projects

FLOW

Floral flow: The establishment and consequences of mutualistic plant-insect relationships for the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems

Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities

PI: myself, Botanical Institute of Barcelona (Spain)

2024 - 2027

OSCARS 

AMBCAT - Digital Amber Catalogue

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the European Union

PI: Jörg Hammel, Helmholtz-Zentrum hereon GmbH (Germany) | I am research participant

2025 - 2026

FORMER projects and collaborations

17. BAG: Evolutionary, taphonomic and palaeoecological study of resin-embedded organisms

DESY Photon Science

PI: myself, Botanical Institute of Barcelona (Spain)

2023 - 2024


16. The limits of the fossil reord II: Analytical and experimental approaches to fossilization

German Research Foundation

PI: Christa E. Müller, University of Bonn (Germany) | I am research participant

2022 - 2024


15. Sedimentary Geology

University and Research Grants Management Agency

PI: Telm Bover, University of Barcelona (Spain) | I am research participant

2023 - 2024


14. CREI - II - Intervalo Cretácico de Resina. Causas abióticas y sus implicaciones tafonómicas y faunísticas

Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities

PI: Xavier Delclòs, University of Barcelona (Spain) & Enrique Peñalver, IGME (Spain) 

2023 - 2024


13. The flowering plant success – INfluence of BEetles (INBE)

Secretary of Universities and Research (Government of Catalonia) and Horizon2020 programme of research and innovation of the European Union

PI: myself, Botanical Institute of Barcelona (Spain)

2021 - 2024


12. Plant-beetle interaction consequences for the success of flowering plants during the Angiosperm Terrestrial Revolution

DESY Photon Science

PI: myself, University of Barcelona (Spain)

2022


11. Cretaceous Resin Event: Global bioevent of massive resin production at the initial diversification of modern forest ecosystems

Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness

PI: Xavier Delclòs, University of Barcelona (Spain) & Eduardo Barrón, IGME (Spain) | I am research participant

2018 - 2022


10. Paleobiological implications of beetles in the early stages of modern terrestrial ecosystems 

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

PI: myself, University of Bonn (Germany)

2018 - 2021


9. The Limits of the fossil record: Analytical and experimental approaches to fossilization

German Research Foundation

PI: Martin Sanders, University of Bonn (Germany) | I am research participant

2018 - 2020


8. Unification of IPM forces to control mites in berries, soft fruits and woody ornamentals 

European Commission´s 7th FP

PI: Johan Van Huylenbroeck, Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Belgium) | I am research participant

2016 - 2018


7. Iberia amber: An exceptional record of the Cretaceous forests at the dawn of modern terrestrial ecosystems

Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness

PI: Xavier Delclòs, University of Barcelona (Spain) & Eduardo Barrón, IGME (Spain) | I am research participant

2015 - 2017


6. Sedimentary Geology 

University and Research Grants Management Agency

PI: Anna Maria Travé, University of Barcelona (Spain) | I am research participant

2014 - 2018 


5. Beetle faunas association (Insecta: Coleoptera) from Lebanese and Spanish Cretaceous ambers

SYNTHESYS Project - European Community Research Infrastructure Action under the FP7 “Capacities” Program

PI: myself, University of Barcelona (Spain)

March 2014


4. Beetle fauna associations (Insecta: Coleoptera) from New Jersey and Spanish Cretaceous ambers

American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA 

PI: myself, University of Barcelona (Spain)

June 2014 


3. The Cretaceous amber from Spain: a multidisciplinary study - II

Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation

PI: Xavier Delclòs, University of Barcelona (Spain) | I am research participant

2012–2014


2. Spiders from Lower Cretaceous ambers: Unravelling the web

European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), Grenoble, France

PI: Xavier Delclòs, University of Barcelona (Spain) | I am research participant

July 2012


1. Sedimentary Geology      

University Department, Research and Information Society of the Catalonian Government (DURSI)

PI: Anna Maria Travé, University of Barcelona (Spain) | I am research participant

2009 – 2013

 At the top is a picture of diverse amber samples from Myanmar from my fieldtrip to China (© David Peris).