đ Hi Phytolith Researchers, đ±Â  The International Committee on Open Phytolith Science (ICOPS) invites you to the launch event of the Open Phytoliths Community. đ± We are holding a launch event to spark discussions in our community about Open Science and give you the chance to guide the activities that we organise for you.  đ  When is the […]
Read MorePostdoctoral position in South Africa Lyn Wadley, Honorary Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, is looking for a dedicated postdoctoral fellow with phytolith and/or charcoal experience to conduct palaeobotanical work at Later Stone Age sites in the Waterberg region in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Candidates can apply to Genus for […]
Read MoreOffer: 1 post-doctoral position in phytolith analysis focussing on soil and sediment thin sections (1 year) Start date: 01/02/2022 The Maritime Cultures Research Institute (MARI) in Brussels, Belgium, is a fundamental research centre that explores how people in or close to a maritime environment created particular âfluidâ cultures and societies based on connectivity and transience. […]
Read MoreWe are pleased to announce the launch of a special issue of the journal Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, which aims to bring together work on phytoliths in Asia on : reference collections, modern calibrations, and applications to palaeoenvironment. See details here! Final submission deadline: 28-Feb-2023â Recommandations: Papers in this special issue need to comply with the […]
Read MoreThe mission of the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) as a nationally and internationally active research institute is to deliver solutions for an ecologically, economically and socially sustainable agriculture â together with society. ZALF is a member of the Leibniz Association and is located in MuÌncheberg (approx. 35 minutes by regional train from […]
Read MoreFrancesca d’Agostini is now a PhD student at CaSEs – Culture and Socio-Ecological Dynamics, Campus de la Ciutadella, in Barcelona, Spain. At the 12th IMPR she presented her work on Understanding the relationship between the physiology of water transport and phytoliths production in selected c4 crops: an experimental approach. Abstract. Phytolith formation is related to the […]
Read MoreEduardo Trein Salgado is a PhD student at the Institute of Geosciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, in Porto Alegre, Brazil. At the 12th iMPR he presented a talk entitled Paleoenvironment and climate evolution reconstruction for the last 11 Ka years on the coastal plain of souther Brazil through multi-proxy analysis. Abstract. To reconstruct […]
Read MoreKristĂœna HoĆĄkovĂĄ (KuncovĂĄ) works in the Department of Botany, Faculty of Science at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. At the 12th IMPR she presented her work on Geometric morphometrics as a tool for analysis of phytolith shape patterns during the evolution of grasses. Abstract. Grass silica short cell phytoliths have the great potential to track the evolutionary […]
Read MoreINTERNATIONAL PHYTOLITH SOCIETY BOARD ELECTIONS CALL 2021 After a successful 12th International Meeting on Phytolith Research, it is time to call for elections for the new board members. In accordance with the IPS Bylaws a new President-Elect, Rand Evett, has been self-nominated within the current board. A treasurer (3 year term, renewable) and two Member-at-large […]
Read MoreAs the 12th International Meeting on Phytolith Research is about to get started, it is time to call for elections for the new board members. In accordance with the IPS Bylaws a new President-Elect, Rand Evett, has been nominated within the current board. A treasurer (3 year term, renewable) and two Member-at-large board positions (2-year […]
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