Sverre Planke
CEO / Daglig Leder
Mob.: (+47) 9575 6097
E-mail: planke@vber.no
Publications
Employment
2014–
Professor II (20% position), Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics (CEED), Centre of Excellence, Oslo, Norway
2013–
Associate Professor (20% position), Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics (CEED)
2009–
Senior advisor, P-Cable 3D Seismic AS (P3S), Oslo, Norway
2007–2009
Co-founder and part-time CEO, P-Cable 3D Seismic AS
2003–2013
Senior Researcher (20% position), Physics of Geological Processes (PGP), Centre of Excellence
1999–
CEO and co-founder of Volcanic Basin Energy Research AS (VBER)
1996–1998
University of Oslo, Norway — Førsteamanuensis (Associate Professor) at the Geophysics Group, Department of Geology.
Project leader of the industry-financed Passive Margin Research Group.
Research focus on seismic imaging of volcanic constructions and tectono-magmatic continental breakup.
Fieldwork on central-east Greenland.
Teaching: G282 (Seismic Methods), G181 (Global Geophysics), G383 (Geophysical Working Methods).
Supervising: three Cand. Scient students and one Dr. Scient candidate.
1993–1996
University of Oslo, Norway — Three-year postdoc, project “Seismic and thermal characterization of basins on the mid-Norway volcanic margin” (NFR PROPETRO).
Work included integrated seismic modelling, processing and interpretation of multichannel, wide-angle and downhole seismic data.
Participation in Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 163 (1995), vertical seismic experiments on Iceland (1993), and a six-month research stay at Flinders University (1994).
Education
1988–1993
Dr. Scient, Geology, University of Oslo, Norway.
Thesis: “Rifting and continental breakup: seismic response and crustal evolution with emphasis on the Vøring volcanic margin.”
Research stays at Columbia University (Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory), 1988 & 1989.
1985–1987
Master of Science in Geophysics, University of Utah, USA.
Seismic interpretation and modelling of the Sevier Desert Basin, Utah.
Courses in theoretical geophysics and geology.
1981–1984
Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering (Norwegian siv.ing.), University of Utah, USA;
First-year Applied Geology at Strathclyde University, Scotland.
Selected Research Project Participation
Faleide, J.I. (PI), 2011–2015. BARMOD – Barents Sea Tectonic Basin Modelling.
Gabrielsen, R. (PI), 2012–2015. OMNIS – Offshore Mid-Norway.
Hopman, J. (PI), 2013–2016. IMAGE – Integrated Methods for Advanced Geothermal Exploration.
Jamtveit, B. (PI), 2003–2013. PGP – Physics of Geological Processes.
Planke, S. (PI), 2011–2013. Post-Jurassic Hydrocarbon Prospectivity in the North Atlantic and Arctic.
Planke, S. (PI), 2008–2010. Paleogene Petroleum Geology & Margin Formation.
Planke, S. (PI), 2007–2010. P-Cable3 – Development of High-Resolution 3D Seismic System.
Sejrup, H.P. (PI), 2013–2016. GLANAM – Glaciated North Atlantic Margins.
Svensen, H. (PI), 2005–2009. Hydrocarbon Maturation in Sill-Related Aureoles.
Torsvik, T. (PI), 2013–2023. CEED – Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics.
Weaver, P.P.E. (PI), 2004–2009. HERMES – Hotspot Ecosystem Research on the European Margins.
Gabrielsen, R. (PI), 2012–2015. OMNIS – Offshore Mid-Norway.
Hopman, J. (PI), 2013–2016. IMAGE – Integrated Methods for Advanced Geothermal Exploration.
Jamtveit, B. (PI), 2003–2013. PGP – Physics of Geological Processes.
Planke, S. (PI), 2011–2013. Post-Jurassic Hydrocarbon Prospectivity in the North Atlantic and Arctic.
Planke, S. (PI), 2008–2010. Paleogene Petroleum Geology & Margin Formation.
Planke, S. (PI), 2007–2010. P-Cable3 – Development of High-Resolution 3D Seismic System.
Sejrup, H.P. (PI), 2013–2016. GLANAM – Glaciated North Atlantic Margins.
Svensen, H. (PI), 2005–2009. Hydrocarbon Maturation in Sill-Related Aureoles.
Torsvik, T. (PI), 2013–2023. CEED – Centre for Earth Evolution and Dynamics.
Weaver, P.P.E. (PI), 2004–2009. HERMES – Hotspot Ecosystem Research on the European Margins.
Other
Member of Ocean Drilling Programs Scientific Measurement Panel, IAVCEI's Commission on Large-Volume Basaltic Provinces, the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), American Geophysical Union (AGU), European Geophysical Society (EGS), Norsk Petroleumsforening (NPF) and Norsk Geologisk Forening (NGF).
Hans and Helga Reuschs legat, GSA Poster Award, SEG Educational Award, Utah Geological Association Scholarship, Mariott Geological Engineering Award and AMAX Field Geology Scholarship.
Hans and Helga Reuschs legat, GSA Poster Award, SEG Educational Award, Utah Geological Association Scholarship, Mariott Geological Engineering Award and AMAX Field Geology Scholarship.