dmitry Divine
Research scientist
Elisabeth Isaksson
Senior research scientist, glaciology
Emilie Os-Trandem
Research scientist
Erlend Lorentzen
Chief engineer
Eva Fuglei
Research scientist, biology
Fanny Cusset
Postdoctor, heavy metals marine food webs
Geir Moholdt
Research scientist, remote sensing of the cryosphere
Section Leader
Haakon Hop
Section Leader, Marine Ecology
Section leader
Hallvard Strøm
Section Leader, Terrestial Ecology & Seabirds
Harald Dag Jølle
Polar historian
Hege Beate Fredriksen
Postdoctor, physical oceanography
Heidi Ahonen
Acoustician
Heli Routti
Research scientist, ecotoxicology
Igor Eulaers
Research scientist, pollution in polar regions
Ingeborg Hallanger
Research scientist, ecotoxicology
Jack Kohler
Senior research scientist, glaciology
Jayasankar Thrivikraman Pillai
Postdoctor, Numerical modeling
Jean-Charles Gallet
Research scientist, snow physics
Jon Aars
Research scientist
Section Leader
Katrine Husum
Section Leader, Glaciology and Geology
Kenichi Matsuoka
Senior research scientist
Laura de Steur
Research scientist, oceanography
Laura Pirard
Research scientist
Lea Lipphardt
Research engineer
Lotte Wendt
Research scientist, rremote sensing and glaciology
Lucie Goraguer
Scholarship holder, plankton ecology
Section Leader
Magnus Andersen
Section leader, Pollutions and Marine Mammals
Marianna Pinzone
Research scientist - Marie Curie scholarship
Marie-Anne Blanchet
Research scientist, spatial analysis
Marika Marnela
Chief engineer
Marte Fivelstad
Department engineer
Marthe Fivelstad
Department engineer
Mathilde Aakre
Department engineer
Mats Granskog
Research scientist, sea ice / oceanography
Megan Lenss
Scholarship holder, marine microbes and carbon cycles
Morven Muilwijk
Research scientist, physical oceanography/polar oceanography
Nanette Verboven
Research engineer
Ole Arve Misund
Special adviser
Øyvind Foss
Research scientist, physical oceanography/polar oceanography
Øyvind Sunde
Research scientist
Paul Dodd
Research scientist, oceanography
Pedro Duarte
Research scientist, Arctic marine ecosystem modeling
Philipp Assmy
Research scientist, marine algea
Polona Itkin
Research scientist, sea ice
Section Leader
Sebastian Gerland
Section Leader, Sea Ice
Sébastien Descamps
Research scientist
Sebastien Moreau
Biological oceanographer
Permisjon
Sigrid Lind
Physical oceanographer
Stephen Hudson
Researcher, atmosphere-cryosphere interactions
Svenja Neumann
Engineer, SEATRACK
Synnøve Elvevold
Research scientist, geology
Section Leader
Tore Hattermann
Section Leader, Oceanography
Vegard Fjeldheim
Research engineer
Viljay Prakash Kondeti
Research scientist - Marie Curie scholarship
Virve Ravolainen
Research scientist, terrestrial plant ecology
COMM.
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Ann Kristin Balto
Photo librarian / Senior communications adviser
Elin Vinje Jenssen
Senior communications adviser
Janika Wagner
Content Producer
Janne Schreuder
Web editor / Senior communications adviser
Karine Nigar Aarskog
Communications director
Stig Mathisen
Head of media relations
ENV. MGMT. & MAPPING
Environmental Data
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Environmental Mgmt.
