{"id":9,"date":"2016-01-29T13:48:17","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T13:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uni.hi.is\/steinis\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:50:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:50:36","slug":"cv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uni.hi.is\/steinis\/cv\/","title":{"rendered":"CV"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00deorsteinn S\u00e6mundsson (Thorsteinn Saemundsson)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quaternary Geologist Fil. Dr.<\/p>\n

Date of Birth:\u00a0 2. October 1963<\/p>\n

Education<\/strong><\/p>\n

University of Iceland, Earth Science Institute 1984-1988. BS-degree in geology 1988<\/p>\n

University of Iceland, Earth Science Institute 1987-1988. 4-years degree in geology 1988<\/p>\n

University of Lund, Sweden, 1989-1992. Fil.lic-degree in Quaternary geology 1992<\/p>\n

University of Lund, Sweden, 1992-1995. Fil.Dr -degree in Quaternary geology 1995<\/p>\n

Employment record \/ academic carrier<\/strong><\/p>\n

1984 \u2013 1989:\u00a0University of Iceland, B.Sc.- and 4-year study (4th<\/sup> year diploma) in geology.<\/p>\n

1989 \u2013 1990:\u00a0<\/em>Ph D. studies in Quaternary Geology at the University of Lund, Sweden. Financed with student loan from Iceland.<\/p>\n

1991 \u2013 1992:\u00a0<\/em>Ph D. studies in Quaternary Geology at the University of Lund, Sweden. Scholarship (\u201cutbildninsgbidrag\u201d).<\/p>\n

1993 \u2013 1994:\u00a0<\/em>Ph D. studies in Quaternary Geology at the University of Lund, Sweden. Scholarship (\u201cdoktorandtj\u00e4nst\u201d).<\/p>\n

1995 \u2013 2000: <\/em>Full research position at the Meteorological Office in Reykjavik, Department of research and processing, Avalanche monitoring and research.<\/p>\n

2000 \u2013 2014:\u00a0<\/em>Director of the Natural Research Institute of Northwestern Iceland.<\/p>\n

2013 \u2013 2015:\u00a0 <\/em>Teacher \/ scientists Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland.<\/p>\n

2015 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>Teacher \/ scientist Life- and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland.<\/p>\n

2015 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>Teacher \/ scientist Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iceland.<\/p>\n

2016 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>Teacher \/ scientist, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iceland.<\/p>\n

2018 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>Scientists, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland.<\/p>\n

2019 \u2013 2020: <\/em>Specialist, Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources.<\/p>\n

Administrative experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

2004 \u2013 2006\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>A member of the steering committee of the European Science Foundation (ESF) Network SEDIFLUX (Sedimentary Source to Sink Fluxes in Cold Environments).<\/p>\n

2006 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>A member of the steering committee of the IAG Working Group SEDIBUD (Sediment Budgets in Cold Environments).<\/p>\n

2008 \u2013 2009 \u00a0<\/em>Member of the board of the Geoscience Society of Iceland (www.jfi.is)<\/p>\n

2009 \u2013 2013\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>Chairman of the Geoscience Society of Iceland (www.jfi.is<\/a>)<\/p>\n

2013 \u2013 2014\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em>Vice chairmen of the Geoscience Society of Iceland<\/p>\n

2014 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em>Member of the board of the Geoscience Society of Iceland<\/p>\n

2002 \u2013 2003\u00a0 <\/em>Manager of the Natural Research Centers, SNS.<\/p>\n

2007 \u2013 2008\u00a0 <\/em>Manager of the Natural Research Centers, SNS.<\/p>\n

2012\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>Manager of the Natural Research Centers, SNS.<\/p>\n

2002 \u2013 2006 <\/em>Vise chairman of the environmental conservation of Skagafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, USS<\/p>\n

2004 \u2013 2005\u00a0<\/em>Board member, secretary, of the off road club 4x4.<\/p>\n

2004 \u2013 2008\u00a0<\/em>Board member of the Kayak association in Skagafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n

2011 \u2013 2012\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>Board member of the shooting and hunting association of Iceland, Skotv\u00eds.<\/p>\n

2014 \u2013\u00a0 2016\u00a0 <\/em>Board member of the Kayak association in Reykjav\u00edk.<\/p>\n

2017 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>President\u00a0of the Geoscience Society of Iceland (www.jfi.is<\/a>)<\/p>\n

2020 \u2013\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Member of the IAG GeoNorth and GeoNor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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