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Raymond Mushabe Completes PhD Defense Successfully

PhD candidate Raymond Mushabe successfully defended his doctoral dissertation on 17 April at the University of Bergen. The Reservoir Physics Group warmly congratulates Dr. Mushabe on this important academic milestone.

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Raymond Mushabe defends his PhD thesis
Raymond Mushabe defending his doctoral thesis. Photo: Martin Fernø

His thesis, titled "" investigates how microbial activity in reservoir rocks can lead to hydrogen consumption, energy loss, and altered gas flow. This, in turn, may affect both the efficiency and predictability of cyclic underground hydrogen storage.

The Reservoir Physics Group extends its sincere congratulations to Dr. Raymond Mushabe on his successful defense and valuable contributions to the field of underground hydrogen storage and reservoir physics. His research provides important insights through the development and testing of a reproducible laboratory method that generates high-quality data, as well as the application of advanced imaging techniques (MRI and PET) to study hydrogen transport in porous rocks under microbial influence.

Raymond Mushabe with his supervisors and defence committee
From the left: Prof. Geir Ersland, Assoc. Prof. Hannah P. Menke, Assoc. Prof. Pål Østebø Andersen, Prof. Emeritus Per Lunde, Dr. Raymond Mushabe and Dr. Na Liu. Photo: Martin Fernø


Academic Background

Raymond Mushabe grew up in Uganda and holds a master’s degree in petroleum technology from NTNU in Trondheim. His PhD work in reservoir physics (2022–2025) was carried out at the Department of Physics and Technology (University of Bergen), Haukeland University Hospital, Equinor, and NORCE. The work was funded by the Research Council of Norway and is linked to the Centre for Sustainable Subsurface Resources (CSSR). His supervisors were Prof. Geir Ersland, Dr. Na Liu, Dr. Nicole Dopffel, and Dr. Marianne Steinsbø.