Elinor Andren

Elinor Andrén is a Professor at Södertörn University, affiliated with the School of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies. She has served as Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography since 2004, teaching Earth Science within the Environment and Development program.

Research Focuses: Her work employs diatom stratigraphy and sediment archives to study Baltic Sea paleoecology, climate-driven ecosystem changes, and human impacts on coastal environments over millennia. Key projects include UPPBASER (human impact dating) and SEASIDE (maritime environmental history).

Article Trends: Recent publications emphasize diatom-based reconstructions of salinity, oxygenation, and productivity in Baltic Sea sediments, spanning topics from medieval environmental shifts to Holocene climate evolution and microbial survival in ancient sediments.

Advising & Collaborations: Supervised PhD students include Lena Norbäck Ivarsson (2020) and Olena Vinogradova (ongoing). She collaborates with multidisciplinary teams in IODP Expedition 347 and blue carbon initiatives like ClimScape.