Øystein Klemetsdal

I work as a research scientist in the applied computational sciences group at SINTEF Digital, and my research is in the intersection between mathematics, computer science, and geoscience. Most of my work centers around development of numerical simulation technology, focusing on efficient linear and nonlinear solution strategies, discretizations, and grid generation.

I hold an MSc in industrial mathematics and a PhD in applied mathematics from the department of mathematical sciences at the Norwegian University of Technology and Science (NTNU). I have also spent time as a visiting student researcher at the institute of Energy Science & Engineering at Stanford University during my PhD, and at KTH Royal Institute of Technology during my MSc.

Contact

Forskningsveien 1, Oslo, Norway
P.O.Box 124 Blindern, N-0314 Oslo
Mobile:+4798438639
oystein.klemetsdal@sintef.no

ORCID: 0000-0002-2545-3124

teaching

One of the most rewarding parts of my job is supervision of students. You can find a list of supervised students and topics here. Feel free to reach out if you find anything interesting and are interested in supervision.

I am also part of the organizing committee of the Geilo Winter Schools in eSciences, an annual meeting place for PhD students, Postdocs, and young researchers. Hosted at the historical Dr. Holms Hotel, the school gathers leading experts to lecture on emerging topics in eSciences. In addition to scientific input, each day offers a break with ample time for networking while skiing in the mountains of Geilo.

During the fall term of 2022, I held a part-time position as associate professor (NO: førsteamanuensis) in the mathematical modelling group at Oslo Metropolitan University, teaching algorithms and data structures.

Software

I am a firm believer in open and reproducible science, and a large part of my time is devoted to developing high-quality scientific software together with my colleagues in the applied computational sciences group at SINTEF Digital. I am the lead developer of Fimbul, an open-source, Julia-based toolbox for geothermal simulation, and I am one of the core developers of JutulDarcy, our fully differentiable, high-performance porous-media flow simulator. I am also one of the core developers of the MATLAB Reservoir Simulation Toolbox (MRST), a differentiable, open-source toolbox for rapid prototyping of new models and numerical methods for porous media flow simulation.

Organization

I currently serve as the Nordic representative of the Young investigators Committee of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS YIC), where I am member of the core group.