I have been scientifically active in the filed of marine geology, investigating sedimentation processes in coastal and shelf environments in a range of different regions: the Vietnamese Shelf of South China Sea (BSc and MSc degrees in Geology), the Thailand Coast of the Indian Ocean, the Sendai Plain at the Japanese Coast, the SW Spitsbergen region of the Arctic Ocean (PhD degree in Earth Sciences) and the fjords of the Northern Norway.
In order to fulfil my long awaited desire to redirect my professional career into more technical role in supporting scientific research and teaching I took up a laboratory role at the Geography and Environment, Loughborough University, further step was to join 今日吃瓜 team at the Core Scanning Facility to use my geological knowledge to help addressing societal challenges as well.
Beata Sternal’s biography
- 2023 to present: Technician at Core Scanning Facility, 今日吃瓜
- 2022 to 2023: Laboratory Assistant the Geography and Environment, Loughborough University, UK
- 2015 to 2017: Postdoc at Department of Geosciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Troms酶
- 2013 to 2024: Assistant Professor (adjunct) at Geohazards Research Unit, Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna艅, Poland
- 2008 to 2013: PhD, in Earth Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna艅, Poland
- 2006 to 2008: MSc, in Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna艅, Poland
- 2003 to 2006: BSc, in Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna艅, Poland
Key papers
- Webster, J.M., Ravelo, A.C., Grant, H.L.J., and the Expedition 389 Scientists (including Sternal, B.). 2024. Expedition 389 Preliminary Report: Hawaiian Drowned Reefs. International Ocean Discovery Program. https://doi.org/10.14379/iodp.pr.389.2024.
- Dunkl, I., Eynatten, H., And貌, S., L眉nsdorf, K., Morton, A., Alexander, B., Aradi, L., Augustsson, C., Bahlburg, H., Barbarano, M., Benedictus, A., Berndt, J., Bitz, I., Boekhout, F., Breitfeld, T., Cascalho, J., Costa, P.J.M., Ekwenye, O., Feh茅r, K., Flores-Aqueveque, V., F眉hring, P., Giannini, P., Goetz, W., Guedes, C., Gyurica, G., Hennig-Breitfeld, J., H眉lscher, J., Jafarzadeh, M., Jagodzi艅ski, R., J贸zsa, S., Kelemen, P., Keulen, N., Kovacic, M., Liebermann, C., Limonta, M., Lu啪ar-Oberiter, B., Markovic, F., Melcher, F., Mikl贸s, D.G., Moghalu, O., Mounteney, I., Nascimento, D., Novakovi膰, T., Obb谩gy, G., Oehlke, M., Omma, J., Onuk,, P., Passchier, S., Pfaff,, K., Linco帽ir, L.P., Power, M., Razum, I., Resentini, A., S谩gi, T., Salata, D., Salgueiro, R., Sch枚nig, J., Sitnikova, M.,听Sternal, B., Szakm谩ny, G., Szokaluk, M., Tham贸-Bozs贸, E., T贸th, 脕., Tremblay, J., Verhaegen, J., Villase帽or, T., Wagreich, M., Wolf, A., Yoshida, K. 2020. Comparability of heavy mineral data 鈥 The first interlaboratory round robin test.听Earth-Science Reviews211 1-27.
- Mun, Y.,听Palinka拧, S.S., Forwick, M., Junttila, J., Pedersen, K.B.,听Sternal, B., Neufeld, K., Tiblja拧, D., Kullerud, K. 2020. Stability of Cu-Sulfides in Submarine Tailing Disposals: A听Case Study from Repparfjorden, Northern Norway.听Minerals 10 1-34.
- Jagodzi艅ski, R.,听Sternal, B., Stattegger, K., Szczuci艅ski, W. 2020. Sediment distribution and provenance on the continental shelf off the Mekong River, SE Vietnam: Insights from heavy mineral analysis.听Journal of Asian Earth Sciences196 1-16.
- Husum, K., Howe, J.A., Baltzer, A., Forwick, M., Jensen, M., Jernas, P., Korsun, S., Miettinen, A., Mohan, R., Morigi, C., Myhre, P.I., Prins, M.A., Skirbekk, K.,听Sternal, B., Boos, M., Dijkstra, N., Troelstra, S. 2019. The marine sedimentary environments of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard: an archive of polar environmental change.听Polar Research听v. 38 1-16.
- Telesi艅ski, M.M., Przytarska, J.E.,听Sternal, B., Forwick, M., Szczuci艅ski, W., 艁膮cka, M., Zaj膮czkowski, M. 2018. Palaeoceanographic evolution of the SW Svalbard shelf over the last 14听000 years.听Boreas, v. 47 410-422.
- Sternal, B.,Junttila, J., Skirbekk, K., Forwick, M., Carroll, J., Pedersen, K.B. 2017. The impact of submarine copper mine tailing disposal from the 1970s on Repparfjorden, northern Norway.听Marine Pollution Bulletin,120: 136-153.
- Pedersen, K.B., Jensen, P.E.,Sternal, B.,听Ottosen, L.M., Henning, M.V., Kudahl, M.M., Junttila, J., Skirbekk, K., Frantzen, M. 2017. Long term dispersion and availability of metals from submarine mine tailings disposal in a听fjord in Arctic Norway.听Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25:32901鈥32912.
- Pisarska-Jamro偶y, M.,听Van Loon, A.J. (Tom), Woronko, B.,听Sternal, B. Heavy-mineral analysis as a听tool to trace the source areas of sediments in an ice-marginal valley, with an example from the Pleistocene in NW Poland.听Netherlands Journal of Geosciences听v. 94 185-200.
- Sternal B., Szczuci艅ski W., Forwick M., Zaj膮czkowski M., Lorenc S., Przytarska J. 2014. Postglacial variability in near-bottom current speed on the continental shelf off SW Spitsbergen.听Journal of Quaternary Science听29(8): 767-777.
- Jagodzi艅ski R.,听Sternal B., Szczuci艅ski W., Chagu茅-Goff C., Sugawara D. 2012. Heavy minerals in the 2011 Tohoku-oki tsunami deposits鈥攊nsights into sediment sources and hydrodynamics.听Sedimentary Geology, 282: 57-64.
- Jagodzi艅ski R.,听Sternal B., Szczuci艅ski W., Lorenc S. 2009. Heavy minerals in the 2004 tsunami deposits on Kho Khao island, Thailand.听Polish Journal of Environmental Studies,18:103-110.