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Dr. Patrycja Jernas serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography, University of Gdańsk, specializing in the Division of Marine Chemistry and Environmental Protection and Division of Marine Geology. Her research focuses on benthic foraminifera as critical proxies for reconstructing paleoenvironmental conditions in polar regions.
Education:
- PhD (2012) from Norwegian Polar Institute and UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø. Dissertation: 'Benthic foraminifera in an Arctic fjord: recent distribution and fauna of the last two millennia' under Prof. Morten Hald, Prof. Nalan Koc, Dr. Dorthe Klitgaard Kristensen, and Dr. Katrine Husum.
- MSc in Oceanography (2007) from University of Gdańsk under Prof. Jan Marcin Węsławski and Prof. Marek Zajączkowski. Thesis: 'Distribution of benthic foraminifera in Hornsund Fjord, Svalbard'.
Her research integrates micropaleontology and paleoenvironmental reconstruction to investigate Arctic and Antarctic climate dynamics. She specializes in using benthic foraminifera to decode Holocene oceanographic changes, particularly Atlantic Water inflow impacts on Svalbard shelves and Circumpolar Deep Water effects on West Antarctic Ice Sheet stability. Her work bridges modern process studies with paleo-records through extensive field campaigns.
Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals dominant themes in Arctic paleoceanography (68% of works), Antarctic ice-ocean interactions (24%), and methodological advances in microfossil proxies (8%). Key subfields include foraminiferal ecology in glacial fjords, high-resolution sediment sampling techniques, and Circumpolar Deep Water upwelling chronologies.
Research Leadership:
- Principal Investigator for 'Benthic foraminifera in Kongsfjorden' (2008, Svalbard Science Forum)
- Postdoctoral researcher for 'Circumpolar Deep Water upwelling and West Antarctic Ice Sheet stability' (2012-2015, Norwegian Research Council)
- Postdoc for 'Modern benthic foraminifera diversity in Arctic ecoregions' (2016-2017, Polish Academy of Sciences)
With 12 Arctic and Antarctic research expeditions between 2004-2010 aboard R/V Lance, R/V Polarstern, and R/V Jan Mayen, she has developed expertise in marine geological sampling across Svalbard fjords, Fram Strait, and Amundsen Sea. Her current work focuses on refining foraminiferal proxies for quantifying past warm-water incursions and their ice-sheet impacts.
