The CPS board

Active board members

Thomas Denk, Sweden, president

Else Marie Friis, Sweden, EIC Grana

Graduated in geology (major) and botany (minor) from the University of Aarhus 1975/1980
Professor of Palaeobotany (since 1987)
Head of the Department of Paleobotany (since 1987) and of the Department of Palaeobiology (since 2013), Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm
Research areas: Paleobotany and palynology

Julia Gravendyck, Germany

Currently Post-Doc at Leibniz University Hannover (Institute of Geology), Germany
PhD 2021, Freie Universität Berlin & Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum, Germany
Mesozoic paleobotany and palynology; taxonomy & nomenclature, vegetation dynamics in the context of environmental stress; evolution of earliest angiosperms
Main areas of work: palynostratigraphy & paleoecology of the Triassic–Cretaceous in Northern Europe and the Lower Cretaceous of Portugal

Niina Kuosmanen, Finland

PhD in geology (2016) from University of Helsinki
Postdoctoral researcher at Czech University of Life Sciences Prague since 2016
Main research areas: Paleoecology, Quaternary vegetation history, Forest ecology and disturbances
Main topics: Holocene boreal forest dynamics, climate-, fire- and human impact on boreal vegetation change, Holocene disturbance dynamics in boreal and temperate forests

Sofie Lindström, Denmark, treasurer

PhD/Associate Professor
Graduated from Lund University 1989/1994
Twenty-two years of experience within university, consultancy/oil industry and survey work
Senior Researcher at GEUS – Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland since 2008
Main areas of work: Late Palaeozoic-Mesozoic palynology, palynostratigraphy, palaeoecology/ -climatology, basin development and correlations
Topics: ecosystem evolution & palaeoclimatology
Website and geo-blog

Christian Pott, Germany, secretary

PhD 2007, University of Münster, Germany
Head of the Palaeontology Unit at the LWL- Museum of Natural History, Münster, Germany
2008-2017: Researcher at the Palaeobiology Dept, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm
Mesozoic palaeobotany; reproductive and vege- tative architecture of Bennettitales and Nilsso- niales, their evolution, biology, biogeography
Current studies cover Upper Triassic-Lower Cretaceous floras from Svalbard, Austria, Sweden, China, Australia and Antarctica

Katarzyna Śliwińska, Denmark

PhD (2011) from Aarhus University
Researcher at GEUS (Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland) since 2011
Main research areas: late Paleogene climate history of the North Atlantic region and the North Sea Basin; Early Cretaceous dinocyst biostratigraphy of the high Arctic region
Expertise: biostratigraphy, palynology, palynofacies, biomarkers

Anne E. Bjune, Norway, substitute

Dr scient/PhD: Palaeoecologist/Biologist
Graduated from University of Bergen, Norway, 2004
Senior researcher at Uni Research Climate, Bergen, Norway, from 2004-2016
Since August 2016 - Associate Professor at University of Bergen
Main areas of work: biology, palaeoecology, Quaternary vegetation and climate history, research and teaching
Main topics: Holocene pollen and plant microfossils, climate-, vegetation-, and tree-line-history, land use and human impact, modern pollen deposition and its relation to current vegetation

Sissel Kvernes, Norway, substitute

Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen, Denmark, substitute