Climate and ecological history of the central Sahara: study of a continuous 12,000-year archive
National Geographic Society & FWO-Vlaanderen, 2007-2012
Aquatic biota in African mountain lakes as indicators for climate change: past, present, future
BelSPO Science & Sustainable Development Programme, 2007-2011
Climatic and anthropogenic impacts on East African ecosystems (CLANIMAE)
IWT-Vlaanderen, 2007-2010
Ostracoda (Crustacea) as paleoenvironmental proxies for Late Holocene climate variability in western Mongolia
European Science Foundation EUROCORES programme EuroCLIMATE & FWO-Vlaanderen, 2005-2008
High-resolution reconstruction of late-Glacial and Holocene climate variability in equatorial East Africa, based on laminated lake sediments from Mt.Kilimanjaro (CHALLACEA)
FWO-Vlaanderen, 2000-2004
Exploration of African crater lakes for paleoclimate reconstruction