Dr. Marlijn Noback
Current Position
Former Positions
- Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoecology
• Researcher Paleoanthropology (Okt. 2014 - Jan. 2015)
• PhD candidate Paleanthropology (Feb. 2010 - Okt. 2014)
Research Interests
- Geometric morphometrics, Biological shape analysis, Functional morphology, Climate and masticatory adaptation, Modern human cranial variation.
- Science Education & Communication
Education
2014 | PhD (Dr. rer. nat) in Paleoanthropology (magna cum laude), Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen. Defense: July 23rd 2014, PhD certificate: October 20th 2014. |
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2009 | MSc Biogeology (cum laude), Utrecht University |
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2008 | MSc Human Evolution & Behaviour (with distinction), University College London, UK. |
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2006 | BSc Biology (cum laude), Utrecht University. |
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Workshops & extra courses
- Introduction to scientific and naturalistic illustration, Introduction to functional morphology and biomechanics, Introduction to biomechnical computer simulation (Transmitting Science 2014)
- Imaging & morphometrics, Facial reconstruction, Paleopathology, Cremation practices and cremated remains, Dental anthropology, Cave bear vs. human remains, Tübingen University (2010-2013).
- Introduction to communication science. MOOC, University of Amsterdam (2013).
- E-learning optimal einsetzen, Tübingen Hochschuldidaktik (2013).
- Introduction to Statistics in R (Tübingen 2013).
- Introduction to the EVAN-toolkit (Leipzig 2011, Portland 2012).
- Analysis of Organismal Form, online course in Geometric Morphometrics, University of Manchester, coordinated by Dr. C. Klingenberg (2010).
- Physical Anthropology summercourse and Skeleton practical at Barge’s anthropologica in Leiden, NL, coordinated by Prof. Dr. G.J.R. Maat (2006).
Teaching
- WS 2013-2014 Human Osteology I Lab – Cranial morphology
- WS 2012-2013 Human Osteology I Lab
- WS 2012-2013 Bones as Source (Knochen als Quelle) – lecture and seminar on Virtual Anthropology
- WS 2011-2012 Human Osteology I Lab
- WS 2011-2012 Bones as Source (Knochen als Quelle) - lecture on Virtual Anthropology
Membership
- European Society for the study of Human Evolution (ESHE)
- American Association of Physical Anthropology (AAPA)
- Dutch Society for Physical Anthropologists (NVFA)
- Paleobiology Circle (Paleobiologische Kring)
Awards
2013 | Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen - Excellence Initiative - Athene Program |
2012 | SYNTHESYS - GB TAF |
2012 | SYNTHESYS - FR TAF |
2011 | SYNTHESYS - AT TAF |
2011 | SYNTHESYS - DK TAF |
2011 | Wenner Gren Foundation – Dissertation Fieldwork Grant |
2010 | Leakey Foundation Research Grant |
2007 | Huygens Scholarship Programme (HSP) – Nuffic Talentprogramme from the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. |
Fieldwork experience
2012 | Field Survey of caves in Mani, Greece as part of the PaGE project (Paleoanthropology at the Gates of Europe: human evolution in the Southern Balkans, Prof. K. Harvati and Dr. V. Tourloukis) |
2010 | Anthropological fieldschool Eberhard Karls University Tübingen at Bärenthal medieval cemetery, Germany. |
2009 | Geological field assistant of Prof. C. Feibel at Lake Turkana, Kenya. |
2008 | Paleontological field assistant of Prof. F. Spoor and Dr. M.G. Leakey at the Koobi Fora Research Project at Lake Turkana, Kenya. |
2007 | Archeological fieldschool Leiden University at Neumark Nord, Germany. |
2006 | Geological fieldschool Utrecht University: Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the Tremp Basin, Spain. |
2004 | Biological fieldschool Utrecht University: Research project biodiversity and vegetation patterning in salt marshes at the Waddensea, NL. |
2003 | Archeological fieldschool Dutch Youth Society for History (NJBG) at Zutphen, NL. |
Publications
Noback, M.L. and Harvati, K. (2015). The contribution of subsistence to global human cranial variation. Journal of Human Evolution 80:34-50.
Noback, M.L. and Harvati, K. (2015). Covariation in the human masticatory apparatus. Anatomical Record 298:64-84.
Kandel, A.W., Mentzer, S.M., Noback, M.L. and Reyes-Centeno, H. 2014, Third annual meeting of the European Society for the study of Human Evolution. Evol. Anthropol., 23: 45–46.
Kandel, A.W., Noback, M.L. and Slizewski, A. 2013, Second annual meeting of the european society for the study of human evolution. Evol. Anthropol., 22: 157–158.
Vonhof, H.B., Joordens, J.C.A., Noback, M.L., van der Lubbe, J.H.J.L., Feibel, C.S., Kroon, D. 2013. Environmental and climatic control on seasonal stable isotope variation of freshwater molluscan bivalves in the Turkana Basin (Kenya). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 383-384, p.16-26. Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.04.022,
Kandel, A. W., Bauer, C. C., Noback, M. L. and Singh, N. 2012. First Annual Meeting of the European Society for the study of human evolution. Evol. Anthropol., 21: 167–168. doi: 10.1002/evan.21318
Joordens JCA, Noback M. L., Vonhof B, Feibel CS, Kroon D. 2011. Climatic and environmental reconstructions in the Turkana Basin: how useful are oxygen isotope ratios? In: Joordens JCA (2011). The power of place: climate change as driver of hominin evolution and dispersal over the past five million years. PhD thesis, VU University Amsterdam, Chapter 2, p. 49-64. [pdf]
Noback M.L., Harvati K., Spoor F. 2011. Climate related variation of the human nasal cavity. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 145 (4), p.599–614. [pdf]
News & media
- Climate related variation of the human nasal cavity. Nature Research Highlights. 474, 423 (23 June 2011) doi:10.1038/474423e [pdf]
- The shape of a nose. Scientific American - Advances. September 2011 Issue, p. 14. [article]
- Genealogía de
- la nariz. Pagina 12 Suplementos Futuro (3 September 2011). [article]
Poster presentations
Noback, M.L. and K. Harvati (2014). Covariation in the human masticatory apparatus. Annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (Abstract: AJPA Supplement 58, p. 196¬-197).
Noback M.L., Harvati K, Spoor F. (2013). Diet-related variation in global human cranial shape European Society for the Study of Human Evolution (ESHE) meeting, Vienna (Abstract: Proceedings ESHE 2, p. 165).
Noback, M.L., K. Harvati, F. Spoor (2012). Testing uniqueness of Inuit facial shape and its effect on climate-shape analysis. Annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (Abstract: Issue 2012, supplement 54, p. 224-225)
Noback M.L., Harvati K, Spoor F. (2011). Modern human climate-related variation: face vs. nasal cavity. European Society for the Study of Human Evolution (ESHE) meeting September 2011, Leipzig. [Abstract]
Noback, M.L., K. Harvati (2011). The mosaic morphology of LB1: a new 3D geometric morphometric study. Annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (Abstract: Issue 2011, supplement 52, p. 226).
Vonhof, H., J. Joordens, M. Noback, J. van der Lubbe, and C.Feibel (2011). Paleo-environmental reconstruction in the East African Rift: how to interpret stable isotope ratios of Early Pleistocene carbonate fossils from the Turkana Basin? Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 13, EGU2011-9252, EGU General Assembly 2011.
Noback, M.L. & F. Spoor (2009). The nasal cavity of Pleistocene hominins: implications of climate-related variation among modern humans. Annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists (Abstract: Issue 2009, supplement 48, p. 199-200).
Joordens, J.C.A., M.L. Noback, H.B. Vonhof, C.S. Feibel, D.Kroon (2009). Seasonality over orbital climate cycles, at ~ 2-1.8 Ma in the Turkana Basin. Annual meeting of the Paleoanthropology Society, 2009.
Oral presentations
Noback, M.L. (2014). Climate and diet related variation of the human face. Invited speaker at the Institute for Scientific Archaeology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen (INA – colloqium).
Noback, M.L. (2013). Virtual anthropology & geometric morphometrics: studying climate and diet related cranial variation. Invited speaker at the Department of Osteoarcheology, University of Leiden, Netherlands.
Noback, M.L. (2012). Virtual anthropology: about CT scans, skulls and the value of osteological collections. Invited speaker at Paleobiologische Kring Symposium "Museum treasures", Natural History Museum Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Noback, M.L. (2011). The mosaic morphology of LB1: a new 3D geometric morphometric study. Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen.
Noback, M.L. (2011). Climate and diet related variation in modern human functional cranial components. Guest lecture at the Department of Anthropology, Natural History Museum Vienna.
Noback, M.L. (2011). Climate and diet related variation in modern human functional cranial components. Guest lecture at the Department of Anthropology, Copenhagen University.
Noback, M.L. (2010). Climate adaptation of the human nasal cavity. Students in Evolution and Ecology (StEvE) meeting, Tübingen, Germany.
Noback, M.L. (2009). Klimaat en de menselijke neusholte. Guestspeaker at Annual Meeting of the Dutch Society of Physical Anthropologists.
Noback, M.L. (2008). Climate related variation of the human nasal cavity. 3rd Biological Anthropology Graduate Student Conference at UCL, London, UK.
Noback, M.L. (2008). Climate related variation of the human nasal cavity. Annual symposium London Evolutionary Research Network, Zoological Institute London Zoo, London, UK (with honourable mention).
Noback, M.L. (2006). The Neanderthal contradiction. Symposium of the Dutch Study Group of Pleistocene Mammals (WPZ).
Extracurricular activities
2014 | Volunteer translator (English – Dutch) of medical abstracts for communication to patient societies. |
2009 | Volunteer Human Origins website content development at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC, USA. Supervised by Dr. B. Pobiner. |
2008-2009 | Editorial staff of the magazine bio-SCOPE from the department of Biology at Utrecht University. |
2008 | Volunteer Educational department at the Grant Museum of Zoology at University College London, UK. |
2005-2009 | Nature excursion leader for the Visitor’s Centre Schiermonnikoog, Wadden Sea, NL. |