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Elen Roaldset

Professor Emerita
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Room 304, Geological Museum
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Background

Dr. philos. 1978
Cand. real. 1970

Director Natural History Museum (Aug.1999- April 2009)
Professor in Petroleum Geology, Norwegian University for Science and Technology
Manager Geological Research, Norsk Hydro ASA
Associate Professor in Sedimentology; later in Environmental Geotechnology/Geotechnics University of Oslo
Reservoir Geologist, Saga Petroleum ASA

Special fields

Geology, mineralogy and geochemistry
Resource geology

Research fields:
Fine grained sediments, clay/shale (quick clays, swelling minerals)
Environmental geology, pollution studies
Weathering, palaeoclimate
Petroleum geology, diagenesis

Publications

  • Bilet, Morten & Roaldset, Elen (2014). The meteorite Moss – a rare carbonaceous chondrite. In J, Tadeusz Jopek; Rietmeijer, Frans J.M.; Watanabe, Junichi & Williams, Iwan P. (Ed.), METEOROIDS 2013 Proceedings of the International Conference held at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland. Poznan. ISSN 9788323227267. p. 69–74. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen & Semb, Knut Erling (2013). Indoor Radon in Buildings on Cambrian Black Shale Ground - a Case Study. In Rovenska, K.N. & Thinova, L. (Ed.), 7th. International Conference on Protection Against Radon at Home and at Work. Czech Technical University in Prague. ISSN 9788001053249. p. 74–74. Full text in Research Archive
  • Selbekk, Rune S & Roaldset, Elen (2012). Staining of an indoor Carrara marble floor at the Opera house, Oslo, Norway. In Broekmans, Maarten A.T.M (Eds.), Proceedings of the 10th International Congress for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM). Springer. ISSN 9783642276811. p. 641–647. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-27682-8_77. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2011). Jubileumsdfeiring med tilbakeblikk - over fire dager. GEO. 14(5), p. 50–50. Full text in Research Archive
  • Valen, T.S. & Roaldset, Elen (2006). Reservoir and source rock characteristics of Carboniferous to Triassic sedmiments; Barents sea - A study based on well logs and drill bit cuttings. In Nakrem, Hans Arne & Mørk, Atle (Ed.), Boreal Triassic 2006. Longyearbyen, Svalbard - 16-19 August 2006. Norsk Geologisk Forening. ISSN 9788292394281. p. 139–139. Full text in Research Archive
  • Midttømme, Kirsti & Roaldset, Elen (1999). Thermal conductivity of sedimentary rocks : uncertainties in measurement and modelling. Muds and mudstones : physical and fluid flow properties. 158, p. 45–60. Full text in Research Archive
  • Midttømme, Kirsti; Roaldset, Elen & Aagaard, P. (1998). Thermal conductivity of selected claystones and mudstones from England. Clay minerals. ISSN 0009-8558. 33, p. 131–145. Full text in Research Archive
  • Midttømme, Kirsti & Roaldset, Elen (1998). The effect of grain size on thermal conductivity of quartz sands and silts. Petroleum Geoscience. ISSN 1354-0793. 4, p. 165–172. Full text in Research Archive
  • Midttømme, Kirsti; Roaldset, Elen & Aagaard, Per (1997). Thermal conductivities of argillaceous sediments. In McCann, D.M. (Eds.), Modern geophysics in engineering geology. (Geological Socie ty engineering special publication ; no. 12). The Geological Society of London. ISSN 9781897799925. p. 355–363. Full text in Research Archive
  • Midttømme, Kirsti; Sættem, Joar & Roaldset, Elen (1997). Thermal conductivity of unconsolidated sediments from the Vøring Basin, Norwegian Sea. Nordic petroleum technology series. 2, p. 145–197. Full text in Research Archive
  • Grønås, Terje; Rueslåtten, Håkon; Roaldset, Elen & Skjetne, Tore (1996). NMR responses to kaolinite in sand. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. ISSN 0730-725X. 14(7/8), p. 961–962. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Broekmans, Maarten A.T.M; Korneliussen, Are; Muller, Axel; Roaldset, Elen; Selbekk, Rune S & Eijk, Casper van der [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2011). Proceedings of the 10th International Congress for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM). International Congress for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM). ISBN 9788273851413. 823 p. Full text in Research Archive
  • Broekmans, Maarten A.T.M; Korneliussen, Are; Müller, Axel; Roaldset, Elen; Selbekk, Rune S & Eijk, Casper van der [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2011). Program and abstract 10th International Congress for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM). International Congress for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM). ISBN 9788273851406. 96 p. Full text in Research Archive
