Foraminifera Archives - The Micropalaeontological Society

Mar

TMS Newsletter

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We are pleased to announce that the TMS Newsletter for March 2022 is now available to download here.

Feb

JM Special Issue: submissions call

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We are pleased to announce the following Special Issue of the Journal of Micropalaeontology is now open for submissions.

Advances in Antarctic chronology, paleoenvironment, and paleoclimate using microfossils: Results from recent and legacy coring campaigns

Guest editors: David Harwood, Masao Iwai, Denise K. Kulhanek, R. Mark Leckie, and Francesca Sangiorgi

There have been several International Ocean Discovery Program expeditions to the Antarctic in recent years, including 374 (Ross Sea West Antarctic Ice Sheet History), 379 (Amundsen Sea West Antarctic Ice Sheet History), 382 (Iceberg Alley), and 383 (Dynamics of Pacific Antarctic Circumpolar Current [DYNAPACC]), as well as numerous national campaigns on oceanographic vessels. These cruises have resulted in an abundance of new studies using microfossils as biostratigraphic and paleoceanographic indicators, identification of new taxa, and advances in geochemical techniques utilizing microfossils or the biomarker they produce. In addition, work on legacy core collections continues to produce new and important Cenozoic records. This special volume provides an opportunity to publish important new studies that will greatly improve our knowledge of Antarctic micropalaeontology and climate evolution in a single special volume.

As of 1 March 2022, authors can submit their contributions by using the online registration form on the JM website: https://editor.copernicus.org/jm/manuscript_registration. The deadline for submission is 31 December 2022. During the registration process it is important that the correct special issue is selected.

Dec

2021 conference abstracts

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Our first Special Issue of the Newsletter, with the abstracts from the 2021 annual meeting is now available to download.

Conference abstracts 2021

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Dec

ICP14

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Dear Paleoceanography community and friends,

We are excited to announce that registration and abstract submission for ICP14 are now open! Please visit the ICP14 homepage for registration and lots more information about the conference.

We remain hopeful that we can arrange ICP14 as the vibrant conference it always is and only need to use the virtual component to broaden participation and opportunities for interaction. However, we keep monitoring the pandemic situation closely and will send further updates in case changes need to be made.

Important deadlines:

Early Bird registration: Feb 28, 2022
Travel /virtual participation grant application, including abstract submission for those applying: Feb 28, 2022
- (Note: those applying for travel/virtual participation grants can register until April 20, 2022 at the early bird rate)
Abstract submission: April 3, 2022
All Presenters must register by April 20, 2022
Changes to participation mode (virtual/on-site) until April 20, 2022

The Scientific Committee is in the final stages of completing an exciting plenary program and we have ample space in the program for extended poster sessions. A range of field trips are planned to allow you to experience the fantastic glacially formed landscape surrounding Bergen.

You can also find an updated weather prediction on the website!

If you would like to organize a pre- or post-conference meeting or workshop in Bergen and need help with logistics, let us know at sec.icp14@uib.no. (please write “ICP14 workshops” in the subject line).

For the musicians among you, please sign up in the registration form to join the stage at the Paleomusicology concert. And finally, following tradition we are looking for hosts for ICP15, so please get in touch with us at sec.icp14@uib.no if you are interested in giving a pitch for hosting ICP in 2025.

Best regards,

The ICP14 local organizing committee

Nov

Latest papers

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There is a new paper available in the Journal of Micropalaeontology:

Biometry and taxonomy of Adriatic Ammonia species from Bellaria–Igea Marina (Italy)

Joachim Schönfeld, Valentina Beccari, Sarina Schmidt, and Silvia Spezzaferri

Nov

Obituary for Professor John Murray

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We were very sorry to hear of the death of Professor John Murray in late October 2021. John had a long and distinguished academic career at Imperial College London, The Marine Biological Association in Plymouth, Bristol University, Exeter University and finally Southampton, carrying out research on numerous topics related to benthic foraminifera. He was outstanding as both a teacher and researcher and will be greatly missed in both the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton and in the world of foraminiferal research. He will also be sorely missed in our society. John was a member of the society from its foundation in 1970, as the British Micropalaeontological Group. He was secretary of the Foraminifera specialist group in 1972-1973, and Chairman of the society from 1978 to 1980. He edited the Journal of Micropaleontology from 1994 to 1997. In each of the roles he was supremely efficient and made major contributions to development of the society, in recognition of this he was made an Honorary Member of the Society in 2005. The Society also recognised his outstanding scientific contributions to Micropalaeontology, awarding him the Brady Medal, the highest honour of the society, in 2007. His achievements to that date are summarised in the commendation for the award – although since he continued a high-level of scientific output that summary is in need of updating.

Our knowledge of microfossils and their role in global ecology has been built by the work of numerous micropalaeontologists and John was one of the best, and one of the kindest.

Written by Dr Jeremy Young, on behalf of the Micropalaeontological Society committee

Sep

Latest Newsletter

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Our latest copy of the TMS newsletter is now available to download from the Newsletter section of the publications page: https://www.tmsoc.org/publications/

Jun

TMS Foraminifera Festival

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We are delighted to invite you to the TMS Foraminifera Festival: a virtual foram-themed day of talks and posters on Friday 27^th August, 06:00-16:30 UTC (07:00-17:30 BST) taking place on Zoom. The Festival features four sessions of talks (15 min) and posters, each convened by a group of 4-5 early career researchers.