Svalbard Research Coordination
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Anca Cristea
Developer, Remote sensing and geodata
Anders Skoglund
Topographer
Anne Urset
Senior engineer, geodesy / photogrammetry
Astrid Høgestøl
Senior adviser
Bernt Bye
Fabricator
Cecilie von Quillfeldt
Senior adviser II
Dag Vongraven
Senior adviser
David Studer
Developer, GIS
Dmytro Krasovsky
Developer, web/datamanager
Elling Johannessen
Adviser
Erlend Blomseth
Developer, TONe
Geir Gotaas
Programme leader, Ny-Ålesund
Gunn Sissel Jaklin
Special adviser
Hanne Johnsen
Senior adviser II
Harald Faste Aas
Topographer
Helle Goldman
Chief editor of Polar Research
Ida Kristin Danielsen
Adviser
Ivar Stokkeland
Head librarian
Jan-Gunnar Winther
Specialist Director
Kit Kovacs
Programme leader, Svalbard
Section Leader
Kristin Storvik
Seaction Leader, Environmental Management
Leif Helge Jensen
Cartographer
Linn Voldstad
Adviser
Louise Kiel Jensen
Senior adviser
Malin Kjellstadli Johansen
Adviser
Mikhail Itkin
Senior engineer
Oddveig Øien Ørvoll
Cartographer
Olaf Schneider
Developer, web/datamanager
Petr Masat
Librarian
Roger Willy Hagerup
Cartographer
Ruben Dens
Senior engineer
Siri Uldal
Senior engineer
Stein Ørjan Nilsen
Senior adviser
Section Leader
Stein Tronstad
Section Leader, Environmental Data
Therese Sigurdsen
Senior adviser II
Vegard Stürzinger
Adviser
Section leader
Yngve Melvær
Section Leader, Map
Section Leader
Zdenek Dvorak
Section Leader, Research Coordination Svalbard
OPERATIONS & LOGISTICS
Arctic
Antarctica
Maritime and Technical Support
New Troll
Ny-Ålesund
Troll wintering
Anna Matton
Cook
Arnfinn Bjelland
Electronics engineer / research technician
Arnt Rennan
Section Leader, NPI Ny-Ålesund
Arve Johnsen
Department engineer, field security
Bjørn André Stølen
Operating engineer, electro
Ceslav Czyz
Electronics engineer
Einar Eliassen Berntsen
Materials manager
Einar Johansen
Chief engineer
Eirik Hellerud
Logistics technician
Even Birkeland
Project engineer, TONe
Fieke Rader
Research coordinator
Fredrik Koller
Flight operations manager Antarctica
Section Leader
Geir Ove Aspnes
Section Leader, Arctic
Gisle Håvard Bedin
Operations Engineer, IT
Hans Erik Alterskjær
Engineer
Harvey Goodwin
Chief engineer
Henrik Natvik
Mechanic
On leave
Inger Sofia Mercadal
Management consultant
Johan Bondi
Doctor, new Troll
John Guldahl
Project manager, new Troll
Section Leader
Jon Hugo Strømseng
Section Leader, Antarctica
Kai Bjarne Johannessen
Chief engineer
Karl Hermann Bjørnland
Project leader, new Troll
Kristen Fossan
Chief engineer
Kristian Alme
Engineer
Lars Erik Sørgård
Engineer
Lisbeth Dalberg
Logistics coordinator
Lisbeth Oddveig Hansen
Operations Manager, Antarctica
Mads Haugsnes
Facilities Manager Antarctica
On leave
Maria Rød
Flight operations manager Antarctica
Marius Bratrein
Chief engineer
Michael Johansson
Doctor
Richard Bertheussen
Logistics manager
Richard Kielland
Engineer, HVAC and Energy
Rita Brannfjell
Senior adviser
Signe Dahlberg
Field technichian
Stein Tore Pedersen
Research engineer COAT
Section Leader
Stig Flått
Section Leader, Maritime and Technical Support
Svein Sørly
Chief engineer
Svend Tore Aasvik
Plumber / Maintenance technician
Tina Markussen
Logistics Engineer
Torfinn Thangen Strømme
Lighthouse manager
Section leader
Vidar Arnesen
Section Leader, NPI Ny-Ålesund
Yannick Kern
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Accounting
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Anne Grethe Jensen
Adviser
Anne Kibsgaard
Adviser
Elsa Syrstad
Senior executive officer
Geir Bjarne Bendiksen
Legal adviser
Heidi June Eklo
Senior executive officer
Helene Henriksen
Office assistant
Ingrid Martinussen
Adviser, recruiting and HR
Section Leader
Ingrid Schjelderup
Section Leader, Human Resources
Ingvild Tengelsen
Senior adviser controller
Jim Rune Bensvik
Financial adviser
Kristin Arntzen
Senior financial adviser
Lise Nordhus Efraimsen
Senior financial adviser
Liss Tone Johansen
Senior executive officer
Oddvar Syver Horn
Senior financial adviser
Petter Anfinsen
Security manager
Ragnhild Lindberg
