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Curriculum vitae
Research area: climate and ecology in the geological past. I am in particular interested in major climatic transitions (e.g. Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum, Eocene-Oligocene Transition, Miocene Climatic Optimum which took place in the Paleogene and the Miocene (65 to 5 million years ago). I focus on sea surface water temperature (using organic biomarkers, such as GDGTs and alkenones) reconstruction and surface water conditions (using organic-walled microfossils - dinocysts). I am also expert in biostratigraphy, providing age models for various projects (CCS, groundwater mapping, etc.). My main research area covers North Atlantic - Arctic region.
Keywords: palynology, dinocysts, pollen, spores, membrane lipids, TEX86, alkenones, Cretaceous, Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, paleoclimate, stratigraphy
Education:
2007-2011 Ph.D. (4+4 program), Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Denmark.
2002-2005 B.Sc. University of Warsaw, Faculty of Geology, Poland
9.2005-6.2006 Erasmus exchange student at Aarhus University (home institution: University of Warsaw, Faculty of Geology, Poland).
2001-2004 B.Sc. University of Warsaw, Faculty of Polish Philology, Poland
Employment record:
from 2019 – Senior researcher at GEUS
09/2017 – 11/2019 Postdoc researcher at GEUS (80% of the full-time employment)
07/2013 – 09/2017 Postdoc researcher at GEUS; (full time)
10/2011 – 03/2013 Postdoc; visiting researcher at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Texel, the Netherlands; funded by Det Frie Forskningsråd, Grant No. 11-107497
2/2007 – 6/2011 Teaching assistant, mentor for exchange students; Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Denmark
8/2006 – 1/2007 Lab. assistant at Micropaleontology Group; Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Denmark
Academic awards:
2019 Best presentation award at the FORCE Biostratigraphy seminar, Stavanger Norway
2019 ECORD research grant award. Very competitive merit-based award for outstanding young researchers for innovative research within the IODP awarded from the European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling (ECORD). Title: Mid-Cretaceous climate in the High Arctic region €3.000/20.000 DKK
2007-2011 Recipient of numerous funds/scholarships for participation in various meetings/courses: from Energistyrelsen, Oticon Fonden, NordForsk PhD Grant, Fur Museum, ESSAC, and USSP. Total amount > 85.000 DKK
2002-2004 recipient of a scientific scholarship (University of Warsaw, Faculty of Geology, Poland). The scholarship was awarded to top 2% of students based on their academic performance in an academic year.
Research funding and management experience (PI, projects over 0.5 Mill DKK)
2024-2027 Denmark under IPCC scenarios – a view from the Eemian and Miocene past warm periods (EeMi) funded by Geocenter Denmark, 2.200.000 DKK (https://www.geocenter.dk/projekter/2024-2/denmark-under-ipcc-scenarios-a-view-from-the-eemian-and-miocene-past-warm-periods-eemi/)
2019-2023 SeaLMICO2 funded by Geocenter Denmark; 950.000 DKK; (https://www.geocenter.dk/projekter/2019-2/sealmico2/)
2011-2013 individual postdoc Grant No. 11-107497 funded by (DFF/FNU); 1.213.000 DKK
Other projects as co-investigator:
2025-2029 HORIZON-CL5-2024-D1-01-03 — Climate sciences and responses (2025-2029): PAST TO FUTURE: TOWARDS FULLY PALEO-INFORMED FUTURE CLIMATE PROJECTIONS (P2F), funded by Horizon Europe; co-investigator in WP9 and WP12; research, supervision.
2024-2026 SUSTAIN-ART-SCI: Addressing Sustainability using Arts-Based Science Communication; funded by Novo Nordisk; https://www.ind.ku.dk/english/projects/sustain-art-sci/ science communication
2023-2025 SVALCLIME UArctic: SVALCLIME: Deep-time Arctic climate archives: High-resolution coring of Svalbard’s sedimentary record, funded by UArctic; research
2022-2025 IODP Expedition 396: Mid-Norwegian Margin Magmatism and Paleoclimate Implications, shore-based researcher, research and supervision
2022-2023 Geocenter project: Shallow marine response and latitudinal variation across the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (PI Laura J. Cotton, SNM), research
2019-2021 Geocenter project: ENIGMA (PI Paul Knutz, GEUS); research and fieldwork.
