C. Murray Wallace, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
My research interests have focused on aspects of long-term coastal evolution in response to relative
sea-level changes, particularly over the past 1 million years. I have had a long standing interest in the passive continental margin
of southern Australia, one of the world's largest temperate carbonate factories. I have applied amino acid racemization and other geochronological
methods to unraveling a history of aeolianite formation within the region. A related research interest concerns identifying evidence
for neotectonism in passive margin settings.
H. Bauch, IFM-Geomar, Mainz Academy of Science, Humanities & Literature, Wischhofstr. 1-3, 24148 Kiel, Germany
My general research interests focus on all sorts of paleoenvironmental reconstructions within the field of
paleoceanography-paleoclimatology. However, over the years I have participated in various ship cruises and land-based expeditions to
the Arctic and sub-Arctic alike. Thus, my particular regions of interest are the subpolar and polar North Atlantic, the Arctic and the
North Eurasian continental margin.
N. Glasser, Centre for Glaciology, Inst. of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Wales, Aberysthwyth Llandinum Building, Penglais, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DB, UK
My research interests include many aspects of Quaternary science particularly glaciology, the response of
glaciers to climate change, glacial geomorphology, remote sensing for glaciological applications, glacial sedimentology and the techniques
used to date glacial events. Recent research contributions include papers on using glacial erosional landforms to reconstruct former
ice sheets, reconstructing patterns of meltwater flow in former ice sheets and the role of structural glaciology in debris entrainment,
deposition and landform development. I am currently working on large data sets concerned with Quaternary glaciations in southern South
America and the response of these glaciers to post-Little Ice Age climate change, changes in tropical glaciers in the Peruvian Andes
and high-altitude glaciers in the Himalayas, as well as the response of Antarctic Peninsula ice shelves to recent climate change.
C. Hillaire-Marcel, Dept. des Sciences de la Terre, Université du Quebec à Montreal (UQAM), Case postale 8888, succ.A, Montreal, QUEBEC H3C 3P8, Canada
Claude Hillaire-Marcel is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Professor at l'Universit du Qu
bec Mont al (UQAM) where he founded the Research Center in Geochemistry and Geodynamics (GEOTOP). He is the recipient of a number of
awards including the W.A. Johnston Medal of the Canadian Quaternary Association (CANQUA). His research interests concern environmental
isotopes with particular attention to ocean and climate changes in many parts of the world, but some focus on thermohaline circulation
and sea-level change issues. Claude's palaeoenvironmental studies have been supported by critical work on stable isotopes in biogenic
carbonates as well as on their dating, using notably U-Series analysis. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement
of Science (AAAS).
A. Long, Dept. of Geography, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK
My general research interests lie in environmental reconstruction with a particular focus on coastal environments.
I have worked extensively on reconstructing patterns of past and future sea-level change and coastal evolution on active and passive
coastal margins around the world. I have a particular interest in the link between sea-level change and ice sheet history and have spent
the last decade exploring the Late Weichselian history of the Greenland Ice Sheet.
C. Roberts, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK
My research emphasizes past climatic and environmental change since the time of the last glacial maximum,
specifically derived from lake-sediment archives. I have worked extensively in eastern Africa, the Mediterranean and West Asia, often with close links to archaeology, using diatom analysis, stable isotopes and other techniques. I coordinate the ISOMED working group on
stable isotope records from Mediterranean lakes. I have authored or edited a number of books including the Holocene (Blackwell/Wiley).
X. Yang, Inst. of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), PO Box 9825, 100029 Beijing, China
My research interests include dryland environments and their geological and historical changes, specifically geomorphology
and paleoclimatology during the Late Quaternary. I have carried out research on the aeolian landforms, dust sources, climate changes,
desertification, ground water, evolution of oasis in the arid and semi-arid regions of northern China. One of my studies was to have
recognized wetter epoch at around 30 ka in the hyper-arid Badain Jaran and Taklamakan Deserts in northwestern China. Currently I am exploring
Chinese deserts' responses to global changes mainly using geological, geochemical and hydrological approaches.
K. Anchukaitis, Palisades, NY, USA
My research encompasses three interconnected areas. First, I collect, develop, and calibrate new proxy paleoenvironmental
data. My primary focus is the development of new tree-ring chronologies, primarily in the tropics, but also in North America, Asia, and
the Mediterranean Rim. I also use both new and existing proxy data from tree-rings, corals, and other high resolution proxies to develop
paleoenvironmental reconstructions. This includes regional-scale ?eld reconstructions of both terrestrial (drought, precipitation, temperature)
and marine (sea surface temperatures) climate. I use such reconstructions in concert with physical and biological models in order to
interpret the cause of past climate variability and ecological change and to develop an improved understanding of the multivariate and
potentially non-stationary influences on proxy formation. The tools I use for this include mechanistic models of the relationship between
proxies and climate variability (including tree-ring formation and stable isotope systematics), and simulations from general circulation
and regional climate models.
