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Niels de Winter is an Assistant Professor in Earth Sciences at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His research focuses on paleoclimatology, specifically the reconstruction of past climates and the interface between geology, chemistry, and biology. His primary aim is to enhance methodologies for reconstructing high-resolution climate data from geological records. His studies include high-resolution climate reconstructions addressing seasonal patterns, weather variations, and long-term climate trends rooted in the geologic past. Utilizing fossil bioarchives such as mollusc shells, he investigates environmental changes with exceptional detail, employing advanced analytical techniques like stable clumped isotope analysis and laser ablation. Niels aims to achieve greater accuracy in the measurement of chemical variability in bioarchives to produce precise reconstructions of high-resolution paleoclimate data. He has received several awards, including the FWO Climate Prize 2024 and the Eos & Belgian Young Academy Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award 2021, reflecting his impactful contributions in the field of geology and paleoclimatology.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam • Amsterdam, Netherlands
Leading the NWO M2 project on climate reconstruction from proxy data.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam • Amsterdam, Netherlands
NWO VENI postdoctoral fellowship focusing on precise climate reconstructions.
Administered under the Department of Clinical Psychology for Master's in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology.