CSSR offers a high-quality environment for researcher training that stems from the centre’s interdisciplinary scientific activities and a broad collaborative network. The centre hosts 18 total PhD students and postdoctoral fellows, funded by CSSR and associated projects.
The students are closely integrated with the centre’s research agenda, often co-supervised by user partners, ensuring relevance to industry needs and societal challenges. Industrial laboratories provide access to infrastructure and case studies, enriching training outcomes and preparing candidates for careers at the research–industry interface.
A monthly seminar series supports the development of scientific presentation skills, and fellows are encouraged to contribute to the CSSR Open Webinar Series, which is open to a wider audience and aims to disseminate research progress broadly.
Mobility
CSSR students are active in national and international research schools and exchanges, often winning travel grants to support their activities. These opportunities deepen scientific expertise, foster collaboration, and expand the centre’s international research network.
Read more about CSSR’s mobility program here.
Our PhD students
Mathias Methlie Nilsen | NORCE / UiB
CSSR WP: Data assimilation and optimization (WP3)
Topic: Robust Methodology for Sustainable Reservoir Management
Defended: Nov 2025
Tongtong Yu | NORCE / UiB
CSSR WP: Energy-efficient and effective reservoir drainage (WP1)
Topic: Intermittent multiphase fluid flow in porous media and the effect on injectivity and reservoir performance
Expected disputas: June 2026
Raymond Mushabe | UiB
CSSR WP: Short-cycle energy storage (WP2)
Topic: Experimental reservoir physics for underground hydrogen storage
Expected disputas: April 2026
Peter von Schultzendorff | UiB
CSSR WP: Data-driven models in reservoir simulation (WP4/5)
Topic: Iterative coupling of physics-based and data-driven models in reservoir simulation
Expected disputas: 2026
Kirabo Erismas Mugwanya | UiB
CSSR WP: Energy-efficient and effective reservoir drainage (WP1)
Topic: The Triassic sedimentology of the Horda platform & Utsira High, Northern North Sea
Expected disputas: 2026
Hasan Gürsel | UiB
CSSR WP: Energy-efficient and effective reservoir drainage (WP1)
Topic: Mathematical and computational tools for near-well filter cake modelling and mud invasion
Expected disputas: 2026
Catherine Padde Amusugut | UiB
CSSR WP: Energy-efficient and effective reservoir drainage (WP1)
Topic: Investigating the influence of geological heterogeneity on multiphase fluid flow during intermittent fluid flow
Expected disputas: 2027
Claudius Holeksa | NORCE, UiB
CSSR WP: Energy-efficient and effective reservoir drainage (WP1)
Topic: Computational modeling of flow and transport in porous media under variable energy conditions
Expected disputas: 2028
Melito Soares | UiB
CSSR WP: Short-cycle energy storage (WP2)
Topic: Numerical modelling and
simulation of underground hydrogen storage: Capturing multiphase flow hysteresis and operational dynamics in porous media
Expected disputas: 2029
Trygve Tegnander | UiB
CSSR WP: Data-driven models in reservoir simulation (WP4/5)
Topic: Efficient solution strategies for heterogeneous Wasserstein distances approaches
Expected disputas: 2029
Associated PhD students
Maksim Lysyy | UiB
Project: HyPe
Topic: Physical aspects of hydrogen storage in subsurface porous media
Defended: June 2024
Eda Önal | UiB
Project: ExpReCCS
Topic: Coupling strategies in large-scale simulations of CO₂ storage
Expected disputas: 2026
Åsmund van Brussel Synnevåg | UiB
Project: MuPSI
Topic: Multiscale coupling strategies for multiphase poroelasticity
Expected disputas: 2028
Frank Acosta | UiB
Project: HyDRA
Topic: Biogeochemical interactions in multiphase systems (bacteria–rock–gas–water): Implications for underground hydrogen storage across scales
Expected disputas: 2028
Stefano Galati | UiB
Project: gigaCCS
Thesis: Upscaling mechanics for gigaton-scale CO2 storage
Expected disputas: 2028
Mattias Gjerdset Nyttingnes | UiB
Project: gigaCCS
Thesis: Regional-scale modeling and simulation of geomechanics for CO2 storage
Expected disputas: 2029
Postdoctoral researchers
Antoine Lechevallier | NORCE
CSSR WP4/5
Topic: Enhancement of reservoir simulations through data-driven approaches
Verena Nikeleit | NORCE
Project: MoCHyS
Topic: Microbiological Opportunities and Challenges of Hydrogen Underground Storage
Masters theses
CSSR-affiliated researchers supervise Master’s theses, integrate research outputs into teaching, and contribute to national capacity in key disciplines, including reservoir physics, experimental geomicrobiology, computational and applied mathematics, and geosciences.