Contact details

Prof. Dr. Katrina Kremer
Research Group “Sediment Dynamics” funded by a PRIMA Grant from the SNSF
Department of Geological Sciences
University of Bern
Baltzerstrasse 1+3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland

ORCID code: 0000-0003-3753-3233
Research Group: Sediment Dynamics

Short biography

Katrina Kremer is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, and has been funded by an SNSF PRIMA Grant since 2022. Her research investigates lake sediments as archives of past and present environmental processes to better understand future change. She focuses on natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, mass movements, and floods, as well as sedimentation dynamics in lacustrine deltas. A key part of her work also addresses human impacts on lake systems, particularly microplastic pollution. Her interest in tracing the fate and distribution of plastics in lacustrine environments began with the SNF-funded project “Plastic contamination history revealed by lake sediments”, which laid the foundation for ongoing work based on sediment core analyses and surface sampling. This work includes outreach activities such as internships with high school students and numerous bachelor theses, and contributes to understanding plastic accumulation, transport pathways, and potential use as a stratigraphic marker. She uses a multi-proxy and interdisciplinary approach in all her research.

List of selected ongoing projects

• “Slope failures in sublacustrine deltas”, PRIMA Project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation
  Principal researcher
  Duration: 01-06-2022/31-05-2027

• “CH-Tsunami Phase III”.
  Federal Office of Environment
  Co-Principal researcher
  Duration: 01-01-2024/31-12-2026

• “Fate and Impact of Plastics - from Macro to Nano - on Planetary Health (PLASTIMPACT)”.
  ENLIGHT Thematic Network ETN, European University Alliance, European Commission´s Education and Audiovisual Executive Agency. Referencia: INT-ERASMUS+23/07
  Co-Principal researcher
  Duration: 01-11-2024/31-10-2027