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Sam Woor

@SamWoor

Postdoctoral researcher | Luminescence dating | Geochronology | Geomorphology | Quaternary ⛰ UFV | UBC

 Vancouver, British Columbia
geog.ox.ac.uk/graduate/research/swoor.html
Joined May 2012
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The desert that we see today in Arabia was once a region that repeatedly underwent 'green' periods in the past, as a result of periods of high rainfall, resulting in the formation of lakes and rivers around 9,000 years ago. #GreenArabia miragenews.com/unearthing-lu…
Unearthing Lush, Vibrant Past Of World's Largest Desert

Unearthing Lush, Vibrant Past Of World's Largest Desert

The desert that we see today in Arabia was once a region that repeatedly underwent 'green' periods in the past, as a result of periods of high

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It's time to get ready for #BSG24 at @lborouniversity Abstracts are now being accepted!⬇️⬇️
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Next instalment of cool tufa from Wadi Dabsa… Just out in QSR Humid phases on the southwestern Arabian Peninsula are consistent with the last two interglacials sciencedirect.com/science/ar… #tufa #cooltufa #UThdating #WadiDabsa @GeographyUOM @CQRRHUL @rhinglis @isotopesUK @DianaSahy
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Save the date for NWLDW2024! We are excited to host the New World Luminescence Dating Workshop June 11-14, 2024 at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Reno, NV! Visit dri.edu/labs/drill-nwldw24/ for details and updates.
Image from DRI Luminescence (@DRILuminescence)
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Interested in organising PGR events, seminars or workshops? Keen to get more involved in the BSG postgraduate community? Want to help represent PGRs more widely within the BSG? 🌍 Don't forget that you can join the Postgrad Forum Committee! Feel free to email/DM for more info!
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An EXCELLENT piece of design from @TIBaxter (also starring @SamWoor as the 'inquisitive poster reader'). #BSG2023 #HeritageHabitats @oxfordgeography @OxRBL #biogeomorphology – at Kidlington, England
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What’s it all about? If you are at #BSG2023, come and see my poster about how #geomorphology can contribute to the conservation of wildlife and built #heritage in marine environments! @BSG_Geomorph
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Checking the weather forecast for the rest of #INQUARoma2023
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Replying to @tara_beuzen
@tara_beuzen presents a poster on "Do Early Bronze Age ditches from #Oman allow for the assessment of suficial groundwater response time to mid-Holocene cliamte change?" @InquaRoma2023. 🌊🌊🌊 #INQUARoma2023
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Great to see these physical copies of our children's book on icy volcanoes in Antarctica. Perfect for teaching your kids about glacier hazards! Remember, you can read the online version here: zenodo.org/record/6535775 @antvolc
Image from Max Van Wyk de Vries (@Max_VWDV)
Image from Max Van Wyk de Vries (@Max_VWDV)
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Discussion open for comments: Afforestation impacts on terrestrial hydrology insignificant compared to climate change in Great Britain doi.org/10.5194/hess-2023-13…
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Wildlife flourishing around a traditional wavy (crinkle-crankle) wall in Sudbury, Suffolk. @OxRBL @MACoombes #wallplants #HeritageAsHabitat
Image from Tim Baxter (@TIBaxter)
Image from Tim Baxter (@TIBaxter)
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Major new paper #OutofAfrica: Our analyses reveal a previously unsuspected extended period of genetic adaptation lasting ~30,000 y, potentially in #Arabia or surrounding regions, prior to a rapid #dispersal across the rest of Eurasia as far as #Australia. pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.22…
The role of genetic selection and climatic factors in the dispersal of anatomically modern humans...

The role of genetic selection and climatic factors in the dispersal of anatomically modern humans...

The evolutionarily recent dispersal of anatomically modern humans (AMH) out of Africa (OoA) and across Eurasia provides a unique opportunity to exa...

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🤩 The HEIAA conference (6-8 Nov 2023) program is online! ➡️heiaa.archaeoman.de/program/ There is no conference fee, but you have to register.➡️heiaa.archaeoman.de/listener… Looking forward seeing you in Tübingen.
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To friends in the UAE and Oman, I am conducting a study on communicating about the conservation of natural heritage sites in Oman and the UAE and I am in need of 50 more participants. Please join the study at universityofsussex.eu.qualtr… or help spread the words to your friends
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⬆️ THE TOWN ARE GOING UP! ⬆️ #itfc
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Thrilled to say that I passed my DPhil #viva earlier today! A huge thank you to my examiners @AntonyFjrth and @lisamwedding, and my supervisors @MACoombes and @Geodiverse for their amazing support
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Image from Tim Baxter (@TIBaxter)
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Come and join the Oxford Water Lab! I am seeking to hire a Postdoc in Flood Hydrology & AI with interests in #ML, global #hydrology and #climate to start in Sept 2023 @oxfordgeography Apply by 22 May - pls share! shorturl.at/cpQR7; louisejslater.com/ #RStats #Python
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Image from Louise Slater (@DrLouiseSlater)
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The @IAGAIG Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month for March is now available! This month, Dr Zach Dickeson (@ZachDickeson) provides a 'Field Guide to an Ancient Martian Lake Bed': planetarygeomorphology.wordp…
An oblique 3D view across an ancient lake bed in a topographic basin on Mars. In the distance are two fans at representing different lake levels, and in the distance is an inlet valley interpreted to have fed water into the basin (which then formed the lake and fans).

ALT An oblique 3D view across an ancient lake bed in a topographic basin on Mars. In the distance are two fans at representing different lake levels, and in the distance is an inlet valley interpreted to have fed water into the basin (which then formed the lake and fans).

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Ever wondered whether heritage assets support more diverse marine communities than modern infrastructure?🦀 My final PhD paper has the answers: 'Intertidal biodiversity and physical habitat complexity on historic masonry walls...' available here 👇 authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti…
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🚨BSG conference alert!🚨 The next @BSG_Geomorph Annual Conference will take place in Edinburgh on the 4-6th September 2023. More info to come in the near future, but you may put the dates in your diary. Hoping to see you there! @SimonMariusMudd @BSG_Postgrads
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