Sigurdur R. Gislason is a research professor at University of Iceland. He received his PhD in Geochemistry from the Johns Hopkins University, USA in 1985. His research group has focused on field and laboratory experiments related to mineral storage of CO2 in basaltic rocks as well as the chemical and physical erosion rates of basaltic terrains and their role in the global carbon cycle. Sigurdur has also contributed to the understanding of the environmental impact of volcanic eruptions.  He is currently the president of the European Association of Geochemistry and one of three directors of CarbFix, an international consortium on carbon capture and mineral storage. He is a recipient of the Patterson Award of the Geochemical Society.