Francis Chantel Nixon
Om
Jeg er førsteamanuensis i naturgeografi og kvartærgeologi. Jeg underviser kurs om jordas naturmiljø, geomorfologi og feltmetoder i naturgeografi. Forskningen min er tverrfaglig orientert, feltbasert og fokuserer på arktiske- og spesielt kystmiljø. Det overordnede forskningstemaet er å kartlegge omfanget av mulige effekter av klimaendringer og forurensing på kystlandskap i Norge, i og rundt Arktis, og andre steder. Nåværende forskningsprosjekter inkluderer:
• Å redusere usikkerhet i århundreskala relative havnivåframskrivninger for Norge ved å bruke holocene-analoger og forbedrede glasial-isostatiske justeringsmodeller.
• Kartlegging av kilder, transportveier og avsetninger for miljøgifter i kystsonen, fra mikroplast til metylkvikksølv.
Forskningsinteresser
• rekonstruere geomorfologiske, sedimentologiske og biogeokjemiske responser fra kystmiljøer på tidligere endringer i havnivået;
• kartlegging og måling av miljøgifter i kystsonen;
• rekonstruere tidligere havisforhold og -dynamikk i Nordishavet ved å bruke drivved og andre data;
• Samarbeid med ulike lokalsamfunn og lokale interesser for å identifisere de mest presserende miljøhensynene og øke vår kollektive forståelse av dem.
Utdanning og erfaring
Jeg tok doktorgraden ved Institutt for jord- og atmosfæriske vitenskaper ved University of Alberta, Canada, hvor jeg rekonstruerte palaeo-miljøendringer i det vestlige, kanadiske høye arktiske (hovedsakelig is- og relative havnivåhistorier). Mens jeg var doktorgradsstudent var jeg så heldig å få undervise i flere kurs med miljøteknologiprogrammet ved Nunavut Arctic College i Iqaluit, Nunavut. Etter doktorgraden ble jeg ansatt som kystgeolog ved Nova Scotia Geological Survey, hvor jeg undersøkte kystmorfodynamikk, med spesiell vekt på erosjon og respons på tidligere og pågående klimaendringer (spesielt havnivåstigning). Etter at jeg flyttet til Trondheim i august 2015, jobbet jeg på Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse (NGU) i faggruppen for Marin geologi, blant annet med å kartlegge havbunngeomorfologi, sedimenter og metangass i Barentshavet. I tillegg deltok jeg på flere forskningscruise.
Utvalgte publikasjoner fra tidligere forskning:
Lakeman T.R., Pieńkowski A.J., Nixon F.C., Furze M.F.A., Blasco S., Andrews J.T., King E.L. 2018. Collapse of a marine-based ice stream during the early Younger Dryas chronozone, western Canadian Arctic. Geology 46, pp. 211-214.
Nixon F.C., England J.H., Lajeunesse P., Hanson M.A. 2016. An 11,000-year record of driftwood delivery to the western Queen Elizabeth Islands, Arctic Canada. Boreas 45, pp. 494-507.
Nixon F.C., England J.H. 2013. Expanded Late Wisconsinan ice cap and ice sheet margins in the western Queen Elizabeth Islands, Arctic Canada. Quaternary Science Reviews 91, pp. 146-164.
Nixon F.C., England J.H., Lajeunesse P., Hanson M.A. 2013. Deciphering patterns of postglacial sea level at the junction of the Laurentide and Innuitian Ice Sheets, western Canadian High Arctic. Quaternary Science Reviews 91, pp. 165-183.
Coulthard R.D., Furze M.F.A., Pieńkowski A.J., Nixon F.C., England J.H. 2010. New marine ΔR values for Arctic Canada. Quaternary Geochronology 5, pp. 419-434.
Nixon F.C., Reinhardt E.G., Rothaus R. 2009. Foraminifera and tidal notches: Dating neotectonic events at Korphos, Greece. Marine Geology 257, pp. 41-53.
Publikasjoner
2024
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Cyvin, Jakob Bonnevie;
Nixon, Francis Chantel.
(2024)
Plastic litter affected by heat or pressure: A review of current research on remoulded plastic litter .
Science of the Total Environment
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2023
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Peter, Maria;
Andersen, Jane Lund;
Nixon, Francis Chantel;
Etzelmüller, Bernd;
Westermann, Sebastian;
Fredin, Ola.
(2023)
Near-surface temperatures and potential for frost weathering in blockfields in Norway and Svalbard.
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Thorsnes, Terje;
Chand, Shyam;
Bellec, Valerie Karin;
Nixon, Francis Chantel;
Brunstad, Harald;
Lepland, Aivo.
(2023)
Gas seeps in Norwegian waters – distribution and mechanisms.
