Department of Human Evolution
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Deutscher Platz 6
04103 Leipzig
phone: +49 (341) 3550 - 350
fax: +49 (0341) 3550 - 399
e-mail: streiber@[>>> Please remove the brackets! <<<]eva.mpg.de
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2013 – 2017 | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK Title: Developing the use of luminescence chronometers to establish the timing of late Quaternary environmental changes in South Africa Supervisors: Prof Geoff Duller & Prof Stephen Tooth | |
2011 – 2013 | Master of Science (MSc) by research, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Title: Geology and geochronology of the Nyl River floodplain sediments, Limpopo Province, South Africa Supervisors: Prof Terence McCarthy & Dr Mary Evans | |
2010 | Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons) Geology) - with distinction, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Title: Clay mineralogy and soil textures of Quaternary alluvial fan palaeosols on Heelbo game farm, eastern Free State, South Africa Supervisors: Dr Mary Evans & Dr Zubair Jinnah | |
2007 – 2009 | Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa | |
2001 – 2006 | Bachelor of Education (BEd), University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa |
Teaching experience
2016 | Postgraduate demonstrator on undergraduate field trips: Rocks and Minerals course (1 week residential) |
2013 – 2016 | Undergraduate practical demonstration: Rocks and Minerals course |
2013 – 2015 | Academic tutor: Physical Geography & Environmental Earth Science courses Aberystwyth University, Wales |
2010 – 2012 | Undergraduate practical demonstrations: Geology, Mapwork & Sedimentology courses University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa |
2010 – 2012 | Postgraduate demonstrator on undergraduate field trips: Sedimentology & Structural geology courses (1 week residential), Introduction to geology course (series of 1-day excursions) University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa |
Grants and Awards
2013 – 2016 | Aberystwyth University: Doctoral Career Development Scholarship (DCDS) |
2015 | Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA): Research, Education and Innovation (REI) award British Society of Geomorphology (BSG): Postgraduate Research Grant Aberystwyth University: DGES Postgraduate Discretionary Fund |
2014 | Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA): REI award Quaternary Research Association (QRA): New Research Workers Award Aberystwyth University: DGES Postgraduate Discretionary Fund |
2011 – 2012 | National Research Foundation (NRF): Innovation Scholarship for Masters study University of the Witwatersrand: Postgraduate Merit Award for Masters study |
2011 | Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA): REI award |
2010 | National Research Foundation (NRF): Innovation Scholarship for Honours study University of the Witwatersrand: Postgraduate Merit Award for Honours study |
2011 | Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA): Haughton Award for the Best Honours Dissertation in South Africa for the previous year (2010) |
2010 | University of the Witwatersrand: School of Geosciences Gold Medal for the most outstanding Honours (4th year) student in Geology |
2007 | University of the Witwatersrand: RA Pelletier Prize in Geology University of the Witwatersrand: School of Geosciences Bronze Medal for the best performing student in 1st year Geology |
Training and Workshops
2016 | Introduction to Palaeoclimate Modelling (NERC Advanced Training short course) 5 day course, Centre for Past Climate Change, University of Reading, UK |
2015 | Quaternary Palaeoecology (NERC Advanced Training short course) 5 day course, Micropalaeontology Department, National History Museum, UK |
2014 | BSG Windsor Postgraduate Workshop 3 day workshop, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, UK |
2013 | Luminescence Dating: Theory, Methods and Applications 5 day course, Aberystwyth Luminescence Research Laboratory (ALRL), Aberystwyth University, Wales |
Affiliations
Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA) |
Quaternary Research Association (QRA) |
British Society for Geomorphology (BSG) |
The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (MinSoc) |
Past Global Changes (PAGES) |
Young Earth Scientists (YES) Network |
Aberystwyth Luminescence Research Laboratory (ALRL) |
Quaternary Environmental Change research group, Aberystwyth University |