Saman Tavakoli

Saman Tavakoli, PhD, currently serves as a Senior Geophysicist specializing in Near Surface Geophysics at the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute since July 2020. Previously, Saman held the position of Associate Senior Lecturer at Luleå University of Technology from April 2014 to June 2019, where responsibilities included lecturing, course design in geophysics and GIS, research on 3D and 4D geophysical modeling, and project management. Saman has also contributed as a Visiting Researcher at Saint Petersburg State University in early 2019, teaching exploration and environmental geophysics. In addition, Saman worked as a Senior Researcher and Postdoctoral Researcher at NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, focusing on CO2 storage research. Saman's academic background includes a PhD in Applied Geophysics from Luleå University of Technology and multiple degrees in related fields, such as GIS and Mining Explorations.