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Biography
Dr Ersek is a palaeoclimatologist and geochemist who studies past climate changes and human-environment interactions. His research spans cave and karst science, atmospheric processes, paleoclimatology, palaeoceanography, and peat geochemistry. By applying geochemical methods to cave formations, water, and peat deposits, Dr Ersek aims to unravel the mysteries of past climate and environmental changes, providing insights for understanding our current and future climate.
Past Education and Employment
Postdoctoral researcher, Oxford University
PhD, Oregon State University, USA
MSc, Mississippi State University, USA
BSc, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
Research in the media
Earth.com: Drowning mangroves: Climate change is pushing nature past its limits
Science Daily: New research brings greater understanding of Asian winter monsoon
Key question around limestone carbon capture to be answered by partnership project
Science Mag: Ancient megadrought may explain civilization’s ‘missing millennia’ in Southeast Asia
World Economic Forum: How climate change caused the world’s first ever empire to collapse
EOS: The Akkadian Empire—Felled by Dust?
Newsweek: Ancient Curse of Akkad: World's First Empire Collapsed Because of Climate Change
Forbes: Climate Change May Have Contributed To The Extinction Of Neanderthals And Rise Of Modern Humans
Smithsonian Magazine: Climate Change Likely Iced Neanderthals Out Of Existence
Newsweek: Neanderthals: Climate Change May Have Killed Off Our Closest Human Relatives
CTV News: Cold, dry climate shifts linked to Neanderthal disappearance
Science Daily: Earliest European evidence of lead pollution uncovered in the Balkans
Phys.org: Earliest ever evidence of lead pollution found in the Balkans – from 3600 BC
Independent: Climate change: Nearly 700 'natural thermometers' demonstrate the world is warmer than its ever been
Phys.org: 1,800 years of global ocean cooling halted by global warming
OPB: Oregon Caves Weather The Passage Of Time
Fox News: Oregon stalagmite tells 13,000-year-long story
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Geology, BSc (Hons), Babes-Bolyai University
Geology, MSc, Mississippi State University
Geology, PhD, Oregon State University
Research Group keywords
- Environmental Monitoring and Reconstruction
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Deciphering local and regional hydroclimate resolves contradicting evidence on the Asian monsoon evolution
Wolf, A., Ersek, V., Braun, T., French, A. D., McGee, D., Bernasconi, S. M., Skiba, V., Griffiths, M. L., Johnson, K. R., Fohlmeister, J., Breitenbach, S. F. M., Pausata, F. S. R., Tabor, C. R., Longman, J., Roberts, W. H. G., Chandan, D., Peltier, W. R., Salzmann, U., Limbert, D., Trinh, H. Q., & 1 others, 14 Sept 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, p. 1-14 14 p., 5697.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Glacial changes in sea level modulated millennial-scale variability of Southeast Asian autumn monsoon rainfall
Patterson, E. W., Johnson, K. R., Griffiths, M. L., Kinsley, C. W., McGee, D., Du, X., Pico, T., Wolf, A., Ersek, V., Mortlock, R. A., Yamoah, K., Bui, T. N., Tran, M. X., Do-Trong, Q., Vo, T. V. & Dinh, T. H., 4 Jul 2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120, 27, 8 p., e2219489120.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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End of Green Sahara amplified mid- to late Holocene megadroughts in mainland Southeast Asia
Griffiths, M. L., Johnson, K. R., Pausata, F. S. R., White, J. C., Henderson, G. M., Wood, C. T., Yang, H., Ersek, V., Conrad, C. & Sekhon, N., 1 Dec 2020, In: Nature Communications. 11, 1, 12 p., 4204.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Precise timing of abrupt increase in dust activity in the Middle East coincident with 4.2 ka social change
Carolin, S., Walker, R. T., Day, C., Ersek, V., Sloan, R. A., Dee, M., Talebian, M. & Henderson, G. M., 2 Jan 2019, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116, 1, p. 67-72 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of climate change on the transition of Neanderthals to modern humans in Europe
Staubwasser, M., Drăgușin, V., Onac, B. P., Assonov, S., Ersek, V., Hoffmann, D. & Veres, D., 11 Sept 2018, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115, 37, p. 9116-9121Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile101 Citations (Scopus)71 Downloads (Pure)
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Scientific Reports (Journal)
Vasile Ersek (Member of editorial board)
2022 → 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Nagoya University
Vasile Ersek (Visiting researcher)
1 Apr 2024 → 17 May 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
Prizes
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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Invitational Fellowship
Ersek, Vasile (Recipient), 2024
Prize