Geologist, focused on reconstructing plate tectonic, paleogeographic and paleo-environmental history to understand the co-evolution of Earth and life.

Study regions: Caribbean, Andes, subduction zones around the Pacific (Mexico, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Japan), New Caledonia, islands across the globe.

Phd @ UU (2014-2019): Reconstructing lost plates of the Panthalassa Ocean.

Postdoc @ ETH Zurich (2019-2021): Paleogeographic reconstruction of plate boundary zones: analyzing the role of plate tectonically driven habitat changes on extant biodiversity.

NWO veni and Assist. Prof @ UU (2022-2026): Road to riches – Unraveling the imprint of geological history on species diversification in the New Caledonia biodiversity hotspot.