Mag. Dr. Silvia Ulrich
Technical assistant (half-time) and Lecturer
Ground floor, room 11
t: +43 (0)1 4277-540 07
m: silvia.ulrich@univie.ac.at
Research interests
- Forensic palynology
- Ultrastructure research and palynology
- Evolution of trapping inflorescences in the aroid family
Teaching
Cooperations
- Bundesgärten_Wien
- Botanischer Garten München
- Kew Gardens, England
- P. Boyce, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Curriculum Vitae
Derzeitige Anstellung
- 2020/10– Technical assistant (half-time) and Lecturer
Ausbildung und wissenschaftliche Laufbahn
- 2020/10–2021/8 Scientific Collaborator (half-time) and Lecturer
- 2019–2020 Scientific Collaborator and Lecturer
- 2016–2019 Associate Researcher and Lecturer
- 2010–2016 PhD at the Department of Structural and Functional Botany, University Vienna
- 2009–2012 Scientific project collaborator FWF-Project P 20666-B03
- 2006–Technical Assistant (half day) at the Department of Ultrastructure Research and Palynology
- 2006–2008 Editing pictures and data input for PalDat (palynological database)
- 2004–2007 Tutor at the Institute of Botany, University of Vienna (Department of Palynology and Structural Botany)
- 2003–2006 Thesis Research at the Institute of Botany, University of Vienna (Department of Palynology and Structural Botany)
- 1995–2006 Study of Biology at University of Vienna
- 1994 Study of History of Art for one semester and study of History for a semester at University of Vienna. Study of Pharmacy for three semesters at University of Vienna
- 1993/94 Study of Philosophy and Anglistics for a year at University of Vienna
Publications
2024
Purgina, C., Grimsson, F., Weber, M., & Ulrich, S. (2024). Pollen dispersal units of selected Orchidoideae and their morphological, ultrastructural, and chemical features. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 331, Article 105211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2024.105211
Purgina, C., Grimsson, F., & Ulrich, S. (2024). Proximal aperture in Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch (Orchidaceae) pollen: a rare germination site for angiosperms. Botanical studies, 65(1), Article 33. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40529-024-00439-7
Sutthinon, P., Meesawat, U., Ulrich, S., & Schönenberger, J. (2024). Histochemical and ultrastructural analysis of tapetum and sporoderm development in relation to precocious pollenkitt production of Garcinia dulcis (Roxb.) Kurz. Protoplasma, 261(6), 1281-1295. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00709-024-01969-4
Geier, C., Bouchal, J. M., Ulrich, S., Uhl, D., Wappler, T., Wedmann, S., Zetter, R., Schönenberger, J., & Grimsson, F. (2024). Potential pollinators and paleoecological aspects of Eocene Ludwigia (Onagraceae) from Eckfeld, Germany. Palaeoworld, 33(4), 1079-1104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2023.07.003
Wuttke, M., Poschmann, M. J., Wappler, T., Bouchal, J. M., Geier, C., Ulrich, S., & Grimsson, F. (2024). Pollen-feeding in a giant pelobatid tadpole from the late Oligocene of Enspel, Germany. Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, Article s12549-024-00603-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12549-024-00603-8
Geier, C., Engel, M. S., Bouchal, J. M., Ulrich, S., Grimsson, F., Wedmann, S., & Wappler, T. (2024). The earliest large carpenter bee (Xylocopa) and its adhering pollen (Araliaceae, Theaceae). Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12549-024-00604-7
Purgina, C., Ulrich, S., Weber, M., & Grimsson, F. (2024). Morphological and Ultrastructural Features of Selected Epidendroideae Pollen Dispersal Units and New Insights into Their Chemical Nature. Plants, 13(8), Article 1114. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13081114
Ulrich, S., Vieira, M., Coiro, M., Bouchal, J. M., Geier, C., Jacobs, B. F., Currano, E. D., Lenz, O. K., Wilde, V., Zetter, R., & Grimsson, F. (2024). Origin and Early Evolution of Hydrocharitaceae and the Ancestral Role of Stratiotes. Plants, 13(7), Article 1008. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13071008
Ulrich, S., Geier, C., Bouchal, J. M., Zetter, R., Schönenberger, J., Uhl, D., & Grimsson, F. (2024). Combined LM and EM investigations of pollen from compressed fossil flowers aid in their taxonomic assignment. In J. Bek, & J. Votočková Frojdová (Eds.), XV International Palynological Congress - XI International Organization of Palaeobotany Conference: Abstract Book (pp. 125-126). Article O-236 CZECH-IN s. r. o..
