AQUA virtual conference 2021

AQUA will be hosting an online/virtual conference on the 8th-9th of July 2021!

Anyone working on quaternary research in Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific or Antarctica are welcome to participate. Presentation content can span a wide range of topics, including (but not limited to) past climates/environments, stratigraphy, geomorphology, volcanology and biogeography. Students (PhD and Masters), and Early Career Researchers are strongly encouraged to participate, to get feedback on your research and meet the broader community.

Abstract deadline: June 11th 2021.

Registration deadline: June 30th 2021.

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Interview series: Dr Haidee Cadd

By Dr Annie Lau and Dr Lynda Petherick

We are delighted to have Dr Haidee Cadd, research associate at the University of New South Wales, as the first interviewee in this new series.

1. Can you tell us about yourself, your research interest, and your career path?

I am currently a post-doctoral research associate working for the Centre of Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH) and the UNSW node. I started this role at the beginning of 2019 after finishing my PhD at the University of Adelaide. I am a palaeoecologist and isotope geochemist and primarily use pollen, charcoal and isotope proxies to understand how climate, fire and humans drive changes in ecosystem dynamics. I also enjoy integrating new and existing datasets to improve climate and ecological reconstructions from palaeoenvironmental records.

2. What drove you into palaeoecology?

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