Dr. Ramesh Glückler

Natália Hurajtová and I wrote a report on the recent PalaeOpen joint fire research & management workshop in Zaragoza, Spain. It was a great opportunity to learn from fire managers and policymakers where they could better benefit from paleofire data. Find the report, including  details on next steps and impressions from the field trip, over on the PalaeOpen website!

Anna Šolcová (Czech Academy of Sciences) and myself are now the initial early-career researcher (ECR) representatives within the European COST Action "PalaeOpen", joining the Steering Committee. We are a link between the Steering Committee and the early career community, and together with ECRs from the different working groups, we aim at improving the onboarding process and creating opportunities for networking. Should you have any questions regarding PalaeOpen, please don't hesitate to contact us! 

Hilda Jorke Kuna and Ino Christoph Bleckmann, both high school students at the Bertha-von-Suttner-Gymnasium in Potsdam, have received a special prize at Germany's major national youth science and technology competition, "Jugend forscht"! With their project on reconstructing wildfire activity in Brandenburg over the past millennia using sedimentary charcoal, they won both the regional competition in Potsdam and the state-level competition for Brandenburg, advancing to the prestigious national finals. There, they were awarded a special prize by the German Geological Association (DGGV). I am truly impressed by your initiative and the dedication you showed, especially given the long hours you put into this work - it is well earned! Congratulations!