Bilal Tariq (Fakultet for miljøvitenskap og naturforvaltning (MINA)) forsvarer sin ph.d.-avhandling "Analyse av sprekknettverk og grunnvannsstrømming i krystallinsk berggrunn: En casestudie fra Rekefjord pukkverk, Sørvest-Norge" fredag den 27. februar, 2026.
PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence
English title of thesis:
"Analysis of Fracture Networks and Groundwater Flow in
Crystalline Bedrock: A Case Study from Rekefjord Quarry, Southwestern Norway"
Norwegian title of thesis:
"Analyse av sprekknettverk og grunnvannsstrømming i krystallinsk berggrunn: En casestudie fra Rekefjord pukkverk, Sørvest-Norge."
Prescribed subject of trial lecture:
"Opportunities and challenges of drinking water supply from fractured bedrock aquifers"
Time and place for trial lecture and public defence:
Friday 27 February 2026, at 12.15 SPK151, Centre for Plant Research in Controlled Climate (SKP).
Evaluation committee:
First opponent: Dr. Jannes Kordilla (University of Göttingen, Germany).
Second opponent: Professor Bjørn Syvert Frengstad (Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway).
Committee coordinator: Professor Trine Aulstad Sogn Tomasgaard (MINA/NMBU).
Supervisors:
Main supervisor: Professor Helen Kristine French (MINA/NMBU).
Co-supervisor: Dr. Stephane Polteau (Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), Norway)
The doctoral thesis is available for public review. For those of you who want access to the thesis in pdf-form, please send an email to Brage Monsen – brage.monsen@nmbu.no.
NB! This offer is before the defense only. After, the thesis will be available via NMBU's library.