During his PhD studies, Mathias Østbjerg Vang investigated how surface nuclear magnetic resonance (SNMR) can be applied in hydrogeological investigations. With a unique sensitivity to subsurface water, SNMR can identify crucial properties of aquifers non-invasively. Recent developments in SNMR have enabled high-density mapping campaigns in various hydrogeological field studies to delineate water-bearing structures.  

The research findings contribute to advancing SNMR from a single-site characterization tool to a regional mapping technique.

The PhD study was completed at Department of Geoscience, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Aarhus University.
This summary was prepared by the PhD student.

Time: Monday, 21st of October at 14.00
Place: Building 1671, room 137, Auditorie, Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Høegh-Guldbergs gade 2, 8000 Aarhus C
Title of PhD thesis: Rapid surface nuclear magnetic resonance mapping for hydrogeological investigations
Contact information: Mathias Østbjerg Vang, e-mail: mva@geo.au.dk, tel.: +45 22 17 25 22
Members of the assessment committee:
Associate Professor Andy Parsekian, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, USA
Professor Jean-Francois Girard, Institute of Earth and Environment, University of Strasbourg, France
Associate Professor Katrine Juul Andresen (chair), Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Denmark
Main supervisor:
Associate Professor Denys James Grombacher, Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Denmark
Co-supervisor:
Associate Professor Jakob Juul Larsen, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aarhus University, Denmark
Professor Anders Vest Christiansen, Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Denmark
Language: The PhD dissertation will be defended in English

The defence is public.
The PhD thesis is available for reading at the Graduate School of Natural Sciences/GSNS, Ny Munkegade 120, building 1521, 8000 Aarhus C