Provisional schedule

Session	Time (UTC)	Speaker	Title
Session 1	06:00	Intro to Foram Festival Session 1
	06:05	Dharma Andrea Reyes Macaya	Carbon isotopes in modern Southeast Pacific Benthic Foraminifera: Paleoceanographic implications
	06:20	Takashi Toyofuku	Little by little Foraminifera laboratory culture goes far
	06:35	Lukas Jonkers	Large variability in Neogloboquadrina pachyderma stable isotope ratios from isothermal conditions: implications for single foraminifera analysis
	06:50	Jennifer Scott	Monsoon evolution in the western Arabian Sea: insights into hemispheric controls and temperature evolution over the last 120 ka BP
	07:05	Eleanor John	Keynote: TBC
	07:20	Flavia Boscolo-Galazzo	Keynote: Matches and mismatches of Mg/Ca and δ18O in planktonic foraminifera: a multispecies comparison through time and across space
	07:35	BREAK
	08:00	Poster Session
	08:30	Break-out A
Session 2	09:00	Intro to Foram Festival Session 2
	09:05	Giulia Margaritelli	Keynote: Planktonic foraminifera and climate changes: the last 2000 years
	09:20	Mónica Bolívar Feriche	Correlation of planktonic and shallow-benthic zonations in a middle Miocene succession from SE Spain
	09:35	Louise Callard	Virtual foraminifera: using eSlide for online microfossil identification
	09:50	Allison Hsiang	Automated community ecology of planktonic foraminifera using deep learning
	10:05	Anieke Brombacher	3Dforam: an R package to analyse shell growth in 3 dimensions
	10:20	BREAK
	10:35	General Poster Session
	11:05	BREAK
Session 3	11:30	Intro to Foram Festival Session 3
	11:35	Haruka Takagi	Keynote: Advances in planktonic foraminiferal photosymbiosis research: Partnership, photophysiology, and implications on evolution
	11:50	Rikza Nur Faqih An Nahar	Study of the September 28th 2018 Tsunamigenic Landslide Deposits in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Based on Foraminifera Data
	12:05	Johanna Schmidt	How to distinguish contourites and turbidites using benthic foraminifera
	12:20	James Mulqueeney	Assessing the impact of climate change on the structural integrity of benthic foraminifera during the Palaeocene Eocene Thermal Maximum – implications for future climate change
	12:35	Kate Darling	Not seeing the wood for the trees: A case for obligate alternation of generation in non-spinose planktonic foraminifera
	12:50	Daniel E. Gaskell	CO₂ capture explains δ13C vital effects in foraminifera
Session 4	13:05	Poster Session
	13:35	Break-out B
	14:05	Intro to Foram Festival Session 4
	14:10	Sulia Goeting	Diversity and depth distribution of modern benthic foraminifera offshore Brunei Darussalam
	14:25	Anna Saupe	Biogeographic patterns of benthic foraminifera in contourite drift systems of the high-latitude North Atlantic Ocean
	14:40	Maxime Daviray	Ecology of benthic foraminifera in a mudflat subjected to cable bacterial activity
	14:55	Tiago Menezes Freire	Paleoceanographic conditions through MIS 4 in the mid-latitude Western South Atlantic based on planktonic Foraminifera
	15:10	Yahel Eshed	Benthic foraminifera associated with seagrass as a model ecosystem for monitoring environmental changes
	15:25	Abduljamiu Olalekan Amao	Keynote: The future of benthic foraminiferal diversity in the Arabian Gulf: a system under pressure from climate change
	15:40	BREAK
Awards Ceremony	16:05	Awards for best poster and talk

We look forward to e-meeting you in August,

The Foraminifera Festival Coordinators

Dr. Anieke Brombacher (University of Southampton, TMS Events Secretary)
Dr. Babette Hoogakker (Heriot-Watt University, TMS Foraminifera Group Chair)
Dr. Lyndsey Fox (Kingston University, TMS Foraminifera Group Secretary)
Dr. Manuel Weinkauf (Charles University in Prague, TMS Newsletter Editor)
Dr. Rehemat Bhatia (TMS Publicity Officer)

May

Newsletter now available

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The new edition of the TMS newsletter is now available to download from the Newsletter section of the publications page: https://www.tmsoc.org/publications/

Dec

Microfossil Image Competition 2021

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Diatoms are tiny, silica-shelled phytoplankton. Not only are they an important part of marine ecosystems and useful tools for studying past climate – this Asteromphalus flabellatus proves that they are also amazingly beautiful!

The Micropalaeontological Society is delighted to announce the winner of the 2020 Micropalaeontology Image Competition!

The overall image winner was submitted by Isabel Dove from the University of Rhode Island – Graduate School of Oceanography, with a beautiful image of the diatom species Asteromphalus flabellatus. Not only does Isabel win the competition’s first prize of €200, but her image is also included on the front cover of our TMSoc2021 Calendar (note these are now sold out)!

On behalf of the Society we would like to congratulate Isabel on her success. Eleven additional winners were selected from the fantastic submissions, and are on display below! A wide variety of microfossils and imaging techniques have been championed this year, and we are already looking forward to next year’s competition.