Martha Koot

Grants & contracts
2010:
Sylvester-Bradley Award, Palaeontological Association (£1195)
FY2010 JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship (short-term) for North American and European Researchers (2 months,  ¥620,500)

2009:
Stichting Fonds Doctor Catharine van Tussenbroek (€5,000)

2008:
SYNTHESYS project for access to DK-TAF (~ £1,500)
VSBfonds (Utrecht, The Netherlands) (€10,000)
Stichting Dr. Hendrik Muller's Vaderlandsch Fonds (The Hague, The Netherlands) (€6,000)
Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) (€5,000)
 

Publications
Peer-reviewed papers:
In preparation.

Conference abstracts:
Koot, M.B., Cuny, G., Orchard, M.J., Henderson, C.M., Twitchett, R.J. 2010. Shark teeth from the Middle Permian-Triassic Arabian continental shelf area of Oman. 54th Annual Meeting of The Palaeontological Association, Ghent. The Palaeontological Association Newsletter 75, 56.
Koot, M.B., J.W.F. Reumer, J. De Vos. 2009. Testing the potential monospecificity of the sabre-tooth cat genus Homotherium using comparative data from recent large cats. 69th Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology.
Koot, M.B., J.W.F. Reumer, J. De Vos. 2009. Testing the potential monospecificity of the sabre-tooth cat genus Homotherium using comparative data from recent large cats. 9th North American Paleontological Convention Abstracts, Cincinnati Museum Center Scientific Contributions 3, 96.

Miscellaneous:
Jacobsen, N.D., M.B. Koot (in press). Meeting reports – 54th Annual Meeting of The Palaeontological Association, Ghent. The Palaeontological Association Newsletter.
Jacobsen, N.D., M.B. Koot 2010. Meeting reports – 53rd Annual Meeting of The Palaeontological Association, Birmingham. The Palaeontological Association Newsletter 73, 46–50.
Jacobsen, N.D., M.B. Koot 2009. Meeting reports – 9th  North American Paleontological Convention, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The Palaeontological Association Newsletter 72, 50-56.
Jacobsen, N.D., M.B. Koot 2009. Meeting reports – 52nd Annual Meeting of The Palaeontological Association, Glasgow. The Palaeontological Association Newsletter 70, 44–50.

Scientific articles (in Dutch) published in ‘bioSCOPE’, the monthly departmental magazine of the Faculty of Biology at Utrecht University. Available on http://bioscope.bio.uu.nl/archief/index.html.
Koot, M.B. (2008). Verstilde wateren. bioSCOPE 8 (6), 14.
Koot, M.B. (2008). Vroege vogel. bioSCOPE 8 (4), 10. Also published on http://www.natuurinformatie.nl/nnm.dossiers/natuurdatabase.nl/i005503.html.
Koot, M.B. (2008). Tuin d’r eens in. bioSCOPE 8 (3), 12.
Koot, M.B. (2008). Complex vormt schakel. bioSCOPE 8 (2), 11.
Koot, M.B. (2007). Tijdloos kapsel. bioSCOPE 7 (9), 9.
Koot, M.B. (2007). Overbevissing verwoest bos. bioSCOPE 7 (9), 6-7.
Koot, M.B. (2007). Erwtelijkheidsleer. bioSCOPE 7 (7), 12.
Koot, M.B. (2007). Big Betty en de atmosfeer. bioSCOPE 7 (6), 11.
Koot, M.B. (2007). 7 vragen aan… Jos Jongerius, hovenier. bioSCOPE 7 (5), 2.
Koot, M.B. (2007). Licht als condicio sine qua non. bioSCOPE 7 (4), 9.

Scientific articles (in Dutch) published on http://www.geologievannederland.nl/, managed by the National Museum of Natural History Naturalis in Leiden, The Netherlands.
Koot, M.B. (2008). Grottenleeuw - Panthera leo. Available on http://www.geologievannederland.nl/fossielen/zoogdieren/grottenleeuw.
Koot, M.B. (2008). Heidelbergmens - Homo heidelbergensis. Available on http://www.geologievannederland.nl/fossielen/zoogdieren/heidelbergmens.
Koot, M.B. (2008). Wild paard - Equus ferus. Available on http://www.geologievannederland.nl/fossielen/zoogdieren/wild-paard.
Koot, M.B. (2008). Oeros - Bos primigenius. Available on http://www.geologievannederland.nl/fossielen/zoogdieren/oeros.
Also set up a small display, including slideshow, showcasing the publication of the book “De Sabeltandtijger uit de Noordzee” by Dick Mol, Wilrie van Logchem, Kees van Hooijdonk & Remie Bakker (December 2007).
 

Reports & invited lectures
"Testing the monospecificity of the sabre-tooth cat Homotherium", research seminar at the Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, 25-03-2009. 

Other academic activities
Field trips and research visits:
Mar-Apr 2011                 Research visit Nagoya University Museum, Nagoya (JP)
Feb 2011                       Fieldwork Oman Mountains (OM)
Nov 2010                       Research visit Geological Museum, Natural History Museum of Denmark,
                                      Copenhagen (DK)
Feb-Mar 2010                Fieldwork Oman Mountains, in association with GUtech, Muscat (OM)
Jan 2010                       Research visit Geological Museum, Natural History Museum of Denmark,
                                     Copenhagen (DK)
Aug 2009                      Fieldwork Central East Greenland (GL)
Jul 2009                        Research visit Dept. of Geoscience, University of Calgary, Calgary (CA)
Jul 2009                        Research visit Geological Survey of Canada Pacific, Vancouver (CA)
Mar 2009                      SYNTHESYS visit Geological Museum, Natural History Museum of Denmark,
                                     Copenhagen (DK)
 

Additional information
presently         Demonstrator (University of Plymouth)
presently         Chair Postgraduate Society (University of Plymouth)
2009 - 2010     Treasurer Postgraduate Society (University of Plymouth)
2008 - 2009     Postgraduate representative, Earth dept. (University of Plymouth)
2003 - 2005     Member of committees in charge of ensuring quality and content of education (Utrecht University)

Personal awards:
Sep 2010         VC Enterprise Award – International Student Award (University of Plymouth)