Meet some of the people who make NGI who we are

18.06.2026

The bridgebuilder in Houston

From Tehran to Texas, by way of France and Trondheim, the road to NGI’s Houston office was anything but direct. Today, Mohammad Ali Salehi builds a bridge between geotechnics and geoscience, turning complex seabed data into models that entire project teams can rely on.

21.05.2026

From the Nepalese mountains to the deep seabed off Australia

Shambhu Sharma grew up in a mountain village in Nepal, a day's walk from the nearest town. Today he works as a Technical Expert at NGI's Perth office, specializing in one of geotechnics' most challenging materials: carbonate sediments.

18.05.2026

NGI’s trainee programme: A unique start to a career in geotechnical engineering

The programme gives newly graduated geotechnical engineers 18 months of professional development, varied projects, and rotations across different departments. There is also an opportunity for a three-month stay at one of NGI’s international offices.

23.04.2026

Only one of twelve bolts held: Researcher wants artificial intelligence to secure Norwegian rock cuttings

When a rock cutting collapsed onto the E18 motorway in Larvik, investigations revealed that eleven of twelve rock bolts had not reached stable bedrock.

27.03.2026

The siblings who found their future in geotechnical engineering

Sajida Ali Rizai (23) and Sarfaraz Ali Rizai (25) have followed each other since primary school. Now they are both about to finish their master’s degrees in geotechnical engineering at OsloMet – and this autumn they’ll start as full-time employees at the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI).

15.04.2026

Found a new method for measuring the protective effect of forests against landslides

Amanda DiBiagio has developed a calculation tool that, for the first time, makes it possible to quantify how much forests contribute to stabilising steep slopes in Norway.

24.10.2025

NGI researcher elected to the Board of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

Hans Peter Arp, researcher at NGI – the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, is one of the world’s leading experts on chemical pollution. Now, the environmental chemist will play a role in shaping European chemicals policy.

29.04.2026

Measuring ground reinforcement with fiber optics

Cement-based ground reinforcement makes soft clay safe to build on, but excess cement use generates unnecessary carbon emissions. By casting thin fiber-optic cables into the ground, Sølve Hov has now documented exactly how the ground deforms under load.

14.11.2025

Iveland Jacobsen receives award for best master’s thesis

NGI trainee Linn Iveland Jacobsen won the award for best master’s thesis at Geoteknikkdagen in Oslo on 7 November. The thesis provides new insights into how various binders impact the strength of stabilized Norwegian clay.

30.09.2025

Biochar can prevent PFAS from leaching into the environment

New research shows that biochar made from sewage sludge can slow the spread of PFAS from contaminated soil. Field trials and modeling suggest that most of the soil contamination can be held back in the soil for up to one hundred years.