Freysteinn Sigmundsson#
| Membership Number: | 4579 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | EARTH & COSMIC SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2017 |
| Main Country of Residence: | ICELAND |
| Homepage(s): | http://uni.hi.is/fs |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2004 - present Research professor at the Nordic Volcanological Centre, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland
- 1999 – 2004 Nordic Volcanological Institute, director
- 1992 - 1999 Nordic Volcanological Institute, research geophysicist
- 1990 - 1992 and 1988-1989 University of Colorado, research assistant
- 1989 - 1990 University of Iceland, research assistant
Fields of Scholarship
- Volcanology
- Geodesy, volcano geodesy
- Volcano geophysics
- Volcanic hazards
Honours and Awards
- May 2005 Iceland’s Science and Tehcnology Council award for excellence in science at early age
- Chairman, board of Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, 2014-July 2016
- Advisor for the Icelandic Civil Defence Authorities since 1994, member of scientific panel
- Member of the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination team (UNDAC) 2003-2012
- Coordinator of FUTUREVOLC, a 26-partner project funded by FP7 Environment Programme of the European Commission
