We proudly celebrate postdoc Aske L. Sørensen, whose PhD research helped transform how geoscientists date complex sediment layers. As a key contributor to CosmoChron, Aske helped create a method that merges geological knowledge with cosmogenic nuclides to build far more precise timelines. The technique has already clarified major episodes of early human presence in Central Asia and pushed back the age of some of Europe’s oldest glacier deposits to ~2.4 million years.
For this groundbreaking work, Aske has been awarded Aarhus Universitets Forskningsfonds PhD Prize – one of the highest distinctions for young researchers at Aarhus University.
Watch a video where Aske acknowledges the award and explains his findings here.