M. Bar-Matthews, Jerusalem, Israel
Senior Research Scientist at the Geological Survey of Israel specializing in the subject of paleoclimate
and paleohydrology using cave speleothems. The research is mainly focused on cave deposits (speleothems) from various climatic regions
in the Eastern Mediterranean and southern Africa. The research primarily involves dating (using U-Th method) periods of deposition as
indicators for periods when water was available in the unsaturated zone, determining their carbon, oxygen and hydrogen isotopic composition
as indicators for the climate during their formation, i.e., temperatures, origin of rainfall and rainfall amount. In parallel, the research
involves detailed investigation of the relationships between the timing of rainfall events, its isotopic composition and water infiltration
into the unsaturated zone. She uses strontium and neodymium isotopes compositions of speleothems as tracers and dust sources and transport
in the eastern Mediterranean area. A major collaborative project with C.W. Marean from Arizona State University studies the paleoclimate
and paleoenvironment in the Cape region of South Africa in relation to the early modern human habitation. The study focuses on coastal
caves, trying to understand how sea level and paleoclimate changes affected early modern human technology, diet and migration.
J. Clague, Burnaby, BC, Canada
John J. Clague is Shrum Professor of Science at Simon Fraser University and Emeritus Scientist, Geological Survey
of Canada. He has published over 200 papers in 34 journals on a range of earth science disciplines, including glacial geology, geomorphology,
stratigraphy, sedimentology, and natural hazards. John and his graduate students are currently conducting research on natural hazards
and late Holocene climate change in western Canada. His other principle professional interest is improving public awareness of earth
science by making relevant geoscience information available to students, teachers, and the general public. John is a Fellow of the Royal
Society of Canada, former President of the Geological Association of Canada, and Past-President of the International Union for Quaternary
Research. He is recipient of the Geological Society of America Burwell Award, the Royal Society of Canada Bancroft Award, the Association
of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia?s 2001 and 2005 Innovation Editorial Board Awards, the Geological Association
of Canada?s (GAC) 2006 E.R.W Neale Medal, and GAC?s 2007 Logan Medal. He is the 2007-2008 Richard Jahns Distinguished Lecturer.
J. Dodson, Menai, Australia
Fields of interests: Quaternary vegetation and environmental change, including fire history and human impacts, in Australia, New Zealand, China and Pacific Islands
S. Marshall, Calgary, AB, CanadaRegions: Arctic Canada, Greenland, Canadian Rockies Main disciplines: Glaciology, Ice sheet modelling, Paleoclimate (North America),
Ice cores, Climate models, Climate dynamics Interests: glacial geology and paleoceanography
M. Meadows, Rondebosch, South Africa
Research interests in Quaternary palaeoecology and geomorphology of southern Africa. More specifically,
I have expertise in vegetation reconstruction through pollen analysis of late Pleistocene and Holocene sediments in southwestern Africa,
especially in arid and semi-arid environments. I am particularly interested in the impact of human activities on vegetation of the region
during the Holocene.
P. Moreno, Santiago, ChileMy research interests and activities include paleoecology, paleoclimatology, past fire regimes, biogeogeography, along with glacial geomorphology
and stratigraphy. My research focus has been the Patagonian region, located in southern South America
E. Rohling, Southampton, UK
Eelco J. Rohling is Professor in the University of Southampton's School of Ocean and Earth Science (National
Oceanography Centre, Southampton). His research interests span: (1) High-resolution investigation of ocean/climate changes during the
Neogene to determine the nature, timing, magnitude, and rates of natural climate variability; (2) Theoretical and applied (integrated
with proxy records) modelling of present-day and past states of circulation and property distribution; (3) Theoretical and practical/analytical
research on the use of conservative properties and stable isotopes to trace deep-water formation, advection and mixing processes in the
modern ocean; (4) Assessment of changes in deep-sea ventilation states and nutrient distribution mechanisms, the interactions with the
organic and inorganic carbon cycles, and the impact of ecological responses on proxy records; and (5) Integration of palaeoclimate research
with archaeological records. His work has been published in 100+ peer-reviewed contributions and he is Correspondent (living-abroad Fellow)
to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences.
J. Shulmeister, Christchurch, New Zealand
I graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 1984 where I worked with Pete Coxon and Richard Bradshaw on a
pollen based project. I completed my MSc at Queen's University in Canada with John Shaw working on glacial sedimentology. I moved to
Australia (ANU) for my PhD where I undertook a mix of geomorphological, sedimentological and paleocological work in the Australian tropics
with Brian Lees and Geoff Hope. Since my PhD I have worked in the US and New Zealand. I am currently Professor of Quaternary Geology
at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch. My research interests centre around the paleoclimatology of the South Western Pacific
Basin focusing on high resolution Late Quaternary terrestrial records using sedimentology and micropaleontology. In recent times I have
concentrated on glacial geology and geochronological investigations of the timing, extent and nature of Southern Hemisphere glaciations
and the development of quantitative (and qualitative) paleoclimate proxies to address paleoclimate questions Previously I have worked
in Quaternary coastal evolution and sea-level changes, especially on gravel dominated sedimentary systems.
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