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Britta Sannel

Dr. A. Britta K. Sannel Stockholm University Phone: +46(0)8 164795 Department of Physical Geography E-mail: [email protected] 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden Web: www.su.se/profiles/bsann-1.182845

Date of birth: 18 April 1968 Language skills: Fluent in Swedish (native language) and English, basics in French

PhD degree 2010 PhD in Physical Geography, Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University. Doctoral thesis: “Temporal and spatial dynamics in subarctic peat plateaus and thermokarst lakes”. Supervisor: Prof. Peter Kuhry

Other university degrees 2008 PhLic in Physical Geography, Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University. Licentiate thesis: “Holocene dynamics in subarctic peat plateaus of west-central Canada: Vegetation succession, peat accumulation and permafrost history”. Supervisor: Prof. Peter Kuhry 1992 BSc from the Biology-Earth Sciences Programme, Stockholm University

Current position 2011– Senior lecturer at the Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University

Previous positions and periods of appointment 2005–2010 PhD student (part time ~75%), Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University 1994–2004 Lecturer, Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology, Stockholm University 1991–1994 Teaching assistant, Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University

Teaching Master’s level courses (Polar and Alpine Environments, Natural Archives for Reconstruction of Climate and Environmental Change, Quaternary Climate and Environmental Reconstructions, Glaciers and Permafrost, Permafrost: Interactions with Ecosystems and Hydrology, Environmental Impact Assessment): 2 courses/year (2011–), 1 course/year (1999–2004) Bachelor’s level courses in geography, biology-earth sciences, geosciences and environmental sciences: 2-3 courses/year (2011–), 3-4 courses/year (1994–2004) Field courses taught within the bachelor’s and master’s level courses above include: 3 excursions to Portugal (1993–1995), 12 excursions to New Zealand (1996–2015), 1 excursion to Estonia (1998), 1 excursion to Ireland (2004), 4 excursions to northern Sweden (2011-2016) and 3 excursions to northern Fennoscandia (2012–2016) Examination of two courses at the University Centre in Svalbard, UNIS (2017)

Britta Sannel

Supervision of PhD projects and other student supervision Marit Hichens-Bergström (2018–), ongoing PhLic project: “Permafrost peatlands in northern Scandinavia as archives of volcanic eruptions under changing climatic conditions”, Stockholm University, main supervisor Simon Larsson (2016–), ongoing PhD project: “Exact correlations of Late Quaternary climate archives in the North Atlantic region”, Stockholm University, co-supervisor Ylva Sjöberg (2015), PhD thesis: “Linking water and permafrost dynamics”, Stockholm University, co-supervisor Ewa Lind (2014), PhD thesis: “Tephra horizons in the North Atlantic region during the Early Holocene”, Stockholm University, co-supervisor Sean Pahlin Hill (2018), MSc thesis: “ Estimate of soil organic carbon in the sporadic permafrost zone: a case study from Tavvavuoma in northern Sweden”, Stockholm University, main supervisor Alberta Geertruida van Gent (2018) MSc thesis: “The interaction between spatial soil moisture and temperature variability in a permafrost peatland in Tavvavuoma”, Stockholm University, main supervisor Sofia Kjellman (2017) MSc thesis: ”Holocene peatland development and permafrost history of two peat plateaus in Finnmark, northern Norway”, Stockholm University, main supervisor Pia Axelsson (2016–) ongoing Master project: “Permafrost formation and Holocene development of two palsas in Finnmark, Northern Norway”, Stockholm University, main supervisor Christoffer Keskitalo (2016), MSc thesis: ”Spatial dynamics and morphometric analysis of thermokarst lakes and water bodies: Case study from the sporadic permafrost region, Tavvavuoma, Sweden”, Stockholm University, main supervisor Andrea Schneider (2013), MSc thesis: ”Polygon ponds and their ostracod assemblages as bioindicators in the Indigirka Lowland (north-east Siberia)”, Stockholm University, main supervisor Vilmantas Prėskienis (2013), MSc thesis: ”Holocene development and permafrost history of two mires in Tavvavuoma, northern Sweden”, Stockholm University, main supervisor Alexander Kessler (2013), MSc thesis: ”Holocene development and permafrost formation at a peat plateau and palsa mire in Tavvavuoma, northern Sweden”, Stockholm university, main supervisor Marina Becher (2011), MSc thesis: ”Long-term dynamics of peat plateau-thermokarst complexes in northeast European Russia”, Stockholm University, co-supervisor Main supervisor of ~20 BSc theses at Stockholm University (1994–2018)

External funding and project involvement Partner (in kind work) in the project “Peat Expansion in Arctic Tundra - Pattern, Process, and the Implication for the Carbon Cycle (TundraPEAT)” funded by the National Science Foundation, US, project #1802810 (2018–2023) Partner (100 kSEK) in the project “Permafrost landscapes in transformation – from local- scale processes to the global model NorESM” funded by the Research Council of Norway (2016–2019) Principal Investigator of the project “Thawing permafrost in subarctic peat plateaus – impacts of climate change” (3 410 kSEK) funded by the Swedish Research Council Formas (2015– 2019) Britta Sannel