Norwegian Journal of Geology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2022
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Holthuis, Max;
Nixon, Francis Chantel;
Kylander, Malin E.;
van der Bilt, Willem Godert Maria;
Martin, Jake;
Lakeman, Thomas.
(2022)
Late Holocene sea-level change and storms in southwestern Norway based on new data from intertidal basins and salt marshes.
EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts
Sammendrag/abstract
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Lakeman, Thomas;
Nixon, Francis Chantel;
Romundset, Anders;
Simpson, Matthew J.R.;
Svendsen, John Inge;
Vasskog, Kristian.
(2022)
Improving past and future relative sea-level constraints for the Norwegian coast.
EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts
Sammendrag/abstract
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Nixon, Francis Chantel.
(2022)
Wood, whales, and the water's edge: Three proxies for interpreting past sea-ice conditions on Arctic beaches.
Past Global Changes Magazine
Populærvitenskapelig artikkel
2021
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Martin, Jake;
Lusher, Amy L.;
Nixon, Francis Chantel.
(2021)
A review of the use of microplastics in reconstructing dated sedimentary archives.
Science of the Total Environment
Vitenskapelig oversiktsartikkel/review
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Kveberg, Anne Aasen;
Nixon, Francis Chantel;
Cyvin, Jakob Bonnevie.
(2021)
Mikroplast i sedimenter fra Trøndelagskysten, Norge.
Institutt for Geografi, NTNU
Mastergradsoppgave
2020
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Cyvin, Jakob Bonnevie;
Nixon, Francis Chantel.
(2020)
GEOG1014 - VR Feltkurs.
Digitale læremidler
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Dalton, April S.;
Margold, Martin;
Stokes, Chris R.;
Tarasov, Lev;
Dyke, Arthur S.;
Adams, Roberta S..
(2020)
An updated radiocarbon-based ice margin chronology for the last deglaciation of the North American Ice Sheet Complex.
Quaternary Science Reviews
Vitenskapelig oversiktsartikkel/review
2019
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Bellec, Valérie K.;
Bøe, Reidulv;
Bjarnadóttir, Lilja Rún;
Albretsen, Jon;
Dolan, Margaret F.J.;
Chand, Shyam.
(2019)
Sandbanks, sandwaves and megaripples on Spitsbergenbanken, Barents Sea.
Marine Geology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Nixon, Chantel;
Chand, Shyam;
Thorsnes, Terje;
Bjarnadóttir, Lilja Rún.
(2019)
A modified gas hydrate-geomorphological model for a new discovery of enigmatic craters and seabed mounds in the Central Barents Sea, Norway.
Geo-Marine Letters
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2018
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Oliva, Frank;
Peros, Matthew Charles;
Viau, Andre E;
Reinhardt, Eduard G;
Nixon, Chantel;
Morin, A.
(2018)
A multi-proxy reconstruction of tropical cyclone variability during the past 800 years from Robinson Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Marine Geology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Lakeman, Thomas;
Pienkowski, Anna J.;
Nixon, Francis Chantel;
Furze, Mark F.A.;
Blasco, Steve;
Andrews, John T..
(2018)
Collapse of a marine-based ice stream during the early Younger Dryas chronozone, western Canadian Arctic.
Geology
Short communication
2016
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Nixon, Francis Chantel;
England, John H.;
Lajeunesse, Patrick;
Hanson, Michelle A..
(2016)
An 11 000-year record of driftwood delivery to the western Queen Elizabeth Islands, Arctic Canada.
Boreas
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Tidsskriftspublikasjoner
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Cyvin, Jakob Bonnevie;
Nixon, Francis Chantel.
(2024)
Plastic litter affected by heat or pressure: A review of current research on remoulded plastic litter .
Science of the Total Environment
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Peter, Maria;
Andersen, Jane Lund;
Nixon, Francis Chantel;
Etzelmüller, Bernd;
Westermann, Sebastian;
Fredin, Ola.
(2023)
Near-surface temperatures and potential for frost weathering in blockfields in Norway and Svalbard.
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Thorsnes, Terje;
Chand, Shyam;
Bellec, Valerie Karin;
Nixon, Francis Chantel;
Brunstad, Harald;
Lepland, Aivo.
(2023)
Gas seeps in Norwegian waters – distribution and mechanisms.
Norwegian Journal of Geology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Holthuis, Max;
Nixon, Francis Chantel;
Kylander, Malin E.;
van der Bilt, Willem Godert Maria;
Martin, Jake;
Lakeman, Thomas.
(2022)
Late Holocene sea-level change and storms in southwestern Norway based on new data from intertidal basins and salt marshes.
EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts
Sammendrag/abstract
-
Lakeman, Thomas;
Nixon, Francis Chantel;
Romundset, Anders;
Simpson, Matthew J.R.;
Svendsen, John Inge;
Vasskog, Kristian.
(2022)
Improving past and future relative sea-level constraints for the Norwegian coast.
EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts
Sammendrag/abstract
-
Nixon, Francis Chantel.
(2022)
Wood, whales, and the water's edge: Three proxies for interpreting past sea-ice conditions on Arctic beaches.
Past Global Changes Magazine
Populærvitenskapelig artikkel
-
Martin, Jake;
Lusher, Amy L.;
Nixon, Francis Chantel.
(2021)
A review of the use of microplastics in reconstructing dated sedimentary archives.
Science of the Total Environment
Vitenskapelig oversiktsartikkel/review
-
Dalton, April S.;
Margold, Martin;
Stokes, Chris R.;
Tarasov, Lev;
Dyke, Arthur S.;
Adams, Roberta S..
(2020)
An updated radiocarbon-based ice margin chronology for the last deglaciation of the North American Ice Sheet Complex.
Quaternary Science Reviews
Vitenskapelig oversiktsartikkel/review
-
Bellec, Valérie K.;
Bøe, Reidulv;
Bjarnadóttir, Lilja Rún;
Albretsen, Jon;
Dolan, Margaret F.J.;
Chand, Shyam.
(2019)
Sandbanks, sandwaves and megaripples on Spitsbergenbanken, Barents Sea.
Marine Geology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Nixon, Chantel;
Chand, Shyam;
Thorsnes, Terje;
Bjarnadóttir, Lilja Rún.
(2019)
A modified gas hydrate-geomorphological model for a new discovery of enigmatic craters and seabed mounds in the Central Barents Sea, Norway.
Geo-Marine Letters
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Oliva, Frank;
Peros, Matthew Charles;
Viau, Andre E;
Reinhardt, Eduard G;
Nixon, Chantel;
Morin, A.
(2018)
A multi-proxy reconstruction of tropical cyclone variability during the past 800 years from Robinson Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Marine Geology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Lakeman, Thomas;
Pienkowski, Anna J.;
Nixon, Francis Chantel;
Furze, Mark F.A.;
Blasco, Steve;
Andrews, John T..
(2018)
Collapse of a marine-based ice stream during the early Younger Dryas chronozone, western Canadian Arctic.
Geology
Short communication
-
Nixon, Francis Chantel;
England, John H.;
Lajeunesse, Patrick;
Hanson, Michelle A..
(2016)
An 11 000-year record of driftwood delivery to the western Queen Elizabeth Islands, Arctic Canada.
Boreas
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Rapport
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Kveberg, Anne Aasen;
Nixon, Francis Chantel;
Cyvin, Jakob Bonnevie.
(2021)
Mikroplast i sedimenter fra Trøndelagskysten, Norge.
Institutt for Geografi, NTNU
Mastergradsoppgave
PRODUKT
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Cyvin, Jakob Bonnevie;
Nixon, Francis Chantel.
(2020)
GEOG1014 - VR Feltkurs.
Digitale læremidler
Undervisning
Emner
Formidling
2023
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PosterSledz, Zuzanna Maria; Cyvin, Jakob Bonnevie; Nixon, Francis Chantel. (2023) Effect of macroplastic on soil percolation and infiltration rate: a lysimeter test using artificial rainfall on samples from the central Norwegian coast. SETAC Europe SETAC Europe 33th Annual Meeting , Dublin 2023-04-30 - 2023-05-04
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PosterCyvin, Jakob Bonnevie; Hausken, Amanda Veronica; Sledz, Zuzanna Maria; Nixon, Francis Chantel. (2023) A novel method for coring plastic-infiltrated coastal soils & quantification of leaking microplastics from central Norway. The governement of Iceland the Second International Symposium on Plastics in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Region , Reykjavik 2023-11-22 - 2023-11-23
2022
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Vitenskapelig foredragHolthuis, Max; Nixon, Francis Chantel; Kylander, Malin E.; van der Bilt, Willem Godert Maria; Martin, Jake; Lakeman, Thomas. (2022) Late Holocene sea-level change and storms in southwestern Norway based on new data from intertidal basins and salt marshes. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2022-05-23 - 2022-05-27
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Faglig foredragCyvin, Jakob Bonnevie; Kronbäck, Sebastian; Skottun, Ane; Berglid, Thomas; Nixon, Chantel. (2022) VIRTUAL REALITY FOR ACTIVE LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION. HOW AND WHY?. WEEC Network 11th World Environmental Education Congress , Pague 2022-03-14 - 2022-03-18