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Susana Salazar Jaramillo is assistant professor at the Geoscience Department of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Susana is Master of Science in Soils and Geomorphology pursued at Universidad Nacional de Colombia, and is Doctor of Philosophy in Geology conducted at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), U.S.A. Susana’s research interests span a broad range of topics in the field of pedostratigraphy, geomorphology, clay mineralogy, paleopedology, soil science, geochemistry, and sedimentology. The last few years her research has been largely focused on studying past climate from paleosols in order to understand paleoenvironmental responses to climate variability and climate change.

The influence of volcanic material on pedogenesis is Susana’s main focus in EHMS portfolio. Specifically, she addresses large-scale pedogenetic patterns related to volcanic eruptions, the soil-landscape relationship, and studies the geochemistry of paleosols to interpret climate variability occurred during the Quaternary in the DJVC. Her two research projects titled “Mass wasting mitigation strategies in volcanic influenced areas” and “Paleosol chronosequence in Doña Juana Volcanic Complex (DJVC), Colombia: paleoenvironmental reconstruction during Quaternary glacial-interglacial cycles” encompass fundamental aspects in the understanding of Quaternary paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic story of Colombia.