Lene Margrethe Pallesen is 24 years old and from Stavanger. Lene will be undertaking a 3-year PhD in Engineering Geology studying and mapping quick clay deposits. The supervisor is Professor Ola Fredin. The project aims to increase knowledge of instabilities in quick clay and help bridge the gap between different discipline approaches by applying methods from geology, geophysics and geotechnics.
Lene has a BSc in Geophysics with Geology from Durham University and an MSc in Geology from NTNU. She has for the past year been studying sediment transport in Longyearelva on Svalbard with cooperation with UNIS and NGU for her Master’s project. This project focused on the influence of permafrost and climate change on sediment input from glaciers, moraines and slope processes.
Lene likes to spend her spare time on a range of activities including dance and badminton.
Welcome, Lene!