Partner (in kind work) in the project “Constraining uncertainties in the permafrost-climate feedback” funded by the European Commission JPI Climate Program (2015–2018) Network member of the project “Carbon in Peat on Earth Through Time” funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Swiss National Science Foundation and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2015–) Employed for 6 months by the project “Depicting Ecosystem-Climate Feedbacks from Permafrost, Snow and Ice” funded by Norden (2013–2016) Thermokarst Working Group Co-lead and network member of the “Research Coordination Network on Vulnerability of Permafrost Carbon (Permafrost Carbon Network)” funded by NSF (2011–2016) Network member of the project “Sensitivity of Circum-Arctic Peatland Carbon to Holocene Warm Climates and Climate Seasonality” funded by NSF (2011–2015) Member of the “Perma-Nordnet” research network funded by Norden (2011–2014)

Other professional activities Steering committee chair of Arctic Avenue – a spearhead research project between the University of Helsinki and Stockholm University (2019–2021) External examiner (opponent) at a PhD defence at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark (2018) International Scientific Committee member for the 5th European Conference on Permafrost in Chamonix, France (2018) Steering committee member for the 1st Southern hemisphere Conference on Permafrost to be held in Queenstown, New Zealand, in 2019 (2017–) Evaluation committee member at two PhD defences (one as a reserve member) at Stockholm University (2016 and 2014) Reviewer for numerous international subject and interdisciplinary journals (2010–) National Science Foundation (NSF) research proposal evaluation (2009–)

Selected presentations at conferences and workshops (as first author) 5th European Conference on Permafrost, Chamonix (2018) – international scientific committee member, session organizer and poster AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans (2017) – oral presentation Globalizing polar issues: High altitudes meet high latitudes, Crans-Montana (2017) – invited speaker 11th International Conference on Permafrost, Potsdam (2016) – poster DEFROST (Depicting Ecosystem-Climate Feedbacks from Permafrost, Snow and Ice) Final Meeting, Longyearbyen (2016) – oral presentation Peat Carbon Accumulation on Earth: C-PEAT Launch and Integration Workshop, New York (2015) – poster AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco (2014) – poster 4th European Conference on Permafrost, Evora (2014) – poster AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco (2011) – invited speaker 18th INQUA-Congress, Bern (2011) – session organizer and oral presentation Monitoring of Palsa Mires, Sigtuna (2010) – invited speaker Britta Sannel

3rd European Conference on Permafrost, Longyearbyen (2010) – oral presentation and poster Spatio-Temporal Patterns in the Carbon Balance of Northern High Latitude Regions, Stockholm (2010) – poster Peatlands in the Global Carbon Cycle, Prague (2009) – poster Carbon Pools in Permafrost Regions (2nd workshop), Stockholm (2009) – poster Global Change Impacts on Nordic Sub-Arctic Palsa Mires and Greenhouse Gas Feedbacks in the Climate System, Abisko (2008) – oral presentation 9th International Conference on Permafrost, Fairbanks (2008) – 2 posters

Popular science communication Representing the Bolin Centre for Climate Research at their conference booth during the American Geophysical Union (AGU) annual meeting in New Orleans (2017) and in San Francisco (2014) Presentation of my research at the Senior University in Stockholm (2017 and 2016), for her Royal Highness of Sweden Crown Princess Victoria at Stockholm University (2013), for the general public at The Observatory Museum in Stockholm (2013), the Regional Research Grand Prix Final in Södertälje and at the National Research Grand Prix Final in Stockholm (2012), for high school students visiting Stockholm University (2011–) and at the Research Days at Stockholm University (2010), and for the Swedish Minister of Education during visits to Stockholm University (2010 and 2009) Participation in Geography text books for high school and nine-year compulsory school pupils; e.g. Wiklund, J. & Wakeham, K. 2014: Geografi 7-9 (in Swedish), Capensis and Wiklund, J. 2012: Geografi I (in Swedish), Capensis Interviews about my research in media (Swedish radio, TV, newspapers), e.g. Morgonstudion (SVT), Utbildningsradion, Vetenskapsradion, Rapport (SVT), Aktuellt (SVT), Dagens Nyheter, Naturmorgon i P1, Sveriges Natur, Forskning och Framsteg, MiljöAktuellt and TV4 Nyhetsmorgon (2008–)

Awards and nominations Nominated as a candidate to the Executive Committee of the International Permafrost Association (2016) Research Grand Prix, 1st place in the Stockholm/Södertälje Regional Final, and 4th place in the National Final (2012) The Bolin Centre for Climate Research Poster Award for most Pedagogical and Appealing Presentation (2011) PYRN–IPA (International Permafrost Association) Award for Outstanding International Poster Presentation (2010)