  • Selbekk, Rune S; Roaldset, Elen & Berg, Hans Jørgen (2011). Staining of an indoor Carrara marble floor at the Opera house, Oslo, Norway. . In: Broekmans, MATM. Korneliussen, A. Müller, A. Roaldset, E. Selbekk, R.S. Van der Eijk C & Van Helvoort, T.J.T: Proceedings of the 10th International Congress for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM), Trondheim, Norway 641-648. International Congress for Applied Mineralogy. ISBN 9788273851413. 8 p. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen; Nesje, Atle; Fure, Inger; Garmo, Torgeir T. & Armas, Anne Kjos-Wenjum (2011). Stein i Sogn og Fjordane. Jostedalsbreen nasjonalparksenter. 46 p. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen & Sjulsen, Svein-Erik (2001). Høydepunkter (Universitetets naturhistoriske museer og botanisk hage). Universitetet i Oslo. ISBN 9788279700029. -1 p. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen & Sjulsen, Svein-Erik (2000). Highlights (Selected attractions Natural History Museums and Botanical Garden). Universitetet i Oslo. ISBN 9788279700012. -1 p. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Roaldset, Elen & Selbekk, Rune S (2017). Staining of Cararra mable - Causes and colour effects, Oslo opera house. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2014). Operahuset er i ferd med å gulne. [Journal]. Teknisk Ukeblad. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2014). Geologisk vandring i Botanisk hage. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2014). TV2 Nyhetene 16.02.2014 Intervju vedr. setninger i leirgrunn og senket grunnvannsstand forårsaket av grave-/byggearbeider i Schweigaardsgate 16, Oslo. Vurdering av setningsskader på omkringliggende veier og inngangspartier til bebyggelse. [TV]. TV2 Nyheter. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2014). Meteoritter - Hilsener fra verdensrommet. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen; Bering, Dag; Aerts, Maarten & Nguyen, Phuong Dan (2014). Kaolinite Group minerals from weathered anorthosite, SW Norway. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen & Semb, Knut Erling (2013). Indoor Radon in Buildings on Cambrian Black Shale Ground -A Case Study. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2013). Products of pre-glacial weathering onshore Norway. NGF Abstracts and Proceedings of the Geological Society of Norway. p. 109–109. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen & Bilet, Morten (2013). The meteorite Moss - a rare carbonaceous chondrite. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen; Bering, Dag; Aerts, Maarten & Gunnæs, Anette E. (2013). Kaolinite Group minerals from weathered anorthosite, SW Norway. Berichte derDeutschen Ton- und Tonmineralgruppe e.V.. ISSN 1432-7007. 15, p. 27–27. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2013). Kaolinite Group minerals from weathered anorthosite, SW Norway. Berichte derDeutschen Ton- und Tonmineralgruppe e.V.. ISSN 1432-7007. 13, p. 27–28. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2013). Hvorfor er bøker så tunge? Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2013). Intervjuet av NRK Dagsrevyen 15.02.2013 om asteroiden 2012Da14, meteoritter og ildkulen/meteorittfallet over Russland. Sendt i Dagsrevyen. [TV]. Oslo. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2013). Intervjuet av TV2 Nyhetene 15.02.2013 om asteroiden 2012DA14, meteoritter og ildkulen/meteorifallet over Russland. Innslag i TV2 Nyhetene samme dag. [TV]. Oslo. Full text in Research Archive
  • Skorve, Johnny; Roaldset, Elen & Selbekk, Rune S (2013). Jordens nære naboer. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2013). Products of pre-glacial weathering onshore Norway. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2012). Trenger vi et lovverk om eierskap til meteoritter? Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2012). The Moss Meteorite - A Rare carbonaceous chondrite. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2012). Meteoritten Moss(CO3.6) - kondruler og organiske molekyler. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen; Åm, Mari & Olesen, Oddleiv (2012). The Postglacial Stouragurra Fault, Northern Norway - A textural and mineralogical study. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2012). The Norwegian Meteor Network. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen & Kristmannsdóttir, Hrefna (2012). The Classical Surtarbrandsgil Locality, Brjánslækur, W.Iceland - A Mineralogical and Chemical Study. 30th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting, Programme and Abstracts. p. 135–135. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2012). The Classical Surtarbrandsgil Locality, Brjánslækur, W.Iceland - A Mineralogical and Chemical Study. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2012). Naturhistorisk museum og geologiske klenodier. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2012). The postglacial Stuoragurra Fault, North Norway - A textural and mineralogical study. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2012). Spor etter tropisk og subtropisk vitring i Norden. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2012). Ekeberg og Nordstrand gjennom geologisk tid. Full text in Research Archive