2018 funded by National Geographic: Cretaceous greenhouse (PI Madeleine Vickers, Plymouth University), Grant No.CP-038R-17; research and fieldwork.
2013-2019 Industry funded LoCrA consortium (PI Snorre Olaussen, University Centre in Svalbard); research, fieldwork, sample collection, supervision
International invited presentations:
- Keynote speaker at the Magellan Plus workshop NHIS – Evolution of the Northern Hemisphere Ice Sheets: timing, drivers, and interconnections 4-7 February 2025, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK presentation title: “Northern Hemisphere glacial evolution from the perspective of Greenland margins paleoclimate archives”
- ECORD summer school 2023, Bremen, Germany; invited lecturer: "The Early Cenozoic Greenhouse World - the Arctic Perspective" September 6th, 2023
- ECORD summer school 2023, Bremen, Germany; invited lecturer together with Paul Knutz: "IODP Expedition 400, North West Greenland margin - Science presentation" September 14th, 2023
- EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria; "Sea surface temperature evolution of the North Atlantic Ocean across the Eocene-Oligocene Transition", April 25th 2023
- 52nd AASP meeting, Ghent, Belgien; (keynote) "How reliable are dinocysts as a temperature proxy? A case study on Svalbardella cooksoniae and its implications for paleoclimatological studies of the late Paleogene" July 2nd, 2019
Supervision:
Visiting researchers:
- Jessica (Bela) McCoy - PhD candidate from Northumbria University, Geography and Environmental Sciences Department (15.02-15.03.2025)
Master students:
- 2024 Laura Kellner (NOVA School of Science and Technology, Portugal)
- 2022-2023 Rune Bech Pedersen (AU) (SeaLMICO2 project)
- 2021-2022 Julie Fredborg (KU), (SeaLMICO2 project) now PhD-candidate at Globe, Copenhagen University
- 2020-2021 Tirza Weitkamp (Vrije Universitet Amsterdam; Erazmus+) now PhD-candidate at Stockholm University
Bachelor students:
- 2023 Amalie Arildsund (KU), (IODP 369/SeaLMICO2 project)
- 2020 Julie Margrethe Fredborg (KU) (LoCrA project)
External positions
Assembly representative for GEUS, UArctic
Jun 2024 → …
EGU SSP Officer in Paleontology, European Geosciences Union (EGU)
Apr 2024 → …
palsys.org - quality control committee member
2023 → …
Voting member of the Paleogene Subcommission on Stratigraphy, ISPS
2023 → …
Editorial board member: Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
Dec 2021 → …
Keywords
- QE Geology
- climate change
- sea surface temperature
- North Atlantic
- membrane lipids
- stratigraphy
- Paleogene
- Miocene
- deep time
- GDGT
- palynology
- AMOC
Programme Area
- Programme Area 5: Nature and Climate
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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P2F: PAST TO FUTURE: TOWARDS FULLY PALEO-INFORMED FUTURE CLIMATE PROJECTIONS
Knutz, P. (CoI), Pérez, L. F. (CoI) & Sliwinska, K. (CoI)
1/03/25 → 28/02/29
Project: Research
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SUSTAIN-ART-SCI: Addressing Sustainability using Arts-Based Science Communication
Achiam, M. (PI), Thorek Jensen, J. (CoI), Kring, M. (CoI), Sliwinska, K. (CoI) & Horn, M. (CoI)
1/10/24 → 31/05/27
Project: Research
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EeMi: Denmark under IPCC scenarios – a view from the Eemian and Miocene past warm periods (EeMi)
Sliwinska, K. (PI), Andresen, C. S. (CoPI), Seidenkrantz, M.-S. (CoI), Sistiaga, A. (CoI), Knutz, P. (CoI), Lupien, R. (CoI) & Pearce, C. (CoI)
1/05/24 → 31/10/27
Project: Research
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SVALCLIME UArctic: SVALCLIME: Deep-time Arctic climate archives: High-resolution coring of Svalbard’s sedimentary record
Senger, K. (CoPI), Shephard, G. (CoPI), Bodin, S. (CoI), Tegner, C. (CoI), Lorenz, H. (CoI), Kulhanek, D. K. (CoI), Zuchat, V. (CoI), Grundvåg, S. A. (CoI), Smyrak-Sikora, A. (CoI), Planke, S. (CoI), Sliwinska, K. (CoI), Jones, M. T. (CoI), Vickers, M. L. (CoI), Xu, W. (CoI), Foster, W. J. (CoI) & Ruhl, M. (CoI)