Till, A., Geier, C., Bouchal, J. M., Ulrich, S., Wedmann, S., Cantrill, D., & Grimsson, F. (2024). Did beetles visit Pseudanthus (Picrodendraceae) flowers in the Eocene of Europe? In J. Bek, & J. Votočková Frojdová (Eds.), XV International Palynological Congress - XI International Organization of Palaeobotany Conference: Abstract Book (pp. 132-133). Article O-248 CZECH-IN s. r. o..
Geier, C., Bouchal, J. M., Ulrich, S., Uhl, D., Wedmann, S., Wappler, T., & Grimsson, F. (2024). Eocene flower visitation of European Diptera and their potential pollinator role. In EGU General Assembly 2024 - Abstracts Article egusphere-egu24-5607. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-5607
Grimsson, F., Geier, C., Bouchal, J. M., Ulrich, S., Schönenberger, J., Uhl, D., Wedmann, S., Zetter, R., & Wappler, T. (2024). Flowers and insects with in situ and/or adhered pollen from Eckfeld (Eocene) and Enspel (Oligocene), Germany. In J. Bek, & J. Votočková Frojdová (Eds.), XV International Palynological Congress - XI International Organization of Palaeobotany Conference: Abstract Book (pp. 127). Article O-238 CZECH-IN s. r. o..
Bouchal, J. M., Geier, C., Ulrich, S., Uhl, D., Wedmann, S., Wappler, T., & Grimsson, F. (2024). Fossil Coleoptera with in situ and adhered pollen from the Eocene of Eckfeld, Germany. In EGU General Assembly 2024 - Abstracts Article egusphere-egu24-5326. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-5326
Geier, C., Bouchal, J. M., Ulrich, S., Zetter, R., Schönenberger, J., Uhl, D., Wedmann, S., Wappler, T., & Grimsson, F. (2024). Matching Messel flowers with their insect visitors via pollen. In J. Bek, & J. Votočková Frojdová (Eds.), XV International Palynological Congress - XI International Organization of Palaeobotany Conference: Abstract Book (pp. 124-125). Article O-234 CZECH-IN s. r. o..
Zetter, R., Geier, C., Bouchal, J. M., Ulrich, S., Hayes, P., Collinson , M., Ahmad, S., & Grimsson, F. (2024). Palynoflora of the Insect Limestone, late Eocene, UK. In J. Bek, & J. Votočková Frojdová (Eds.), XV International Palynological Congress - XI International Organization of Palaeobotany Conference: Abstract Book (pp. 126). Article O-237 CZECH-IN s. r. o..
Chartier, M., Kopper, C., Münch, M., Messinger Carril, O., Díaz-Infante, S., Lachmayer, M., Ulrich, S., Wilson, J. S., Schönenberger, J., & von Balthazar, M. (2024). Pollination biology and secondary pollinators in seven North American Aquilegia species. International Journal of Plant Sciences. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1086/733068
Bouchal, J. M., Geier, C., Ulrich, S., Wilde, V., Lenz, O. K., Zetter, R., & Grimsson, F. (2024). Qualitative LM and SEM study of the Messel palynoflora: part I. Algae to Vitales. Grana, 63(3), 193-246. https://doi.org/10.1080/00173134.2024.2375209
Bouchal, J. M., Ulrich, S., Geier, C., Zetter, R., Wilde, V., Lenz, O. K., & Grimsson, F. (2024). Reinvestigating the Messel palynoflora using combined LM and SEM. In J. Bek, & J. Votočková Frojdová (Eds.), XV International Palynological Congress - XI International Organization of Palaeobotany Conference: Abstract Book (pp. 125). Article O-235 CZECH-IN s. r. o..
Purgina, C., Ulrich, S., & Grimsson, F. (2024). Ultrastructural variability and chemical composition of Orchidaceae pollen. In J. Bek, & J. Votočková Frojdová (Eds.), XV International Palynological Congress - XI International Organization of Palaeobotany Conference: Abstract Book (pp. 44). Article O-078 CZECH-IN s. r. o..
2023
Vieira, M., Bouchal, J. M., Geier, C., Ulrich, S., Zetter, R., & Grimsson, F. (2023). Earliest fossil pollen records of endemic African Sclerosperma palms and the palaeoecological aspects of the genus. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 317, Article 104954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2023.104954