Testimonial of SAGES sponsored study towards a Scottish
Graduate Academy of Science, Technology, Engineering and
Maths
Dr. Réka-Hajnalka Fülöp
SAGES Affiliated PhD
University of Glasgow
2007-2012
Prof. Dr. Paul Bishop –University of Glasgow
Dr. Derek Fabel- University of Glasgow
Prod. Dr. Gordon T. Cook- Scottish Universities Research Centre
Dr. Jeremy Everest- British Geological Society
TESTIMONIAL
I have graduated with a PhD in Geomorphology from the Department of Geographical and Earth
Sciences, The University of Glasgow in June 2012. My thesis focused on quantifying the
magnitude and timing of Holocene soil erosion events on parent materials of known age using
in-situ cosmogenic C-14 and Be-10 depth-profiles. The PhD topic was very complex and in terms
of applying cosmogenic C-14 was also technically challenging. Being a SAGES affiliated student
gave me many opportunities to meet other researchers from across Scotland and facilitated me
to present and discuss my research with others in a friendly environment. The SAGES
postgraduate student meeting (The Burn) was the most enjoyable such meeting that I have ever
attended. This meeting has also provided long-term connections with other postgraduate
students. In October 2010, while still a writing-up student, I started my current postdoctoral
researcher position at the University of Cologne. My contract with Cologne will end in October,
2013. During the first year of my postdoctoral research, I was involved in setting up the Cologne
Radiocarbon Laboratory. Following this, I continued the research that I started during my PhD,
namely, setting up and calibrating an in-situ cosmogenic C-14 extraction laboratory. I will
shortly be immigrating to Australia (for personal reasons). I do not have a position there yet,
however I wish to remain in academia. I am particularly interested in finding a position where I
can apply a range of cosmogenic nuclide-based methods to study the interactions between
surface processes, tectonics, and climate.
PUBLICATIONS
Fülöp, R-H., Rethemeyer, J., Heinze, S. and Svetlana, J. 2013, Ultrafiltration of bone samples is
neither the problem nor the solution, Radiocarbon, accepted.
Wacker, L., Fülöp, R-H., Hajdas, I., Molnár, M. and Rethemeyer, J. 2013, A novel approach to
process carbonate samples for radiocarbon measurements, Nuclear Instruments and
Methods in Physics Research Section B, 294, 214-217.
Rethemeyer, J., Fülöp, R-H., Höfle, S., Wacker, L., Heinze, S., Hajdas, I., Patt, U., König, S., Stapper,
B. and Dewald, A. 2013, Status report on sample preparation facilities for C-14 analysis at the
new CologneAMS center, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B,
294, 168-172.
Höbig, N., Weber, M.E., Kehl, M., Weniger, G-C., Julia, R., Melles, M., Fülöp, R-H., Reicherter, K.
2012, Last Glacial to Holocene sedimentary facies and depositional variability of the karstic
Lake Banyoles (northeastern Spain), Quaternary International, 274, 205-218.
White, D., Fülöp, R-H., Bishop, P., Mackintosh, A. and Cook, G.T., Can in situ cosmogenic C-14 be
used to assess the influence of clast recycling on exposure dating of ice retreat in Antarctica?
Quaternary Geochronology, 6, 289-294.
Fülöp, R-H., Naysmith, P., Cook, G.T, Fabel, D., Xu, S., Bishop, P. 2010, Update on the
performance of the SUERC in situ cosmogenic C-14 extraction line. Radiocarbon, 52 (Nr.2-3),
1288-1294.
*The SAGES Graduate School is an international graduate school. Although SAGES prize studentships were awarded
on a highly competitive, globally accessible basis, all PhD graduates currently working in SAGES areas who are
registered with a Scottish University are able to become affiliate members of the Graduate School and can participate
in SAGES activities.
The same principle will be adopted for the Scottish Graduate Academy of Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths.