Prof. Dr. Kathryn Fitzsimmons
Professor of Terrestrial Sedimentology
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Geo- und Umweltforschungszentrum (GUZ) Universität Tübingen Schnarrenbergstr. 94-96 Deutschland | Room 2O40, GUZ |
+49-(0)7071-29-74783 | Sprechzeiten: Nach Vereinbarung |
Research Interests:
Reconstructing records and rates of Quaternary palaeoenvironmental change and human-environmental interaction using luminescence dating, geomorphology, stratigraphy and sedimentology, with a focus on arid, semi-arid and loess steppe environments.
Qualifications:
2016
Habilitation, Physical Geography, University of Leipzig
Addressing the challenge of reconstructing palaeoenvironments in studies of human-environmental interactions.
2007
PhD, Quaternary geology, Australian National University
The late Quaternary history of aridity in the Strzelecki and Tirari Desert dunefields, South Australia.
2002
BSc (Honours), Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne
2001
Diploma of Modern Languages, German, University of Melbourne
Employment:
Since 2021
Professor (W3) of Terrestrial Sedimentology, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Tübingen
2016-2021
Max Planck Research Group Leader (W2), Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz
2016-2021
Privatdozentin (Associate Professor), Institute for Geography, University of Leipzig
2010-2016
Junior researcher (postdoc), Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig
2007-2010
Postdoc, Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University
Research Grants and Funding:
| 2017-2021 | Max Planck Research Group, Max Planck Society. Fitzsimmons. (EUR 2 000 000) |
| 2019-2021 | Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation. Fitzsimmons, Fujioka, Fink, Scardia. (AUD 100 000) |
| 2017-2020 | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Sachbeihilfe. Fischer, Fitzsimmons, Vött. (EUR 258 000) |
| 2016-2018 | National Science Foundation USA. Zwyns et al. (Fitzsimmons Senior Scientist). (USD 228) |
| 2012-2014 | National Science Foundation USA. Braun, Levin (Fitzsimmons Senior Scientist). (USD 169 000) |
| 2012-2013 | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Fitzsimmons, Solongo. (EUR 8 300) |
| 2011-2013 | Australian Research Council Discovery Project. Shulmeister et al. (AUD 360 000) |
| 2010-2013 | Australian Research Council Discovery Project (ARC Postdoc declined). Stern, Fitzsimmons, Murray-Wallace. (AUD 406 462) |
| 2010-2012 | Max Planck Society. Iovita, Fitzsimmons, Dobos. (EUR 24 500) |
| 2007 | Australian National University College of Science. Fitzsimmons. (AUD 8 300) |
| 2003-2007 | Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration. Fitzsimmons. (AUD 34 000) |
Prizes:
| 2016 | Hans-Bobek-Preis für Geographie. Österreichische Geographische Gesellschaft. (EUR 2 000) |
| 2014 | Albert-Maucher-Preis für Geowissenschaften. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. (EUR 10 000) |
| 2007 | Director’s Prize for Scientific Communication. Australian National University |
| 2007 | Student Travel Prize, Australasian Quaternary Association |
Graduate Student supervision:
Ongoing:
| 2021 | BSc Pascal Lang (University of Leipzig): Land use change and ENSO cycles at Lake George, SE Australia |
| 2021 | BSc Paola Kirchhof (University of Leipzig/Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)): Können Ökosystemleistungen zur Resilienz von Städten gegenüber Hitze beitragen? |
| 2018- | PhD Alexandra Engström Johansson (MPI/ Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz): Palaeoclimate reconstruction in Central Asia using organic geochemistry |
Graduated:
| 2021 | PhD Aditi Dave (MPI/Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz): Geochronology of Central Asian loess deposits (magna cum laude) |
| 2021 | BSc Felix Hettwer (MPI/ Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz): Palaeoclimate reconstruction based on stable isotope analyses of biogenic carbonates |
| 2020 | MSc Maike Nowatzki (MPI/ University of Tübingen): Automated cartography of aeolian landforms along the Tien Shan piedmont |
| 2018 | PhD Nina Dörschner (MPI/University of Leiden): Chronology and environmental context of archaeological sites, Morocco |
| 2012 | PhD Anja Guhl (MPI/University of Leipzig – Cum Laude): Addressing the challenges of dating archaeological sites, Jonzac, France |
Postdoc supervision:
| 2017-2021 | Charlotte Prud’homme (now University of Lausanne, Switzerland) |
| 2018-2021 | Laurent Marquer (now University of Innsbruck, Austria) |
Practicum/intern supervision:
| 2020-2021 | Andrea Aquino, PhD, Universitá di Pisa, Italy |
| 2019 | Yao Zhang, PhD, Lanzhou University, China |
| 2018 | Christian Laag, MSc, University of Bayreuth, Germany |
| 2018 | Kristina Reetz, MSc, University of Mainz, Germany |
| 2018 | Maike Nowatzki, MSc, University of Tübingen |
| 2017 | Yue Li, PhD, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |
Editorial and review responsibilities:
| Guest Associate Editor, Research Topic Environmental change in drylands: Past, present, future, Frontiers in Earth Science, 2020- |
Associate Editor, Geological Magazine, 2021- |
| Associate Editor, Journal of Palaeolithic Archaeology , 2017- |
Preprint Moderator, EGUsphere, 2020- |
Editor, Quaternary Australasia, 2007-2015 |
Reviewer (journals): Nature; Scientific Reports, Geology; Quaternary Science Reviews; Quaternary Geochronology; Journal of Quaternary Science; Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology; Quaternary Research; Quaternary International; Journal of Palaeolimnology; Frontiers in Earth Science; Journal of Archaeological Science; Journal of Human Evolution; Geochronometria; Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. |
Reviewer (funding): Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Humboldt Stiftung; National Science Foundation (NSF-USA); Australian Research Council (ARC); US-Israel Science Foundation; Czech Research Council; Kazakh Research Council; Serbian Research Council. |
Leadership and administration:
| 2019-2021 | Speaker for Max Planck Research Group Leaders, Chemistry-Physics-Technology Section, Max Planck Society |
| 2019 | Conference Organiser, German/Central European Luminescence Meeting (DLED) |
| 2014 | Steering Committee Member, INTIMATE: Integrating Ice Core, Marine and Terrestrial Records |
| 2014-2015 | Scientific Committee, Aeolian Deposits in Earth History Conference, Beijing |
| 2007-2015 | Executive Committee, Australasian Quaternary Association |
| 2009-2012 | Regional Coordinator, OZ-INTIMATE: Australasian Integration of Ice Core, Marine and Terrestrial Records |
| 2009 | Conference field trip organizer, International Association of Geomorphologists |
| 2007 | Conference Organiser, Australian Luminescence Dating Workshop |
| 2007 | Conference field trip organizer, International Quaternary Association (INQUA) Conference |
| 2005-2006 | Facilitator, Canberra node meetings, Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration |
| 2005 | Field trip organizer, ANU Graduate Program |
Institutional Visits:
| 2021-2022 | Affiliated Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Germany |
| 2019 | School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa |
| 2011 | Institute for Geography, University of Cologne, Germany |
| 2009 | School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences, University of New South Wales (Australian Defence Force Academy Campus), Australia |
| 2008 | Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Aberystwyth, UK |
| 2008 | Scottish Universities’ Environmental Research Centre (SUERC), UK |