Ólafur Ingólfsson

Professor of glacial and Quaternary Geology
University of Iceland
Department of Geology and Geography and
Institute of Earth Sciences

Askja, room 232
Ís-101 Reykjavík, Iceland
Phone: (+354) 5254667; e-mail: oi@hi.is
mobile phone: (+354) 6630916

05/11/08

I am a Quaternary geologist, with research interests in Late Quaternary glacial and climatic history. The focus of Quaternary geology is environmental change during the current geological period, starting about 2 million years ago. The Quaternary Period has been characterized by repeated large-scale glaciations - and although the last major glaciation ended 10.000 years ago, more will surely come in the future. My main research interests are glacial and climatic developments in the polar regions and Iceland, as well as processes of glacial erosion and deposition. I have spent many months on fieldwork over the years on Iceland, Greenland, Svalbard, Western Siberia and in Antarctica. I have been somewhat of a mercenary of science, and spent in all 19 years working in Sweden, at the excellent universities of Lund and Gothenburg. I was also professor of geology for three years at the University Centre on Svalbard, UNIS. I have been a full-time professor of glacial and Quaternary geology at University of Iceland since 2003, where I divide my professional time between teaching, supervising and doing research. For those who do not know it, geology is not only interesting and relevant for the society, but also great fun! Studying geology is a fantastic journey on ancient trails through the history of Earth. I hope this home page can relay some of that feeling to you!