**About the Editors**

**Willy Fjeldskaar** received his Dr. Scient. in geophysics from the University of Bergen (Norway) in 1981. He worked for more than 20 years in the research foundation Rogaland Research/IRIS (now Force). In addition to his managemen<sup>t</sup> position in geology, his own research was focused on basin modeling and glacial isostatic adjustment. For 10 years, he was Adjunct Professor in Reservoir Geology at the University of Stavanger (Norway). He now carries out applied research at Tectonor AS. He has published many peer-reviewed papers in Earth science, mostly related to sedimentary basins and modeling of glaciation isostasy.

**Lawrence Cathles** received his Ph.D. in geophysics from Princeton University in 1971. He has researched mineral and industrial processes at the Kennecott Copper Corporation's Ledgemont Laboratory in Massachusetts, massive sulfide deposits at the Pennsylvania State University, gold, sulfide, and CO2 at the Chevron California Oil Field Research Laboratory, and, since 1987, multiphase flow dynamics, chemical alteration, nanoparticles, and global resources at Cornell. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, was the 2011 Distinguished Lecturer of the Society of Economic Geologists, and is the 2021 recipient of the Penrose Gold Medal of the SEG. He has published over 140 peer-reviewed publications and a book titled "The Viscosity of the Earth's Mantle".
