Deep Sea Minerals - Student Challenge
Join our student challenge within Deep Sea Minerals.
We invite students at BSc/MSc/PhD level to join our Deep Sea Minerals – Student Challenge.
Win 10 000 NOK + Conference Pass
Up to ten students will be awarded free entrance to the Deep Sea Minerals Conference in Bergen 1-3 April 2025. The winner will be awarded NOK 10 000,-.
The Challenge
Students (individual or in groups) are challenged to submit your proposal covering one or more of the following aspects of deep-sea minerals, preferably linked to your field/thesis:
- The role of deep-sea minerals in critical suppl
y chains. - The role of deep-sea minerals in the energy transition.
- Cost-effective methods of prospecting for deep-sea minerals, e.g. multi-beam echo sounder, seismics, Controlled Source Electro Magnetic, gravimetry, etc.
- Knowledge required prior to deep sea mining starting in Norway/globally.
- A solution for minimal environmental impact of deep-sea mining.
- Pros and cons between deep-sea mining and land-based mining.
- How social acceptance for deep-sea mining can be reached.
- Propose solutions to increase resilience and/or speed up ecosystem recovery in deep-sea mining areas.
Submission Format
We accept your proposal written as a scientific review, essay or innovation concept.
It must be written in English and can be submitted as a Power point presentation < 15 slides or a Word document < 6 pages.
The Deep Sea Mineral conference programme committee will be jury.
Send your suggestion to jon.hellevang@gceocean.no before 3 March 2025.
The award is sponsored by Viridien and is a collaboration between:
Contact Information
Deep Sea Minerals
An international conference to be arranged for the fourth time 1-3 April in Bergen Norway.
We expect close to 200 participants from all over the world.
The conference is organised by GeoPublishing and addresses legal framework, environmental aspects, geology, technology and innovation linked to this nascent industry.
