President: Cinzia Bottini
(ssp@egu.eu)
Deputy President: Marc De Batist
(marc.debatist@ugent.be)
The Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology Division (SSP) focuses its activities on all aspects of the sedimentary record. About 70% of the Earth surface is covered by sedimentary deposits, which are eroded and deposited right at the contact between the solid lithosphere and the atmosphere, biosphere and hydrosphere. Sedimentary rocks record the history of our planet since almost 4 billion of years and play a pivotal role for our understanding of the evolution of life. This deep-time archive of Earth history is studied with a wide range of analytical techniques providing ever stunning details on the evolution of our planet. Sedimentary basins host important natural resources like coal, gas, oil, ore deposits and groundwater and therefore a better understanding of the physical, chemical and biological processes controlling the formation and distribution of sediments and sedimentary rocks is of utmost importance for our society.
Recent awardees
- 2023
- Jean Baptiste Lamarck Medal
The 2023 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Medal is awarded to
David A. T. Harper in recognition of his outstanding work on the evolution and biostratigraphy of Lower Paleozoic invertebrate faunas, as well as his important contributions to quantitative palaeontology education.
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- 2023
- Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award
The 2023 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to
Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr for her outstanding work in marine sedimentology and terrestrial stratigraphy to better understand low- and high-latitude climate processes as well as land-ocean coupling in the climate system.
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- 2022
- Jean Baptiste Lamarck Medal
The 2022 Jean Baptiste Lamarck Medal is awarded to
Elisabetta Erba for research excellence in marine micropalaeontology, Mesozoic stratigraphy and palaeoceanography, and for major contributions to scientific drilling in marine and terrestrial realms.
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- 2022
- Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award
The 2022 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award is awarded to
Yin Lu for outstanding and innovative contributions to lacustrine palaeoseismology and related sedimentary processes.
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- 2022
- Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award
The 2022 Outstanding Student and PhD candidate Presentation (OSPP) Award is awarded to
Nina Wichern The bivalve Angulus benedeni benedeni as a climate archive for Pliocene seasonality
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