I am Mariano Remírez and I am a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Geosciences and Nature Management at the University of Copenhagen. I am part of the Earth History and Geobiology research group led by Tais Dahl.
My work focuses on reconstructing paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic conditions of the Earth through studies that involve stratigraphy, petrography, SEM, and geochemical analysis of fine-grained rocks and carbonates. But I am also interested in the history and philosophy of science, as well as education-related topics.
News
New project funded!
Thrilled to announce that we’ve been awarded an NSF grant to dive deeper into the history of ocean oxygen levels along with Geoff Gilleaudeau! We’re set to explore the dynamics of Devonian marine oxygenation, aiming to unlock new insights into how early ocean ecosystems adapted to big shifts in climate. Excited to get started on this journey that will bring us to Bolivia and Australia!
Appointment as IAS ECSC member
I am truly happy and honored to be appointed as a new member of the IAS Early Career Scientists Committee. This role comes with significant challenges, but I am eager to contribute my skills and previous experience to address them. I look forward to collaborating with the future generation of sedimentologists 💪💪💪
New paper in PNAS
As part of our work on Mesozoic Climatic Crisis and using U isotopes, we demonstrated that anoxia during the Toarcian Event started before the onset of the infamous carbon isotope excursion. Moreover, the extension of the anoxia development placed the T-OAE as one of the most severe deoxygenation events in Earth history. Have a look into it!
New paper published in P3!
As part of our work on proxies development, we tested the salinity of several units in the Mesozoic Neuquén Basin, showing reduced salinity during the opening of the basin, and a substantial increase over time. Have a look into it!
Had a fantastic and busy week in La Plata at the Latin American and Argentine Meeting of Sedimentology. Chaired the 'Sedimentology of Black Shales', as well as a special session for undergrad and graduate students. Honored to give a keynote talk about salinity proxies on the lacustrine session. Thanks to everyone for making it an incredible week! See you in Córdoba!
The session 'The stratigraphic record of paleoenvironmental variation in epeiric basins' in the past IMS in Dubrovnik that we organized was really exciting! Thanks to all the participants and presenters, and special thanks to the co-chairs Miquel, Ernesto Schwarz, Chelsea, and Orsolya.