Professor Dr. Matthew O Regan

Biography

Matthew O'Regan is a Professor of Marine Geology at Stockholm University. He earned his PhD from the Graduate School of Oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, USA, in 2007, with a thesis on the paleoceanographic geologic development of the Arctic Ocean during the Cenozoic era. Since joining the Department of Geological Sciences at Stockholm University as a Research Scientist in 2012, he has held two post-doctoral fellowships and served as a Lecturer at Cardiff University in the UK. His primary research interests focus on deciphering the Quaternary glacial history of the Arctic Ocean through the analysis of marine sediment cores and geophysical data. He investigates sedimentary records to understand the development and variability of sea ice and marine-terminating glaciers in the geological past. Additionally, he studies key tectonic events related to Cenozoic development and paleoceanographic changes in the Arctic Ocean. His broad research interests also encompass the physical and geothermal properties of marine sediments, routinely collecting geotechnical and marine heat flow data in the Arctic Ocean and the Baltic Sea. These data contribute to exploring tectonic and sedimentary histories, as well as investigating subsurface fluid flow systems.

Research Interests