Dr. Barbara Mohr

Phone	+49 (0)30 2093 8855
Fax	+49 (0)30 2093 8868
E-Mail
Address	Museum für Naturkunde Leibniz Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity at the Humboldt University Berlin Invalidenstrasse 43 10115 Berlin Germany

professional background

• 1953 Born in Karlsruhe, south-west Germany.
• 1975 Bachelor-degree (Vordiplom) at the Bonn University.
• 1978 Masters-degree (Diplom) at the Bonn University, subjects: geology and paleontology Thesis: "Geology of the Montagne Noire northeast of Laurens (southern France)".
• 1982 Completed Ph.D. Thesis "The microflora of the sediments overlying the Rheinland Brown Coal Measures (late Miocene - early Pliocene)" (in German).
• 2000 Habilitation in Palaeobotany, Humboldt University Berlin.

tasks

• Curator (mesophytic)

current research projects

• 1. Antarctic palynological studies
  a. Development of terrestrial Antarctic floras during the Cretaceous and Tertiary especially during the Mid-Eocene climatic optimum. Reconstruction of floral communities, biogeographic and climatic development.</br> b. Development of dinocyst assemblages from Early Cretaceous through Pliocene their diversity and climatic implications (development of cold water masses, productivity and reconstruction of Antarctic glaciation). Involvement in studies on Kerguelen Plateau material from Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 183.
• 2. Major steps in plant evolution: Mid-to late Cretaceous radiation of Gnetophytes and flowering plants.
• 3. History of geosciences, especially paleobotany.

research projects

• 1979-1980 Graduate assistant, Paleontological Institute, Bonn.
• 1982-1985 Assistant scientist at the Paleontological Institute, Free University (FU) Berlin.
• 1983-1985 Participated in the main scientific projects of the Paleontological and Geological Institutes of the FU, Berlin: "Early mammals in the Late Jurassic and early Cretaceous of the Iberian Peninsula" and "Mobility of active continental margins" with field work in Spain, Portugal and Morocco.
• 1986-1989 Assistant scientist at the Geological Institute of the ETH Zürich.
• 1987 Participation at the ODP-Cruise Leg 113 to the Weddell Sea.
• 1987-1992 Leader of three scientific projects concerning palynology, vegetation history and climate change during the Mesozoic and Tertiary of Antarctica.
• 1989-1995 Assistant Professor at the Geological Institute of the ETH-Zürich, project leader and adviser of 2 Doctoral students: Floristic-ecologic, climatologic and geologic studies of Neogene sediments of the Eastern Mediterranean.
• Nov. 95 Curator (Mesophytic) at the Institute of Paleontology, Museum of Natural History, Humboldt-University, Berlin.

activities public relations

• Talks and guided tours at the Museum of Natural History to the general public and special evening lectures for interested laymen.

publications

• selected papers