  • Selbekk, Rune S; Roaldset, Elen & Bilet, Morten (2011). Den uvanlige meteoritten Moss. Stein. ISSN 0802-9121. 38(3), p. 38–40. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2011). Prosessen bak valg av stein til Operaen og "bråket" etterpå. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen & Riis, Fridtjof (2011). Weathered basement rocks, northern North Sea. NGF Abstracts and Proceedings of the Geological Society of Norway. p. 84–84. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen & Riis, Fridtjof (2011). Weathered basement rocks, Northern North Sea. Full text in Research Archive
  • Selbekk, Rune S; Roaldset, Elen & Berg, Hans Jørgen (2011). Staining of an indoor Carrara marble floor at the Opera house, Oslo, NorwayIn: Broekmans, MATM. Korneliussen, A. Müller, A. Roaldset, E. Selbekk, R.S. Van der Eijk C & Van Helvoort, T.J.T: Program & abstracts, 10th International Congress for Applied Mineralogy (ICAM), Trondheim, Norway. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2011). Kartlegging av landet - Mathias Keilhau og hans samtid. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2011). Cap rocks, Norwegian North Sea - Physical and mineralogicak properties. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2011). Kunstgressbaner - miljøaspekter. Full text in Research Archive
  • Armas, Anne Kjos-Wenjum; Roaldset, Elen & Garmo, Torgeir T. (2011). Jostedalsbreen Nasjonalparksenter. Stein. ISSN 0802-9121. p. 4–7. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2011). Stein - mineral og bergartar. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen & Semb, Knut E. (2011). Radon i bygninger og tiltak. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2011). Leirproblemer Oslo Sentralstasjon - Hvorfor beveger platformene seg? [Radio]. NRK Østlandssendingen. Full text in Research Archive
  • Nakrem, Hans Arne; Gradstein, Felix M & Roaldset, Elen (2010). Value increase of old museum collections: The Novaya Zemlya collection at the Natural History Museum (Oslo) as an example. NGF Abstracts and Proceedings of the Geological Society of Norway. p. 132–133. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bilet, Morten & Roaldset, Elen (2010). The Moss meteorite - a carbonaceous chondrite. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bilet, Morten & Roaldset, Elen (2010). The Moss meteorite - a carbonaceous chondrite. NGF Abstracts and Proceedings of the Geological Society of Norway. p. 19–19. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2010). Mineral provenance of selected lithostratigraphic units with special reference to the Cenozoic, including Utsira Member. Full text in Research Archive
  • Selbekk, Rune S; Roaldset, Elen & Bilet, Morten (2010). Første meteoritt funn på mer en 40 år. GEO. 13(3), p. 53–53. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2010). Paleovitring i Norden og på norsk sokkel. Spor av preglasial tropisk vitring. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen; Nakrem, Hans Arne & Berg, Hans Jørgen (2010). Balthazar Mathias Keilhau - en pioner i den geologiske utforskningen av Norge. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2010). Ekeberg og Nordstrand gjennom geologisk tid. Hva har formet landskapet og hva ser vi spor etter i dag? Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2010). Spor av tropisk og subtropisk vitring i Norge. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2010). Da fossilet Ida kom til Norge. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2010). Universitetets museer før og nå. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen; Juve, Gunnar & Semb, Knut Erling (2010). Radon Emissions from Cambrian Black Alum Shale, Oslo Region. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2010). Ekeberg i Oslofeltets geologi. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2010). Kaolinitt fra Dydland. Full text in Research Archive
  • Selbekk, Rune S; Roaldset, Elen & Bilet, Morten (2010). Første meteorittfunn på mer enn 40 år. GEO. 13(4), p. 53–53. Full text in Research Archive
