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The NORPEC project at the University of Bergen brings together scientists in 5 different departments to develop an interdisciplinary palaeoenvironmental research project, utilising new field methods, analytical techniques, and statistical approaches. The project involves 5 NORPEC doctoral stipendiats, 3 additional stipendiats, 3 post-doctoral researchers, 2 external researchers, and a large national and international network of research collaborators in 9 countries.

H. John B. Birks (Homepage)

Professor, Botanical Institute and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of BergenProfessor II at University College London and Queen's University, Kingston, Canada

John.Birks@bot.uib.no

Ph.D. (Cambridge) 1969, Sc.D. (Cambridge) 1981, Fil. dr Honoris Causa (Lund), 1998, Professor of Quantitative Ecology and Palaeoecology, University of Bergen, ENSIS Professor of Quantitative Palaeoecology, University College London, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. 40 years research experience in Quaternary palaeoecology, vegetation history, pollen analysis, palaeolimnology, quantitative palaeoecology and ecology, palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, community ecology, biogeography, and bryology in Norway, UK, USA, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, and Svalbard.
The NORPEC Group
 
Main responsibility

Jostein Bakke (Homepage)

Dr. stipendiat, Department of Geography and Bjerknes Centre of Climate Research, University of Bergen
Jostein.Bakke@geog.uib.no

Quaternary geology / physical geography

Hilary H. Birks (Homepage)

Professor, Department of Botany and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of BergenVisiting Professor, University College London
Hilary.Birks@bot.uib.no

Plant macrofossils and stomatal analyses /
radiocarbon dating

Anne Bjune (Homepage)

Dr. stipendiat, Department of Botany, University of Bergen
Anne.Bjune@bot.uib.no

Pollen / macrofossils

Stephen J. Brooks (Homepage)

Principal Scientific Officer and NORPEC Researcher (20%), Natural History Museum, London
Steve.Brooks@nhm.ac.uk

 

Chironomid analyses /
training set

Arguitxu de la Riva Caballero

Department of Zoology, University of Bergen
Arguitxu.Caballero@student.uib.no

  Oribatid Mite analysis

Svein Olaf Dahl

Assoc. Professor, Department of Geography and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen
Svein.Dahl@geog.uib.no

  Quaternary geology /
physical geography

Aina Dahlø Janbu

Dr. stipendiat, Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen
Aina.Dahlo@geo.uib.no

  Stable isotopes

Wenche Eide

Dr. stipendiat, Department of Botany, University of Bergen
Wenche.Eide@bot.uib.no

 

Plant macrofossils and
stomatal analysis

Annette Furnes

Dr. stipendiats, Department of Botany, University of Bergen
Annette.Furnes@bot.uib.no

  Diatom analysis

Marianne Presthus Heggen

Dr. stipendiat, Department of Zoology, University of Bergen
Marianne.Heggen@zoo.uib.no

  Oribatid mite analysis

Vivienne J. Jones (Homepage)

Principal Research Fellow and NORPEC Researcher (20%), University College London
vjones.@geography.ucl.ac.uk

Diatom analyses

Jorunn Larsen (Homepage)

Post-doctoral Researcher (60%), Department of Botany, University of Bergen
Jorunn.Larsen@bot.uib.no

  Diatom analyses /
water chemistry

Øyvind Lie

Post-doctoral Researcher, Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen
oyvind.lie@geo.uib.no

  Quaternary geology /
physical geography

Reidar Løvlie

Professor, Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen
Reidar.Lovlie@geo.uib.no

  Palaeomagnetism

Atle Nesje

Professor, Department of Earth Science and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen
Atle.Nesje@geo.uib.no

Quaternary geology / palaeoclimate/
glacier variations

Aage Paus

Assoc. Professor, Department of Botany, University of Bergen
Aage.Paus@bot.uib.no

  Pollen analysis

Øyvind Paasche

Dr.stipendiat, Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen
Oyvind.Paasche@geo.uib.no

  Quaternary geology /
physical geography / palaeomagnetism

Sylvia Peglar

Post-doctoral Researcher, Department of Botany, University of Bergen (2000 -2002)
Sylvia.Peglar@bot.uib.no

  Pollen analysis

Torstein Solhøy

Assoc. Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Bergen
Torstein.Solhoy@zoo.uib.no

Oribatid Mite analysis

Michael Talbot (Homepage)

Professor, Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen
Michael.Talbot@geo.uib.no

  Stable isotopes in sediments

Gaute Velle

Dr.stipendiat, Department of Zoology, University of Bergen
Gaute.Velle@zoo.uib.no

  Chironomid analysis

Endre Willassen

Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Bergen
Endre.Willassen@zmb.uib.no

  Chironomid analysis

Richard Telford

Post-doctoral Fellow, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen.
Richard.Telford@bjerknes.uib.no

  Palaeoclimate data analysis
VISITORS
   

Oliver Heiri

University of Utrecht, Netherlands (2002)

  Chironomid analysis

Lapager Dorje (La Duo)

University of Lhasa, Tibet (2000-2002)

  Plant macrofossil and arthropod analysis

 

Marie Curie Students at the QPALEN and QPALCLIM Training Sites, Botanical Institute, University of Bergen, since 2002.

Jodie Howe, University of Leeds, UK
Marianne Grauert, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Gina Clarke, University College London, UK
Dörte Küster, Laval University, Quebec, Canada.
Dermot Antoniades, University of Toronto, Kingston, Canada
Britta Lüder, University of Bremen, Germany
Rita Wania, University of Vienna, Austria