What do you do?
I study the magnetic properties of rocks, sediments and soils. These magnetic properties can be used to determine the history of the Earth's magnetic field, the ages of sedimentary sequences, the motions of tectonic plates, and the effects of climate change and other environmental processes.

Why should the general public be interested in what you do?
Understanding how the Earth has responded to past changes in climate will allow us to prepare for the changes that will result inevitably from the global warming.

Why does it interest you?
It's exciting to learn something about the Earth that no one has ever known before. It also allows me to travel all over the world.

What major advances/discoveries have occurred in your research field over the last 10 years?
Two advances and discoveries in which my research group has played a role are the development of a new understanding of the relationship between changes in the direction and intensity of the geomagnetic field and the development of methods for using magnetic methods to study environmental processes.