Staff

Picture of Andri Stefánsson Andri Stefánsson
  • Professor
 5254252 as [at] hi.is hydrothermal geochemistry;;geothermal fluids;;volcanoes;;volcanic gases;;geochemistry;;water;;water chemistry;;co2 https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/b12d1342-3441-468b-99b8-c87b9362a3f1 Faculty of Earth Sciences
Picture of Angel Ruiz Angulo Angel Ruiz Angulo
  • Associate Professor
 5254407 angel [at] hi.is physical oceanography;;geophysical fluid dynamics;;fluid mechanics;;tsunami/storm surge modeling;;turbulence https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/24f7fdbf-d063-48fc-9d3f-4fc69cbef315 Faculty of Earth Sciences
Picture of Ármann Höskuldsson Ármann Höskuldsson
  • Research Professor
 5254215 armh [at] hi.is volcanology;;volcanic hazards;;physical volcanology;;oceanography;;igneous petrology;;geochemistry Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/87e8d354-526a-4e79-a83f-07d8b9b126e3 Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Áslaug Geirsdóttir Áslaug Geirsdóttir
  • Professor
 5254477 age [at] hi.is glacial geology;;paleoclimate;;sedimentology Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/3f613f60-08e0-4318-a176-6b0a9110ee2b Faculty of Earth Sciences
Picture of Elisa Johanna Piispa Elisa Johanna Piispa
  • Research Scholar
 5254730 piispa [at] hi.is paleomagnetism;;rock and mineral magnetism;;magnetic methods applied to volcanology;;near surface geophysics Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/d56d9051-8455-4084-b2b3-7af9ad2eb332 Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Elías Rafn Heimisson Elías Rafn Heimisson
  • Specialist
 5254642 eliasrafn [at] hi.is seismology;;continuum mechanics;;numerical methods;;tectonics;;volcanology;;machine learning;;algorithms Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/e8237248-4651-4c59-b9ff-ec308c1f52fe Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Eniko Bali Eniko Bali
  • Professor
 5254480 eniko [at] hi.is igneous petrology;;melt and fluid inclusions;;fluid-rock interaction Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/e219d17a-63c8-4c2d-92f3-e91109af9923 Faculty of Earth Sciences
Picture of Esther Ruth Guðmundsdóttir Esther Ruth Guðmundsdóttir
  • Professor
 5254255 estherrg [at] hi.is tephrochronology;;marine geology;;palaeoclimatic studies;;stratigraphy ;;volcanology Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/f2854bd7-bb1a-4d05-a325-8cfaecc10930 Faculty of Earth Sciences
Picture of Eyjólfur Magnússon Eyjólfur Magnússon
  • Research Scientist
 5255864 eyjolfm [at] hi.is glaciology;;remote sensing Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/c4fa3617-fe47-4498-8dd1-b323f9ed4c2f Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Freysteinn Sigmundsson Freysteinn Sigmundsson
  • Research Scientist
 5254491 fs [at] hi.is crustal deformation;;volcanoes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/618626cd-0572-4787-8be1-53706a9946ea Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Gregory Paul De Pascale Gregory Paul De Pascale
  • Associate Professor
 5254626 gregoryp [at] hi.is ;;;;;;;;;; Guðfinna Th Aðalgeirsdóttir
  • Professor
 5254489 gua [at] hi.is glaciology;;response of glaciers to climate change;;modeling of ice dynamics;;expeditions on glaciers;;sea level change https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/9a501031-485f-43ee-b399-f2a93caf7e4a Faculty of Earth Sciences
Picture of Guðmundur Heiðar Guðfinnsson Guðmundur Heiðar Guðfinnsson
  • Research Scholar
 5254148 gudmhg [at] hi.is epma manager;;igneous petrology;;research scientist https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/db77d514-351c-4010-9122-9b4edf95e570 Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Halldór Geirsson Halldór Geirsson
  • Associate Professor
 5254490 hgeirs [at] hi.is crustal deformation;;volcanology;;seismology;;gps;;gnss https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/ff79aba4-5a43-4e8d-a3b8-bf6ada75529f Faculty of Earth Sciences
Picture of Ingi Þorleifur Bjarnason Ingi Þorleifur Bjarnason
  • Research Scientist
 5254817 ingib [at] hi.is seismology;;mantle plumes;;seismic structure;;geophysics;;crust;;hotspots;;earthquakes;;tectonic;;earthquake seismology https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/dc13df5b-3919-41c7-b022-20fa3e904f75 Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir
  • Associate Professor
 5254392 ij [at] hi.is sea ice;; remote sensing;; environmental monitoring;; gis;; historical geography;;natural hazards https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/79985100-ad83-462f-bf23-c041cfc5ef6e Faculty of Earth Sciences
Picture of Ívar Örn Benediktsson Ívar Örn Benediktsson
  • Research Scientist
 5254605 ivarben [at] hi.is quaternary geology;;glacial geology and geomorphology;;glacial history https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/ce4807f0-b027-449c-86ae-63c5315d9c24 Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson
  • Professor
 5255867 mtg [at] hi.is volcanoes;;geophysics;;glaciology https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/f6ee9347-3494-42b7-9c94-9174a0b7d188 Faculty of Earth Sciences
Picture of Olgeir Sigmarsson Olgeir Sigmarsson
  • Research Scientist
 5254685 olgeir [at] hi.is radioactif disequilibria in volcanic rocks;;igneous petrology;;geochemistry of volcanic rocks;;geochemistry of volcanic gases https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/7281162c-9af7-4bca-b340-2ff217ee0617 Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Sigurður Reynir Gíslason Sigurður Reynir Gíslason
  • Research Professor
 5254497 sigrg [at] hi.is carbfix.com;;the global carbon cycle;;environmental pressure from volcanic eruptions;;water-rock-gas chemical interactions;;carbon mineralization in basalts;;carbfix https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/71e02e61-bb91-447e-8498-c59c2817f2b0 Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Simon William Matthews Simon William Matthews
  • Specialist
 5254696 simonm [at] hi.is geochemistry;;mantle plumes;;igneous petrology;;melt and fluid inclusions;;radiogenic isotopes;;novel stable isotopes;;geochemical modelling;;thermodynamics Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/d5c65e3b-30f4-42de-b379-35c2f0ebc48b Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Steffen Mischke Steffen Mischke
  • Professor
 5254495 smi [at] hi.is central asia;;near east;;quaternary geology;;paleolimnology;;paleoclimate;;aquatic ecology;;paleoenvironments;;climate change Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/5d6fe757-6459-4b7f-8006-9ec313c8a2a2 Faculty of Earth Sciences
Picture of Sæmundur Ari Halldórsson Sæmundur Ari Halldórsson
  • Research Scientist
 5254741 saemiah [at] hi.is geochemistry;;igneous petrology;;isotope geochemistry Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/c5cb72bf-d778-41f3-a55b-37eaff8a0290 Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Wesley Randall Farnsworth Wesley Randall Farnsworth
  • Specialist
 5254703 wesleyf [at] hi.is sea level change;;tephra studies;;glacial geology and geomorphology https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/d52df2cb-ee84-4f7b-ac3d-467519cd03eb Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Þorvaldur Þórðarson Þorvaldur Þórðarson
  • Professor
 5254428 torvth [at] hi.is volcanology;;petrology;;paleoclimatology;;natural hazards;;geology of mineralized succession https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/bd644026-49f2-4dff-b80c-c4c415c95a6c Faculty of Earth Sciences
Picture of Þröstur Þorsteinsson Þröstur Þorsteinsson
  • Professor
 5254940 thorstur [at] hi.is environment;;environmental science ;;h2s;;air pollution;;climate change;;wave power and erosion;;fabric development and anisotropy;;deformation of anisotropic material;;pollution and public health;;folding and flow instabilities ;;air quality;;particulate matter Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/5447622d-647d-40e1-87da-ed2b36e30666 Environment and Natural Resources

