1st paleoIMAGING workshop – Mainz
A workshop on imaging techniques in paleo science was held in Mainz from March 11-13. “1st Paleoimaging Workshop” was held at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. This was the first meeting of its kind aimed at integrating the community of scientists using a variety of imaging techniques to reconstruct environmental changes. Four methods led the […]
STOTEN – organic carbon burial in Mexican lakes
We know that lakes bury significant amounts of organic carbon (OC) in their sediments contributing to the removal of carbon from the short-term carbon cycle. In this publication, we sought to expand knowledge of natural and anthropogenic controls of lake carbon cycling at lower latitudes by investigating four centuries of changes in the carbon sink […]
International Geomorphology Week 2025
Last week we celebrated International Geomorphology Week. Some of Us took part in the national celebration, coordinated by The Association of Polish Geomorphologists. On March Fourth, the Commission for Innovative Research Methods in Geomorphology organized the first edition of the session “Young Geomorphologists – Innovations and New Perspectives in Geomorphology,” where Young Geomorphologists from six […]
March lecture for high-school
Once again, we had the pleasure of hosting young science enthusiasts in our department! On March 11, we welcomed students from the Third High School in Gdansk, who explored the mysteries of lake sediments and varves during a 2.5-hour class. As part of the classes “In the Micro-World of Varves – Environmental History Recorded in […]
Pakt dla Mokradeł – Poznań 2025
Between Feb. 3 and 5, conference “Pakt dla Mokradeł” took place in Poznań. Sambor Czerwiński represented our department and gave a talk titled “Paleoekologia vs. historia. Ślady wędrówek ludów (ok. 360-510 CE) w torfowisku Kazanie koło Poznania”. Sambor was also a coauthor of three more talks.
Sedimentary Geology – lithic clasts in Rzucewo
The morphology of clasts conceals a great deal of information about the past of various depositional environments and their phenomena. In their latest publication, Łukasz Elwirski and Piotr Woźniak used material from the Rzucewo cliff. The authors analyzed the variation in the lithology and morphology of gravels carried by dense subaquatic flow to understand better […]
Journal of Environmental Radioactivity – peat dating
Determining the age of geological material is a fundamental issue for reconstructing environmental changes. A recent article co-authored by Sambor Czerwiński compares different models used in dating peats by lead (Pb-210 isotope). Independent methods verified dating results: radiocarbon (C-14) and plutonium isotopes (Pu-239+Pu-240). The study was conducted on different peatlands, analyzing how the Pb-210 isotope […]
Elsevier monography – dating techniques
Elsevier has published a monography titled “Climate and Anthropogenic Impacts on Earth Surface Processes in the Anthropocene.” It provides a comprehensive overview of how ongoing and accelerated environmental changes, driven by human activities, affect Earth’s surface processes. The book contains up-to-date knowledge about these effects and presents systematic and quantitative methods for studying the drivers […]