Jorien Vonk

Jorien Vonk

Jorien Vonk is a postdoctoral researcher concentrating on terrestrial and coastal biogeochemistry in (sub-)Arctic regions. She uses a range of biogeochemical, molecular and isotopic techniques to study carbon cycling and the impact of climate change on permafrost, coastal dynamics and fluvial processes. During her PhD (Stockholm University, Sweden) she studied Arctic terrestrial matter in coastal systems, with a focus on the Laptev and East Siberian shelf seas. But since she started her postdoc at ETH Zürich (Switzerland) in December 2010 it was time to move up to the continent and study the actual source of coastal terrestrial matter in all its forms. In early Spring 2010 she was invited by PI Max Holmes to join the Polaris crew that summer.

Journals

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    The “Aquatics International”

    While we were processing a water sample that was taken earlier this morning from the Kolyma River, we talked an interesting mix of broken English, Russian and Swedish/Norwegian.

    • By Jorien Vonk
    • July 06, 2011
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    What will 2011 bring?

    What will this year be like? If I had to believe the weatheronline prediction it will be 15 degrees (Celsius!) and rain for the first few days we’re there.

    • By Jorien Vonk
    • June 30, 2011

  • Siberian cooking

    The Northeast Science station in Cherskiy is one of the most remote places I have ever been, yet we have internet, showers, washing machines, a sauna and …. good food! All the credits for this last, most crucial survival need should be given to Valentina, our charming cook that creates lovely meals, salads and impressive [...]

    • By Jorien Vonk
    • July 25, 2010

  • From Sweden to Siberia!

    Hej! My name is Jorien Vonk, born & raised in Holland, but I just finished my PhD at Stockholm University a few weeks ago. I have been looking at terrestrial carbon (from thawing permafrost) from a marine point of view; what happens to this material once it arrives in the coastal ocean? We found out [...]

    • By Jorien Vonk
    • June 18, 2010