Senior adviser II
Section Leader
Torger Kyrrestad Strøm
Section Leader, Accounting
Tormod Nygård
Senior engineer, IT management and IT security
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Agneta Fransson
Research scientist
Allison Bailey
Research scientist
Anca Cristea
Developer, Remote sensing and geodata
Anders Skoglund
Topographer
Andrew Lowther
Senior research scientist, marine mammals
Anette Wold
Chief engineer
Ann Kristin Balto
Photo librarian / Senior communications adviser
Anna Matton
Cook
Anne Grethe Jensen
Adviser
Anne Kibsgaard
Adviser
Anne Urset
Senior engineer, geodesy / photogrammetry
Anne-Marie Wefing
Postdoctor, physical oceanography
Arild Sundfjord
Programme leader, Polhavet
Arnfinn Bjelland
Electronics engineer / research technician
Arnt Rennan
Section Leader, NPI Ny-Ålesund
Arve Johnsen
Department engineer, field security
Åshild Ønvik Pedersen
Terrestrial ecologist
Astrid Høgestøl
Senior adviser
Aurelie Labarre
Research scientist – Marie Curie scholarship
Benjamin Merkel
Seabird ecologist, spatial ecologist
Bernt Bye
Fabricator
Birgit Njåstad
Programme leader, Antarctic
Bjørn André Stølen
Operating engineer, electro
Caitlin Frankish
Postdoctor, SEATRACK
Calvin Shackleton
Research scientist
Camilla Brekke
Director
Carolin Philipp
Postdoctor, marine microplastic
Cecilie von Quillfeldt
Senior adviser II
Ceslav Czyz
Electronics engineer
Christian Lydersen
Senior research scientist, marine biology
Christina Alsvik Pedersen
Senior adviser
Dag Vongraven
Senior adviser
Daniel Robb
Postdoctor, modeling of fjord sediment dynamics
David Studer
Developer, GIS
Dmitry Divine
Research scientist
Dmytro Krasovsky
Developer, web/datamanager
Einar Eliassen Berntsen
Materials manager
Einar Johansen
Chief engineer
Eirik Hellerud
Logistics technician
Elin Vinje Jenssen
Senior communications adviser
Elisabeth Isaksson
Senior research scientist, glaciology
Ellen Øseth
Head of department / Assistant director
Elling Johannessen
Adviser
Elsa Syrstad
Senior executive officer
Emilie Os-Trandem
Research scientist
Erland Loso
Head of department, Operations & Logistics
Erlend Blomseth
Developer, TONe
Erlend Lorentzen
Chief engineer
Eva Fuglei
Research scientist, biology
Even Birkeland
Project engineer, TONe
Evy Jørgensen
Head of department, Environmetal Management & Mapping
Fanny Cusset
Postdoctor, heavy metals marine food webs
Fieke Rader
Research coordinator
Fredrik Koller
Flight operations manager Antarctica
Geir Bjarne Bendiksen
Legal adviser
Geir Gotaas
Programme leader, Ny-Ålesund
Geir Moholdt
Research scientist, remote sensing of the cryosphere
Section Leader
Geir Ove Aspnes
Section Leader, Arctic
Gisle Håvard Bedin
Operations Engineer, IT
Gunn Sissel Jaklin
Special adviser
Section Leader
Haakon Hop
Section Leader, Marine Ecology
Section leader
Hallvard Strøm
Section Leader, Terrestial Ecology & Seabirds
Hanne Johnsen
Senior adviser II
Hans Erik Alterskjær
Engineer
Harald Dag Jølle
Polar historian
Harald Faste Aas
Topographer
Harald Steen
Director of Research Department
Harvey Goodwin
Chief engineer
Hege Beate Fredriksen
Postdoctor, physical oceanography
Heidi Ahonen
Acoustician
Heidi June Eklo
Senior executive officer
Helene Henriksen
Office assistant
Heli Routti
Research scientist, ecotoxicology
Helle Goldman
Chief editor of Polar Research
Henrik Natvik
Mechanic
Ida Kristin Danielsen
Adviser
Igor Eulaers
Research scientist, pollution in polar regions
Ingeborg Hallanger
Research scientist, ecotoxicology
On leave
Inger Sofia Mercadal
Management consultant
Ingrid Martinussen
Adviser, recruiting and HR
Section Leader
Ingrid Schjelderup
Section Leader, Human Resources
Ingvild Tengelsen
Senior adviser controller
Ivar Stokkeland
Head librarian
Jack Kohler
Senior research scientist, glaciology
Jan-Gunnar Winther
Specialist Director
Janika Wagner
Content Producer
Janne Schreuder
Web editor / Senior communications adviser
Jayasankar Thrivikraman Pillai
Postdoctor, Numerical modeling
Jean-Charles Gallet
Research scientist, snow physics
Jim Rune Bensvik
Financial adviser
Johan Bondi
Doctor, new Troll
John Guldahl
Project manager, new Troll
Jon Aars
Research scientist
Section Leader
Jon Hugo Strømseng
Section Leader, Antarctica
Kai Bjarne Johannessen
Chief engineer
Karine Nigar Aarskog
Communications director
Karl Hermann Bjørnland
Project leader, new Troll
Section Leader
Katrine Husum
Section Leader, Glaciology and Geology
Kenichi Matsuoka
Senior research scientist
Kit Kovacs
Programme leader, Svalbard
Kristen Fossan
Chief engineer
Kristian Alme
Engineer
Kristin Arntzen
Senior financial adviser
Section Leader
Kristin Storvik
Seaction Leader, Environmental Management
Lars Erik Sørgård
Engineer
Laura de Steur
Research scientist, oceanography
Laura Pirard
Research scientist
Lea Lipphardt
Research engineer
Leif Helge Jensen
Cartographer
Linn Voldstad
Adviser
Lisbeth Dalberg
Logistics coordinator
Lisbeth Oddveig Hansen
Operations Manager, Antarctica
Lise Nordhus Efraimsen
Senior financial adviser
Liss Tone Johansen
Senior executive officer
Lotte Wendt
Research scientist, rremote sensing and glaciology
Louise Kiel Jensen
Senior adviser
Lucie Goraguer
Scholarship holder, plankton ecology
Mads Haugsnes
Facilities Manager Antarctica
Section Leader
Magnus Andersen
Section leader, Pollutions and Marine Mammals
Magnus Brommeland
Electrician
Malin Kjellstadli Johansen
Adviser
On leave
Maria Rød
Flight operations manager Antarctica
Marianna Pinzone
Research scientist - Marie Curie scholarship
Marie-Anne Blanchet
Research scientist, spatial analysis
Marika Marnela
Chief engineer
Marius Bratrein
Chief engineer
Marte Fivelstad
Department engineer
Marthe Fivelstad
Department engineer
Mathilde Aakre
Department engineer
Mats Granskog
Research scientist, sea ice / oceanography
Megan Lenss
Scholarship holder, marine microbes and carbon cycles
Michael Johansson
Doctor
Mikhail Itkin
Senior engineer
Morven Muilwijk
Research scientist, physical oceanography/polar oceanography
Nanette Verboven
Research engineer
Oddvar Syver Horn
Senior financial adviser
Oddveig Øien Ørvoll
Cartographer
Olaf Schneider
Developer, web/datamanager
Ole Arve Misund
Special adviser
Øyvind Foss
Research scientist, physical oceanography/polar oceanography
Øyvind Sunde
Research scientist
Paul Dodd
Research scientist, oceanography
Pedro Duarte
Research scientist, Arctic marine ecosystem modeling
Petr Masat
Librarian
Petter Anfinsen
Security manager
Philipp Assmy
Research scientist, marine algea
Polona Itkin
Research scientist, sea ice
Ragnhild Lindberg
Senior adviser II
Richard Bertheussen
Logistics manager
Richard Kielland
Engineer, HVAC and Energy
Rita Brannfjell
Senior adviser
Roger Willy Hagerup
Cartographer
Ruben Dens
Senior engineer
Section Leader
Sebastian Gerland
Section Leader, Sea Ice
Sébastien Descamps
Research scientist
Sebastien Moreau
Biological oceanographer
Signe Dahlberg
Field technichian
Permisjon
Sigrid Lind
Physical oceanographer
Siri Uldal
Senior engineer
Stein Ørjan Nilsen
Senior adviser
Stein Tore Pedersen
Research engineer COAT
Section Leader
Stein Tronstad
Section Leader, Environmental Data
Stephen Hudson
Researcher, atmosphere-cryosphere interactions
Section Leader
Stig Flått
Section Leader, Maritime and Technical Support
Stig Mathisen
Head of media relations
Svein Sørly
Chief engineer
Svend Tore Aasvik
Plumber / Maintenance technician
Svenja Neumann
Engineer, SEATRACK
Synnøve Elvevold
Research scientist, geology
Therese Sigurdsen
Senior adviser II
Tina Markussen
Logistics Engineer
Section Leader
Tore Hattermann
Section Leader, Oceanography
Torfinn Thangen Strømme
Lighthouse manager
Section Leader
Torger Kyrrestad Strøm
Section Leader, Accounting
Tormod Nygård
Senior engineer, IT management and IT security
Vegard Fjeldheim
Research engineer
Vegard Stürzinger
Adviser
Section leader
Vidar Arnesen
Section Leader, NPI Ny-Ålesund
Viljay Prakash Kondeti
Research scientist - Marie Curie scholarship
Virve Ravolainen
Research scientist, terrestrial plant ecology
Yannick Kern
Engineer
Section leader
Yngve Melvær
Section Leader, Map
Section Leader
Zdenek Dvorak
Section Leader, Research Coordination Svalbard
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