Had a great time visiting @Uconn last week for an invited talk in the @UConnAnthro department cosponsored by @UConnGeoscience. #phytoliths #microcharcoal @HSPDPinfo @EESatISU

This was my first phytolith and microcharcoal dataset completed for the diss, but the last published because of challenges posed by a discontinuous #phytolith record. However, by combining the #microcharcoal record with @loopdlupien‘s fabulous #dDwax record, it all worked out.

With contributions from my coauthors, the 2nd chapter of my PhD dissertation is published! #Phytoliths, #pollen, and #microcharcoal from the #Baringo Basin, #Kenya reveal #savanna dynamics during the Plio-Pleistocene transition. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.109779 (1/8)

Just submitted my PhD dissertation on #phytoliths and #microcharcoal to my committee. My defense is in four weeks. The end is in sight!