Elda Miramontes currently works at the University of Bremen and Marum as Junior Professor. She stu dies the se di men ta ry pro ces ses that con trol seaf loor mor pho lo gy and se di ment dis tri bu ti on in the deep sea, with a spe cial fo cus on de po sits ge ne ra ted by ocea nic cur rents. She is also in te rested in how ocea nic cir cu la ti on in ter acts with tur bi di ty cur rents and af fects sub ma ri ne chan nels. Her aim is to bet ter un der stand se di ment dy na mics in deep-sea set tings at pre sent to im pro ve pa leo cea no gra phic and pa leo en vi ron men tal re con struc tions ba sed on se di men ta ry ar chi ves.