Organization of VISTA

The VISTA-programme is led by the VISTA board, with representatives from both The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and Equinor.

VISTA is administered by a coordinator from The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and Equinor's program manager. Each research area is led by a scientific committee consisting of a division head from Equinor and a board member from The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

The VISTA board as of 01.01.2022:

VISTA board:

Kenneth Ruud, professor of theoretical chemistry, FFI / UiT The Arctic University of Norway, chair
Tor Ulleberg, vice president, Equinor
Karin Andreassen, professor of geosciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Roger Sollie, project manager, Equinor
Unni Olsbye, professor of chemistry, University of Oslo

NTNU VISTA Centre for autonomous operations subsea (CAROS):

Kenneth Ruud, professor, UiT/FFI, chair
Roger Sollie, Equinor
Karin Andreassen, professor, UiT
Ingrid Bouwer Utne, professor, Institute of marine technology
Sverre Steen, leader, Institute of marine technology
Olav Bolland, dean, Faculty of engineering

VISTA Center for Modeling of Coupled Subsurface Dynamics (CSD) (UiB):

Kenneth Ruud, professor, UiT/FFI, chair
Roger Sollie, Equinor
Unni Olsbye, professor, UiO
Antonella Zanna Munthe-Kaas, leader, Institute of mathematics
Ingunn Hindenes Thorseth, leader, Institute of Earth science
Anne Marit Blokhus, pro dean, Faculty of mathematics and natural science

Management:

Kjetil Skaugset, professor, NTNU, and program manager, Equinor
Pål Pettersen, VISTA coordinator, DNVA.
Phone: 415 10 974.
E-mail: pal.pettersen@dnva.no.
Richard Kvile, accountant, DNVA