Bjørn Jamtveit (born 1960) is a Norwegian geologist. He was born in

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. He became a professor of geology at the

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. During his time there, he was the director of the

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Physics of Geological Processes. Jamtveit received the Nansen Medal in 2010 and the

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prize for excellence in research in 2012. He is also a fellow of the

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and the

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. Jamtveit has been a deputy board member (for

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) of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters's Centre of Advanced Study and chairman of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and

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's joint research program Vista.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jamtveit, Bjoern 1960 births Living people People from Notodden Norwegian geologists Academic staff of the University of Oslo Members of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters