Network coordination and support
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee (SC) is composed of PhD students and postdocs with a wide range of expertise and skill sets in the paleosciences. Primary tasks of the SC include facilitation and coordination of the PAGES ECN activities, management of our email account and other communications, and production of monthly newsletters. The SC establishes and maintains broad visioning for the activities and growth of the ECN. The Steering Committee is the primary source of contact between the ECN and PAGES IPO, SSC, and other ECR networks.
*For general inquiries, please email pages.ecn@gmail.com to contact the group, instead of contacting ECN Steering Committee members individually.*
Aditi Dave |
Max Planck Institute, Germany |
Paleoclimate |
Patrick Cho |
University of Notre Dame, USA |
Paleoclimatology, African Hydroclimate, Indian Ocean Dynamics, Historical Records |
Georgy Falster |
The Australian National University, Australia |
Paleoclimatology, paleolimnology |
Olga Gildeeva |
Friedrich-Schiller University, Germany |
Micropaleontology, Paleoecology |
Ignacio Jara |
CEAZA Scientific Centre, Chile |
Paleoclimatology, Palynology |
Kamila Faizieva |
University of Vienna, Austria |
(Micro)paleontology (Paleo)ecology |
Juliana Nogueira |
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic |
Paleoclimatology, paleolimnology |
Christine Omuombo |
The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya |
Quaternary Geology, Geochemistry |
Jessie Pearl |
The Nature Conservancy, USA |
Dendrochronology, Geomorphology |
Lena Thöle |
Utrecht University, Netherlands |
Quaternary Geology, Paleoceanography |
Fernanda Charqueño Celis |
Comahue University, Argentina |
(Micro)paleontology (Paleo)ecology (Paleo)limnology Statistics |
Past Steering Committee members
Xavier Benito (2017-2020)
Alicja Bonk (2017-2021)
Vachel Carter (2017-2019)
Manuel Chevalier (2017-2018)
Andrea Kay (2017-2018)
Alexander Koch (2017-2019)
S. Yoshi Maezumi (2017-2018)
Nick Schafstall (2017-2021)
Caroline Quanbeck (2018-2019)
Stella Alexandroff (2017-2022)
Madelyn Mette (2018-2023)
Tamara Trofimova (2017-2022)
Regional Representatives
Regional Representatives are selected ECN members supporting PAGES ECN by coordinating activities on a local or regional scale and by dissemination information between the Steering Committee and the ECRs in their region.
Below, you will find a list of our RRs. If you want to share information about events in your region or have any questions, please contact your local RR.
If you are interested in becoming an RR yourself, in a region not featured below, please email the Steering Committee: pages.ecn@gmail.com.
Regional Representatives are selected based on need and an application assessed by the Steering Committee and other RRs within the region applied for.
Region |
Sub-region |
Name |
Affiliation |
Research field |
Africa |
Ghana |
Solomon Asante-Okyere |
University of Mines and Technology, University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa, Ghana |
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Kenya |
Christine Omuombo (Regional spokesperson) |
The Technical University of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya |
Biogeochemistry, organic geochemistry, East Africa, Late Holocene |
Morocco |
Nezha Mejjad |
Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco |
Biogeochemical processes, climate dynamics, ecosystem processes, human impacts & interactions, ocean dynamics |
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Morocco |
Otmane Khalfaoui |
University of chouaib Doukkali, El Jadida, Morocco |
Chronology Extreme events Floods Human impacts & interactions Sea level and coastal processes |
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South Africa |
Robyn Granger |
University of Cape Town, South Africa |
Paleoceanography, isotopes, biogeochemistry, micropalaeontology, Quaternary, foraminifera, biomarkers |
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South Africa |
Rakhee Lakhraj-Govender |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
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USA/ Nigeria |
Onema Adojoh |
Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, USA |
Paleoenvironmental change, paleovegetation, coastal sedimentology, sea-level change and micropaleontology |
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North America |
Canada |
Cecilia Cordero |
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada |
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USA |
Daniel Killam |
University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, USA |
Sclerochronology of bivalves from Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean |
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Onema Adojoh |
Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, USA |
Paleoenvironmental change, paleovegetation, coastal sedimentology, sea-level change and micropaleontology |
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Boyang Zhao |
Brown University, Providence RI, USA |
Organic geochemical proxies in lake sediments to reconstruct climatic conditions from southern Greenland and tropical South America |
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David Harning |
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder, USA |
Glacier history, lipid biogeochemistry, tephrochronology |
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François Lapointe |
University of Massachussets, Amherst MA, USA |
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Alejandra Rodriguez Abaunza |
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Central & South America |
Chile |
Ignacio Jara (Regional spokesperson) |
CEAZA Scientific Centre |
Paleoecology, paleolimnology |
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Chile |
Luciano Duhalde |
University of Chile, Santiago, Chile |
Climate dynamics Climate variability Fire Human impacts & interactions Proxy development Sea level and coastal processes |
Argentina |
Fernanda Charqueño Celis |
CENAC, Bariloche |
Paleoecology, paleolimnology |
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Argentina |
Victor Merino |
Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata |
Paleoclimate, paleolimnology, statistical analysis, paleoecology, neoglacial |
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Argentina |
Carina Seitz |
Universidad Nacional del Comahue- CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Biogeochemical processes Climate variability Ecosystem processes Extreme events Human impacts & interactions Interannual-decadal varaibility Statistical analysis Thresholds and abrupt changes Volcanoes Water |
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Guatemala |
Paula Gabriela Echeverría-Galindo |
Institute of Geosystems and Bioindication, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany |
Biogeochemical processes, climate dynamics, ecosystem processes, human impacts & interactions, monsoon |
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Mexico |
Montserrat Amezcua |
Instituto de Geofísica, UNAM |
Paleolimnology, bioindicators, anthropogenic impact, late Holocene, climate change |
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Peru |
Diana Ochoa |
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia |
Tropical palynology, biostratigraphy, micropaleontology |
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Peru |
Christian Quintana |
University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway |
Carbon cycle Climate variability Proxy development Statistical analysis |
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Panama |
Oris Rodriguez Reyes |
Universidad de Panamá, Panama, Panama |
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E/SE/S Asia |
India |
Deepak Kumar Jha |
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, India |
Paleoclimatology, paleovegetation, geoarchaeology, Quaternary geology |
India |
Arjun Rao |
Central University of Karnataka, India |
Field archaeology |
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India |
Ishfaq Ahmad Mir |
Geological Survey of India, Karnataka, India |
Biogeochemical processes Carbon cycle Chronology Climate dynamics Extreme events Ice dynamics Monsoon Ocean dynamics Proxy development Sea level and coastal processes Sustainability
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India |
Venkadesh Samykannu |
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tamil Nadu, India
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India |
Manasi Debnath |
Nagaland University, Mokokchung, India |
Biogeochemical processes Chronology Climate dynamics Climate variability Floods Ice dynamics Modeling Monsoon Sea level and coastal processes |
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China |
Luyao Tu |
Zhumadian, China |
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China |
Lydia Mackenzie |
School of Earth Science, Zhejiang University, China |
Paleoecology, Biogeography, Palynology, Fire Ecology, Global Change |
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Oceania |
Australia |
Calla Gould-Whaley |
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia |
Chronology Climate dynamics Climate variability Human impacts & interactions Monsoon Ocean dynamics Water |
Australia |
Vikki Lowe |
Griffith University, QLD, Australia |
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Middle East |
Turkey |
Özlem Sert |
Hacettepe Üniversity, Ankara, Turkey |
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Iran |
Borhan Bagherpour |
Shiraz University, Fars, Iran |
Biogeochemical processes Carbon cycle Chronology Climate dynamics Climate variability Extreme events Sea level and coastal processes Volcanoes
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Europe |
Germany |
Paul Zander |
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany |
Biogeochemical processes Carbon cycle Chronology Climate variability Ecosystem processes Extreme events Fire Floods Forests Human impacts & interactions Ice dynamics Interannual-decadal varaibility Proxy development Sea level and coastal processes Statistical analysis Sustainability Thresholds and abrupt changes Volcanoes Warmer Worlds Water |
Germany |
Nils Höche |
University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany |
Biogeochemical processes Chronology Climate dynamics Climate variability Ecosystem processes Modeling Ocean dynamics Proxy development Statistical analysis Thresholds and abrupt changes |
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UK |
Molly Spater |
University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK |
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Italy |
Fabrizio Michelangeli |
Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy |
Pleistocene and Holocene environmental reconstructions, Palynology, marine palynology, Vegetation dynamics and climate fluctuations in the Mediterranean Basin, Historical ecology and archeobotany
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Italy |
Tommaso Alberti |
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, Italy |
Complexity in geosciences, space plasma, and planetary environments, data analysis and modeling, dynamical systems, chaos, statistical mechanics, stochastic processes, turbulence, space weather/climate, climate variability and modeling |
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Switzerland |
Maria Elena Castiello |
University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland |
Climate dynamics Climate variability Ecosystem processes Extreme events Human impacts & interactions Modeling Proxy development Statistical analysis Sustainability |
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Switzerland |
Giorgia Camperio |
ETH, Zürich, Switzerland |
Biogeochemical processes Climate variability Ecosystem processes Human impacts & interactions Sustainability |
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Portugal |
Aline Mega |
University of Algarve, Lisbon, Portugal |
Carbon cycle Chronology Climate variability Human impacts & interactions Warm worlds |
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Greece |
Christodoulakis Ioannis |
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ECN Working Group Liaisons
Working Groups (WG) are the backbone of PAGES. ECN liaisons provide a link between the activities and research of WGs for PAGES ECRs. ECN WG Liaisons can be contacted by ECRs who are interested in joining a PAGES WG (or want more information about the working group). WG Liaisons are appointed by each WG to facilitate communication between the WG and the ECN.
WG Liaisons responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
1. Serve as a point of contact for the ECR members of PAGES who are interested in becoming involved in the WG.
2. Communicate important WG news relevant to PAGES ECN members (meetings, workshops, involvement opportunities) to the Steering Group or directly to the ECN mailing list.
3. When opportunities arise, initiate scientific output utilizing the ECN and its members (e.g., collaborative research projects, review articles, PAGES magazine highlights, community research perspectives, etc).
4. Advocate for the inclusion of early-career researchers when WGs are seeking additional participants.
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Schematic representation of the structure and position of the ECN and WG liaisons within the PAGES ecosystem. |