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 the trial lecture and the 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.