Mark Sier

Mark Sier is an Associated Researcher at the Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, specializing in Stratigraphy & Paleontology. His work focuses on paleoenvironmental reconstruction and chronostratigraphy through geological and paleontological studies.

• Key Research Areas: Pleistocene geology, Eemian interglacial deposits, East African Rift paleoecology
• Methodologies: Paleomagnetic dating, cyclostratigraphy, sedimentological analysis

Recent research includes Lake Victoria Drilling Project contributions analyzing tropical lake sediments and studies on Pliocene hominin environments in Turkana Basin. He applies stratigraphic principles to understand orbital climate forcing in African lakes.

Scientific Recognition: Recipient of Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Postdoctoral Fellowship (2023) for work at the intersection of paleoclimate and human evolution research.

• Email: m.j.sier@uu.nl | mjsier@uu.nl
• ORCID: 0000-0002-4145-0556