ZZR 2009

COLLABORATION WITH RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS ABROAD

Contractual collaboration

Collaboration of scientists from the GADAM Centre with science centres within the project ATIS (Absolute Time scales and Isotope Studies for investigating events in Earth and human history - Marie Curie Host Fellowship for Transfer of Knowledge)
Contract no. MTDK-CT-2005-029642). Coordinator A. Pazdur

Partners:

1. Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule/Paul Scherrer Institute, Zurich, Szwajcaria
2. Aarhus University, Nordic Laboratory for Luminescence Dating, Roskilde, Dania
3. Leibniz Institute for Applied Geosciences, Hannover, Niemcy
4. Commisariat a l'Energie Atomique, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Gif-sur-Yvette, Francja
5. Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, East Kilbride, Wielka Brytania
6. University of Wales, Aberystwyth Luminescence Research Laboratory, Aberystwyth, Wielka Brytania

Pazdur A. (PI), Piotrowska N., Sikorski J.
Collaboration with François De Vleeschouwer , Nathalie Fagel, University of Liege, within the framework of a project realised on the basis of Collaboration contract between the Government of French Community and the Government of Walloon Region (Action 4.3.6.1 "Bilateral and multilateral RTD cooperation". Title of the project: "Two kyrs record of atmospheric supplies in Western (Hautes Fagnes, Belgium) and Eastern Europe (Poland): Impacts of regional pollution in peat bogs". Additional funding for AMS radiocarbon dating and 210Pb dating from the Wallonian part in frame of third party projects. Joint compilation and publication of results.

Piotrowska N.
Collaboration with Hedi Oberhänsli, GeoForschumgZentrum Potsdam, Germany, within the framework of radiocarbon dating of Baikal Lake sediments. Radiocarbon dating of total organic fraction from sites previously analysed in CONTINENT project, in order to determine reservoir age of organic matter. Results have been presented on International Radiocarbon Conference 2009 and published. Financed by 3^rd party researches and SPB-1/RMF-1/2007

Non-contractual collaboration

Adamiec G.
Prof. Ann Wintle, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Wales, Aberystwyth; preparation of joint publication on thermally transferred OSL. Thomas Stevens, School of Earth Sciences and Geography, Kingston University, interpretation of OSL dating results in Chinese loess.

Adamiec G.
Vasilis Pagonis, Physics Department, McDaniel College, Westminster, USA, numerical modeling of TT OSL dating method.

Pazdur A., Tudyka K.
Univeristy in Reykjavik. Joint research with prof. Pall Theodorsson. Researches of the new scintillation counter purposed for beta radiation detection and radiocarbon measurements (ICELS system). First calibration results and comparison with properties of two liquid scintillation spectrometers Quantulus 1220 were applied as an oral presentation for "LSC 2008, Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry, 25-30 May 2008, Sunstar Hotel, Davos, Switzerland". Further research results have been presented as poster on the MAC Conference in Gliwice, Poland, 2009. Joint publication of results.

Rakowski A.
Prof. Luis Migiel Nieto Calzada, Universidad de Valladolid, Departamento de Fisica, Laboratorio de Baja Radioactividad LIBRA. A project of opening a new radiocarbon laboratory in Spain. Joint analysis and publication of results. Continuation of collaboration.

Rakowski A., Pazdur A., Piotrowska N.
Prof. Toshio Nakamura, Nagoya University, Centre for Chronological Research. Measurements of radiocarbon concentration in annual tree rings from industrial areas. Continuation of collaboration. Joint analysis and publication of results

Foreign fellowships, contracts, stipends and visits

Dr Adamiec G.
1^st March 2009 to 31^st May 2009. Employed as MER in the luminescence laboratory at the Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences at the University of Aberystwyth, UK. Fellowship in the frames of ATIS project. Transfer of knowledge to methods of luminescence measurements from single quartz grains and analysis of luminescence signals.

Dr Pawlyta J.
Employed as ER in SUERC, East Kilbride, Scotland, 3 months, 1^st December 28^th February 2009. This was his second visit to Scottish Environmental Research Centre. The first visit in 2006 helped in fast and relatively easy commissioning of the isotopic ratio mass spectrometry in GADAM Centre. The second visit gave the opportunity to discuss and learn many detailed aspects of isotopic ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS).

Dr Sikorski J.
Employed as ER in GGA Hannover, Germany, 3 months, 1^st October - 31^st December 2009 in frame of ATIS project. The main aim of the staying was developing and improvement of method of using 210Pb to study peat erosion and accumulation on modern peat land areas.

Dr Sensula B.
Employed as ER in CEA, Gif-sur-Yvette, France, 3 months, 1^st November 2009 - 31^st January 2010 in frame of ATIS project. Main goal: gas chromatography and mass spectrometry methods for dating and palaeoclimatic interpretations.

Stipends, employment, scientific visits of foreign guests in the GADAM Centre of Excellence

Dr Nina Dapic
Employed as ER in GADAM Centre, 5 months, 3^rd August 2009 - 2^nd January 2010. Ph. D. Research Position, University of Fribourg, Department of Chemistry, Switzerland. Employed in the frames of ATIS project. Main goal: Variations in carbon and oxygen isotopic abundances in different materials mass spectrometry.

Dr Francis de Vleeschouwer
Department of Geology, University of Liege, Belgium, Employed in GADAM Centre of Excellence for 1 month (May 2009) as "experienced researcher" in the frames of ATIS project. Joint researches with GADAM workers and compiling results of joint geochemical researches and dating of peat bog sediments. Several joint publications with GADAM workers.

Prof. Pall Theodorsson
University in Reykjavik. One day visit in November 2009. Researches of the new scintillation counter purposed for beta radiation detection and radiocarbon measurements (ICELS system). First calibration results and comparison with properties of two liquid scintillation spectrometers Quantulus 1220 were applied and paper for publication in Radiocarbon was discussed.