  • Selbekk, Rune S; Roaldset, Elen & Berg, Hans Jørgen (2008). Staining of Carrara marble inside the new Oslo Opera house. Full text in Research Archive
  • Selbekk, Rune S; Roaldset, Elen & Berg, Hans Jørgen (2008). Soga om Operaen-Snart hvit? GEO. 11(6), p. 38–42. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kjelstrup, Signe; Esser, Ruth & Roaldset, Elen (2008). Utradering av "frie prosjekter". Forskningspolitikk. ISSN 0333-0273. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kjelstrup, Signe; Esser, Ruth & Roaldset, Elen (2008). Utradering av «frie prosjekter». Forskningspolitikk. ISSN 0333-0273. p. 24–24. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen & Bøckman, Petter (2008). Jordens fortid frem i lyset. [Journal]. VG. Full text in Research Archive
  • Selbekk, Rune S & Roaldset, Elen (2008). Blir marmoren i operaen hvit? Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen; Skorve, Johnny; Midtskogen, Ørnulf & Raade, Gunnar (2006). Ildkulefenomente over Troms. Full text in Research Archive
  • Torsvik, T.H.; Roaldset, Elen; Bjørlykke, Arne; Gabrielsen, Roy & Jamtveit, Bjørn (2006). "Tøvete om platetektonikk". Forskning.no. ISSN 1891-635X. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kalleson, Elin; Lauritzen, Eva Mæhre; Roaldset, Elen & Raade, Gunnar (2005). Meteoritter - en hilsen fra verdensrommet. Full text in Research Archive
  • Nakrem, Hans Arne & Roaldset, Elen (2005). Geologi på Tøyen i nesten 100 år. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2004). Norsk granitt NESTEN JUMBO. [Journal]. Oslo. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2004). Oslo-museene smuldrer opp. [Journal]. Oslo. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2004). Hamrer løs mot kinesisk stein. [Journal]. Oslo. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (2004). Norsk stein i operaen. Dagsavisen. ISSN 1503-2892. p. 3–3. Full text in Research Archive
  • Knudsen, Trine-Lise & Roaldset, Elen (2001). Jubileet for W.C. Brøgger. GEO. p. 9–9. Full text in Research Archive
  • Midttømme, Kirsti; Fjeldskaar, Willy & Roaldset, Elen (1998). Temperature modelling of sedimentary basins : the sensitivity of thermal conductivity. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ersdal, Gustav & Roaldset, Elen (1997). Swelling pressure in clay and claystones in relation to mineralogical and geochemical composition. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (1997). Experimental diagenesis of opal-A to opal-CT to quarts and of smectite to illite. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen; Riis, F. & Johnsen, Sverre Ola (1997). Dypvitret berggrunnunder mesozoiske sedimenter, nordlige Nordsjø. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wei, He & Roaldset, Elen (1997). Laboratory modeling and geothermal application of illite-smectite. Full text in Research Archive
  • Midttømme, Kirsti & Roaldset, Elen (1997). Thermal conductivity of sedimentary rocks. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (1995). The petroleum resources on the Norwegian continental shelf. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen; Selbekk, Rune S & Berg, Hans Jørgen (2013). Misfarging av marmor på taket av Operahuset, Oslo. Naturhistorisk museum, Universitetet i Oslo. ISSN 9788279700425. Full text in Research Archive
  • Selbekk, Rune S; Roaldset, Elen & Berg, Hans Jørgen (2008). Undersøkelser av misfarging på innendørs marmorgulv i nytt operahus, Oslo. Naturhistorisk Museum. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen & Selbekk, Rune S (2008). Gjennomgang og vurdering av rapport: ”Nytt operahus, Oslo. Fargeendringer av innendørs marmorgulv. Vurdering av årsak og tiltak-Rapport til SINTEF SBK F07018”. Naturhistorisk Museum. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen & Sjulsen, Svein-Erik (2001). Høydepunkter: Utvalgte attraksjoner. Universitetet i Oslo. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen (1996). F@ørstudie betr@æffande bentonitens roll i ett slutf@ørvar f@ør radioaktivt avfall. [Mangler utgivernavn]. Full text in Research Archive
  • Roaldset, Elen & Wei, He (1996). Volume changes associated with the illitization. NTNU. Inst. f. geologi og bergteknikk. Full text in Research Archive
  • Aagaard, Per; Roaldset, Elen; Wensaas, Lars & Tyridal, Dagrun S. (1995). Tertiary claystones on the Norwegian shelf : final report : report to CNI listing main conclusions publications, reports and conference contributions wholly and partly financed by the Conoco Norway Project 25-6. Research Programme on Clays, Claystones and Shales in Petrole. Full text in Research Archive

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