Norwegian University
Norwegian University
of Science and Technology
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology
Høgskoleringen 6, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway
Tel.: + 47 73 59 45 01
Fax: + 47 73 59 37 90
NTNU - DSMA
Brief Profile:
Faculty of engineering sciences and technology at NTNU perform higher education and research in civil engineering, materials and manufacturing engineering, energy and process engineering, marine technology, geology and petroleum engineering.
The interdisciplinary cooperation between marine, geology and petroleum is key to the deep-sea mining research which is coordinated by the strategic research area NTNU Oceans www.ntnu.edu/oceans. Fundamental to this research is the combination of long-term experience from operating in the North Sea for advanced subsea petroleum exploration and extraction, advanced marine operations and mining.
Deep Sea Mining is subject to a pilot project under the NTNU Oceans strategy plan developing new solutions for evaluation, exploration and extraction of sea-based minerals under societal responsibility for the environment and the heritage of mankind. As of March 2016, seven PhD-candidates and one post doc is involved in the pilot project. During 2016, one post doc and two PhD-candidates will start.
See www.ntnu.edu/oceans/deep-sea-mining
for more information.
The pilot project has been highly regarded for also acknowledging the environmental and ethical aspects of seabed mining, for instance the impact on biogeochemical and ecological processes on the seafloor and corporate social responsibility in situations where companies are involved in the development of socially and environmentally controversial technology.
NTNU is also involved in other activities related to marine minerals, including the MarMine-project (http://www.ntnu.edu/igb/marmine) supported by the research council of Norway, the MOVE-center (https://www.ntnu.edu/move) and the EU-project Blue Mining (http://www.bluemining.eu/).
DSMA-Contact person: Associate Prof. Steinar L. Ellefmo