1/09/23 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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Shallow marine response and latitudinal variation across the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum
Cotton, L. J. (PI), Thibault, N. R. (CoI), Sliwinska, K. (CoI), Sheldon, E. (CoI), Bodin, S. (CoI), Korte, C. (CoI) & Rasmussen, C. M. Ø. (CoI)
1/06/22 → 30/05/23
Project: Research
Research output
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A holostratigraphic reappraisal of the lowermost Cretaceous in Svalbard: The Arctic key piece of the Boreal basin puzzle
Jelby, M. E., Grundvåg, S. A., Sliwinska, K. K., Alsen, P., Vickers, M. L., Olaussen, S. & Stemmerik, L., Jan 2025. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract at conference
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A prolific Tertiary source rock of terrestrial origin in the eastern Nordic Seas
Knies, J., Mattingsdal, R., Brekke, T., Sliwinska, K. K., Grøsfjeld, K. & Planke, S., Mar 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract at conference
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Biomarker indicators of past ecosystems
Lupien, R. & Sliwinska, K. K., 2025, Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science. 3 ed. Elsevier, Vol. 6. p. 731-741 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review
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Deciphering the geological history of the Forlandsundet Graben and its implications for Arctic-Atlantic connectivity
Sliwinska, K. K., Sheldon, E., Bojesen-Koefoed, J., Grundvåg, S. A., Jones, M., Knudsen, S.-M., Weber, M., Senger, K. & Laberg, J. S., 2025, p. EGU25-17246.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract at conference
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Deep-time Arctic climate archives: High-resolution coring of Svalbard’s Permian to Paleogene sedimentary record (ICDP application SVALCLIME-P2P)
Jones, M. T., Barta, J., Foster, W. J., Grundvåg, S. A., Kulhanek, D. K., Lorenz, H., Planke, S., Senger, K., Sliwinska, K. K., Smyrak-Sikora, A., Tarhan, L. G., Vickers, M. L., Xu, W. & Zuchuat, V., Mar 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract at conference
Activities
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Sidste gang atmosfærens CO2-indhold var så højt som i dag – Danmark og et klimatisk optimum for 15 millioner år siden
Sliwinska, K. (Speaker)
10 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation - popular science
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Northern Hemisphere glacial evolution from the perspective of Greenland margins paleoclimate archives (keynote)
Sliwinska, K. (Invited speaker), Knutz, P. (Co-author), Pérez, L. F. (Co-author), Jennings, A. (Co-author) & Childress, L. B. (Co-author)
5 Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Exhibitions, workshops, seminars
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Warmer-than-present climate states of the Cenozoic from the Arctic perspective
Sliwinska, K. (Speaker)
28 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Scientific presentation without abstract/poster
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The Miocene of the Norwegian Sea - stratigraphy and environment
Sliwinska, K. (Speaker)
19 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Scientific presentation without abstract/poster
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Danmark i et varmt klima (holdnr. 2321-234)
Rasmussen, E. S. (Speaker), Sliwinska, K. (Speaker), Dybkjær, K. (Speaker) & Nielsen, A. T. (Speaker)
Nov 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation - popular science
Press/Media
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Forsker bag ny undersøgelse: Danmark kan få tropisk-lignende klima som for 15 mio. år siden
14/10/24
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Hun lægger et gigantisk 14 millioner år gammelt puslespil for at finde ud af, hvad global opvarmning denne gang vil gøre ved klodens liv og klima
31/12/23
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