Picture of Finnur Pálsson Finnur Pálsson
  • Engineer
 5254936 fp [at] hi.is radio echo sounding;;mass balance;;glacier dynamics;;glaciological research https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/ed48a1ea-6df6-48ac-b1f2-9a5522b8e26b Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Gylfi Sigurðsson Gylfi Sigurðsson
  • Project manager
 5254487 gylfisig [at] hi.is Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Jóhann Gunnarsson Robin Jóhann Gunnarsson Robin
  • Technician
 joirobin [at] hi.is Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Rebekka Hlín Rúnarsdóttir Rebekka Hlín Rúnarsdóttir
  • Technician
 5254482 rebekkahlin [at] hi.is experimental petrology;;thin sections;;microfossils Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Rikke Pedersen Rikke Pedersen
  • Project manager
 5255483 rikke [at] hi.is insar processing;;modeling of crustal deformation https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/f55be322-83f1-452e-8bbf-097ed0cc96ca Nordic Volcanological Center
Picture of Rósa Ólafsdóttir Rósa Ólafsdóttir
  • Natural Scientist
 5255479 rosao [at] hi.is Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Sveinbjörn Steinþórsson Sveinbjörn Steinþórsson
  • Technician
 5254771 svst [at] hi.is Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Þórdís Högnadóttir Þórdís Högnadóttir
  • Project manager
 5255862 disah [at] hi.is volcanology / glaciology https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/1c226324-2033-4532-8c4e-c41e0b2eaefe Institute of Earth Sciences

Mynd af gervimanni Catherine Rachael Gallagher
  • Postdoc
 katec [at] hi.is physical volcanology;;subglacial volcanism;;effusive eruptions;;explosive eruptions;;lava flow morphology;;petrology;;geochemistry;;sulfur degassing https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/0106915a-24bb-48b2-a7ba-8aee550af344 Institute of Earth Sciences
Mynd af gervimanni Charly Pierre De Marez
  • Postdoc
 charly [at] hi.is physical oceanography Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Rosemary Philippa Cole Rosemary Philippa Cole
  • Postdoc
 rosiecole [at] hi.is volcanology;;physical volcanology;;glaciovolcanism;;experimental volcanology;;geology https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/90ae776d-2352-401b-923b-c02c0dd1a61c Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Samuel Warren Scott Samuel Warren Scott
  • Research Specialist
 samuels [at] hi.is geothermal fluids;;geothermal energy;;geochemistry;;geology;;hydrology https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/d30eb644-2682-45e8-84a8-2c80e45de506 Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Thomas Edmund Barnaby Winder Thomas Edmund Barnaby Winder
  • Postdoc
 tomwinder [at] hi.is volcano seismology;;seismology;;volcanology;;geophysics Institute of Earth Sciences

Picture of Noemi Löw Noemi Löw
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 noemi [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/ab828970-43fe-4e6e-8631-5bf65366f389 Institute of Earth Sciences

Picture of Egill Erlendsson Egill Erlendsson
  • Professor
 5254474 egille [at] hi.is geography;;palaeoecology;;environmental geography;;environmental archaeology;;soil science;;palynology;;sedimentology Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/e08f3594-a539-40b4-b88f-2963383142f2 Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Picture of Þorsteinn Sæmundsson Þorsteinn Sæmundsson
  • Adjunct Lecturer
 5255874 steinis [at] hi.is debris flow;;natural hazard;;rock avalanche;;mass movements;;landslide;;mountain permafrost https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/f09592b7-ae1c-48e1-b816-b8ead3e1c5ac Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences

Picture of Adolph Jr. Manadao Bravo Adolph Jr. Manadao Bravo
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 ajm10 [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/5a9e5580-eb31-469c-bac8-3f2d8df14642 Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Ahmed Hamdi Abdrabou Moghazi Ahmed Hamdi Abdrabou Moghazi
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 aha37 [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/9a85f2ff-4cbc-491e-8363-bad28a9ae10d Administration
Picture of Bryndís Ýr Gísladóttir Bryndís Ýr Gísladóttir
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 byg3 [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/dfd728ca-259a-4915-a641-48ebabd334e0 Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Byron Fabian Pilicita Masabanda Byron Fabian Pilicita Masabanda
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 7853093 bfp3 [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/2bd731f4-2c80-4e97-b1c1-8e3e288fa722 Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Catherine Grace O´Hara Catherine Grace O´Hara
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 cgo2 [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/ab282093-b477-43fb-9d86-265affbc2b9c Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Daniel G. Villarroel Daniel G. Villarroel
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 dgv2 [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/9bc9d59c-b2c4-4c4d-99e1-a557fbba119f Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Diana Brum D Silveira G Alvarez Diana Brum D Silveira G Alvarez
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 dbrum [at] hi.is geology;;volcanology;;physical volcanology;;lava flow morphology Institute of Earth Sciences
Mynd af gervimanni Emily Koenders
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 emk24 [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/49a51ebf-7169-4fea-9f4c-8b250a90588d Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Gabriele Benedetti Gabriele Benedetti
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 gab28 [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/4e8988b9-fa8a-4e9a-b13c-e5c4dabf886b Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Greta Bellagamba Greta Bellagamba
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 bellagamba [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/10833df2-bc79-43e6-b592-612ccb4bb486 Institute of Earth Sciences
Mynd af gervimanni Heini Hannele Merrill
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 heh123 [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/d488d4a3-c918-4ccf-bb29-c378260c8190 Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Jonas Liebsch Jonas Liebsch
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 jol16 [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/9f67ef9e-125b-42b4-a4ee-357d333c0c97 Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Mathis Lois Blache Mathis Lois Blache
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 mlb13 [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/c069bbf8-d36a-4c45-9a18-be2024b38b18 Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Méline Barbara Payet--Clerc Méline Barbara Payet--Clerc
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 mbp6 [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/c6bb728f-ddb9-48e9-8c18-1a21de946da1 Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Noemi Löw Noemi Löw
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 noemi [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/ab828970-43fe-4e6e-8631-5bf65366f389 Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Patricia Fehrentz Patricia Fehrentz
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 paf6 [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/2605baac-2d6d-46a8-83ef-ee22f3f8f169 Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Yilin Yang Yilin Yang
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 yiy1 [at] hi.is gnss time series analysis;;ground deformation reconstruction https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/b267b86b-fef1-4488-ae1f-d1f3165c474b Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Ylse Anna De Vries Ylse Anna De Vries
  • Doctoral Graduate Student
 yad2 [at] hi.is https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/a5507c59-3b6b-4c0f-84a6-05d51b86e521 Institute of Earth Sciences

Picture of Bryndís Brandsdóttir Bryndís Brandsdóttir
  • Retired Research Scientist
 5254774 bryndis [at] hi.is volcano seismology;;crustal structure;;marine geology and tectonics;;seismology https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/5f55e140-f61e-47f8-b5ba-bccff35885ae Institute of Earth Sciences
Picture of Guðrún Sverrisdóttir Guðrún Sverrisdóttir
  • Research Specialist
 5254486 gsv [at] hi.is sample preparation for mc-icp-ms and hekla research. eyjafjallajökull research https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/99305478-a96b-4b39-b9e4-44f1fdd2152c Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies
Picture of Guðrún Þorgerður Larsen Guðrún Þorgerður Larsen
  • Research scholar
 5254396 glare [at] hi.is volcanology;;tephrochronology https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/d145fdd3-8307-4b53-8bae-4e586deb2eee Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies
Picture of Helgi Björnsson Helgi Björnsson
  • Research Scientist
 hb [at] hi.is glaciology;;geophysics https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/9913a98f-320e-496f-b2fa-99866458196c Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies
Picture of Hreggviður Norðdahl Hreggviður Norðdahl
  • Research Scholar
 5254472 hreggi [at] hi.is ice age and glacial geology with emphasis on;; (a) type;;(c) geomorphology and landforms;;origin and accumulation of sediments and their depostional environments;;(b) relative and absolute age of the sediments and event stratigraphy https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/99be818d-60b2-4f5e-8c2f-8c5461bc6ece Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies
Picture of Jón Eiríksson Jón Eiríksson
  • Professor Emeritus
 5254475 jeir [at] hi.is sedimentology;;palaeoceanography;;geological mapping https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/cc381f6f-9949-4a5e-9d22-e18ee06a22cd Faculty of Earth Sciences
Picture of Jón Ólafsson Jón Ólafsson
  • Professor Emeritus
 5254784 jo [at] hi.is oceanography;;chemical oceanography;;environmental chemistry https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/c2064150-8371-4129-81c1-e226bfadc12e Faculty of Earth Sciences
Picture of Kristín Vala Ragnarsdóttir Kristín Vala Ragnarsdóttir
  • Professor Emerita
 5255886 vala [at] hi.is sustainability;;sustainable development;;system´s analysis;;soil science;;weathering;;geochemistry;;biogeochemistry;;environment and health;;un sustainable development goals;;wellbeing economy;;aquaponics;;earth´s critical zone;;natural resources;;food security;;development indices;;enlightenment for the 21st century;;new economic thinking;;wellbeing indicators;;ecocide law https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/89746c7e-8c03-4fc5-9a0e-b8f19af08ef1 Faculty of Earth Sciences
Picture of Leifur Albert Símonarson Leifur Albert Símonarson
  • Professor Emeritus
 5254481 leifuras [at] hi.is palaeontology https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/8260a8d5-cbd3-4da5-8b49-1018c2019d33 Faculty of Earth Sciences
Picture of Ólafur Ingólfsson Ólafur Ingólfsson
  • Professor Emeritus
 5254667 oi [at] hi.is glacial- and quaternary geology;;glacial history;;cimate history;;polar regions;;iceland https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/8ddca6dd-a9eb-43a3-b6f2-78b8ad741ef2 Faculty of Earth Sciences
Picture of Páll Einarsson Páll Einarsson
  • Professor Emeritus
 5254816 palli [at] hi.is and seismic waves carry information on magma chambers and molten material;;crustal movements and geodynamics;;and electromagnetic distance measurements;;earthquakes and tectonism;;internal structure and dynamics of volcanoes;;s.a. gps-geodesy;;satellite radar (sar) interferometry;;sea-level monitoring https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/e0455dfb-41d9-47c4-bec7-89e1de6069d1 Faculty of Earth Sciences